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Live music 7 nights a week
Roots, Rock, Country, Swing,
Latin, Rockabilly and more...
If the sun is down there’s
a gig at The Stang!
WAMi Gig
Saturday May 9th
From 12-6pm:
t Cal Peck and The Tramps
t The Hayley Beth Love Affliction
t The Jayco Brothers
t The Justin Walshe Folk Machine
t The Ghost Hotel
t King George
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WEDNESDAY MAY 6
Forrest Chase
Blue Shaddy
Timothy Nelson And The Infidels
Hyde Park Hotel
Will Stoker and the Embers
Mile End
Injured Ninja
8pm / $8
Indi Bar
Miche Suite
8pm / $8
SARAH NORTON
WELCOME TO THE WAMiS
WELCOME TO THE 2009 WAMi FESTIVAL GUIDE, PRESENTED BY ECU AND X-PRESS MAGAZINE.
THIS IS YOUR HANDY REFERENCE TO WHAT’S SHAKIN’ OVER THE WAMi FESTIVAL, MAY 6-10, 2009.
Each year, WA celebrates local, original, contemporary music with the WAMi Festival. Our favourite acts are showcased through
gigs and the Kiss My WAMi compilation CD; honoured through the WAMi Awards; and the young bloods get a big opportunity
to gig their hearts out to new audiences. Also recognised are the music industry players, media and organisations that help to
drive and expand the great local music scene.
Within and outside of our state borders, Western Australia is very much recognised as a hive of musical talent and
activity, and the 2009 WAMi Festival gives you the opportunity to play a part in this great scene in so many different ways.
The new five-day format sure packs a punch, and gives you the chance to catch a whopping 120 acts over 20 venues
in the metropolitan area. Key events such as the City Of Perth Northbridge Saturday Spectacular and the WAMi Music Business
Conference are shaping up to be the best ever. For those of you who are keen to roll up a swag and head for the country, the
WAMi Festival continues on to May 23 with great gigs in the mid-west, south-west and wheatbelt regions.
In addition to the much-loved showcases, the WAMi Festival will also be taking the contemporary music experience
out of the traditional venues and into different mediums such as photography, installation and fashion. These programs truly
reveal the amazing influence that contemporary music has on many facets of our lives and introduces us to emerging and
established Western Australian creative talent.
While we are talking ‘new events’, be sure to check out the Too Solid Indigenous Awards, which debut this year.
I encourage you to take a good look through the WAMi Festival Guide and start planning your WAMi Festival experience now.
See you there!
Sarah Norton
WAMi Festival Director
Metro City
Music Industry Reunion Night
The Stems
Dave Warner’s From The Suburbs
Del Roio Bros
V-Capri
Saracen
Kim Salmon And James Baker
Guitar Gods
The Allstar Blues Band
Moon Café
Andrew Ewing
Gosia Basinska
Sean Pollard
8pm / free
Rosemount Hotel
Triple J Live At The Wireless
Karnivool
Sugar Army
Unearthed winner
8pm / free
WEDNESDAY MAY 6
Fly By Night
TOO SOLID Indigenous Music Awards
Fitzroy Express
Naomi Pigram Band
Warrangka
Gina Williams
Brian Lloyd
THURSDAY MAY 7
Metro City
WAMi Awards
The Kill Devil Hills
Drapht
Djiva
Project Mayhem
The Sneaky Weasel Gang
7.30pm / $25+bf
CONTENTS
4 INTRODUCTION
5 EVENTS CALENDAR
8 TRIPLE J LIVE AT THE WIRELESS
9 WAMI AWARDS
12 SATURDAY SPECTACULAR
14 KISS MY CAMERA
16 INDIGENOUS MUSIC AWARDS
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18 KISS MY WAMI CD
20 LOVE IS MY VELOCITY
22 MUSIC BUSINESS CONFERENCE
24 MUSIC INDUSTRY REUNION
WAMi HALL OF FAME
25 REGIONAL EVENTS
26 SPONSORS
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FRIDAY MAY 8
Amplifier Bar
The Silents
Harlequin League
The Shiny Brights
Russian Winters
8pm / $15
Clancy’s (Fremantle)
Natalie Gillespie
9pm / free
DeVilles Pad
Rocket To Memphis
The Ellington Jazz Club
Late show
Hellenic Centre, Northbridge
Love Is My Velocity Cookbook II
Launch
Hyde Park Hotel
The Homicides
The Devil Rides Out
Mongrel Country
8pm / $8
Norfolk Basement
The Preytells
Blackmilk
Roly Skender And The Tonics
Wolves At The Door
8pm / $10
Republic Bar
Ambidexter
Brash and Sassy
Cloud Kollektiv
She Selexx
$10
Rocket Room
Chaos Divine
Dogs Of War
The Ascent
Mercurial
8pm / $10
Rosemount Hotel
Funk Club
The Typhoons
Randa and the Soul Kingdom
Mathas
Rocket Room
State Of Order
Thursday’s Page
Midnight / $5
SATURDAY MAY 9
SATURDAY SPECTACULAR
Cultural Centre Markets
Steve Parkin
Claire Hollingsworth
Andrew Winton
Arons Crusade
Qyan Beardman
Bird To Prey
Midday / free
The Court Hotel
Nat Repepi
Boom! Bap! Pow!
