{"id":12615,"date":"2025-08-01T18:36:45","date_gmt":"2025-08-01T12:36:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wayfarermusicgroup.com\/dir\/?p=12615"},"modified":"2025-08-01T18:36:45","modified_gmt":"2025-08-01T12:36:45","slug":"wayfarer-celebrates-eighteen-years-in-business","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wayfarermusicgroup.com\/dir\/wayfarer-celebrates-eighteen-years-in-business\/","title":{"rendered":"Wayfarer Celebrates Eighteen Years in Business"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">Wayfarer Music Group<\/span> is celebrating BIG today as today is officially our birthday!!\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">Wayfarer Music Group<\/span> was originally founded as <em><strong>Wayfarer Records<\/strong><\/em> in Olympia Washington and today we are overjoyed that we have been in business for 18 wonderful years. One year ago today, Wayfarer rebranded as <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">Wayfarer Music Group<\/span> officially marking the formation of their music collective. Over the past year, Wayfarer has grown exponentially and now <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">Wayfarer Music Group<\/span> is not only the home for over thirty artists but also the parent company for a family of brands including <em><strong>Wayfarer Records<\/strong><\/em>, <em><strong>Groovetron Records<\/strong><\/em>, <em><strong>Wayfarer Radio<\/strong><\/em>, <em><strong>Wayfarer Studio<\/strong><\/em> and <em><strong>Wayfarer Solutions<\/strong><\/em>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #00ccff;\">We would not be here without the support of our amazing fans and musical partners! We love you all and from the bottom of our hearts, ALL of The Wayfarers thank you for support us and independent creativity!! 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