4000 Records

4000 Records Independent artist-led label with a strong focus on collaborating with south east QLD creatives. Undefined by genre. Unbound by sound.

4000 Records began in the semi-industrial outskirts of Meanjin, in a small room perched in a battered high-set Queenslander overlooking a scrap metal yard and a brewery. One of its occupants, John Russell, has been an active supporter and enthusiast of the local scene since his days of all-ages shows at The Pineapple Club, running street teams and making mix tapes in a brave new world of CDs. Afte

r spending much time as an advocate of the south east qld music community through organising shows, event series and tours, running labels and managing bands under various guises, 4000 Records was created to serve the artists of the local community. With an aim to foster creativity and provide a space for innovation and expression, the 4000 family is an inclusive and supportive unit. We’re honoured and humbled to work with some of our favourite musicians in an abundantly thriving scene whilst striving to be a conduit between those like-minded, independent artists and the teeming earholes of the masses and tastemakers alike.

We release music primarily in super small runs on our favourite format, the hardy cassette, as well as through modern digital services. Other initiatives:
Jazz in Meanjin
Brisbane Music Graveyard
House Keys (local cover song series)
Solidarity Soundwaves (Gaza humanitarian crisis fundraiser album)

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4000 Records began amid the semi-industrial outskirts of Brisbane, in a small room perched in a battered high-set Queenslander overlooking a scrap metal yard and a brewery. One of its occupants, John Russell, has been an active supporter and enthusiast of the local scene since his days of all-ages shows at The Pineapple Club, running street teams and making mix tapes in a brave new world of CDs.

After spending much time as an advocate of the Brisbane music community through organising shows, event series and tours, running labels and managing bands under various guises, 4000 Records was created to serve the artists of Brisbane. With an aim to foster creativity and provide a space for innovation and expression, the 4000 family is an inclusive and supportive unit. We’re honoured and humbled to work with some of our favourite musicians in an abundantly thriving scene whilst striving to be a conduit between those like-minded, independent artists and the teeming earholes of the masses and tastemakers alike.

We release music primarily in super small runs on our favourite format, the hardy cassette, as well as through modern digital services.

fam. Aubergine // Cloud Tangle // The Double Happiness // Edith Thomas Furey // Elder // Fingerless // The Holy Rollercoasters // Johnny Cyrus and His Band of Ghosts. // Local Authority // Marmaleene and The Moondusters // Syrup, Go On