Mo Wilson And The Drivers
Xave Brown and Band
Burgers Of Beef
Midday / free
Mustang Bar
Cal Peck And The Tramps
The Hayley Beth Love Affliction
The Jayco Brothers
The Justin Walshe Folk Machine
The Ghost Hotel
King George
Midday / free
Suede Bar
The Autumn Isles
Stereoflower
Blac Blocs
The Upton Pilots
The Bad Vibes
Midday / free
Universal Bar
Sneaky Weasel Gang
8Ball Aitken
The Lazy Railway
Natasha Bouchard
You Me and Ryan
The Whistling Dogs
Midday / free
Vultures Café
Emily Barker
Gilroy
Catherine Trainos
Robbie Jalepeno
Ryan Webb
2pm / free
Metro City
Saturday Spectacular
Closing Party
Downsyde
End Of Fashion
Sugar Army
The Panda Band
Schvendes
Boys Boys Boys
Project Mayhem
The Holy Sea
Tomas Ford
The Novocaines
The Transients
The Words
6pm / $15+bf / $20
Fly By Night Club
Pure Pop Festival
DM3
The Chevelles
The Early Hours
Jack and the Beanstalk
The Cadets
7.30pm / $30+bf
DeVilles Pad
Day Of The Dead
8pm
The Ellington Jazz Club
Late show
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The Republic Bar
Saturday Spectacular After Party
SUNDAY MAY 10
The Vault
City Of Melville Showdown
End Of Fashion
Sugar Army
Elora Danan
Boys Boys Boys
The Killer Cars
Melville battle of the bands
1pm / free / All-Ages
RUSSIAN WINTERS
Railway Hotel
The Kill Devil Hills
WAMi Conference ‘Great Debate’
3pm / $5
Mojo’s Bar
Cinema Prague
Red Jezebel
6pm / $15
DOWNSYDE
Railway Hotel
The Floors
Timothy Nelson and the Infidels
Circuits Of The Sun
The Veescars
The Morning Night
December Seven
5.30pm / $10
Swan Basement
Elora Danan
Streetlight
The Reserves
Tracksuit
6pm / $10
BLUE SHADDY
Swan Lounge
Rhapcity
Inessable
Dialekt
6pm / $5
Newport Hotel
Columbia
Diamond Eye
Stella’s Kitchen
Homebrewe
6pm / free
MONDAY MARCH 11
BURGERS OF BEEF
Charles Hotel
Perth Jazz Society showcase
Johannes Luebbers Quartet:
Callum G’Froerer
Brett Thompson
Ben Falle
Callum Moncrieff
7pm / $20 General /
Concessions $18 / $12 PJS Members
TUESDAY MAY 12
THE CHEVELLES
Charles Hotel
Perth Blues Club
Lindsay Wells
Gary Stoyles
Andrew McIlroy
Howie Smallman
Alan Dawson
Bob Greaves
John Wilson
Andrew Smith
Ian Ironside-Bones
Tuesday May 12-Sunday May 18
Country Arts /
Mid West Development Commission Tour
Delta Forse feat: MC Optamus (Downsyde)
local guests
SUNDAY MAY 17
Bootenal Family Tavern, Geraldton
Delta Forse feat: MC Optamus (Downsyde)
Grenade
Sam Kelly
1pm / All-Ages
Bootenal Family Tavern, Geraldton
Delta Forse feat: MC Optamus (Downsyde)
Triptych
Indiji Rappa
Michael May
5.30pm / 18+
Redcliffe On The Murray, Pinjarra
The Words
Emily Barker
You, Me And Ryan
Somewhere With Orange
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TUESDAY MAY 19
Country Arts LOUDER /
WAMi Festival Southwest Tour
Sneaky Weasel Gang
Desert Radio
Local Supports
8pm
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WEDNESDAY MAY 20
The Prince of Wales, Bunbury
Sneaky Weasel Gang
Desert Radio
The Words (acoustic)
Next To Nothing (acoustic)
Louis And The Honkey Tonk
SMOKY BARS.
