WAM, the West Australian Music Industry Association Inc, exists to develop the contemporary music industry in WA. Your tax-deductible memberships stay within WA to assist you & the industry grow... help us to help you!
$40 INDIVIDUAL or
$30 CONCESSION INDIVIDUAL Discounted 25% Individual Membership for Health Care Card (HCC), Pensioner Concession Card (PCC), or Commonwealth Seniors Health Card (CSHC) holders.
Monthly eNews & regular bulletins featuring opportunities, events, competitions, WAM & WA industry news, plus monthly member discounts.
3-for-1 WAM Song of the Year songwriting competition entries - worth up to $70.
Discount registration for the WAMi Business Conference.
Discounts from retailers & service providers, including equipment insurance.
10% off the AustralAsian Music Industry Directory (AMID) - THE industry bible!
Invitations to WAM Sundowners, Workshops & other Industry Events.
Voting rights at the WAM Annual General Meeting (1 vote per member if 18yrs+).
DISCOUNTED $20 12-MONTH SONICBIDS SUBSCRIPTION worth over $30.
FREE Kiss My WAMi 4-disc CD/DVD compilation worth $40.
$80 BAND OR BUSINESS Includes merchandise for up to 4 members - additional members can be added for $10ea.
Monthly eNews & regular bulletins featuring opportunities, events, competitions,
WAM & WA industry news, plus monthly member discounts.
3-for-1 WAM Song of the Year songwriting competition entries worth up to $70.
Discount registration for the WAMi Business Conference.
Discounts from retailers & service providers, including equipment insurance.
10% off the AustralAsian Music Industry Directory (AMID) - THE industry bible!
Invitations to WAM Sundowners, Workshops & other Industry Events.
Voting rights at the WAM Annual General Meeting (1 vote per band/business if 18yrs+).
WHAT IS WAM?
WAM - the West Australian Music Industry Association Inc - exists to
develop the contemporary music industry in WA. WAM is non-profit
membership based association and the peak representative body
for contemporary music in Western Australia.
Please visit us
at www.wam.asn.au
for all the very latest information. You can also join us
on Facebook too.
WAM - "local n
lovin
it!"
WAM
OFFERS...
WAM offers a
wide range support to the WA contemporary music industry
throughout the year, plus two high profile, annual
contemporary music industry events - the WAMi Festival
(including the
WAMi Awards, Music Business Conference & Too Solid WA
Indigenous Music Awards) & Song
of the
Year. Throughout the year, WAM offers highly specialised,
ongoing service and support to help "keep it live & keep it
real" in the West Australian music industry.
WAM'S REGULAR SERVICES
DEDICATED
PROGRAM SPECIALISTS There's
no knowledge, like LOCAL knowlegde
WAM is always there for you - with Regional,
Indigenous
and Schools
departments, regional and metropolitan area All-Ages event
funding and support through RAMMPAAGE,
industry Information,
state/national
government level Industry
Advocacy, plus national and international Promotion of the
West Australian music industry.
WA MUSIC INDUSTRY
DATABASE Get
on target with our industry referral service
WAM
also provides information, aiding people and numerous music
industry
activities throughout the year. We assist people
looking for
musicians, producers, technicians... you name it!
It 's FREE to join our
WA Music
Industry Database by downloading this form from our
website.
WA MUSIC INDUSTRY CALENDAR Never
miss an industry deadline again
As part of our commitment to the WA music industry,
WAM assembles
an online
calendar - featuring major music related
events. Please email
items that may involve/impact upon musicians in Western Australia -
including deadlines such as festivals,
competitions, awards, grants/funding, music exams, workshops,
enrolments, anniversaries, major club events, AGMs...
plus other curiosities of interest to musicians and the music industry
throughout WA! Please note that this is not a gig-guide, please visit
our website
for gig-guide details.
LAUNCHPAD Blast
your music into the stratosphere... or be first
to find new sounds!
As
part of WAM's commitment to the WA music industry, LaunchPad features
new, original West Australian music & music video launches each
month.
WA bands, email a brief description to have it included
on the WAM homepage & myspace. Get it to us by last Monday of
the
month, and your launch can also be included in WAM eNews the following
month - directly
distributed to THOUSANDS of original music fans &
industry!
WAM
eNEWS "WA's
most informative music industry newsletter"
Stay
informed about all the WA music Industry and WAM
Events with the
monthly WAM eNEWS by joining our FREE WAM email
list.
