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The
WAMi Festival 2006 is a Smoke
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Saturday Spectacular Photo by Michael Wylie |
Congrats
to Michael Wylie who’s Saturday Spectacular Gyroscope
shot won the WAMi 06 Festival Photo Prize! Judges felt Wylie’s
shot captured the feeling of that rockin set all that time
ago in Feb.
Check
out the PHOTO GALLERY of acts strutting their stuff throughout
individual festival gigs here.
Read all about it! The WAMi Festival GIG DIARIES are here.
The massive KISS MY WAMi DUAL DISC CD-DVD compilation
is now available for sale with a recommended retail price of
$22 at 78 Records, Perth; Mills Records, Freo; Planet Video,
Mt Lawley; Rokey Records, Subi; Jumbo Music, Bicton; Galaxy
Entertainment, South Perth; Trax Music, Joondalup, Whitfords
or Morely; or Groove Music, Mundaring and WAM. Check out the
track
listing and read about the artists here.
MC FREESTYLE COMP the winners of WAM and Funk Shui’s
MC comp were The Apprentice (1st place) who took away a JTS
microphone thanks to Zenith and Bowser (2nd place).
WAMi Award WINNERS HAVE BEEN REVEALED! Check em out here.
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DON'T
MISS ANY WAMi 07 GOSS!
If you would like to subscribe to WAM's events mailing list for all
the WAMi Festival details as they’re announced, then sign up
here:
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WAM Executive
Director, Paul Bodlovich commented on the 2006 Festival and
what’s to come in 2007 :
"
It’s been great to see the support for the WAMi Festival
and WA music in general that has been evident over the course
of this year’s WAMi Festival. Media coverage has been
incredible, and audience numbers have been really strong
right throughout the week. And they've been treated to a
whole load of amazing performances which kicked off with
the Flairz at the Fly By Night Club and wound up with Gyroscope
at McCallum Park on the Swan River. All up, it’s been
a pleasure and a privilege to once again be presenting the
cream of WA music in pubs, public places, all ages venues
and through media outlets state and nation-wide. Now that
WAMi 06 is over with, it’s straight back on the horse
though for WAMi 07, which is already looking like being the
most exciting WAMi Festival yet."
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West Australian music scene continues to grab the world’s
attention with acts like Eskimo Joe and John Butler flying
the WA flag far and wide. And the WAMi Festival is still
the place to catch the latest cutting edge acts coming out
of the WA hot bed of musical talent. From February 18-26,
WA will host Australia's foremost celebration and showcase
of local music.
The program includes pub gigs; free outdoor events; regional
tours; WA music’s night of the nights, the WAMi
Awards; and leading music business and creative industries
knowledge. The WAMi Festival offers something for everyone,
with showcases of every style of music under the sun. Whether
it’s blues n roots; electronic and dance music; contemporary
pop, hip hop or indie rock… it’s covered!
Early bird Season Passes sold before Feb 18 come with the Kiss
My WAMi DualDisc CD-DVD compilation, the ultimate annual
collection of WA acts, now featuring video clips! If you’re
not sure who you want to see at the festival – just
buy your pass early and preview the artists on DualDisc.
Highlights of the festival include the Saturday
Spectacular,
a multi stage extravaganza of music. This event is a massive
party showcasing the cream of WA, with a diverse array of
acts across all styles. The WAMi Awards is a unique opportunity
to rub shoulders with the stars in a sophisticated setting;
and don’t miss your chance to be part of triple j’s
Live At The Wireless national broadcast!
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There are plenty
of all ages gigs happening in the festival! For starters
there's the free daily showcases in Forrest Chase, Perth
City at 12.15pm; the Friday afternoon Fremantle Town Square
performance and the Intersections collaboration detailed
above. Plus Gyroscope, The Panda Band, Last Year's Hero,
The Remedials and Hail Mary are performing at McCallum Park
as part of the Town of Victoria Park's YAC-a-toa Youth Festival
from 1.30pm (download poster here). On Saturday The
Anonymous, dj Pauly Fatlace and dj Ads are on stage at Boomshanka
3! at Wooton Reserve Skate Park from 3pm presented by the
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This is the program
for the metro WAMi Festival events, the festival will be
touring regionally in March and May. Check back for updates
and additions. See ticket info here.
Click here for a PDF version of this Gig Guide. |
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2pm |
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Urban
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4pm
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Live At
The Wireless - triple j
New ABC Studios
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7pm
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*Passes sold separately from BOCs Ticketing.
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WAMi Indigenous
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Abmusic
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Mo Wilson and the Drivers
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Intersections.
