Melbourne-based music company, Cooking Vinyl Australia, was founded in 2013 by Leigh Gruppetta and Stu Harvey. Cooking Vinyl Australia works with a variety of international and domestic label partners in addition to signing artists directly. Cooking Vinyl Australia boasts a diverse roster of artists, representing a wide range of genres. Australian artists and bands signed directly to Cooking Vinyl Australia include Ceres, The Chats, Eliza & The Delusionals, Emma Donovan, Fanny Lumsden, Jenny Mitchell, Johnny Hunter, Luca Brasi, High Tension, Parkway Drive, Sarah Wolfe, STUMPS, Windwaker and some very exciting announcements coming soon. Cooking Vinyl Australia is proud to have been included in the shortlist of five labels nominated for Best Independent Label category at 2019's AIR Awards (Australian Independent Record Labels Association) Cooking Vinyl Australia operates under a number of key guiding principles or core values. These serve as reminders of the attributes we value when striving to achieve our mission and vision. A number of them underpin the culture of Cooking Vinyl Australia. These values reflect the basic principles of the culture that guide our interactions with each other and everyone who is touched by the organisation. They define characteristics of the culture of the organisation that are non-negotiable. Cooking Vinyl Australia will be nationally / internationally renowned for: ‘Realizing the full potential of our staff, partners and artists through a progressive and independent voice’