WHY WAM?
No one understands the needs and obligations of WA musicians and
related industries like the West Australian Music Industry Association.
WAM (originally the Western Australian Rock Music Industry Association
Inc) was formed in
1985.
WAM is unique in it's support of both "the industry" and "individual
musos" of all genres and ages throughout Western Australia. West
Australia, a state 1/3 the size of the entire Australian continent, is
an area larger than most European countries and the second largest
subnational entity in the world (2,525,500 sq km). The capital city of
Perth is one of the most isolated cities on the
planet, produces
some of the strongest and most unique musical acts...
isolation
seems to strengthen and improve our unique and original flavour!
In the mid 1990s, WAM instituted national networking activities with
other state based industry associations - this formally became AMIN
(the Australian Music Industry Network), today a key voice in
contemporary music policy debate at a federal level.
FIND
YOUR VOICE - JOIN WAM TODAY!
WAM is a not-for-profit, membership based association - please download
our membership form from our
website to explore the benefits of WAM membership... because you really can
make a difference!
For more information about how WAM can help you,
visit www.wam.asn.au or
call us on +61 (08) 9227 7962 during business hours (Regional
WA can call toll-free on 1800 007 962).
WAM's ANNUAL EVENTS
WAMi
FESTIVAL MAY 6-10, 2009 Perth,
Fremantle,
Metropolitan & Regional Areas
Introduced in 1994, WAMi Festival is Australia’s
largest celebration of local original contemporary music
encompassing both metropolitan and regional areas of Western Australia.
The festival incorporates the WAMi
Awards, raising the profile of local music industry
personnel as a nationally and internationally recognised
accolade.
WAMi Festival 2010
will run Wed 8 Apr - Sun 2 May. To join the WAMi Festival
mailing list, please email.
WAMi MUSIC
BUSINESS
CONFERENCE
MAY 8-10, 2009 Perth
Cultural
Centre Precinct, Western Australia
The 2009 WAMi Music Business Conference will feature a program of
high-profile local, national and international speakers, with sessions
pitched to music managers and artists in all career stages. Running in
a similar vein to last years "Live Music Pitch" is a new initiative
called "Bill Me" - a session for artists and managers to pitch their
act to a panel of national and international music festival bookers in
front of a live audience.
The
2009 WAMi Music Business Conference is exceptional value and in return
will provide many opportunities for conference attendees to connect
with people who could have an important role in their musical
future!
KISS MY
WAMi
Annual Compilation of Contemporary Western Australian Music &
Video
The massive, four-disc "Kiss My WAMi" CD and DVD
compilation is
also produced annually as part of the WAMI festival, featuring the
largest collection of
contemporary local music and music videos to
compliment the Festival. These discs are distributed locally, nationally and
internationally to promote contemporary West Australian
Music.
The 2009 collection features 54 tracks & 12
videos, over
half of which are new artists featuring for the first time!
::
TOO SOLID :: WA
INDIGENOUS MUSIC AWARDS
TOO
SOLID WA Indigenous
Music Awards
The
TOO SOLID WA Indigenous Music Awards is a brand new program for 2009,
honouring achievement by Indigenous Artists in Western Australia.
Offered as part of the 17th annual WAMi Festival, these album &
artist awards
are specifically for Indigenous Australian Musicians who reside in
Western
Australia. TOO SOLID is presented by WAM, in
partnership with the Aboriginal Alcohol and Drug Service
and proudly
supported by Abmusic.
WAMi
Regional
WA Music... Outback n Beyond!
The 2009
WAMi Festival
doesn't stop on in the city... the 2009 Regional WAMi Tour and Events
travelled to Meekatharra, Mt Magnet, Yalgoo,
Mullewa, Geraldton, Pinjarra, Bunbury, Margaret River, Manjimup and
Quindanning.
The Regional WAMi Tour features a swag of live WAMi
showcases from city and regional based WA artists, plus music skills
workshops at select remote schools along the way.
Applications
for this year's WAMi Festival Metro/Regional Performances, Kiss My WAMi
Compilation
& Business Conference were advertised and have now closed.
Please join
the FREE WAM mailing list to be advised of your next
WAMi Festival & other WA Music opportunities!
WAM
SONG OF
THE YEAR 2009
Entries Opening Soon!
West Australian amateur and professional
songwriters looking to take
their career to the next level are encouraged to enter WAM Song of the
Year.