WA Dance,
Music & Fashion
High Street, Fremantle
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$5 |
tba |
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Free |
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High Street, Fremantle |
5.30pm |
Free |
The Fabulous
Fyshwick Brothers |
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WAMi World
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Kulcha
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members)
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Travel round the
state with your WAMi Season Pass for some great gigs.
CrabFest Sat March 11
@ Mandurah Foreshore
Karnivool, Project Aurora, Tangled
Thoughts of Leaving +
Echostone
Free entry
South West Tour feat. Schvendes & Fall
Electric
Albany Thu Mar 16
@ Vancouver Arts Centre
w/ 29 Shadows of September + DeltaForse
$10 entry |
Dunsborough Fri Mar 17
@ 3 Bears Bar
w/ As A Weapon, Cowtown, Gene Pool, Paige Trantham & Bec and Alana Unplugged
2 stage sth/west showcase event, $5 entry |
Bunbury Sat Mar 18
@ Prince of Wales Hotel
w/ The View + Cornerstone
Free entry |
Midwest Tour feat. New
Rules for Boats and
Deralikt
Geraldton Thu Mar 23
@ Freemasons Hotel
w/ Leah Grant + Indi System
Free entry |
Kalbarri Sat Mar 25
@ Gilgai Tavern
w/ Grand Central
Free entry |
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WAM ABMUSIC DAY
Once again WAM is coordinating an Indigenous Music Roundtable,
bringing together prominent indigenous and non indigenous
artists, industry and media representatives from around
Australia to strengthen existing networks and develop new
ones.
This activity forms part of WAM's strategy to develop the
indigenous music sector within the West Australian music
industry. The WAM Abmusic Day also includes an industry networking
BBQ, with an indigenous music showcase featuring Peter Brandy
and the Bartlett Brothers. It's all happening Wednesday February
22, if you'd like to attend please contact Fred Gesha via
frederick@wam.asn.au or 9227 7962 (regional WA 1800 007 962).
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INTERSECTIONS.
WA MUSIC, FASHION AND DANCE
WAM and the City of Perth presents Intersections - where
dance meets original contemporary Western Australian music
and fashion design, during the WAMi Festival from February
18 to 26. Fusing home grown rock’n’roll from
The Flairz and some of the hottest work from WA’s up
and coming fashion designers, adorned on the cat walk by
WA’s Steps Youth Dance Company. Fashion by the following
designers will be flaunted: Story by Tang, Material Boy,
Ae’lkemi, Moocha Bella, Zanthus, Off the Wall, Tricycle,
Hustle, Maria Grazia and Vintage Threads. An eclectic mix
of dance, fashion, light and sound, the parade promises to
create a visually exciting rock’n’roll inspired
evening. Intersections is a free outdoor public WAMi Festival
event, taking place for two nights only in the City of Fremantle
Town Square on Thursday February 23 from 4.30pm and Forrest
Chase, City of Perth on Friday February 24 from 5.30pm.
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MANAGING A TOUR: OXYMORON?
WAM and the Music Managers Forum WA (MMF) are pleased
to announce a tour management forum on Thursday Feb 23 from
6.30pm upstairs at the Rosemount Hotel. Panelists include
Scott Adam (The Panda Band, Qstik Records); Callum
Prior (ex Fourth Floor Collapse, ex Snowman); and Matt
Anthony (Gyroscope). Anyone interested in tour management should
get along for tips, toolkits and check lists to get your
tour right the first time.
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The Kiss My WAMi
Dual Disc utilises the latest technology to deliver a CD
and a DVD with over 90 tracks in the 1 disc! Available free
only with early bird season passes the Dual Disc compilation
features the following:
DVD Audio Jukebox
DVD Video Jukebox
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The
Verandah, Perth Concert Hall |
WAMi AWARDS CONGRATULATIONS
Congratulations to all the WAMi Award winners
and nominees! On Tuesday Feb 21 the WAMi
Awards were held, hosted by Robbie Buck and
featuring performances by The Panics, Snowman,
The Fuzz and Schvendes plus a surprise special
guest performance from John Butler; inductions
into the WAM Hall of fame; and the presentation
of the 2006 WAMi Awards, all under the stars
at Beck’s Verandah.
The WAMi Awards is WA music’s night of
nights, bringing together local music fans
and members of local, national and international
industry to acknowledge and celebrate another
year of achievements for WA.
The WAM Hall of Fame inductees were Stephen
and Alan Pigram, James Baker and David McComb.
You can read more about the Hall of Fame and
its inductees here.
You can download the full pdf list of WAMi
Award winners here and the pdf list of nominees
here.