THURSDAY MAY 21
Settlers Tavern, Margaret River
Sneaky Weasel Gang
Desert Radio
Qyan
Paige Trantham
8pm
FRIDAY MAY 22
Manjimup Town Hall
B@M / WAMi Festival
Sneaky Weasel Gang
Desert Radio
Abbe May
Ashoka
6.30pm / All-Ages
THE ALWAYS TOUGH, ALWAYS CLEAR, ALWAYS GOT-YOUR-BACK SM57 AND SM58. Forty long
years on the road. Countless long nights on stage. Raucous crowds and unruly fans. The SM57 and SM58
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SATURDAY MAY 23
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2009 WAMi FESTIVAL
TRIPLE J LIVE AT THE WIRELESS
2009 WAMi AWARDS
AFTER YEARS OF CONTINUED SUPPORT FROM TRIPLE J, THE WAMiS ARE EXCITED TO WELCOME BACK THE TRIPLE J
LIVE MUSIC TEAM FOR ONE OF THE BIGGEST NIGHTS ON THE WAMi FESTIVAL CALENDAR: THE TRIPLE J LIVE AT THE
WIRELESS CONCERT ON WEDNESDAY, MAY 6, AT THE ROSEMOUNT HOTEL.
The 2009 WAMi Awards honours achievement in the WA original, contemporary music scene from the past year, with
winners walking away with a famous WAMington prize cake.
Be a part of the 2009 WAMi Awards night, Thursday, May 7, at Metro City Concert Club - hosted by Tex Perkins
and featuring extra-special performances by top WA acts Drapht, Kill Devil Hills, Djiva, Project Mayhem, The Sneaky
Weasel Gang - it is the WA music industry’s night of nights. Get your ticket now from www.moshtix.com.au(.)
Nominees this year include Birds Of Tokyo, The Kill Devil Hills, Sugar Army, Boys Boys Boys!, Abbe May, The
Typhoons, Drapht and Tame Impala. Past winners include Eskimo Joe, John Butler, Downsyde, Little Birdy, The Pigram
Brothers, Gyroscope, and VOID.
In the running for the coveted Golden WAMi Award are Peter Barr (RTRFM); Kristy Pinder (formerly of Perth
International Arts Festival); David Cutbush (RTRFM) and Steph Edwardes (music manager). Who will take the cake?
Don’t miss the 2009 WAMi Awards!
After spending most of 2008 locked in the studio, writing and recording the follow up to their debut album, Themata, Karnivool
return to the WAMi Festival stage as they perform an exclusive Triple J Live At The Wireless set. One of the Australia’s biggest and
most popular independent acts, with a huge live reputation; Karnivool will dust off the cobwebs to bring you some old favourites
and new material that you’ll sure to be familiar with in 2009.
With a swag of WAMi nominations (including Most Popular Act) and a debut album set for release in July this year,
Sugar Army will also take the stage to record a live set for Triple J’s all-Australian music program, Home & Hosed.
Lastly, one lucky Triple J Unearthed winner will be opening the night. If you are WA-based, you can enter your band for
this amazing opportunity. Visit www.triplejunearthed.com for details.
The Triple J Live At The Wireless concert will be hosted by Dom and Steph from Triple J’s Home & Hosed.
The WAMi Festival Triple J Live At The Wireless is an 18+ free entry event. Doors open at 8pm, with a ‘first in best
dressed’ policy until venue capacity is reached.
KARNIVOOL
SUGAR ARMY
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THURSDAY MAY 7
The WAMi Awards is presented by ECU and The City of Perth
PUBLIC VOTED AWARDS
Most Popular Act
Presented by ECU
Birds of Tokyo
Sugar Army
Tame Impala
The Kill Devil Hills
Most Popular Album
Presented by Metro City Concert Club &
Slate Bourbon
Abbe May and the Rockin’ Pneumonia –
Howl and Moan
Birds of Tokyo – Universes
Snowman – The Horse, The Rat and The
Swan
The Painkillers – Love Cancer
Most Popular Live Act
Presented by Xpress Magazine
Birds of Tokyo
Gyroscope
Tame Impala
The Kill Devil Hills
Favourite Newcomer
Presented by RTR FM 92.1
Apricot Rail
Boys Boys Boys!
