They say that necessity is the mother of invention, and when you’re an Australian musician trying to legitimise your craft in an industry of pretenders what could be more necessary that a record label.
Whether it’s big name bands turning away from the big majors after years of contracted service or smaller emerging songwriters staking their independence with the creation of a company to house their releases, there’s plenty of Aussie artists who have founded, run, and operate their very own record labels.
We’ve gathered a handful of the most compelling and important of them for you (along with a few of our lesser-known favourites). So if you’re a budding music-maker looking from an inspiration or a bit of an Aussie historian, you’ll find of plenty of interest here.
