WAM's World: West Australian Music News September 2019

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

Enrolments open for Girls Rock! WA’s second camp

There’s no denying the overwhelming success of the inaugural Girls Rock! WA camp in January, so we’re excited to share that applications are now open for the second 2019 camp to take place in September and October.

A week-long day camp designed to empower and inspire young female, trans and non-binary musicians, campers take part in specialty workshops, instrumental lessons and band rehearsals, alongside a slew of inspirational WA artists, mentors and support volunteers.

With a focus on creativity, positivity, community and empowerment, the impact of the Girls Rock! WA programme reverberates around the whole community. Are you, or do you know a female, trans or non-binary person aged 11-17 who’s picked up a guitar, bass, drums, or flexed their vocal chords?

Click here to check out all the details and apply for enrolment.

Sounds of The Kimberley recording kicks off in Broome

With Demos From The Wheatbelt out in the world, we’ve hit the ground running with our next regional recording project – Sounds Of The Kimberley.

A project set to uncover the rich tapestry of song and songwriters in the Kimberley region, the ten selected artists have been announced and are heading to our pop-up studio in Broome to record alongside Matt Gio (Rada Studios), Dan Carroll (Rada Studios), Andy Lawson (Debaser Studio), Sean Lillico (Fur Real Studio), and James Newhouse (Real2Reel Studios).

You can keep up to date on all the happenings and behind the scenes news on our Facebook page and Instagram.

WA Artists taking Music Matters Singapore and BIGSOUND by storm

As expected, Western Australian artists are continuing to take the world by storm. Congratulations to Demon Days, Jamilla, The Hunting Birds, T$oko and Noah Dillon for being selected to showcase at Music Matters (Singapore) in September.


They’ll be heading off to Singapore shortly after the return of Flossy, Jack Davies & The Bush Chooks, Butter, Dulcie, Lucy Peach, Reija Lee, Superego, Spacey Jane, The Money War, Zan and Noah Dillon return from their showcases at Brisbane’s BIGSOUND 2019.

Launchpad (upcoming local launches). . .

Duck Teeth (single launch) - The Bird, 30 August
Flossy (single launch) - Lucy’s Love Shack, 30 August
The Volcanics (album launch) - Rosemount Hotel, 31 August
Web Rumors (album launch) - Mojos Bar, 31 August
Tara Tiba-OMID (album launch) - The Ellington Jazz Club, 1 September
Choking Stanley (EP launch) - The Boston, 6 September
Cloning (EP launch) - The Bird, 11 September
The Floors (album launch) - Mojos Bar, 13 September
Lilia (single launch) - The Bird, 19 September
Bench Press (LP launch) - The Aardvark, 21 September