WAMcon announces over 30 more speakers, WAMfest unveils full program

WA’s peak music association WAM this morning announced the final 30 speakers for WAMCon (Friday, November 5 and Saturday 6 at the State Theatre Centre, Perth), bringing the total to over 50.

They are:

Aaron Rutter (Director, JumpClimb)

Aarom Wilson (Director, Aaromedia / Marketing & Communications Officer, WAM)

Amanda Mason (Lawyer, Media Arts Lawyers – VIC)

Andrew Fuller (Managing Director, Clearview Legal Counsel / Principal, New Action Management / Director, Easy Tiger Rights Management – VIC)

Anton Maz (Marketing Manager, WAAPA / DJ & Promoter, Death Disco)

Bob Gordon (Creator & Director, Around the Sound)

Chris O’Neill (National Manager – Writer Services, APRA AMCOS – NSW)

Christina Thiers (A&R Manager, Warner Music Australia – NSW)

Dominic Miller (Agent, New World Artists – QLD)

Gary Seeger (Creative Director, peermusic / Publishing & Music Supervisor, Trackdown Recording Studio – NSW)

Harley Evans (Managing Director and Owner, moshtix and The Ticket Group – NSW)

James Boyd (State Manager Western Australia & South Australia, Creative Partnerships Australia)

Jared Nelson (Training Director/Owner, Behind The Wall)

Jessica Willoughby (Fair Play Report author & researcher, WAM / freelance journalist & content specialist)

Kylie Thompson (Director, Sorrento Strategic Music)

Mary-Anne Wickham (Business Development Manager, Sorrento Strategic Music)

Matthew Tomich (Marketing Communications Officer, Country Arts / freelance publicist & journalist)

Mike Harris (CEO, WAM)

Mike Nelson (Performer, Mike Nelson / retired lecturer in Jazz Studies, WAAPA, UWA, ANU)

Novac Bull (performer, Boom! Bap! Pow!)

Paul Van Lieshout (presenter, RTRFM / activist / Youth Officer & Student Representative, Media Entertainment & Arts Alliance)

Phaedra Watts (Festival Director, Nannup Music Festival)

Richard Berney (Executive Creative Director, 303 MullenLowe)

Sam Scherr (Writer Service & Office Manager – Administration, APRA AMCOS)

Sarah Tout (Head Of Training & Presenter, RTRFM / performer, Simone & Girlfunkle / Director, Voice Box Media Training)

Steven McDonald (performer, OFF!, Redd Kross, Melvins / record producer – Los Angeles, US)

Timothy Nelson (performer, Timothy Nelson & The Infidels, High Horse)

Tom Larkin (General Manager, VVV Management/ Manager & Shihad member/ music producer – VIC)

Zal Kanga-Parabia (performer, Ru / Creative Coordinator, Propel Youth Arts / Exhibition Coordinator, ECU Graduate Research School)

Ziggy Ramo (performer, Ziggy Ramo / Activist)

Over the two days, there’ll be three keynote presentations, eight panels, five masterclasses, 100 one-on-one speed dates and radio pitching sessions, an epic QuayNote Boat Party and the debut of Bookers & Burgers.

Also announced this morning was the full program for WAMfest presented by Drug Aware, click on www.wamfest.com.au.

It drew almost 15,000 last year. There are also updates on the sold-out WAMawards with 38 categories, two Kiss My Camera awards and two Hall of Fame inductions, and the 2-CD KissMyWAMi featuring 37 WA acts.