Casey William Manierka-Quaile (born 4 December 1991), better known as Casey MQ, is a Canadian singer, musician, film composer, songwriter, and record producer.Trey Alston, "Would You Be Casey MQ's 'Candyboy'?". Paper, November 26, 2020. In 2022, he won the Canadian Screen Award for Best Original Song at the 10th Canadian Screen Awards for "And Then We Don't", a song he co-wrote with Tika Simone for Thyrone Tommy's film Learn to Swim."Night Raiders, Scarborough emerge victorious at 5th night of Canadian Screen Awards". CBC News, April 8, 2022. He collaborated with artists such as Oklou, Empress of, Shygirl, Eartheater, and Vagabon.
Career Casey began his career studying classical piano. He would begin producing electronic music in the early 2010’s. In 2015 he began scoring films after attending the Canadian Film Centre for one year.
MQ released his solo debut album, titled babycasey, in 2020.Rachel Evangeline Chong, "Casey MQ Celebrates and Interrogates the Glamour of '90s Boy Band Pop on 'babycasey'". Exclaim!, August 17, 2020. In the same year, he was one of the creators of Club Quarantine, a popular Zoom-based online club night for LGBTQ audiences during the COVID-19 pandemic. The virtual series became a massive cultural phenomenon, featuring performances from Lady Gaga, Charli XCX, and Pabllo Vittar, among others.Alex Hudson, "Casey MQ Is Keeping Toronto's Nightlife Alive with Club Quarantine, Isolation's Biggest Queer Dance Party". Exclaim!, April 10, 2020.
In 2016 he met oklou at Red Bull Music Academy and they would go on to make their first duo EP together entitled ‘For The Beast’. His debut album would be a conceptual pop album titled ‘babycasey’.Alex Hudson, "Casey MQ Announces 'babycasey: ultra' Remix Album". Exclaim!, September 29, 2021.
Upon the release of his debut album and co-producing Galore with oklou, Casey moved to Los Angeles to further entrench himself in production, songwriting and scoring.
In 2024 he released his 2nd album with the label Ghostly International entitled ‘Later that day, the day before, or the day before that’. In 2025, he reunited with oklou to co produce her next album ‘choke enough’. He was one of the producers on Cadence Weapon's Polaris Music Prize-winning album Parallel World.Jenny Feniak, "Cadence Weapon's Parallel World wins 2021 Polaris Music Prize as best Canadian album". Edmonton Journal, October 1, 2021.
Discography Albums babycasey (2020, Halcoline Trance) Later that day, the day before, or the day before that (2024, Ghostly International)
EPs For the Beasts (with oklou) (2017, self-released) Nudes (2018, Creamcake) Two Songs (Live) (2023, Cascine)
As film composer Mary Goes Round (with Dillon Baldassero, 2017, dir. Molly McGlynn) Firecrackers (2018, dir. Jasmin Mozaffari) Honey Bee (2018, dir. Rama Rau) Tito (2019, dir. Grace Glowicki) Easy Land (2019, dir. Sanja Živković) Raf (2019, dir. Harry Cepka) Fitting In (2023, dir. Molly McGlynn) Backspot (2023, dir. D. W. Waterson) The Heirloom (2024, dir. Ben Petrie) Julian and the Wind (2024, dir. Connor Jessup)
Remixes Jeremy Dutcher – "Pomok na Poktoinskwes" (2018) Christine and the Queens – "Comme si" (2019) Détente – "Candles in the Wind" (2021) Sophia Bel – "You're Not Real You're Just a Ghost" (2021) Anna Clandening – "Girls Like You" (2022) Rose Gray – "Everything Changes (But I Won't)" (feat. Shygirl) (2025)
Guest appearances WolF J McFarlane – "Deaf Ears" (2013) Emay – "7th" (2017) 2nd Son – "Only Underground" (2017) Cadence Weapon – "Infinity Pool" (2018) DJ Charme – "Saudade" (2018) L CON – "The Art of Staying Together" (2018) Suicideyear – "Said and Done" (2018) Desiire – "Goodbyes" (2018) Sparrows – "On Air" (2019) PBDY – "Prey/Pray" (2019) oklou – "girl on my throne" (2020) a l l i e – "Clean Sight" (2021) Aasthma – "3AM" (2022) Bliptor – "Back of Mind" (2022) myst milano. – "NBHD" (2023) Nick Léon – "Ocean Apart" (2025)
Syncs in Film, TV Shows and Fashion Campaigns
“Lurk” by Casey MQ & Oklou – Mugler SS25 Fashion Show (2024) “Candyboy” by Casey MQ – OOC Trailer - Bloody Hell Film (2024) “Lurk” by Casey MQ & Oklou – Dior Spring Summer digital campaign (2024) “Lurk’ by Casey MQ & Oklou – Dior Spring Summer runway show (2024) “Candyboy” by Casey MQ – Bloody Hell Film (2024) “Everlasting” by Casey MQ & Oklou – Eat The Night Film (2024)“Lurk” by Casey MQ & Oklou – DIOR Women’s Show SS26 (2025) “The Call” by Casey Manierka-Quaile – CHANEL Haute Couture Automne Hiver 2025-26 (2025)
Other contributions Title Year Lead artist Album Credit(s) Writing Production Instrumentation Vocals Arrangement "Get Up" 2018 TiKA "Anywayz"2020AustraHiRUDiN "It's Amazing" "I Am Not Waiting" "fall"oklouGalore "unearth me" "god's chariots" "galore" "nightime" "asturias"(feat. Zero Castigo) "rosebud" "girl on my throne"(feat. Casey MQ) "another night" "Connect"2021Cadence WeaponParallel World "Clean Sight"(feat. Casey MQ)a l l i eTabula Rasa "Highest Building"(feat. oklou)2022FlumePalaces "No Sleep"2023Sophia BelAnxious Avoidant Deluxe "Suburban Mall Jewelry"ThoomFantasy for Danger "Make It Work For Me" "Puppets for the Gods"Rozie Ramati "Crush"(feat. Erika de Casier)ShygirlNymph_o "Malocchio"Kara LaneChokehold EP "Fruit(Red, White & Royal Blue Version)Oliver SimRed, White & Royal Blue (Amazon Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) "Lexicon"VagabonSorry I Haven't Called "Autobahn" "Nothing to Lose" "Interlude" "Made Out with Your Best Friend" "Sugarcane Switch"EartheaterPowders "Clean Break" "rosa"NamasendaAmbrosia "Idolize"Dorian ElectraFanfare "Yes Man" "Touch Grass" "Lifetime" "Warning Signs" "CUT MY HEART OUT"daine rowspan="2" "Precious/Pressure"a l l i e "For Your Consideration"2024Empress OfFor Your Consideration "What Type of Girl Am I?" "Baby Boy" "Alarms"(feat. Austra)Cadence WeaponROLLERCOASTER "Fire"rei brownAura "Not Your Angel"ZselaBig For You "Brand New" "Play" "Blink Twice"Cecile BelieveTender the Spark "Red Brick" "Blue Sun" "10 in the Morning (Demo)"Dorian ElectraFanfare: The Lost Demos "endless"2025oklouchoke enough "thank you for recording" "family and friends" "obvious" "ict" "choke enough" "take me by the hand"(feat. Bladee) "plague dogs" "forces" "harvest sky"(feat. underscores) "want to wanna come back" "blade bird" "Virtue"MallratLight hit my face like a straight right "The Light Streams In and Hits My Face" "Love Songs / Heart Strings" "Take It Off"Soo JooNo Ghost "Nova"Eartheater
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