West Australian Music announces the Felix Burrows Music Residency programme
WEST AUSTRALIAN MUSIC ANNOUNCES THE FELIX BURROWS MUSIC RESIDENCY PROGRAMME, AND WELCOMES OUR FIRST MUSICIAN IN RESIDENCE West Australian Music (WAM), in partnership with the City of Melville and Goolugatup Heathcote announces the establishment of a dynamic new artist residency programme; the Felix Burrows Music Residency. This exciting new program will offer two three-month residencies […]
Heartbreak Fest
On the 21st of June 2024, The Caballeros will have been making a mess on stages all over WA for 15 years, that’s a long time! Sooooo we decided to have a 3 day birthday party and album launch celebration, to put it on we are partnering with the amazing Strange festival. Strange is an […]
WEST AUSTRALIAN MUSIC (WAM) EXPRESSES DISAPPOINTMENT IN WA DAY FESTIVAL HEADLINERS
West Australian Music (WAM), WA’s peak body for original contemporary music, expresses disappointment over the news that the top-spot on Sunday 2nd June, has been given to an artist from the East Coast of Australia. Following the the 2023 event, which prominently featured non-WA artists on the WA Day Festival lineup, WAM’s concerns and […]
Helen Townsend’s Musical Mastery: ‘Baby Come Home’ Caps Off Series with Style
May 21st marks a pivotal moment for Helen Townsend, one of Fremantle’s most esteemed Americana artists, as she releases her latest single “Baby Come Home.” Infused with vibrant New Orleans jazz and the soulful twang of Americana, the track is a rousing call to joy. Helen’s powerful vocals drive the song, infused with an authenticity […]
WAM SHINES THE LIGHT ON WA TALENT AS NOMINEES FOR SONG OF THE YEAR 2024 PRESENTED BY ACT BELONG COMMIT ARE REVEALED
The search for WA’s top songwriting talent draws near, as WAM’s Song of the Year Competition presented by Act Belong Commit delivers another remarkable line up of nominees. With over 1050 original songs entered from artists across our state, WA’s premier songwriting competition highlights the abundance of songwriting talent our local music scene has to […]
Crap Song Club
This is an intensive songwriting workshop run over FOUR MONDAY AFTERNOONS on Zoom. Come and write some crap songs with Australian Songwriting Retreat! Going through a bit of a lull in your writing? Got a block the size of the Eiffel Tower in your brain? Just cannot get past the blank page? Get out of […]
Getting in The Mix – Masterclass
Presenting Getting in The Mix – A mixing masterclass with Grammy award winning mix engineer, Ainslie Grosser, facilitated by Artisan Music Studios! The masterclass is a three hour session, diving through in-depth mixing techniques including preparation, filtering and dynamics, vocal mixing and preparing a mix for mastering. Take the opportunity to learn the mixing tricks […]
Opportunities & News! – April
Keep up to date with our local music scene! AWMA NOMINATIONS NOW OPEN Nominations for the 2024 Australian Women in Music Awards (AWMA) are now open! AWMA celebrates and recognises the incredible talent and achievements of women across all areas of the Australian music industry. Nominations close May 28, nominate today! Nominate here APRA AMCOS’S […]
The Little Lord Street Band release new album ‘Time and Place’.
Australian outback poetry meets country Americana to share tales in The Little Lord Street Band’s new album ‘Time and Place’. This 11-track anthology will take you on an emotional journey. This long-awaited album comes from a career as appreciated as an outback hat, as The Little Lord Street Band is the three-time winner of the […]
WA Songwriter Enters FAI Charts
It’s not every day a songwriter from regional Western Australia discovers their album is charting in the highly competitive Folk Alliance International charts. Albany musician Simone Keane released her fifth album Graced by Leaves late last year, not knowing what to expect from her independently produced musical endeavour. She is stunned to learn, after first […]
