Murmur (record label)

Murmur
Parent company	Sony Music Entertainment
Founded	1994;31 years ago (1994)
Founder	John Watson John O'Donnell
Defunct	2007 (2007)
Status	Defunct
Genre	Alternative rock grunge post-grunge
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.

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

• Ammonia
• Automatic
• Beaverloop
• B(if)tek
• Bluebottle Kiss
• Blueline Medic
• Charlton Hill
• Gilgamesh
• Jebediah
• Knievel
• Lo-Tel
• Silverchair
• Something for Kate

References

1. Murfett, Andrew (7 September 2007). "Something for Kate". The Age . Melbourne. Archived from the original on 28 August 2025. Retrieved 28 August 2025.

See also

• List of record labels