In its third and final round of lineup additions, the West Australian Music Conference, one of the must-attend events for Australian music industry members, has outdone itself, bringing together one of the most experienced industry lineups in recent memory.
The already jam-packed speakers lineup will now feature appearances from Aaron Girgis, Director of Sounds Of The Suburbs and the manager behind bands like Skegss; Will Backler Music Coordinator & Presenter at RTRFM; and many more.
Oh, and did we mention WAMFest 2016 is equally huge this year?
Featuring more than 80 acts, including Stillwater Giants, Sugar Army, Verge Collection, Whisky Au Go Go, Hussy, Belgrade, and more, taking over some 11 venues, the return of the Saturday Spectacular is not to be missed.
In an Australian Festival first, WAMFest will be partnering with Parlour, Australia’s premier organisers of home gigs, to let you create your own WAMFest adventure by registering as the host or act of your very own WAMFest gig.
Western Australia’s favourite music photography competition, Kiss My Camera, will make its return to. The comp will showcase selected music photographs, both live and press shots, from both WA amateur and professional photographers, with $11k+ worth of prizes up for grabs.
Oh, and don’t forget about WAMFest’s Friday Showcases, a series of live music showcases presented in conjunction with WA’s best promoters, organisations and venues. This year will feature some 13 events set to take over the city from Freo to Basso.
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Check below for the full speakers lineup and ticketing details. Head to the official WAMFest website for more details.
WAMCON 2016
Aaron Girgis (Director, Sounds Of The Suburbs & Space44/Band Manager, Skeggs, Tyde Levi, James Crooks – NSW)
Aaron Rutter (Director, JumpClimb)
Al Taylor (Group Managing Director, 303 MullenLowe)
Blake Williams (Announcer & Host, Mix 94.5)
Bob Gordon (Former Editor, X-Press Magazine/Director, +1)
Brooke Olsen (Music Distribution Coordinator, Amrap Airit – NSW)
Caitlin Nienaber (Interviews Coordinator & Producer & Presenter (Breakfast with Caitlin), RTRFM)
Chris O’Neill (National Manager for Writer Services, APRA AMCOS – NSW)
Darren Sanicki (Director & Legal Practitioner, Sanicki Lawyers – VIC)
Heath Bradby (Managing Director, Fidelity Corporation/Head of A&R, Warner Music Australia/ Manager, Karnivool, Downsyde, Papa vs Pretty – NSW)
Jayde Smith (Youth Councillor & Training Facilitator, YouthFocus)
John Wardle (Policy Director, Live Music Office – NSW)
John Zucco (Director, The Right Profile – NSW)
Joni Hogan (Performer, Joni In The Moon)
Jose Neves (Presenter, RTRFM)
Kelvin Flanders (Live Engineer, The Rosemount Hotel)
Kristy Brown (Music Lecturer, North Metropolitan TAFE)
Marcus Thaine (Label Relations Manager Australia & NZ, Spotify – NSW)
Marisa De Vattimo (Director, Marissa DV Vocal Academy/Performer)
Moira McKenzie (Solicitor, Sanicki Lawyers/Business Affairs Manager, OpenSea Music Licensing – VIC)
Nicholas Jones (Founder & Editor In Chief, Tone Deaf – VIC)
Pete Guazzelli (Contemporary Music Project Officer, Department of Culture & The Arts/ Performer, Ghost Drums)
Ros Walker (Director Screen Production, FTI)
Ryan Zhang (Founder & CEO, Sound Of The Xity/Director of International Business, Modernsky Entertainment – Beijing, China)
Sarah Tout (Head of Training & Presenter, RTRFM/Musician)
Simon Collins (Music Editor, The West Australian)
Simon O’Leary (Festival Coordinator, Hyperfest)
Steve Parkin (Founder, Spooky Action/CEO, Newport Record Club/Producer/Performer)
Timothy Janes (General Manager, Caroline Australia – VIC)
Tom Mee (Label Relations Australia & NZ, Spotify – NSW)
Will Backler (Music Coordinator & Presenter, RTRFM)
joining…
Stephen Goodhew (Music Director, FBi Radio – NSW)
Rebecca Young (Booking Agent, WME – NSW)
Paul Mason (Director Music, Australia Council for the Arts – NSW)
Nick Yates (Head of Artist Management, UNIFIED – NSW)
Matt Walters (Founder, Parlour Gigs – VIC)
Gemma Pike (Presenter/Music Programmer/Producer for 2016, triple j – NSW)
Damian Cunningham (Audience and Sector Development – Director, Live Music Office – NSW)
Colin Walker (Executive Director, Arts & Cultural Development, DCA)
Christina Ballico (Researcher, Griffith University – QLD)
Alyssa-Jane Ivery (Brand & Social Media Manager, Secret Sounds/Village Sounds/Splendour In The Grass/Dew Process/Create Control – NSW)
Alex Paioff (CEO, Pilerats & Metric Events/Creative Director, Made In The Pile)
Alex Taggart (Music Rights Management, Outdustry Group/Head of Ops, The Syndicate – Beijing, China) Andrew Fuller (Owner, myEntertainmentLawyer.com/Manager, Kim Salmon, Rob Snarski – VIC) Andy Gumley (Booking Agent, Village Sounds – NSW)
Clive Hodson (Director, Perfect Pitch Publishing – NSW)
Craig Porteils (International Music Producer and Mixer – NSW)
Dave Ruby Howe (Director, triple j Unearthed – NSW)
Dom Alessio (Presenter, Home & Hosed, triple j – NSW)
Dorothy Markek (Music Director, Double J – NSW)
Esti Zilber (Associate Producer, Sounds Australia – NSW)
Evelyn Morris (Performer, Pikelet/Blogger, LISTEN – VIC)
Gareth Liddiard (Performer, The Drones – VIC)
Henry Compton (Director, Australia & New Zealand, The Orchard – NSW)
Jocelyn Kane (Executive Director, San Francisco Entertainment Commission – San Francisco, US) John Chavez (Booking Agent, Ground Control Touring – New York, US)
Kylie Thompson (Owner, Sorrento Strategic Accounting)
Leigh Treweek (Director, The Music/Manager, Alex Lahey – VIC)
Marihuzka Cornelius (Label Manager and A&R, Ivy League/Performer, The Bloods – NSW)
Matt Johnson (Owner, Walking Horse Music/Manager, The Love Junkies, Patient Little Sister, Dream Rimmy) Mike Harris (CEO, WAM)
Nevin Domer (Owner, Genjing Records/COO, Maybe Mars Records/Founder, Far Out Distant Sounds – Beijing, China) Paula Guerra – (Project Coordinator, KISMIF/Assist. Professor in Sociology, University of Porto–Portugal)
Scott Adam (Head of Programs, Events, Hospitality & Tourism, North Metropolitan TAFE)
Tom Harris (Managing Director, White Sky Music/Manager, The Little Stevies – VIC)
Tom Johannesen (Booking Agent, New World Artists – NSW)
Will Watson (Director/Agent, PS Music Group – QLD)
Zac Abroms (Co-Programmer, Face The Music/Manager, Kate Martin & Manor/Director, Vice Royalty/Director, Maroochy Music & Visual Arts Festival – VIC)
Friday, 4th November – Saturday, 5th November 2016
State Theatre Centre of Western Australia WA
Tickets: Eventopia
