Creative Vibes was a

record label A record label, or record company, is a brand or trademark of music recordings and music videos, or the company that owns it. Sometimes, a record label is also a publishing company that manages such brands and trademarks, coordinates the produ ...

that sourced, signed and released local

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n acts. It also licensed material from overseas and imported CDs and vinyl from around the world and had its own sales and distribution arm. Creative Vibes was nominated for 'Best Independent Label' at the Australian Dance Music Awards (DMA's), between 2000 and 2004, winning the award in 2000 and 2002. A number of Creative Vibes artists have been nominated for

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including

Gotye Wouter André "Wally" De Backer (born 21 May 1980), better known by his stage name Gotye ( ), is a Belgian-Australian multi-instrumentalist and singer-songwriter. The name "Gotye" is a pronunciation respelling of "Gauthier", the French cognat ...

(2006 - 'Best Independent Release' : ''

Like Drawing Blood ''Like Drawing Blood'' is the second studio album by Belgian-Australian singer-songwriter Gotye. All the sounds on the album were collected and assembled or performed by Wally De Backer in bedrooms around Melbourne between 2003 and 2005, and the ...

''; 2007 - 'Best Dance Release', 'Best Independent Release', 'Album of the Year' & 'Best Male Artist': ''

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''),2007 ARIA Award nominees
/ref> James Muller (2006 - 'Best Jazz Artist' : ''Kaboom''), Mike Nock & Dave Liebman (2007 – 'Best Jazz Album' : ''Duologue''), Joseph And James Tawadros (2006 - 'Best World Album' : ''Visions''). At the 2006 AIR Chart Awards

's album ''

'' won 'Most Outstanding Independent Artist' and in 2007 ''

'' was nominated 'Best Independent Artist'. In December 2008, the label announced it was ceasing operations. They said "We're hugely proud of the work we've done over the past decade and a half. Sadly though, as a truly independent company we just can't compete with large companies and multinational companies supplying everything from music to computers and electrical items, to give retailers what they now need to stay in business and sell good music at the same time."

Artists

* Alphamama * Bitrok * Cosmo Jarvis *

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* DJ Soup * Ellesquire * Enola Fall * Feline Down *

* Laneous & the Family Yah * Master of Ribongia (signed to October Records in 2014) * M.S.D. * Pear & the Awkward Orchestra * Rockets * Teinne *The Bird * The Upskirts * True Vibenation

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