As one of Canadian’s top music managers, Parkside has been responsible for discovering and developing some of Canada’s best known and musically important as well as emerging artists. Some of those artists include  Sum 41, The Dirty Nil, Jeremy Fisher (Junior), Said The Whale, Hannah Georgas, Odds,  Jillea (recently signed to Universal Music), radio-ready alt rockers Kadeema, country singer Ryan Langdon, ‘post-grunge and glam pop’ act The Effens, Theo Tams and Moscow Apartment among many others.

Over the course of two decades in the Canadian music industry building some of the country’s best known and musically important acts, Mike has demonstrated his abilities to identify raw talent, build momentum and then capitalize on that energy. His many accomplishments prove a thorough understanding of all the phases of an artist’s career from initial stage development, the recording process, team building, marketing initiatives, effective touring strategies, online promotions and strategies, synch and licensing as well as merchandising. Parkside’s independent spirit and out-of-the-box ideas became the foundation for his “Authentic Voice Philosophy” which has resulted in  20+ Juno nominations for artists he has worked with throughout his career.