Create/Control

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Create/Control
Founder Paul Piticco
GenreVarious
Country of origin Australia
Location Brisbane, Queensland
Official website Create/Control

Create/Control is an independent record label based in Brisbane and Sydney, Australia. Create/Control was founded by Paul Piticco. [1] [2] [3]

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Operational

Create/Control is a record label for artists who have the ability to create their own recordings without label funding who will then use the label for distribution, promotion and marketing. [4] [5] Artists signed to the Create/Control label own 100% ownership and copyright of their work. [6] [7] [8]

In 2013 Create/Control partnered with record labels from Canada and the United States to release each other's recordings. [9]

Discography

Create/Control's roster includes a variety of bands from outside Australia, including The Smashing Pumpkins, Metric, [4] California Wives [10] and Parquet Courts [11] as well as a number of Australian artists including PVT, The Jungle Giants, Gung Ho [12] [13] [14] and Patrick James. [15]

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