Wideawake

Wideawake is an American alternative rock band from Austin, Texas. Their songs have been heard on "One Tree Hill", "Dawson's Creek" and "The Ring". The band has shared the stage with bands and musicians including Switchfoot, Third Eye Blind, Vertical Horizon, Sister Hazel, Blue October, Sheryl Crow, Hootie and the Blowfish, Tears for Fears, and Gavin DeGraw.

The band relocated from Seattle, Washington to Austin, Texas in 2002 and received the Incubator Award from the Austin Music Foundation in 2003.cite web | url=http://www.soulshine.ca/features/featuresarticle.php?fid=217 | title=Wideawake Head South | publisher=Soul Shine Magazine | last=Montague | first=Joe | date=2006-07-27 | accessdate=2008-07-28] The band dedicated all proceeds from sales of the song "Maybe Tonight, Maybe Tomorrow" to the Lance Armstrong Foundation on June 27, 2006. [cite press release | title=NEW CHARITY SINGLE BENEFITING THE LANCE ARMSTRONG FOUNDATION | publisher=Lance Armstrong Foundation | date=2006-06-27 | url=http://www.livestrong.org/site/apps/nl/content2.asp?c=jvKZLbMRIsG&b=738961&ct=2684973 | accessdate=2008-07-28] Scott Leger, the band's lead singer and songwriter, was awarded the Grand Prize in the 2006 International Songwriters Competition for the same song.cite web | url=http://www.songwritingcompetition.com/winners2006.htm | title=International Songwriting Competition - Winners | publisher=International Songwriting Competition] The band also headlined The Rush! Energy Rock Bus national music tour along with the Zac Brown Band in the summer of 2006. [cite web | title=Rush! Energy Drink Launches The Rock Bus! | publisher=BevNET | date=2006-07-14 | url=http://www.bevnet.com/news/2006/07-14-2006-Rush_6man.asp | accessdate=2008-07-28]

Members

*Scott Leger – lead vocals
*Nate Navarro – rhythm guitar
*Eddie Willis – lead guitar
*Chris Heerlein – bass guitar
*Matt Fletcher – drums

Awards

* "Incubator Award" for Best Rock Band – Austin Music Foundation (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" (2002)
*"Not So Far Away" (April 26, 2005)

ee also

*Music of Austin

References

External links

* [http://www.wideawake.com/ Wideawake]
*MySpace|id=wideawake|name=Wideawake