MGM Distribution
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MGM Distribution is the largest independent
distributor of Australian music and music related merchandise and was established in April 1998
by Sebastian Chase.
MGM Distribution was specifically set up as a distribution hub to service independent labels and artists. MGM Distribution is totally focused on a specific agenda - dealing with retail, promoting its releases to retail, ensuring that orders are filled correctly and dispatched expediently. MGM is not a label and does not sign artists.
MGM as a distributor requires that the labels market their releases to the media to create demands that causes sell through at retail.
MGM Distribution is a major finacial supporter of the JB Seed grant program, an arts grants fund established by John Butler
in 2005, in addition to their support of the Australian Music Prize
.
Independent record label
An independent record label is a record label operating without the funding of or outside the organizations of the major record labels. A great number of bands and musical acts begin on independent labels.-Overview:...
distributor of Australian music and music related merchandise and was established in April 1998
1998 in music
This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 1998.-Events:*January 28 – "Weird Al" Yankovic gets LASIK surgery to cure his myopia...
by Sebastian Chase.
MGM Distribution was specifically set up as a distribution hub to service independent labels and artists. MGM Distribution is totally focused on a specific agenda - dealing with retail, promoting its releases to retail, ensuring that orders are filled correctly and dispatched expediently. MGM is not a label and does not sign artists.
MGM as a distributor requires that the labels market their releases to the media to create demands that causes sell through at retail.
MGM Distribution is a major finacial supporter of the JB Seed grant program, an arts grants fund established by John Butler
John Butler (musician)
John Charles Wiltshire-Butler or John Charles Butler is an Australian musician, songwriter, record label owner and producer...
in 2005, in addition to their support of the Australian Music Prize
Australian Music Prize
The Australian Music Prize is an annual award of $30,000 given to an Australian band or solo artist in recognition of the merit of an album released during the year of award. The award made by Australian Music Prize Ltd, a sole-purpose entity sponsored by a variety of music industry figures and...
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Artists
- The BasicsThe BasicsThe Basics are a three-piece band from Melbourne, Australia, formed by Wally De Backer and Kris Schroeder in 2002. Their style has been described as anything from 'indie-pop' to 'rock'n'roll' to 'pop-rock', though their records show they span a wide range of genres, including reggae, ska, country,...
(Independent) - The Beautiful GirlsThe Beautiful GirlsThe Beautiful Girls are an Australian band, predominantly playing roots music. They have released three EPs, Morning Sun, Goodtimes and Weight Of The World. Plus four full length albums, Learn Yourself, We're Already Gone, Ziggurats and Spooks. They played at Dusty Days on 15 March 2008 in Wagga...
(San Dumo/Independent) - Ben Mitchell (Independent)
- Birds of TokyoBirds of TokyoBirds of Tokyo is a four-piece alternative rock band from Perth, Western Australia. Their debut album Day One, gained them domestic success with it reaching No. 3 on the AIR Independent Album charts, spending a total of 36 consecutive weeks in the top 10.In 2008, the band released Universes,...
(Independent) - Blue King BrownBlue King BrownBlue King Brown are a Melbourne-based, Australian urban roots band. They have released a self-titled EP and a full length album, Stand Up . They released their follow-up Worldwize Part 1 - North & South on 20 August 2010...
(Roots Level Records) - BukkcityBukkcityAndre Knight , better known by his stage name Bukkcity, is an Australian-American rapper who is currently signed to the Unda K9 Records record label.-Early life:...
(Unda K9) - ButterfingersButterfingersButterfingers were an Australian hip hop group from Ipswich, Queensland. Most of their releases are on their own label, Valley Trash Records.-History:...
(Valley Trash Records) - Carus and The True BelieversCarus and The True BelieversCarus and The True Believers are an Australian folk/country/roots/reggae band based in Melbourne, Australia. The band which was formed in 1995 has since risen to national prominence as a major band on the new roots-folk scene and are beginning to develop a loyal fan base in Europe and North America...
(Independent) - CogCog (band)Cog are an Australian progressive rock band that formed in 1998. Their debut album The New Normal was nominated for Triple J's 2005 J Award. The band's music draws influences from Tool, Isis, Nina Simone, Bob Marley, Leftfield, Deftones and Helmet...
(Diffrnt Music/Little Samurai) - The ConglomerateThe ConglomerateThe Conglomerate are a jazz quartet from Melbourne, Australia. The band consists of Harry Angus on trumpet and vocals, Ollie McGill on piano, Jules Pascoe on double bass and Harry Shaw-Reynolds on drums. McGill and Angus are also members of The Cat Empire....
(Independent, debut album only) - Dan WebbDan Webb-Career:Webb has released two self-produced EPs, both recorded at Melbourne’s Sing Sing Recording Studios with engineer Matt Voigt and mastered at Abbey Road Studios in London....
