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Remembering Darryl Weeks of StageFright Publicity

Last week, the Canadian music industry suddenly lost one its biggest fans and proponents when Darryl Weeks, founder of StageFright Publicity, died suddenly. He passed away last Sunday.

Darryl’s clients ran the gamut of Canadian and international music: Paper Bag Record, The Charlatans UK, Austra, Rural Alberta Advantage, Royal Canoe and many, many others.

He grew up in the area, often taking trips to Toronto to visit the record stores on Yonge Street. He eventually found a gig as Marketing Supervisor at the HMV Superstore at 333 Yonge before moving to a publicist gig at Outside Music. That eventually led to StageFright.

A GoFundMe campaign has been launched to help with his children’s education fund.

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