Wideawake is an American

United States

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 alternative rock

Alternative rock

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 band from Austin

Austin, Texas

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, Texas

Texas

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. Their songs have been heard on One Tree Hill (TV series)

One Tree Hill (TV series)

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, Dawson's Creek

Dawson's Creek

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and The Ring

The Ring (2002 film)

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. The band has shared the stage with bands and musicians including Switchfoot

Switchfoot

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, Third Eye Blind

Third Eye Blind

Third Eye Blind is an American alternative rock band formed in the early 1990s in San Francisco. The songwriting duo of Kevin Cadogan and Stephan Jenkins signed the band's first major label recording contract with Elektra records in 1996 resulting in two multi platinum albums. The band's lineup...

, Vertical Horizon

Vertical Horizon

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, Sister Hazel

Sister Hazel

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, Blue October

Blue October

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, Sheryl Crow

Sheryl Crow

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, Hootie and the Blowfish, Tears for Fears

Tears for Fears

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, and Gavin DeGraw

Gavin DeGraw

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.

The band relocated from Seattle, Washington

Seattle, Washington

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 to Austin, Texas in 2002 and received the Incubator Award from the Austin Music Foundation

Austin Music Foundation

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 in 2003. The band dedicated all proceeds from sales of the song Maybe Tonight, Maybe Tomorrow to the Lance Armstrong Foundation

Lance Armstrong Foundation

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 on June 27, 2006. Scott Leger, the band's lead singer and songwriter, was awarded the Grand Prize in the 2006 International Songwriting Competition for the same song. The band also headlined The Rush! Energy Rock Bus national music tour along with the Zac Brown Band

Zac Brown Band

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 in the summer of 2006.

Members

• Scott Leger – lead vocals
• Andy Dollerson – keys
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• Chris Heerlein – bass guitar
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• Matt Fletcher – drums
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Awards

• "Incubator Award" for Best Rock Band – Austin Music Foundation
  Austin Music Foundation
  The Austin Music Foundation is a nonprofit organization with a singular mission: to unite, ignite, and revolutionize Austin's local music community. Launched in March 2002, AMF has grown to over 3,500 members. Its advisory board consists of 21 highly respected local and national industry...
  
   (2003)
• Best Electric Guitar (Eddie Willis) – Austin Music Awards (2003)
• Best Pop Band – Austin Music Awards (2003, 2004, 2005)
• Best Rock Band – Austin Music Awards (2004)
• Best Male Vocalist (Scott Leger) – Austin Music Awards (2003, 2004)
• Best Songwriter (Scott Leger) – Austin Music Awards (2003, 2004)
• Grand Prize Winner (Scott Leger, Maybe Tonight, Maybe Tomorrow) – International Songwriting Competition (2006)

Discography

Studio albums:

• Thread (1999)
• Bigger Than Ourselves
  Bigger Than Ourselves
  Bigger Than Ourselves is the second studio album by American alternative rock band Wideawake, released in 2004.-Track listing:# "Bigger Than Ourselves" – 3:15# "Everyday Rockstar" – 3:54# "She Likes Purple" – 3:54# "Better Than One" – 3:53...
  
  (2002)
• Not So Far Away
  Not So Far Away
  Not So Far Away is the third studio album by American alternative rock band Wideawake, released in 2005.-Track listing:# "Mariposa" – 4:03# "Misunderstood" – 3:44# "Leave a Light On" – 4:15# "Stay" – 4:59# "Don't Ask Don't Tell" – 5:25...
  
  (April 26, 2005)
• Something That We Can't Let Go (January 20, 2009)