Glenn Thomas
Glenn Thomas has been involved in Community Radio for the last 22yrs and is currently working as a music presenter on RTR FM. He has a close interest in local music, particularly alternative country.

Steve Pike
Steve Pike is an announcer on a number of programs on RTR FM and 107.3 Heritage FM as well Vice President of the Perth Blues Club for 5yrs. He is also a promoter of local and international Blues artists.

Matthew Perkins
Matthew Perkin’s music industry involvement started in 1994, as one of the resident DJs at the Infirmary. Following this, Mat has contributed to Hype magazine, is co-host of Thursday Full Frequency on RTRFM, and part of Raw Funk. He is still an active promoter, DJ, and journalist, and has done work for The West Australian, ABC Radio, SBS Radio, Xpress, and Zebrahype.

Matt Giles
Matt Giles covers Western Australian music as deputy editor of the award-winning student paper Grok Magazine and as a regular contributor to Zebrahype, and would appreciate free money any day of the week.

Damien Crocker
Six years as host of Critical Mass on RTR FM, as well as guest hosting spots on various other shows on the station, during some of this time I worked as a reviewer/interviewer for X-Press magazine. Have also been involved in judging of various local band comps, and WAM compilations and contests.

Antonella De Gregoriis
Antonella De Gregoriis has been involved in the music industry for the past 4 years, managing acts like Karnivool and Full Scale (or known as Full Scale Deflection) and a current WA MMF committee member.

Steve Barnes
Steve Barnes has been active in the local folk/roots music scene for over fifteen years, as a songwriter, performer, promoter and festival organiser. He has been Artistic Director of the Fairbridge Festival since 1997.

Roly Skender
Roly Skender has supported the Perth Music Industry for over 10 years. Best known for his work with Circus Murders, Skender & Rawbone, he is currently Chair of the Semikazi Digital Sound & Vision Collective who will release their second compilation in late 2003.

Drew Goddard
Drew studied drums at WAAPA and is actively involved in the local music scene, teaching, recording, producing bands and playing guitar for heavy alternative band Karnivool, winners of the WAM "Most Popular Local Original Metal Band" two years running.

Luke Rinaldi
Luke Rinaldi has been in the music industry in various capacities since 1996. He is currently the WA representative for the Music Managers Forum, manages the bands Capital City, Red Jezebel and Team Jedi, and books entertainment at the Hyde Park Hotel. Luke has had a long history of involvement with WAM, primarily in the organisation of the Kiss My WAMI festival, and has also been involved with tour managing and promotion and public radio.

Luana Boothey
Luana Boothey is currently the manager of local outfit Ikey Mo and the State-wide Coordinator of NBT WA (formerly known as The Next Big Thing WA). Luana has also worked as the Tour Coordinator/ Marketing and Promotions manager for Moonshine Productions, managed the Fly By Night Musicians Club and was the Booking Agent/ Promotions and Marketing Manager for Kulcha, Multicultural Arts of WA.

Steve Forth
A musician for some 15 years, Steve has been part organiser of gigs in Fremantle. Having recently returned from filming for The Aust Song Writers Assoc, Steve is now getting his own band together, whilst running gigs at Moondyne Joes and working at Zenith Music. Steve is currently working on a project called getting more sleep.

Connie Kis Andersen
Connie has been a professional singer, songwriter and musician since 1983 and has performed as the lead singer in several bands, trios and duos in Perth. More recently Connie has established independent record label Kismana Music, is teaching, and has signed to Goldwax records, Atlanta.

Clay Williams
Clay has been involved in the music industry for over 6 years, mainly with electronic music. He has been a Dj for over 5 years playing at major local events and clubs as well as on RTR and Liquid FM.
A dance music purchaser and manager for a music retail store, his main interests lie in Drum and Bass, House, Jazz and Leftfield/Downbeat.

