Murmur (record label)

Murmur
Parent company Sony Music Entertainment
Founded 1994 (1994)
Founder John Watson
John O'Donnell
Defunct 2007 (2007)
Status Inactive
Genre Various
Country of origin Australia

Murmur was a record label that started as an imprint of Sony Music Australia in mid-1994. Named after REM's first album, Murmur signed a number of Australia's most successful rock bands, including Silverchair, Ammonia, Something for Kate and Jebediah. Notable alumni of Murmur include John O'Donnell, a former Rolling Stone 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, the label's only remaining act, released the final contractual album with Murmur.[1]

Roster 1994–2007

Notes

  1. Andrew Murfett (2007-09-07). "Something for Kate – Gig Previews & reviews". The Age. Retrieved 2007-10-05.

See also

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