Tame Impala
Will Stoker and The Embers
Most Popular Music Website
Presented by City of Perth
fasterlouder.com (Perth)
perthbands.com
rtrfm.com.au
spaceshipnews.com.au
Most Popular Music Venue
Presented by triple j
Amplifier Bar
The Bakery
Fly By Night Musicians Club
Rosemount Hotel
YOUR HOST, TEX PERKINS
DJIVA
Most Popular Single / EP
Presented by PerthNow & Moshtix
Drapht – Jimmy Recard
End of Fashion – Fussy
Felicity Groom – Treasures
Tame Impala – Self Titled EP
Most Popular Music Video
Presented by Network Ten & Video Hits
Downsyde – Fortune and Fame
Felicity Groom – Criminal
Sugar Army – Acute
Tame Impala – Half Full Glass of Wine
Most Popular Music Event
Presented by Sonicbids
Big Day Out - Perth
In The Pines
Laneway Festival
Southbound
DRAPHT
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INDUSTRY VOTED AWARDS
Golden WAMi
Presented by City of Perth
Peter Barr
Dave Cutbush
Kristy Pinder
Steph Edwardes
Best Jazz Act
Presented by Media Entertainment and
Arts Alliance
Johannes Luebbers Dectet
The Graham Wood Trio
Troy Roberts
VOID
Best Live Sound Engineer
Presented by WAM
Dave Carter
Ian Stewart
Luke Willott
Rene De Vries
Best Bassist
Presented by WAM
Ian Berney (Sugar Army)
Ryan Dux (The Floors, The Kills Devil
Hills)
Roy Martinez (The Yabu Band, Cinema
Prague)
Dom Simper (Tame Impala)
Media Award - Individual
Presented by WAM
Aarom Wilson
Bob Gordon
Dave Cutbush
Mike Wafer
Best Commercial Pop Act
Presented by Sony Music & Nova 93.7
Bob Evans
Boys Boys Boys!
Eskimo Joe
The Panics
Most Promising New Act
Presented by Peel Music Foundation
Apricot Rail
Boys Boys Boys!
Tame Impala
The Scotch of Saint James
Best Country Music Act
Presented by WINTV
Jane Germain and the Yahoos
The Fancy Brothers
The Kill Devil Hills
The Lazy Railway
Best Record Producer / Engineer
Presented by SAE Institute
Alan Smith – Begerk! Recording Studio
Dave Parkin – Blackbird Studio
Laurie McCallum – Sumo Sound Studio
Rob Grant – Poons Head
Best Guitarist
Presented by WAM
Andrew Ryan (Fall Electric, Felicity
Groom and The Black Black Smoke,
Adam Said Galore)
Andrew Winton
Luke Dux (The Floors, Will Stoker and the
Embers)
Michael Vdelli (Vdelli)
Media Award - Organisation
Presented by Diskbank CD & DVD
The Drum Media
perthbands.com
RTRFM
X-Press Magazine
Indigenous Act of the Year
Presented by ABMUSIC
Djiva
Peter Brandy
The Yabu Band
Warangka Band
Best WA Based Record Label
Presented by AIR
Firestarter
Good Cop Bad Cop
Jarrah Records
Love Is My Velocity
Management Award
Presented by One Movement
Heath Bradby
Steph Edwardes
Jodie Regan
Philip Stevens
Best Rock Act
Presented by 96fm
Birds of Tokyo
Sugar Army
Tame Impala
The Kill Devil HIlls
Best Indie Pop Act
Presented by Rusty
Boys Boys Boys!
