A brief glimpse at goings-on in the WA music industry, rounded up by WAM aka West Australian Music.
WAMCON
While music lovers can check the WAMFest Live announcement here, WAMCon is the essential event for the music industry. WA’s premier music conference runs 3-4 November and has revealed a few speakers including Stevie Wonder’s manager as well as heads of triple j and Burger Records.Early-bird prices are finishing any day now, so if you’re too slow then make sure you don’t sleep on full-priced ones as the opportunities are endless.
WA’S BIG SOUNDS
We were recently lucky enough to witness WA artists kicking ass non-stop at BIGSOUND. Officially winning the event, Stella Donnelly took out the inaugural Levi’s Music Prize, crowning her as the best of the best!A heap of other highlight moments were provided by WA acts, nailing our reputation for there indeed being ‘something in the water’.
KISS MY CAMERA
Free to enter for both professional and amateur music photographers (there’s now even a Best Phone Snap category!), the Kiss My Camera comp has returned.The winners of the Best Live Photograph and Best Press Shot will both take out thousands of dollar’s worth of prizes from the likes of MRA, Chris Huzzard Studios, Perth Centre for Photography, Leederville Cameras, DoReMedia, Churchill Photolabs, Sorrento Strategic Music, Music Insight, Luna Palace Cinemas, PICA and more.
Hurry though, entries close soon.
LAUNCHPAD (upcoming local launches)
- Statues (single) - Tetsuo NC, 22 September
- The Tommyhawks (EP) - Badlands Bar, 22 September
- Jake Hoskins (EP) - Clancy's Fish Pub, 23 September
- Great Gable (EP) - Rosemount Hotel, 23 September
- Make Them Suffer (album) - Rosemount Hotel, 24 September
- Intenso (album) - Bar 459, 27 September
- Hugh Jennings & Elk Bell (albums) - Fly By Night Musicians Club, 29 September
- Scalphunter (album) - Prince of Wales Bunbury, 6 October; Punktoberfest at The Boston, 7 October
- Riley Pearce (single) - Jack Rabbit Slims, 7 October
- Lidahmer (EP) - Four5Nine, 7 October
- Emily Barker (album) - The Bird, 7 October
- Josh Johnstone (EP) - Flytrap, Fly By Night, 13 October
- Belle Harvey (single) - The Basso, 14 October
WAMORE
- Congrats to WAMSOTY Grand Prize winner Beni Bjah, now the subject of a documentary on SBS NITV.
- WAM’s psyched to host a free stage at Blues At Bridgetown, showcasing 15+ of WA’s finest acts 10-12 November.
- Live at The Backlot launches 28 September with WAMAwards-winning indigenous artist Gina Williams; the series offering regular, intimate, acoustic performances and Q&As in the unique cinema.
- Perth’s leading all-ages music festival HyperFest is looking for young bands and DJs to apply by 5 November to be a part of the February 2018 fun.
- Fairbridge Festival Quest Youth Song-Writing Competition is offering four chances to win a heap of prizes: Song, Craft, Performance and Age categories: 12–15 years, 16–18 years.