(Independent) - Drawn from BeesDrawn from BeesDrawn from Bees are an art rock band from Brisbane, Australia. The band is composed of Dan James , Stew Riddle , Raven Jones and Matt Wedmaier...
(Bonefinger Records) - The E.L.F.The E.L.F.The E.L.F. is a solo indie dance band/ producer formed by ex-Gerling frontman Darren Cross based in Sydney Australia. Darren Cross described his debut free online album released as of October 2010 "Plankton Icke and Tina Turner David City Limits"as " Future spoken shoegaze".-History:With Gerling...
(Oaks Records) - Edward GuglielminoEdward GuglielminoEdward Guglielmino is a musician in Brisbane, Australia.-Music career:Edward Guglielmino is a musician, an academic and a blogger; he originally started pursuing music in high-school in 2000. He writes quirky guitar pop. One of his gigs listed as a highlight in April in the book Australia Year in...
(Independent) - EndorphinEndorphin (Australian band)Endorphin is the stage name of Eric Chapus, an electronic act from Kuranda, near Cairns, Australia.-Albums:* Embrace * Skin * AM:PM * Seduction * Shake It... * Soon After Silence...
(Seduction Records) - EpicureEpicure (band)Epicure are an Australian rock band from Ballarat, in regional Victoria. Triple J radio helped bring Epicure to the Australian consciousness when they added "Feet From Under Me" and "Johnny Venus" to their playlists in 2000. Both songs are featured on the Fold album...
(Independent) - The FlairzThe FlairzThe Flairz were a garage rock band from Perth, Western Australia.-History:All three founding members were 10 years old and already writing their own songs when they started to get their first press in 2003. The Flairz then played their first show in December 2003...
(Lefroy Records) - Hungry Kids of HungaryHungry Kids of HungaryHungry Kids of Hungary are an Australian five-piece indie pop band from Brisbane, Queensland. The band consists of Dean McGrath , Kane Mazlin , Ben Dalton , Remy Boccalatte and Ryan Strathie .- Origins and self-titled EP :Forming in mid 2007, the band appears to be the...
(Independent) - Impossible Odds (Impossible Odds)
- IntercoolerIntercooler (band)Intercooler is a rock band out of Brisbane, Australia-Biography:Intercooler was formed by members of a Sunshine Coast band named Uncle Ecstasy. They have released an EP and two full length albums titled Old School Is The New School and Forever Or Whatever...
(Rythmn Ace) - Jacqui Hunt (Auraphonic)
- The JezabelsThe JezabelsThe Jezabels are a four-piece musical group from Sydney. They formed after meeting at the University of Sydney. Their music is hard to define into one specific genre, and has been described as a blend of indie pop, indie rock, rock, and disco pop...
(Independent) - John Butler TrioJohn Butler TrioThe John Butler Trio are an eclectic roots and jam band from Australia led by guitarist and vocalist John Butler. They formed in Fremantle in 1998 with Jason McGann on drums and Gavin Shoesmith on bass guitar...
(Jarrah RecordsJarrah RecordsJarrah Records is an independent Australian record label that releases albums by The Waifs and The John Butler Trio. Jarrah is co-owned by The Waifs and John Butler. Jarrah was founded in July 2002 as John Butler's and The Waifs' record label for the territory of the USA....
) - KarnivoolKarnivoolKarnivool are an Australian progressive rock band formed in Perth in 1997. The group currently consists of Ian Kenny on vocals, Drew Goddard and Mark Hosking on guitar, Jon Stockman on bass guitar, and Steve Judd on drums. Karnivool emerged from a band Kenny and Goddard formed during high school...
(Independent) - Kate Miller-HeidkeKate Miller-HeidkeKate Miller-Heidke is a singer-songwriter from Brisbane, Australia. Although classically trained, she has followed a career in alternative pop music. She is signed to Sony Australia, Epic in the US and RCA in the UK.-Career:...
(Waterbear Records) - LiorLiorLior is a male, independent Australian singer-songwriter based in Melbourne.-Career:In early 2005, Lior independently self-released his debut album Autumn Flow, certified gold by ARIA...
(Senso Unico) - The Little SteviesThe Little SteviesThe Little Stevies is a band from Melbourne, Australia. Originally a trio, the band were 'Unearthed' by Triple J and featured as a Triple J 'Next Crop' artist in 2006 after the release of their first EP. They have been variously described as 'alt-pop', 'folk/pop' and 'indie'. They have toured...