Felicity Groom and The Black Black
Smoke
Red Jezebel
Umpire
Best Urban / Hip Hop Act
Presented by APRA
Downsyde
Drapht
MC Able
The Typhoons
Best Male Vocalist
Presented by 98.5 Sonshine FM
Brendon Humphries (The Kill Devil Hills)
Ian Kenny (Birds of Tokyo, Karnivool)
Kevin Parker (Tame Impala)
Pat McLaughlin (Sugar Army)
Best Hardcore / Punk Act
Presented by Fasterlouder.com.au
Eleventh He Reaches London
Extortion
Project Mayhem
The Painkillers
Best Live Electronic Act
Presented by Red Bull
Pendulum
The Transients
The Voltaire Twins
Tomás Ford
Best Female Vocalist
Presented by Department of Health /
Mental Health WA
Felicity Groom
Abbe May
Miranda Pollard (New Rules For Boats)
Rachel Dease (Schvendes)
Best Hard Rock / Metal Act
Presented by Roadrunner Records
Cease
Chaos Divine
The Devil Rides Out
Voyager
Best DJ
Presented by The Drum Media
Charlie Bucket
Dan The Man
Petrosex
Travis
Best Drummer
Presented by WAM
Malcolm Clark (The Sleepy Jackson,
Circuits of the Sun)
Matt Maguire (Schvendes)
Shaun Sibbes (Circuits of the Sun)
Jay Watson (Tame Impala, Pond)
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Best World Act
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CITY OF PERTH
NORTHBRIDGE SATURDAY SPECTACULAR
SATURDAY, MAY 9
In the spirit of Austin, Texas’ South By Southwest music festival, the Northbridge Saturday Spectacular places a vast array of
WA’s finest artists in an equally vast array of our cultural centre’s finest venues.
Throughout the day and night of Saturday, May 9, Northbridge’s most interesting live music venues will host
showcases spanning every genre of music, offering a veritable music smorgasbord for everyone to enjoy. Best of all, with all of
the venues being in close proximity to one another, and all of the shows being free, music lovers can truly experience the
City Of Perth Northbridge Saturday Spectacular’s ‘all you can eat’ policy. What better way to discover new music than to wander
around the buzzing hub of Northbridge, sampling the best-of-the-best.
After you’ve had your fill, desert is served as the sweetest dish of all, with the City Of Perth Northbridge Saturday
Spectacular’s Closing Party at Metro City. Twelve of Perth’s best bands, all sharing one of Australia’s most impressive stages,
partying into the night. RTRFM 92.1 will be broadcasting live from the Mustang Bar from 1-5pm, so be sure to tune in. From
6pm, catch Downsyde, End Of Fashion, Sugar Army, The Panda Band, Schvendes, Boys Boys Boys, Project Mayhem,
The Holy Sea, Tomas Ford, The Novocaines, The Transients, and The Words. Tickets are $15+bf, or $20 on the
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KISS MY CAMERA SHOWCASE
A SHOWCASE OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA’S MUSICAL MOMENTS
Music lovers, photographers and photo-media artists in Western Australia were invited to enter the inaugural Kiss My Camera
showcase, which is being exhibited as part of the 2009 WAMi Festival at Western Australian Museum from Thursday, April 23,
to Sunday, June 28, 2009. The showcase will then tour to selected museums in regional Western Australia.
The Kiss My Camera showcase will feature images of Western Australian musical moments. The selection criteria
outlined that the images could be from any year, but must feature a Western Australian artist or location. The showcase
includes live music shots, portraits, press images, fan material and photo-media works.
All entries were in the running to win the following prizes:
Grand prize
Portrait prize
Live Music prize
The ‘foodchain’ prize for photographers under 25.
JACINTA MATHEWS
TITLE:GYROSCOPE
Kiss My Camera is presented by WAM with support from the Western Australian Museum;
The Perth Centre For Photography; and foodchain
MAX PAM
TITLE: RICK BRYANT
JACINTA MATHEWS
TITLE:GYROSCOPE
WILLIAM BUCK
TITLE: ONE STEP CLOSER
VELEVET MILLER
TITLE: BLEEDING THROUGH
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AMY VINICOMBE
TITLE: JUDAS PRIEST FANS WAITING
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TITLE: CRYSTAL CASTLES
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TOO SOLID INDIGENOUS MUSIC AWARDS
The TOO SOLID Indigenous Music Awards, in its inaugural year, honours achievement by Indigenous artists who reside
in Western Australia. Offered as a part of the 17th annual WAMi Festival, 14 awards for Indigenous WA musicians will be
presented by a bevy of special guest presenters, including Ernie Dingo, Narelda Jacobs, John Butler, Derek Kickett, Dr
Richard Walley and Ricky Grace, on Wednesday, May 6, at Fremantle’s Fly By Night Musicians Club.
