More added to 2016 WAMCon, over 80 live acts performing
Bolstering the existing lineup of speakers for this year’s WAMCon, West Australian Music (WAM) has added FBi Radio’s Music Director Stephen Goodhew, WME booking agent Rebecca Young, Unified’s head of artist management Nick Yates and founder of Parlour Gigs Matt Walters, plus many more.
The new inclusions join an already stacked lineup including notable names such as Dom Alessio from triple j, Ground Control Touring’s John Chavez and Gareth Liddiard from The Drones.
With 36 speakers already announced for the event, more than 50 speakers are expected to make an appearance at the State Theatre Centre of Western Australia for the two-day event in November, with another announcement to be made closer to the event date.
Celebrating original homegrown live music, Saturday Spectacular will feature a selection of more than 80 performing acts. From Fremantle’s Hideous Sun Demon to Small Town Heroes, the line-up of artists showcases a diverse range of local Western Australian talent.
Small Town Heroes
Additionally, photography competition Kiss My Camera will make a return to WAMCon after a three-year break, with over $11,000 in prizes to be won.
Friday Showcase line-ups have also been announced for 13 separate events as part of the #WAMFest Friday Showcases.
The full list of second round speakers and Saturday Spectacular artists can be found below:
Second round of WAMCon speakers:
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)
Lineup for Saturday Spectacular:
Ah Trees
Angus Dawson Bahasa Malay Barefeet Sojourns Bats
Belgrade
Bells Rapids
Beni Bjah
Ben Taaffe
Black Stone From The Sun
Catzilla
Cubs
Demon Days
DIY Rainclouds
DJ Shannon Fox Dmtellic
Figurehead
Filthy Apes
Flossy
Foam
Golden String
Gold Suns
Henry Maxwell Hideous Sun Demon Hope Street
Human Buoy
Hussy
Hyla
Jacob Diamond Joys
Lanark
Leafy Suburbs
Legs Electric
Leoh
Leon Osborn
Lilt
Lionizer
Lucy Peach
Mathas
Mhindel
Mike Midnight Moana
Odette Mercy & Her
Soul Atomics
Oli
Parnell March
Pete Byfield
Peyton
Pilerats DJs
POW Negro
Premiss (ft. Coin Banks, Marksman Lloyd & special guest MCs) Psychedelic Porn Crumpets
Rok Riley
Salary Scalphunter
Segue Safari Skullcave
Sly Withers
Small Town Heroes Spaceman
Spire
Stillwater Giants
Sugar Army
Sydnee Carter Tangled Thoughts Of Leaving
The China Blue Experiment
The Chlorines
The Crystal Moth
Thee Loose Hounds The Money War
The Primary Collective Time Pilot
Tobacco Rat
Usurper Of Modern Medicine
Verge Collection Whisky Au Go Go Yaqui Yeti
Young Robin