A brief glimpse at the goings-on in the WA music industry, rounded up by WAM aka West Australian Music.
WAM WELCOMES NEW CEO
WAM is over the moon to welcome former Sydney Opera House CFO, Natasha Collier, as our new Chief Executive Officer. Ms Collier, an accomplished, connected and proactive arts professional has spent the majority of her 28-year-long professional career working in executive roles in Australia's arts and entertainment sector.WAM President Al Taylor said: "Natasha joins WAM during an exciting time of growth and revitalisation and we are very excited to enter a new era of success and achievement under her leadership."
Commenting on her appointment, Ms Collier said: "WA has always punched above its weight in terms of its home-grown contemporary music talent.
"I'm privileged and thrilled to be joining WA's peak music body and to champion the State's incredible array of talented artists and industry players."
WIDE OPEN ROAD S2 STREAMING NOW
Following the success of season 1 released in October 2020, we're excited to unveil season 2 of the West Australian Music podcast,' Wide Open Road' – a celebration of the richness and diversity of WA's music community, from journalists and music managers through to musicians, photographers and music historians.Through the stories of these people, it explores the landscape of WA's contemporary music across the decades from the suburban pop, rock and blues of the '60s and '70s through to the wide-reaching, genre-blending artists of today.
Hosted by WA musician, RTRFM presenter and WAM Audience Development Officer Em Burrows, season 2 continues to delve into the untold stories of some of WA's music icons, including episodes with special guests Martyn P Casey, Claire Pannell and James Baker. All episodes available to stream.
WAM SONG OF THE YEAR AWARDS PARTY MOVED TO SEPTEMBER
In light of the COVID-19 restrictions introduced to the Perth and Peel regions on Sunday 27 June, WAM had to make the difficult decision to postpone the 2021 Song Of The Year Awards party set to take place at Fremantle venue, Freo.Social, on Wednesday 30 June.While disappointing for those involved with the event, the health and safety of attendees will always be paramount. Accordingly, the event has been moved to Wednesday 22 September at Freo.Social to allow all nominees, supporters and members of the WA community to attend and celebrate with the winners.
GIRLS ROCK WA! MONTHLY JAM SESSIONS
Continuing on with the popular Girls Rock WA! jam sessions, this month's session will be held at 1pm on 14 August in East Vic Park's Vision Studios.Open to all female, trans and non-binary folks aged 10-18, each jam session will feature an inspiring workshop, plus two hours of open jams with drums and backline provided.
LAUNCHPAD Upcoming local launches
Rookus EP launch - Indian Ocean Hotel, 1 Aug
Pot Plant House Party single launch - Rosemount Hotel, 6 Aug
Dallas Radio single launch - Lynott's Lounge, 6 Aug
Shiny Joe Ryan album launch - The Bird, 6 Aug
The Others single launch - Lynott's Lounge, 6 Aug
Noakesy single launch - The Sewing Room, 6 Aug
Figurehead single launch - Clancy's Fish Pub, 7 Aug
RHY single launch - Mojos, 8 Aug
The Light The Dark EP launch - Lynott's Lounge, 13 Aug
Will Udall album launch - Four5Nine, 13 Aug
Sgt. Hulka single launch - Sonar Room, 14 Aug
HAIRCARE single launch - Mojos, 14 Aug
The Washing Line Economy single launch - Indian Ocean Hotel, 14 Aug
MAGE single launch - Lucy's Love Shack, 14 Aug
Chatters EP launch - Rosemount Hotel, 14 Aug
Spici Water double single launch - The Aardvark, 14 Aug
Brothr Bear single launch - Four5Nine, 21 Aug
Wesley Black EP launch - Rosemount Hotel, 21 Aug
Bad Weather single launch - Four5Nine, 27 Aug