(Independent) - Lucky Fonz IIILucky Fonz IIILucky Fonz III as Otto Wichers, is a Dutch singer-songwriter from Nijmegen, The Netherlands.-History:Wichers studied at the University of Amsterdam when he recorded his first titleless album in 2005. After winning the Grote Prijs van Nederland in the category singer-songwriter, Lucky Fonz III...
(Cruiserweight Records) - Mark WilkinsonMark Wilkinson (singer)Mark Wilkinson is an Australian singer–songwriter.-Early life:Wilkinson was born in England, but his family soon emigrated to Singapore and then Australia when he was 4 years old. Wilkinson was educated at Sydney Grammar School and went on to complete a Bachelor of Arts/Commerce at the...
(Independent) - Mia DysonMia DysonMia Dyson is an Australian singer, songwriter, and guitarist. She shot to fame with her 2003 album Cold Water and her subsequent follow-up album, Parking Lots, which won "Best Blues & Roots album" at the 2005 ARIA Awards....
(Backdoor Records) - The Panda BandThe Panda BandThe Panda Band are an indie pop band originating from Perth, Western Australia. They have a reputation for combining numerous musical genres. They have toured nationally as support acts for bands such as The Sleepy Jackson, Little Birdy, The Grates and Evermore.-Biography:The band originally...
(Bamboo Records) - The PanicsThe PanicsThe Panics are an ARIA Award–winning indie rock band originally from Perth, Western Australia, and currently based in Melbourne, Victoria.-History:...
(LittleBIGMAN Records) - The Pigram BrothersThe Pigram BrothersThe Pigram Brothers are a 7 piece Indigenous Australian band from the pearling town of Broome, Western Australia formed in 1996.They were heavily involved in Broome's musical and theatrical exports - forming the original backing band for Jimmy Chi's Bran Nue Dae in 1990 – a musical that received...
(Pigram Music) - Tin AlleyTin AlleyTin Alley are a rock band based in Australia. Tin Alley was formed in 2007 in Melbourne, by brothers Paul Siourthas, Jim Siourthas and Peter Hofbauer.They have released one studio album, Everyturn, in 2007...
http://www.thegroovemerchants.com/releases/releases.asp?Action=DisplayArtist&ArtistID=17507 - The PreytellsThe PreytellsThe Preytells were a four piece indie rock band from Perth, Western Australia.-Biography:The Preytells rose to prominence as a result of their win at the 2005 Australian National Campus Band Competition....
(Independent) - Resin DogsResin DogsResin Dogs are a Brisbane, Australia-based hip hop band, originally formed in 1996. Resin Dogs are a loose collective, a cut and paste sample band who use live drums, live bass, and elements of hip hop via turntables and samplers to create all forms of ritual dance sounds...
(Hydrofunk) - Sam ClarkSam Clark-Studio albums:-Singles:-Music videos:-Filmography:-Awards and nominations:-External links:* on SoundCloud...
(PLW EntertainmentPLW EntertainmentPLW Entertainment is an Australian music production company specializing in producing and composing quality commercial music for recording artists...
) - Sarah McLeod (Naughty Mouse Ink/Independent)
- SekidenSekidenSekiden is a three piece pop band from Brisbane the band is made up of Seja Vogel , her brother Mirko Vogel and Simon Graydon . They first came to national attention in 2000 with the release of their debut ep...
(Valve Records) - Skipping Girl VinegarSkipping Girl VinegarSkipping Girl Vinegar are a Melbourne-based indie rock band. The band comprise of siblings Mark and Sare Lang, their respective childhood friends Chris Helm and Amanthi Lynch and are named after the Audrey the Skipping Girl Vinegar sign, located in Abbotsford, Victoria.-2004 - 2007 One...
(Popboomerang) - Sneaky Sound SystemSneaky Sound SystemSneaky Sound System are a Sydney-based Australian dance music group consisting of guitarist and producer Black Angus and vocalist Connie Mitchell.-Early Years:...
(Whack RecordsWhack RecordsWhack Records is an independent record label founded by members of Australian dance group, Sneaky Sound System, Daimon Downey and Angus McDonald..-Whack Numbers:...
) - SuperengineSuperengineSuperengine are an Indie/Pop band originating from Perth, Western Australia.-Formation:From the ashes of the Perth three/six piece 'Mister Tickle' was born Superengine....
(Q-Stik Records) - Voodoo Monkeys (Independent)
- The WaifsThe WaifsThe Waifs are an Australian folk rock band formed in 1992 by Josh Cunningham , and sisters Vikki Thorn and Donna Simpson...
(Jarrah RecordsJarrah RecordsJarrah Records is an independent Australian record label that releases albums by The Waifs and The John Butler Trio. Jarrah is co-owned by The Waifs and John Butler. Jarrah was founded in July 2002 as John Butler's and The Waifs' record label for the territory of the USA....
) - Young Modern (Croxton Records)