Joel Quatermain
Joel was born in and grew up in Melbourne. His family moved to Perth in 1989 and he has called it his home since. He started his first band in 1990 and ever since, despite stints in uni, he has made music his favourite pastime. Joel currently plays in a band called Eskimo Joe and works as an engineer/producer for debaser recordings. He is currently working on going grey.

Alicia Mule
Alicia is the Music Director of Groove FM 101.7 FM, where she programs music. She supports the WA music industry and would like to think that Groove too is an important player. She listens to music and she likes it!

Joe 19
Joe 19 has been involved in the local music industry since the 1980’s, playing in bands such as The Marigolds, The Passionfruit Club and the Sneaky Fox. He has also presented Round Midnight, Power Jam and Soul Sides on RTR FM, while working as a Music Director for various festivals. Currently he is playing with Limousine and Rawbone.

Lucky Oceans
Lucky Oceans won two Grammy awards for best country instrumental, in 1978 and 1993. He has lived in Fremantle since 1981 and now presents the daily music show, The Planet on ABC's Radio National.

Nigel Bird
Nigel has been playing in the live scene for over eight years across a wide range of genres. He was the last ever booker for the Grosvenor, ex-booker for the Flag and Whistle and is now the current booker for the Swan Hotel, MMF Chairperson and Regional Support Co-ordinator for WAM.

Optamus
Optamus has actively recorded Hip Hop from the age of 14 years old. He has spent half his life helping create not only his band Downsyde, but has also contributed to the overall success of Australian Hip Hop.

Alan Simpson
Alan has been playing drums in and managing Perth acts since 1975. He has played live, recorded and toured Australia with V-Capri and The Magnificent 7, the latter of which has been nominated for 2 Golden Guitars.

Callum Durlik
Callum grew up in Margaret River where he worked for community radio station AM 1611 while still at school. On finishing school he moved to Perth where he studied at The Academy of Radio, through which he landed a 5mnth job of presenting on 6LN/CFM Radio in Carnarvon. Since then he has worked as presenter and assistant director for WAFM.

Tim Mcmillan
Tim Mcmillan has been involved with rtrfm 92.1 as a broadcaster since 1998, a station that is proud to support all styles of local music. He's currently the music director and production manager with RTR and coordinates the out to lunch program.

For the CD track selection process, all the judges were given the following Judging Guidelines:

Voting: Each song is to be given a vote between 0 and 4 with '0' being a song you don't believe deserves to be considered and '4' being a song you believe strongly deserves to be considered. Once all songs have been listened to votes are to be tallied & divided by the number of judges scoring (see Conflict Of Interest below), with a combination of the top scoring songs and all songs receiving at least one '4' from any judge to make an original shortlist. A final list of up to 20 songs (ordered 1 - 20) is then to be reached via voting and discussion (keep this documented on attached sheets).

Discussion & Debate: As you're listening no doubt discussion will be entered into about individual tracks, particularly when deciding on the final shortlist. This is an important and natural part of the process. As all judges are encouraged to have an equal say, please don't be afraid to speak your mind, and conversely, try not to dominate opinion on your panel.

Conflict Of Interest: Along the way you may come across a song you recognise as belonging to an artist you have an association with (either favourable or otherwise). It is important that this is declared immediately to your co-judges, and should it be deemed a conflict of interest, you may be required to leave the room and not score on that song. Conflict of interest is regarded as having co-written or performed on a song, or if there can be seen to be any gain for you via association with the song or artist.

Production Quality: As selected tracks will be put on the Kiss My WAMi promotional CD, production quality does play an important part in the process. If you feel the track is not of broadcast quality, then realistically it won't make the CD and isn't worth consideration.

Listening Time: Judging of this sort is a long process, however it is important that each entry is given a fair go. Songs do not have to be listened to in their entirety, but they should be 'searched' through to enable judges to get a more overall impression of the artist's vision.

Qualities To Look Out For: As a general rule you will come to your own conclusions of what makes the grade according to your category. Originality through music, melody and lyrics (where applicable) are the only artistic guidelines WAM request you to adhere to.