WA Indigenous artists were nominated in nine categories: Female Artist, Male Artist, Female Vocalist, Male
Vocalist, Keyboardist, Guitarist, Bass Player, and Drummer. Most Promising New Act is open to an up-and-coming act,
founded within the last three years (no earlier than 2006). Artist Of The Year will be selected from all artist category
winners, judged on popularity and quality of performance.
Album nominations were open in three categories: Contemporary, Country and R&B Album Of The Year. Most
Popular Album will be selected from all album category winners, judged on popularity and quality, for albums released
within the last 10 years (1999-2009). All entries were judged by an independently selected, diverse and industryexperienced panel.
Special guest performers on the night will be Fitzroy Express, Naomi Pigram Band, Warrangka, Gina Williams,
Brian Lloyd and more. At the TOO SOLID Awards Presentation, Indigenous artists who have donated their time from over
30 years and beyond will be honoured.
Tickets can purchased at the Aboriginal Alcohol And Drug Service, through Denice Kickett or Christine Pearson via (08)
9221 1411.
The TOO SOLID Music Awards are presented by WAM, in partnership with the Aboriginal Alcohol And Drug Service and
supported by ABMusic.
Sponsors include Kosmic Sound; APRA; Paiste; Skinny Fish Music NT; Yamaha; Clontarf Girls College; Sound Baker;
Abmusic; Wirrpanda Foundation; and Oxfam.
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KISS MY WAMi COMPILATION CD
THIS YEAR’S KISS MY WAMi COMPILATION CD FEATURES 54 TRACKS AND 12 VIDEO CLIPS, FEATURING
PROFILE ACTS SUCH BOB EVANS, CAPITAL CITY, THE YABU BAND, CRAIG SINCLAIR AND CHAOS DIVINE, AND
ALSO NEWCOMERS THE LAZY RAILWAY, LOREN KATE, INJURED NINJA AND APRICOT RAIL.
Around half of the acts on the compilation are making their Kiss My WAMi debut, highlighting the emergence of a
strong wave of new talent in the WA contemporary music scene.
The 2009 Kiss My WAMi compilation CD is a promotional item and is available to WAM members and with every
City Of Perth Northbridge Saturday Spectacular ticket purchase.
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LOVE IS MY VELOCITY
THE WAMiS
LOVE IS MY VELOCITY KEY TERMS
Love is My Velocity is launching the LIMV Cookbook II in May. For the occasion, we are hosting three events as part of the
2009 WAMi Festival - the LIMV Cookbook II launch and exhibition, the Bank Notes recording studio, and a series of band-artist
Windows On William displays. What are all these things? It’s hard to explain. Please refer to the definitions below.
LOVE IS MY VELOCITY
Currently acts as a record label, publisher and developer of creative multi-disciplinary events. Its four directors have launched
five split 7” vinyl singles, two full-length CDs, and two art publications over the past few years, as well as putting on numerous
cross-platform gigs around town.
THE LOVE IS MY VELOCITY COOKBOOK II
Is LIMV’s second attempt at gathering emerging Perth artists and musicians into an interactive biannual 60-page almanac of
local creativity. A selection of musicians contributes recipes, which, along with their music, inspires artists to create a dynamic
work decorating the back of each A5 recipe card. The Cookbook’s unbound format makes it unique - it can act as a regular
cookbook or as a selection of prints to hang on your wall.
The Love Is My Velocity Cookbook Launch and Exhibition are a part of the 2009 WAMi Festival.
THE COOKBOOK II EXHIBITION
Is filled with the original drawings, paintings, photographs, sculptures, installations, videos, assemblages and textiles created
for the Cookbook II. More than 60 works will be on display and available to purchase from May 9-20 in 214 William Street (the
Old Bank). Gallery opens 10am-4pm weekdays, and 12pm-4pm weekends.
THE COOKBOOK II LAUNCH
On May 8, Abbe May, The Tigers, 6s And 7s, and The Bank Holidays help launch Cookbook II from 8pm at the Hellenic
Centre, 20 Parker Street Northbridge (opposite Russell Square). Also on show - an interactive performance involving multiple
breadmakers, local bands, and artists The Inter Collective.