Winners are highlighted in red within the nominee
lists below.
PUBLIC VOTED AWARDS
Most Popular Act
Presented by Network Ten
Eskimo
Joe
Gyroscope
Karnivool
The Panics
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Most Popular Live Act
Presented by the Rosemount Hotel
Gyroscope
Karnivool
Schvendes
Snowman
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Most Popular Album
Presented by EMI Music Australia
Gyroscope - Are You Involved?
End of Fashion - End of Fashion
Karnivool - Themata
The Panics - Sleeps Like a Curse
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Favourite Newcomer
Presented by WIN TV
Eleventh He Reaches London
New Rules For Boats
Schvendes
The Wednesday Society
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Most Popular Music Venue
Presented by Xpress Magazine
Rosemount Hotel
Amplifier Bar
Hyde Park Hotel
Mojo's Bar
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Most Popular Single / EP
Presented by APRA
Schvendes - Turn Out Your Lights
End of Fashion - O Yeah
Gyroscope - Fast Girl
New Rules For Boats - All at Sea
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Most Popular Music Video
Presented by Video Hits
End of Fashion - O Yeah
Karnivool - Themata
The Kill Devil Hills- The Heathen Song
The Flairz - Rock 'n Roll Ain't Evil
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Most
Popular Music Event
Presented
by The West
Australian
Big
Day Out
In The Pines
Rock It
WAMi Festival
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There are also Industry Voted Awards, for which the nominees are…
GENERAL AWARDS
Most Promising New Act
Presented
by Sony BMG
Music Entertainment
Australia
Schvendes
The Fault
New Rules for Boats
The Silents
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Media Award for outstanding contribution
Presented by Healthway
RTRFM 92.1
Bob Gordon
Mike Wafer
X-Press Magazine
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Best Live Sound Engineer
Presented by City of Fremantle
Michael 'Fletch' Fletcher
Ian Stuart
Gavin Tempany
Luke Willot
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Best Record Producer / Engineer
Presented by triple j
Dave Parkin
Steve Bond
Shaun O'Callaghan
Al Smith
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Management Award for outstanding achievement
Presented by Media
Arts Lawyers
Philip Stevens
Scott
Adam
Callum Prior
Luke Rinaldi
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Best WA Based Record Label
Jarrah Records
littleBIGMANrecords
Qstik Records
Redline Records
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Best Indigenous Act
Presented by Abmusic
Richard Walley
Peter Brandy
Alice Haines
The Hill
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Golden WAMi for contribution to the local music industry
Presented
by Woodside
Energy Ltd
Luke
Rinaldi
Scott
Adam
Nigel Bird
Paul Sloan
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GENRE CATEGORY AWARDS
Best Blues / Roots Act
Presented by Blues
At Bridgetown
The Kill Devil Hills
Dave Mann Collective
John Butler Trio
Saritah
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Best Hard Rock / Metal Act
Presented by The
Cakebox
Karnivool
Eleventh He Reaches London
Pathogen
Subtruck
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Best Punk Act
Presented by Musgroves Music
Gyroscope
The Critics
The Homicides
Zxspecky
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Best Commercial Pop Act
Presented by Nova 93.7
Eskimo Joe
End of Fashion
Little Birdy
The Panics
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Best Indie / Pop Act
Presented by Onyx Bar
The Panda Band
The Bank Holidays
New Rules for Boats
Schvendes
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Best Rock Act
Presented by Warner Music Australia
Gyroscope
End of Fashion
The Fuzz
Schvendes
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Best Country Music Act
Presented by Chevron
The Kill Devil Hills
The Jayco Brothers
New Rules for Boats
Peter Busher and the Lone Rangers
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Best Jazz Act
Presented by Zenith Music
Hip Mo Toast
nina.x band
Sly
Void
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Best Urban Music Act
Presented by the City of Perth
Downsyde
Deralikt
Fdel
Micadelic
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Best Funk Act
Presented by Smokefree WA
Bobby Blackbird and the Bluejays
Dyslexic Fish
Funk Club House Band
Salamander
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Best Live Electronic Act
Presented by RTRFM 92.1
Astronaut
Chrism + Fenris
Lo-Key Fu
Roly Skender
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Best World Music Act
Presented by Kulcha
B Movie Heroes
David Hyams and The Miles To Go Band
Steve Tallis
Ziggy Bey Jan Group
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CRAFT CATEGORY AWARDS
Best Male Vocalist
Andy Citawarman (Snowman)
Justin Burford (End of Fashion)
Nathan Gaunt
Ian Kenny (Karnivool)
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Best Drummer
Gabriel Nicotra
(The Panda Band, Rollerskates)
Andrew Fisenden
(Ginger Blu Collective, Void, Sly)
Pete Guazelli
(Harry Smith, Gata Negra)
Steve Judd
(Karnivool, Hope Here Gone)
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Best Instrumentalist
Presented by AMRAP
Tristen Parr (Schvendes, Fall Electric)
Alex Archer (The Kill Devil Hills)
Stevie Callan (The Panda Band, Rollerskates)
Julian Douglas (The Panics)
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Best Female Vocalist
Katy Steele (Little Birdy)
Rachael Dease (Schvendes)
Sascha Ion (One Horse Town)
Abbe May (The Fuzz)
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Best Electronic Producer
Presented by Luna Palace
Pendulum
Fdel
Hiro?
