Murmur was a
record label
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that started as an imprint of
Sony Music Australia
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in mid-
1994
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. Named after
R.E.M.'s
first album, Murmur signed a number of
Australia's most successful
rock bands
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, including
Silverchair
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,
Ammonia
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,
Something for Kate
Something for Kate are an Australian alternative rock band, which formed in 1994 with Paul Dempsey on lead vocals and guitar, and Clint Hyndman on drums. They were joined in 1998 by Stephanie Ashworth on bass guitar and backing vocals. The gr ...
and
Jebediah
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. Notable alumni of Murmur include
John O'Donnell John O'Donnell may refer to:
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* John O'Donnell (boxer) (born 1985), Irish boxer
* John O'Donnell (Australian footballer) (born 1947), Australian footballer for St Kil ...
, a former ''
Rolling Stone
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'' journalist who became the head of
EMI Australia, and
John Watson, who runs a music management company and independent record label
Eleven.
History
While the label was initially operated independently, it was eventually merged with Sony's head office in 1999. In 2007,
Something for Kate
Something for Kate are an Australian alternative rock band, which formed in 1994 with Paul Dempsey on lead vocals and guitar, and Clint Hyndman on drums. They were joined in 1998 by Stephanie Ashworth on bass guitar and backing vocals. The gr ...
, the label's only remaining act, released the final contractual album with Murmur.
Roster 1994–2007
*
Ammonia
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*
Automatic
Automatic may refer to:
Music Bands
* Automatic (band), Australian rock band
* Automatic (American band), American rock band
* The Automatic, a Welsh alternative rock band
Albums
* ''Automatic'' (Jack Bruce album), a 1983 electronic rock ...
*
Beaverloop
*
B(if)tek
*
Bluebottle Kiss
*
Blueline Medic
*
Charlton Hill
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*
Gilgamesh
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*
Jebediah
Jebediah are an Australian alternative rock band formed in 1994 in Perth, Western Australia. They were formed by Chris Daymond on lead guitar, Kevin Mitchell (aka Bob Evans) on lead vocals and rhythm guitar, and Vanessa Thornton on bass guita ...
*
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* Evel Knievel (1938–2007), American stuntman and daredevil
* Robbie Knievel (1962–2023), American daredevil, son of Evel
See also
*Evel Knievel (disambiguation)
...
*
Lo-Tel
*
Silverchair
Silverchair were an Australian rock band, which formed in 1992 as Innocent Criminals in Newcastle, New South Wales, with Ben Gillies on drums, Daniel Johns on vocals and guitars, and Chris Joannou on bass guitar. The group got their big break ...
*
Something for Kate
Something for Kate are an Australian alternative rock band, which formed in 1994 with Paul Dempsey on lead vocals and guitar, and Clint Hyndman on drums. They were joined in 1998 by Stephanie Ashworth on bass guitar and backing vocals. The gr ...
Notes
See also
*
List of record labels
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Australian record labels
Alternative rock record labels
Record labels established in 1994
Record labels disestablished in 2007
Sony Music
1994 establishments in Australia
2007 disestablishments in Australia