WINDOWS ON WILLIAM 2009
WAMi FESTIVAL EDITION
MEMBERS OF ASTRAL TRAVEL, BOYS BOYS BOYS! AND WIND WAKER SEATED
WITHIN THE LOOKING GLASS STUDIO ON WILLIAM ST. PHOTO: AL MCEWEN
BANK NOTES
An ad hoc studio set up to facilitate fast, rough, and
immediately distributable tracks from some of our favourite
bands and musicians - 6s And 7s, 7 Weapons, Abbe May,
Astral Travel, Boys Boys Boys!, Carbuncle, Extortion, The
Sabretooth Tigers, When The Sky Fell, and Wind Waker.
Engineered by veteran Perth soundman Laurie
Sinagra, Bank Notes takes place at 214 William Street, a
disused bank building, on May 6, 7 and 8. The recordings will
be live with a minimum of second takes, and will be mastered
and uploaded to www.loveismyvelocity.com/banknotes
immediately for free public download.
What’s more, you can see it unfold in person. The
door to the bank will be open to the public to allow small
groups to enter and see the bands at work – so long as they
stay quiet and don’t break anything.
Session times run noon to 7pm, Wednesday May 6,
10am to 5pm, Thursday May 7, 10am to 3pm, Friday May 8
2009 WAMi Festival supports Bank Notes, a temporary
recording studio presented by Love Is My Velocity.
A SELECTION OF WINDOWS ON WILLIAM WAMi EDITION ARTISTS. FROM TOP LEFT,
CLOCKWISE: KATE MACFARLANE, ALEXANDRA LEKIAS, CLARE WOHLNICK, CALLIOPE BRIDGE, CELENE
BRIDGE, JASON HENDRIK HANSMA, SHANNON LYONS, KATE WILSON, TIM WATSON, JESSIE MITCHELL,
RUBY MARIANI. PHOTO: AL MCEWEN
WHAT: 14 ARTISTS, 11 MUSICIANS, 11 LOCATIONS, 14 CARDS TO COLLECT
WHEN: 8 MAY - 20 MAY 2009
WHERE: THROUGHOUT NORTHBRIDGE SHOP WINDOWS
William Street, Northbridge, comes alive this May in celebration of WA’s local music industry, with shopfronts housing audio
and visual treats from some of Perth’s finest creatives.
The third annual Windows On William shines a light on Western Australian musicians, with local artists and musos
teaming up to create installation artworks, mix cds, and a series of collectable recipe cards. Punters are invited to follow the
map to each location to uncover dynamic artworks within shop windows. Step inside to listen to the sounds that inspired the
art, check out editions of artworks and objects, and collect the limited edition recipe card.
“Not only will you discover some of Perth’s most exciting creative talent, you may also stumble across galleries,
venues and shops you never knew existed,” says Love Is My Velocity’s Windows curator Katie Lenanton.
The event coincides with the release of the Love Is My Velocity Cookbook II, a second volume of loose leaf recipe
cards that double as art prints. 52 local bands have provided recipes that have inspired new works by 60 artists. Collect your
bonus Windows On William recipe cards, available exclusively throughout the duration of the event.
Friday, May 8, marks the official Windows On William WAMi Festival Edition opening with a street-wide party from
6-9pm. The event stretches along William Street from the Wellington Street Bus Station to Brisbane Street. Maps and more
details can be found at www.OnWilliam.com.au(.) Creating the shop window collaborations are Abbe May and Jessie Mitchell,
Astral Travel and Clare Wohlnick, Cease and Kate Wilson, Drapht and Nathan Conway, Fall Electric and Calliope & Celene
Bridge, Felicity Groom and Ruby Mariani, Hayley Beth and Beau Walker, Josh Fontaine and Kate MacFarlane, Sugar Army and
Alexandra Lekias, Tomas Ford and Tim Watson, and Love Is My Velocity and Gian Manik. Installations by Cookbook II artists
Rebecca Baumann, Jason Hendrik Hansma and Shannon Lyons can also be found.
Windows On William WAMi Festival Edition is presented by Love Is My Velocity, OnWilliam and WAM as part of the
2009 WAMi Festival.
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2009 WAMi MUSIC BUSINESS CONFERENCE
WAM is excited to announce the return of the WAMi Music Business Conference in 2009. Taking place during the WAMi
Festival, the Music Business Conference will run from Friday, May 8, to Sunday, May 10, at venues in the Perth Cultural
Centre area, and will explore local, national and international music business issues through a range of panels and forums,
featuring speakers from home and abroad. Sessions are pitched to appeal to all artists and managers at all career levels.
