Ivy League Records

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Ivy League Records
IvyleagueLogo1Border.tif
Founded1997 (1997)
Founder
  • Pete Lusty
  • Andy Cassell
  • Andy Kelly
Defunct2024 (2024)
StatusDefunct
Distributor(s) Universal Music Australia / Mushroom Group
GenreVarious
Country of originAustralia
LocationSydney
Official website www.ivyleague.com.au

Ivy League Records was an Australian record label based in Sydney. It was founded in 1997 by Pete Lusty, Andy Cassell and Andy Kelly. In 2024, the label was merged into Mushroom Music.

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In the past, the label released music from the likes of The Vines, Red Riders, Bridezilla, Wild Billy Childish and the Buff Medways, The Silents, 78 Saab, The City Lights, The Whigs, Snob Scrilla and Neon and The John Reed Club. Ivy League is distributed by Universal Music Australia.

Ivy League albums have won the Australian Music Prize (AMP Award) twice via The Mess Hall and Cloud Control. The label has achieved gold/platinum albums via The Rubens, Josh Pyke and Lanie Lane. Other artists on the label include Alpine, Hatchie, The Teskey Brothers, Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever, Tiny Little Houses, Bad Dreems, Sparkadia, Youth Group, 78 Saab, The City Lights, The Vines, and Hoolahan.

History

Ivy League Records was established in 1997 by three musician friends: Pete Lusty (John Reed Club), Andy Cassell (Youth Group) and Andy Kelly (Glide), who also founded Winterman & Goldstein Management.

Ivy League experienced its first significant success with the Sydney band, Youth Group. Ivy League subsequently reached prominence through the label with Josh Pyke and Cloud Control; management success was experienced with The Vines, Jet and The Sleepy Jackson.

In March 2006, Michael Gudinski of the Mushroom Group purchased a 50% stake in Ivy League. [1]

As part of a restructure of the Mushroom Group in July 2024, Ivy League Records and other labels were consolidated into a new division called Mushroom Music. [2]

Artists

Awards and nominations

AIR Awards

The Australian Independent Record Awards (commonly known informally as AIR Awards) is an annual awards night to recognise, promote and celebrate the success of Australia's Independent Music sector.

YearNominee / workAwardResultRef.
2022 Ivy League RecordsIndependent Label of the YearNominated [3] [4]
2024 Ivy League RecordsIndependent Marketing Team of the YearNominated [5]

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