| The Control Group | |
| Type: | Public |
| Industry: | record label |
| Foundation: | 2002 Seattle, Washington |
| Location: | United States |
| Founder: | Nabil Ayers |
| Num Locations: | Brooklyn, NY |
The Control Group is an independent record label, founded by Nabil Ayers in Seattle, Washington in 2002. Notable artists who have released albums on The Control Group include El Perro del Mar, Lykke Li, Cate Le Bon, Alice Boman and Wildbirds & Peacedrums. The Control Group is also known for vinyl releases and reissues by Spinal Tap, Grandaddy, The Killers, Kings Of Leon,[1] Giorgio Moroder and PJ Harvey.
The Control Group relocated from Seattle to Brooklyn, NY in 2008. In 2018, Ayers founded the independent record label Valley of Search to reissue his uncle Alan Braufman's album of the same name. The label has gone on to release music by Tomas Nordmark and Patricia Brennan.[2]