that the rumour may have been caused by confusion with Canadian R&B singer Haydain Neale, who died in November 2009. Upon the release of his follow-up album Us Alone in 2013, he joked that "I think I realized that you need to let people know you have a record out," and acknowledged that the death rumour was a key influence on his decision to sign with Arts & Crafts, rather than continuing to handle his promotional efforts on his own. In recent years, Hayden has organized and performed at Dream Serenade, an annual charity concert in Toronto to benefit children with special needs. Hardwood records In Canada, almost all of Hayden's albums have been issued by Hardwood Records, a small music label he owns. Hardwood's distribution was handled by Sonic Unyon for Everything I Long For, and by Universal Music Canada thereafter. From its inception in 1994 until 2005, Hayden's own albums were all that the Hardwood label carried, but since then the label has also released albums by Cuff the Duke, Basia Bulat and Lou Canon. His 2013 album Us Alone was his first album to be released on Arts & Crafts. Discography Studio albums Everything I Long For (1995, Hardwood/Sonic Unyon in Canada; 1996, Outpost (Geffen) Records in US) The Closer I Get (May 12, 1998, Hardwood/Universal Music Canada in Canada, Outpost (Geffen) Records in US) Skyscraper National Park (October 16, 2001, Hardwood/Universal Music Canada/Loose Music) Elk-Lake Serenade (2004, Hardwood/Universal Music Canada/Loose Music) In Field & Town (January 15, 2008, Hardwood/Universal Music Canada) The Place Where We Lived (May 26, 2009, Hardwood/Universal Music Canada) Us Alone (February 5, 2013, Arts & Crafts) Hey Love (March 24, 2015, Arts & Crafts) EPs and singles and others In September (1994, Cassette, Paul Records/Hardwood Records (1994) "Mild and Hazy" (1996, 7", Hardwood/Lunamoth) "Lunar Landing Confirmed" (1996, 7", split with Poledo, Squirtgun Records) Moving Careful (1996, EP, Sonic Unyon/Hardwood) "Carry On Mentality" (1997, 7", Landspeed Records) Live at Convocation Hall (2002, Live album, Hardwood/Universal Music Canada) References External links Waste Your Days Away Hardwood Records 1971 births Living people Canadian singer-songwriters Fat Possum Records artists Toronto Metropolitan University alumni Musicians from Ontario Canadian indie rock musicians Jewish Canadian musicians Arts & Crafts Productions artists Canadian record producers People from Thornhill, Ontario Jewish folk singers 20th-century Canadian male singers 21st-century Canadian male singers Sonic Unyon artists Canadian male singer-songwriters