Lo-Key Fu
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Best DJ
Greg Packer
Armee
Fdel
Pawel
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Best Guitarist
Presented by Clancy’s Fish Pub
Drew Goddard (Karnivool)
Ant Gray (Schvendes, Harry Smith)
Simon Leach (Little Birdy)
Dave Mann
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Best Bassist
Ben Franz (The Waifs)
Dane Alderson (Void)
David Namour (The Panda Band, Rollerskates)
Vanessa Thornton (Jebediah)
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A-D
8ball + Munchie
Man
Alice
Haines
Ambidexter
Andrew
Ewing
Andy James
Court
Anonymous, The
Antistatic
As A Weapon
Astronaut
Autumn Isles, The
Avenues,
The
Bank
Holidays, The
BC Slaam
with Jade & Rio
Bec & Alana Unplugged
Bernard
Carney
Birds
of Tokyo
Black
Steel
Captial
City
Connie
Kis Andersen
Cowtown
Crimes of
the Primary
Cuarteto
Farol
Dave Mann Collective
David
Hyams & The Miles to Go Band
Deltaforse
Dirty
Secrets, The
Dougal Adams & Ormonde
Waters
Doc Jones' Lechery Orchestra
Downsyde
Dusk
DXU:555 feat.
Mia Roberts
Dyslexic
Fish
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E-J
Echostone
Eduardo Cossio
Ele-mental
Electric
Limousine
Eleventh He
Reaches London
End
of Fashion
Escher
Ether
Fall
Electric, The
Fault, The
Fighting
for Alaska
Flairz,
The
Floors,
The
Flow Dynamics
Fourth Floor Collapse
Freak Radicals
French Rockets
Freudian Slips, The
Frisky
Funkalleros
Fuzz, The
Gigantic
Grand Central
Gyroscope
Hail Mary
Harry Smith
Hill, The
Homicides, The
Howie Morgan
Hunter
Jacknives, The
Jasmine Loop Control
Jayco Brothers, The
Jebediah
Jeff Strong
John Butler Trio
Josephine Mellick
Josivac
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K-R
Karnivool
Kevin
Cortez
Kill Devil
Hills, The
King Wasabi
Lake
of Bass
Last Year's
Hero
Lauren
Brede
Life
Project
Little
Birdy
Lo-Key Fu
Loose Unit
M-16s, The
Meaning of,
The
Melange
Mochief
Mr Sister
(featuring Mel Robinson)
New Rules
for Boats
One
Horse Town
Outfit
Faux
Panda
Band, The
Panics,
The
Perth Escola De Samba
Peter Brandy
Pete Stone
Pippa
Drysdale
Preytells,
The
Radarmaker
Red
Jezebel
Raggabeats
Resonance,
The
Rollerskates
Roly Skender
Ronni Rae Rivers
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S-Z
Saritah
Schvendes
Silents, The
Simon London
and The Spirits
Simon
Nield
Skyrocket
Fights
SleeperX
Sleepy
Jackson,
The
Snowman
Steve & Ros
Barnes
Steve
Tallis and
the Holy
Ghosts
Stingray
Subtruck
Sunshine
Brothers
Superengine
Tall
Poppies
Tangled
Thoughts
Of Leaving
Tetrafide
Percussion
Thread
Thrust
Toby
and Code
Red
Tomas
Ford's Cabaret
of Death
Tompo
Tragic
Delicate
Waifs,
The
Wednesday
Society,
The
White
Swallows,
The
Xave
Brown
Yabu
Band
Zxspecky
Zeta
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WAMi Festival
Season Passes get you entry to all gigs except the WAMi Awards
for only $33 + booking fee!! Get yours before February 18
to get a FREE copy of the massive Kiss My
WAMi DualDisc
CD-DVD compilation.
