Below Par Records is an Australia

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n independent record label

Independent record label

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 established in 2000

2000 in music

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 by three sixteen year old Sydney high school students, Jai Al-Attas

Jai Al-Attas

Jai Al-Attas is the co-founder and co-owner of Australian independent label Below Par Records and the writer and director of the 2009 documentary film One Nine Nine Four.-Below Par Records:...

, Mark Catanzariti and Steven Chalker.

In 2001, Matt Hawkes replaced Steven Chalker as the third partner. Below Par Records won the Nescafe Big Break competition in 2002 and, in 2003, Below Par Records went into a label development deal with Eleven owned by John Watson and Melissa Chenery. In 2005 Below Par Records started an imprint called OK!Relax

OK!Relax

OK!Relax is an imprint label of Below Par Records. It was created in 2005 and so far has released records by Die!Die!Die!, The Scare and Soft Tigers....

 in which they released records by The Scare and Die!Die!Die!. Today, Below Par Records is home to gold selling artist Kisschasy

Kisschasy

Kisschasy are an Australian rock band formed in Victoria, Australia, in 2002. Since forming, their line-up has consisted of lead vocalist Darren Cordeux, bassist Joel Vanderuit, guitarist Sean Thomas and drummer Karl Ammitzboll....

 as well as Something With Numbers

Something with Numbers

Something with Numbers is a rock band based in Australia. The band was formed on the New South Wales Central Coast, in Australia, in 2001. They have released an EP and three studio albums in their 7 year career...

, The Scare

The Scare

The Scare is an Australian rock band formed in 2004 by Kiss Reid, Samuel Pearton and Liam O'Brien in Brisbane, Queensland. They released their debut EP, Masochist Mimes, in November 2004. Brock Alexander Fitzgerald joined in 2005 and the band released a second EP, Vacuum Irony in October...

 and Soft Tigers. Below Par Records is distributed by Virgin

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/EMI

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 in Australia and New Zealand.

Current and Former Signings

• The Colour
• Die!Die!Die!
• For Amusement Only
• In the Grey
• Jim Ward
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• Kisschasy
  Kisschasy
  Kisschasy are an Australian rock band formed in Victoria, Australia, in 2002. Since forming, their line-up has consisted of lead vocalist Darren Cordeux, bassist Joel Vanderuit, guitarist Sean Thomas and drummer Karl Ammitzboll....
  
  
• Last Years Hero
• The Living End
  The Living End
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• MC Lars
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• The Scare
• Soft Tigers
• Something With Numbers
  Something with Numbers
  Something with Numbers is a rock band based in Australia. The band was formed on the New South Wales Central Coast, in Australia, in 2001. They have released an EP and three studio albums in their 7 year career...
  
  
• Vaux
  Vaux (band)
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