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