Murmur | |
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Parent company | Sony Music Entertainment |
Founded | 1994 |
Founder | John Watson John O'Donnell |
Defunct | 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 R.E.M.'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.