Outlets:
78 Records: 914 Hay St Perth
DADA Records: 36 Pier Street Perth
Mills Records: 22 Adelaide Street Fremantle
Planet Video: 642-648 Beaufort Street Mount Lawley
WAM office: Level 1, 58 James St Northbridge
Tickets for the WAMi Awards are $45+bf through BOCS
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ASSISTANCE FOR
VISITORS TRAVELING TO PERTH
Stage and Screen Travel Services can assist those traveling
to the WAMi Festival with their travel arrangements such
as flights, accommodation and car hire etc. Mention the WAMi
Festival to Rachel Waggett at Stage and Screen Travel Services
for access to their discounted rates.
Rachel Waggett
Travel Manager
07 3032 9220
rwaggett@stageandscreen.com.au
www.stageandscreen.com.au
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FUNDING INFO SESSION
FOR VENUES
Venues supporting local original music interested in the
State Government’s one off funding round for noise
attenuation activities can get all the details at the WAMi
Festival information Session. It's this Friday Feb 24 from
10am at Lvl 1, King Street Arts Centre, 375 Murray St Perth.
To register your interest, please contact the Sound Attenuation
Officer at the Department of Culture and the Arts via sasp@dca.wa.gov.au or
9224 7370.
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WAMi everywhere! Check the following media outlets for WAMi action...
X-Press - today Thursday Feb 16 - WAMi Festival liftout including gig
guide!
Channel V - 7.30/9.30pm tonight Thursday Feb 16 - Red Light Special:
WA Bands Back to Back
Video Hits (Network 10) - 11am Sunday Feb 19 - WAMi Festival Special
RTRFM 92.1 - all week - Kiss My WAMi DualDisc compilation is Local Feature
Album and there's loads of interviews coming next week
Top Shelf (triple j) - 2 to 5pm Weekdays - listen out to get your hands
on a Live At The Wireless ticket
HACK (triple j) - 5 to 6pm Weekdays next week - current affairs broadcasting
from the Perth studios
ABC 720AM - 1 to 4pm Weekdays - Bernadette Young presents WA artists
and interview features all next week
'A Very Homegrown Breakfast' (RTRFM 92.1) Tues Feb 21 - featuring all local tunes
and local music memories
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Amplifier
Bar: (rear) 393 Murray Street, Perth
Beck's Verandah,
Perth Concert Hall: 55 St Georges Terrace Perth
Black Betty's: PO Box 331 6865 133 Aberdeen Street
Captain Stirling Hotel: 80 Stirling Highway
Claremont Hotel: 1 Bayview Terrace Claremont
Club Capitol: 393 Murray Street, Perth
Curtin University of Technology: Kent St Bentley
Fremantle Arts Centre, 1 Finnerty Street,
Fremantle
Fly By Night Musicians Club: Parry St Fremantle
The Flying Scotsman & Velvet Lounge: 639 Beaufort St Mount
Lawley
Forrest Chase, Perth
City
Hyde Park Hotel: 331 Bulwer St West Perth
Kulcha: 1st Floor, 13 South Terrace,
Fremantle
Leederville Hotel: 742 Newcastle
Street, Leederville
McCallum Park: Canning
Highway, off the causeway South Perth
Mojo's Bar: 237 Queen Victoria Street North Fremantle
Norfolk Basement, 47 South
Terrace (Basement), Fremantle
Paddington Alehouse: 141 Scarborough Beach Road
Rosemount Hotel: 459 Fitzgerald Street North Perth
The Shed: 69 - 71 Aberdeen St
Northbridge
Swan Basement: 201 Queen Victoria,
North Fremantle
Wotton Skate Park:
Embleton Avenue Embleton
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The WAMi
Festival '06 Team
Nigel Bird – Regional Support Coordinator
Paul Bodlovich – WAM Executive Director
Jason Brice – Sponsorship Officer
Paleeta Bronwasser – Acting Business Manager
Fred Gesha – Indigenous Music Officer
Emma Jack – Communications Coordinator
Hamish Jacobsen – Education Officer
Joel Louie – Web Guru
Elisa Norton – Administration Assistant
Sarah Norton – Rammpaage Coordinator
Luke Rinaldi – Programming Assistant
Lisa Schreiber – Special Projects
Pete Stone – Awards Night Coordinator
Sarah Thomas – Festival Publicist
Enquiries can be emailed to admin @ wam.asn.au (without the
spaces before and after the @ symbol) or alternatively you
can call 08 9227 7962 (1800 007 962 for regional WA).
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WAM would like to acknowledge the support of our partners
and festival sponsors:
EVENT PARTNERS
WAM would like to acknowledge the support of our Event Partners:
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