Genre Various Location Melbourne Headquarters Melbourne, Australia | Country of origin Australia Official website Remote Control Records Founded 2001 | |
Founders Steve Cross, Harvey Saward Albums De Stijl, One of Us Is the Killer, Beat the Champ, Blackbird, Transcendental Youth Profiles | ||
Remote Control was set up in 2001 by Harvey Saward and Steve Cross. The company provides publicity, label management, distribution and marketing services to international and local artists and labels.
Remote Control's current roster of international artists includes Adele, Queens Of The Stone Age, The xx, FKA Twigs, Jungle, Vampire Weekend, Alabama Shakes, Radiohead, The National, Purity Ring and SBTRKT.
Remote Control represents the following international record labels in Australia and New Zealand, including 4AD, Matador Records, Rough Trade, True Panther, XL Recordings & Young Turks.
In 2004, Remote Control established the Dot Dash record label, exclusively for Australian acts. The current Dot Dash roster includes Pearls, Teeth & Tongue, Client Liaison, Sunbeam Sound Machine, Total Giovanni, Dorsal Fins, Saskwatch, Jeremy Neale, Methyl Ethel and Velociraptor.
Remote Control also works in partnership with a number of independent Australian and New Zealand labels including Milk!, Flightless and Barely Dressed, providing support to such artists as Courtney Barnett, King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard, Fat Freddy’s Drop, The Babe Rainbow, Klo and Banoffee.
In 2013 Remote Control opened the doors of its new publicity & promotions department via Recon Music, an established, boutique PR agency specialising in strategic national media campaigns.
Recon’s list of past & present clients including Sharon Van Etten, Ty Segall, Josh Pyke, The Clean, Elizabeth Rose, Allday, DZ Deathrays, Say Lou Lou, Loon Lake, Sally Seltmann, Sugar Mountain Festival, Saskwatch and Philadelphia Grand Jury.