Editing Modular Recordings (section)

{{Short description|Australian record label}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2014}}
{{Use Australian English|date=October 2014}}
{{Infobox record label
| name        = Modular Recordings
| image       = Modular Recordings.png
| image_size  = 250
| parent      = [[Universal Music Australia]]
| founded     = {{start date and age|1998}}
| founder     = [[Steve Pavlovic]]
| distributor = [[Universal Music Australia]]<br>[[Interscope Records]] (US)<br>[[Island Records|Island]]/[[Polydor Records]] (UK)
| genre       = {{hlist|[[Rock music|Rock]]|[[electronica]]|[[electropop]]|[[neo-psychedelia]]|[[psychedelic rock]]}}
| country     = [[Australia]]
| location    = [[Sydney]]
| url         = {{URL|modularpeople.com}}
}}

'''Modular Recordings''' (known simply as '''Modular''') was an Australian [[record label]] founded in 1998 by [[Steve Pavlovic]] that by 2015 was owned by [[Universal Music Australia]]. It has released music from local artists such as [[Eskimo Joe]], [[Ben Lee]], [[The Avalanches]], [[Wolfmother]], [[Cut Copy]], [[The Bumblebeez]], [[Bag Raiders]], [[Van She]], [[Rocket Science (band)|Rocket Science]], [[Ghostwood (band)|Ghostwood]], [[The Presets]], [[Pond (Australian band)|Pond]], and [[Tame Impala]], and local releases of international artists including [[Dominic Cournoyer|Dom]], [[Yeah Yeah Yeahs]], [[Chromeo]], [[Colder (musician)|Colder]], [[Klaxons]], [[Ladyhawke (musician)|Ladyhawke]], [[NYPC]], [[MSTRKRFT]], and Softlightes.

After its establishment, the label was first recognised by the successful releases of [[The Living End]]'s [[The Living End (The Living End album)|eponymous debut album]] and [[Ben Lee]]'s ''[[Breathing Tornados]]'', with the former becoming the highest-selling rock debut, and the latter being nominated for the [[ARIA Award for Album of the Year]]. It then grew during the early 2000s, defining itself through its assortment of parties, artists, and the "[[electronic music|electronic]], [[rock music|rock]]-leaning [[dance music|dance]] music" that became known as the "Modular sound". However, in 2015, a lawsuit filed by [[BMG Rights Management]] pitted the label against UMA, with UMA originally winning in July against owner Pavlovic, but the courts overturned the decision in October towards Pavlovic's favor. Thereafter, Pavlovic resigned in March 2016, leaving the label under renovations.