Song of the Year entrants can choose to submit original
songs into a variety of genre categories, with bonus prize categories
available for School Age, Indigenous and Regional entrants. Winners
from all genre categories also compete for the illustrious Song of the
Year Grand Prize.
WAM
Song of the Year is a perfect opportunity for songwriters and of all
ages from all regions of WA to gain industry recognition and win great
prizes. Entrants must live in Western Australia to be eligible.
Entries
for the next WAM Song of the year are anticipated
to open July
& close August 2009.
With
thousands of
website hits & readers receiving the mail out
each week, there's never been a better time to advertise on Perth's
fastest growing Music News website, Space Ship News. Whether it's for
a CD launch, show announcement, up coming tour or
general promotion for your band or business, Space Ship News can offer
you affordable space & packages that won't take you and your
band months of shows to re-coupe! Each ad will be linked back to your
website, contact details or even a ticketing page for fast, on-the-spot
purchases.
I love ...sex drugs and rocken roll.......god bless my friend bill levy who is sick and im told will die in the next day or two....dont belive in richard hydell and wrecked just belive in me....
Hi Guys, if you're thinking of recording or getting some tracks that never quite sounded right properly mixed or getting some new tracks mastered then please come by & check out some new tracks that I've posted. Rock, Pop, electro, Dance, Acoustic, I'll make them sound so that you'll be proud to hear them on the radio. Recent & current bands include..... Resort, Rainy day women, Dylan Ollivierre, Jane Coby & the Kil Names, Matt Larsen, Leigh Southerland & lots more. I think you'll like my daily rate as well.
Elora Danan have just confirmed they will be playing one of their farewell concerts at Bands@Manjimup on Friday 31st July. Sponsored by Rammpaage the gig will also feature spooky Minute 36 from Perth/Albany and local bands Ashoka and Electrostatik. The latter will go head to head on the night for one of their members to win the prestigious B@M Youth Musician of the Year Award. DON’T MISS THIS ONE! Peace - The Terminator
One Tiger Down are playing a charity gig at the Film & Television Institute (92 Adelaide St Fremantle) on Wednesday 17th at 6:30pm Fremantle Anti Nuclear Group (FANG) are putting on a Wine, Sushi and Film night to help raise awareness on Australia’s position in the uranium mining industry and it’s impact on the environment. One Tiger Down will be playing their soulful tunes whilst you can help yourself to some FREE tasty food and beverages. Entry is by donation.
There are more musical genres than there are words to describe them.
Every genre has it’s own story, born of a specific time, place, people and need.
KULCHA and RTRFM are bringing you those stories.
Club Soundtrack is a bi-monthly night of film and music, screening the best new and unseen international music documentaries from every, followed by a DJ set by RTRFM’s best DJs.
Friday 24 April Club Soundtrack will present the new UK reggae documentary Musically Mad, with infamous RTRFM DJ’s Jah Wisdom Sound System supplying the beats and bass after the film.
Musically Mad takes you into the hearts and heads of the singers and soundmen, the backbone of the UK roots reggae sound systems. Witness the deepest bass and the highest chants, delivered by massive stacks of speakers and custom-built sound equipment. Sound system culture is growing and changing.
Musically Mad is the story of the people pushing reggae to the masses.
Where: KULCHA - the bar above Dome cafe, 13 South Terrace, Fremantle How much: $10 Starts: Screening kicks off at 8pm
Club Soundtrack is a bi-monthly night of film and music, screening the best new and unseen international music documentaries from every, followed by a DJ set by RTRFM’s best DJs.
Friday 24 April Club Soundtrack will present the new UK reggae documentary Musically Mad, with infamous RTRFM DJ’s Jah Wisdom Sound System supplying the beats and bass after the film.
Musically Mad takes you into the hearts and heads of the singers and soundmen, the backbone of the UK roots reggae sound systems. Witness the deepest bass and the highest chants, delivered by massive stacks of speakers and custom-built sound equipment. Sound system culture is growing and changing.
Musically Mad is the story of the people pushing reggae to the masses.
WHAT: Club Soundtrack – Musically Mad, with Jah Wisdom Sound System WHEN: Friday 24 April. Screening starts at 8pm. Jah Wisdom Sound System at 9pm WHERE: KULCHA, Upstairs 13 South Terrace, Fremantle (above Dome café)
WA
WA
WAM
eNEWS
Online Now!
