WAM's World: West Australian Music News April 2019

A brief glimpse at the goings-on in the WA music industry, rounded up by WAM aka West Australian Music.

New Noise Collective

We’re proud to announce New Noise Collective, a brand-new initiative focused on nurturing Perth’s all-ages music scene and providing opportunities for young artists.

New Noise Collective is a group of young people (aged 16-20) brought together to develop and implement practical ideas to grow Perth’s youth music scene. The collective is working alongside WAM’s Audience Development Officer Em Burrows to organise ongoing all-ages music events and connect young music audiences with local artists.

The first series of shows kicks off 6 April at the State Library of WA with synth-pop songstress Kopano and soulful blues duo Farraday’s Cage.

Vocal Health

WAM’s teaming up with APRA AMCOS to bring you another Music Industry Sundowner, this time addressing the importance of vocal health. We’re incredibly excited to reveal vocal health specialist and voice coach, Edwina 'Edde' Masson as our speaker for the evening.

Edde is a pioneer of holistic vocal health and sought-after speaker and teacher. All local singers are encouraged to join us on Monday 29 April (6-8pm) at Cleaver Street & Co.

WAM Song Of The Year

Judging is now underway for WAM Song Of The Year presented by Act-Belong-Commit, which received an astounding 1,000-plus entries this year.

Each song will be independently and anonymously judged by hundreds of industry experts to uncover the best songs across 17 categories. Best of luck to all who applied and stay tuned for the announcement of this year’s nominees.

Inspiring The Next Gen Of WA Music

WAM is taking local music to schools throughout Perth metro and regional areas to inspire and empower the next generation of musicians and fans.

WAM’s Em Burrows is facilitating the sessions as part of her Audience Development work, with local acts such as Demon Days, Kopano, Natasha Shanks, Jamaica, Mike Goodwin, Hyclass, Noah Dillon and more all jumping onboard to lead workshops and live performances.

Presented in partnership with Act-Belong-Commit, we’re proud to promote ways to stay mentally and physically healthy through music as part of this programme.

LAUNCHPAD (upcoming local launches)...

Airline Food (single launch) - The Bird, 3 April
Outlnd (single launch) - Four5Nine, 5 April
The Silent Deeds (single launch) - Leederville Oval, 5 April
Andrew P Partington (CD launch) - St Mark’s Church Hall, 6 April
Tether & Tashi (dual single launch) - The Bird, 6 April
VIEWS (EP launch) - Four5Nine, 7 April
The Spring Peaks (single launch) - The Aardvark, 12 April
Web Rumours (single launch) - The Bird, 12 April
Ra Ra Viper & Soaking Wet Strangers (dual single launch) - Four5Nine, 12 April
Peppermint Showers (single launch) - The Bird, 13 April
The Stanleys & Command A Panda (dual single launch) - Four5Nine, 13 April
Oh White Mare Collection (single launch) - Four5Nine, 18 April
Silver Hills (single launch) - The Bird, 20 April
Last Lions (single launch) - Four5Nine, 20 April
Skullcave (single launch) - Rosemount Hotel, 20 April
Legs Electric (single launch) - The Aardvark, 21 April
Julie Kember Band (album launch) - The Aardvark, 25 April