Wake Me Up Music
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Wake Me Up Music is an artiste management and events company based in Singapore
Singapore
Singapore , officially the Republic of Singapore, is a Southeast Asian city-state off the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula, north of the equator. An island country made up of 63 islands, it is separated from Malaysia by the Straits of Johor to its north and from Indonesia's Riau Islands by the...

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History

Wake Me Up Music was established in 2000
2000 in music
See also:* 2000 in music Record labels established in 2000-Events:*January – Gary Glitter is released from jail, two months before his sentence for sexual offences ends.*January 1**John Tavener is knighted in the New Year's Honours List....

, as the record label/distribution arm of local not-for-profit enterprise Awakening Productions. According to its biography, WMUM's main objective is to promote underrated, understated and even unheard-of artistes, and make their music available to the masses'.

As a label, WMUM represents a number of independent Singapore bands, and facilitates their album releases. The full list of WMUM artistes (past and present) and album releases are available below.

In 2003, WMUM opened a physical music shop in Queenstown
Queenstown, Singapore
Queenstown1 is one of the early housing estates in Singapore, built before Toa Payoh and Ang Mo Kio, and was a test bed for much of Singapore's public housing...

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Singapore
Singapore , officially the Republic of Singapore, is a Southeast Asian city-state off the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula, north of the equator. An island country made up of 63 islands, it is separated from Malaysia by the Straits of Johor to its north and from Indonesia's Riau Islands by the...

. Besides functioning as a retail outlet, the WMUM shop also housed a jamming studio. The WMUM shop officially ceased its operations on March 31, 2007
2007 in music
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Current

  • A Vacant Affair
    A Vacant Affair
    A Vacant Affair is a 5-piece Singaporean Post-hardcore band that was formed in 2004. The band is one of the first few groups to bring heavier music to the mainstream audience and reach the local charts in Singapore....

  • Fishtank
  • Giants Must Fall
  • Jonathan Chan
  • Kate of Kale
  • Marchtwelve
  • Plainsunset
  • Sky In Euphoria
  • Sonic Edge Band
  • Surreal
  • The Fire Fight
  • Vertical Rush
  • Winter Halter

Previous

  • Gloria *
  • Pug Jelly
    Pug Jelly
    Pug Jelly is a pop rock band, based in . Australians Sam Cooper and Matt Cooper make up the band together with Japanese Masashi Kimura...

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  • Set For Glory *


* denotes an inactive band

Albums

  1. Plainsunset - lovesongsfortheemotionallywounded
  2. Fishtank - Souvenirs, Novelties and Party Tricks
  3. Rawtones - Rawtones
  4. Vertical Rush - Songs For The Girls We Never Dated]]
  5. Pug Jelly
    Pug Jelly
    Pug Jelly is a pop rock band, based in . Australians Sam Cooper and Matt Cooper make up the band together with Japanese Masashi Kimura...

    - Pug Jelly EP
  6. Plainsunset - The Gift
  7. Surreal - Fingerpointing EP (2005)

Series

  1. Various Artists - The Stockbroker's Consortium Vol 1
  2. Various Artists - The 3letter Sessions
  3. Various Artists - The 3letter Sessions B (2004)

External links

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