Modular Records is an Australian independent record label. It was established by Sydney-based music promoter Steve Pavlovic as a joint-venture with EMI, but is now distributed (and reportedly half-owned)[1] by Universal Music in Australia. Modular has released recordings by local artists such as Eskimo Joe, Ben Lee, The Avalanches, Wolfmother, Cut Copy, Van She, Rocket Science and The Presets, as well as local releases of international artists including Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Chromeo, Colder, New Young Pony Club, MSTRKRFT, and The Softlightes Universal Music Group (UMG) is the largest major label in the record industry, with a 23% market share. ... Steve Pavlovic is an Australian music promoter and runs Modular Recordings. ... Universal Music Group (UMG) is the largest major label in the record industry, with a 23% market share. ... Indie rock is a subgenre of rock music often used to refer to bands that are on small independent record labels or that arent on labels at all. ... Electronica is a term that covers a wide range of electronic or electronic-influenced music. ... Electropop (also called Technopop) is a form of synth pop music that is made with synthesizers, and which first flourished from 1978 to 1981. ... The Sydney Opera House on Sydney Harbour Sydney (pronounced ) is the most populous city in Australia, with a metropolitan area population of over 4. ... An independent record label is variously described as a record label operating without the funding (or outside the organizations) of the major record labels, and/or a label that subscribes to indie philosophies such as DIY and anti-corporate art. ... Steve Pavlovic is an Australian music promoter and runs Modular Recordings. ... The EMI Group (LSE: EMI) is an English music company comprising the major record company, EMI Music which operates several labels, based in Brook Green in London, England, and EMI Music Publishing, based on Charing Cross Road, London. ... Universal Music Group (UMG) is the largest major label in the record industry, with a 23% market share. ... For the restaurant, see Eskimo Joes Eskimo Joe is an Australian rock band whose debut album Girl went gold in 2001. ... Ben Lee (born September 11, 1978 in Sydney, Australia) is a ARIA Award winning Australian musician and actor. ... The Avalanches is an electronic music group from Melbourne, Australia, best known for its live DJ sets and debut album Since I Left You, which was assembled from approximately 3,500 vinyl samples [1]. // The Avalanches began as Alarm 115, a garage-punk outfit inspired by Drive Like Jehu, The... Wolfmother is a Grammy and ARIA award-winning Australian hard rock band from Sydney. ... Cut Copy are a band from Melbourne, Australia. ... Van She is a band from Sydney, Australia. ... Look up rocket science in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... The Presets are a Sydney-based electronic duo, consisting of Julian Hamilton and Kim Moyes. ... Yeah Yeah Yeahs are a New York City-based rock band. ... Chromeo is a Montreal/New York based electrofunk band, and their 2004 debut album Shes In Control received critical acclaim. ... King Cold is a fictional character in the second half of the manga Dragon Ball and the anime Dragon Ball Z. // King Cold sits on his throne chair King Cold has a rather high-class attitude and stature. ... New Young Pony Club are a five piece electro-pop band from London, UK; formed in late 2003. ... MSTRKRFT (read as Masterkraft) is an electronic music group from East York, Ontario, Canada who are signed to Last Gang Records. ...

History

Founded in 1998 by Sydney concert promoter Steve Pavlovic. The label came to most people’s attention on 2001, when they released Australian sample-based electronica act The Avalanches' debut album Since I Left You. In 2005 a London office was opened overseen by Phil Hutcheon Modular’s influential vice president. Van She, a new wave electropop four piece from Sydney were signed in August 2005.[2] Mid 2006 modular signed London’s New Young Pony Club. See also: 1998 in music (UK) other events of 1998 Musical groups established in 1998 Record labels established in 1998 list of years in music 1990s in music // February 15 - Sir Edward Elgars unfinished third symphony, completed by Anthony Payne is performed for the first time at the Royal... The Sydney Opera House on Sydney Harbour Sydney (pronounced ) is the most populous city in Australia, with a metropolitan area population of over 4. ... Steve Pavlovic is an Australian music promoter and runs Modular Recordings. ... 2001 (MMI) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Sample can refer to any of the following. ... The Avalanches is an electronic music group from Melbourne, Australia, best known for its live DJ sets and debut album Since I Left You, which was assembled from approximately 3,500 vinyl samples [1]. // The Avalanches began as Alarm 115, a garage-punk outfit inspired by Drive Like Jehu, The... Since I Left You (2000) is the debut album by Melbourne-based electronic music group The Avalanches. ... Van She is a band from Sydney, Australia. ... New Wave is a term that has been used to describe many developments in music, but is most commonly associated with a movement in Western popular music, in the late 1970s and early 1980s inspired by the punk rock movement. ... Electropop (also called Technopop) is a form of synth pop music that is made with synthesizers, and which first flourished from 1978 to 1981. ... The Sydney Opera House on Sydney Harbour Sydney (pronounced ) is the most populous city in Australia, with a metropolitan area population of over 4. ... For other uses, see August (disambiguation). ... New Young Pony Club are a five piece electro-pop band from London, UK; formed in late 2003. ...

See also

• List of record labels

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External link

• Official Modular website

References

• James Jam, (2006, 16th Sep) We Heart Modular. New Music Press, 16-17