Full registration is $100 / $90 for WAM members, and bands with a WAM membership can get up to four passes
for a total of $200. This includes all sessions, plus plenty of real networking opportunities. Meet the people who could
make a difference in your musical future.Key events for each day are as follows:
Music
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PROGRAMME HIGHLIGHTS
FRIDAY, MAY 8
Keynote speech by Robert Singerman: ‘Lyric Translations’ pioneer, USA.
Student day, presented by Central TAFE, featuring Music Industry 101.
The Future of Music Video presented in partnership with the Film And Television Institute.
SATURDAY, MAY 9
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Keynote speech by Clive Hodson, General Manager, Shock Music Publishing Australia.
Bill Me Festival Pitch: enter via Sonicbids to pitch your band to booking agents from The Great Escape (UK); CMJ Music
Marathon (USA) and more.
The Great Debate and closing Sunday Session party at The Railway Hotel, Fremantle.
For full programme check out wam.asn.au (.)
The WAMi Music Business Conference is presented by ECU, The City of Perth and Department Of Culture And The Arts along
with X-Press Magazine, Moshtix and Sonicbids. Music Matters (Hong Kong) and The Great Escape (UK) are event partners.
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John Bissell (Mothlight Music USA – Music supervisor for Ugly Betty); Adam Lewis (Planetary Group, USA); and Rob Scott
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MUSIC INDUSTRY REUNION NIGHT
WEDNESDAY MAY 6 2009 METRO CITY
2009 WAMi FESTIVAL
REGIONAL TOURS & EVENTS: MAY 12-23, 2009
A NIGHT TO REMEMBER AS PART OF THE 2009 WAMi FESTIVAL CALENDAR.
“Hey, we should catch up some time...”
We’ve all heard that somewhere before!
Well, it’s been a long, lonely time coming and finally, a night is happening where the industry can get together and show their
camaraderie. WA music has come a long way over the past 40 years, producing many bands and artists that have dominated
our national charts and left our shores for bigger and better things. Perth has become more than a scene, it’s an industry being
closely followed and taken seriously by national and international players. The Music Industry Reunion Club will be launched on
Wednesday, May 6, at Metro City, and the industry at large is welcome to join.
The club will become many things, from a social club for catch-ups to a support group in the further development of
the music industry. One feature will be an ongoing contribution to Support Act Ltd, Australia’s music industry benevolent fund.
The Wednesday, May 6, launch will see performances by The Stems, Dave Warner from The Suburbs (who also hosts),
Del Roio Brothers (The Boys), V-Capri, Saracen, Kim Salmon & James Baker, Guitar Gods (Jamie Page, Graham Green, John
Meyer and James Morley), and The Allstar Blues Band (Dave Hole, Rick Steele, Bob Patient, special guest Brian Cadd and a host
of others).
Tickets are on sale now through BOCS.
Part proceeds to Support Act Ltd, Australia’s music industry benevolent fund
2009 WAMi FESTIVAL
HALL OF FAME
Each year (well, apart from last year!) WAM recognises the significant achievements by someone who has come from the WA
music scene through induction into the WAM Hall Of Fame. Initiated in 2004, we started off by inducting a fairly large group of
people who had been previously honoured either through the early (mid-80’s) West Coast Rock Awards, the slightly less early
(early ‘90s) Rock’n’Roll Of Renown, or the awarding of Golden WAMis through the late 90’s and early noughties.
That first group included such luminaries of the local scene as Kim Salmon, Suze DeMarchi and Lucky Oceans.
Subsequent inductees include Bon Scott, Alan and Stephen Pigram and David McComb.
Which brings us to this year’s inductee, Mr David Faulkner. We’ve actually been trying to get Dave over for the WAMis
for a few years and I’m very pleased that the stars have finally aligned and we’re able to give this fine gentleman, singer and
songwriter with a little band called the Hoodoo Gurus, some well earned acknowledgement in his home town.
In 1977 David Faulkner was one of the founding members of The Victims and co-wrote the track Television Addict
which is regarded as one the best Australia punk rock songs ever written. After The Victims split in 1979, Faulkner joined the
Mannikins and in 1981 he formed the Hoodoo Gurus with James Baker. The Hoodoo Gurus recorded eight original studio albums
and were inducted into the ARIA Hall of Fame in 1997.
So, congratulations to David Faulkner for being selected as the 2009 WAMi Hall Of Fame Inductee. I look forward to
the presentation at Metro City on Wednesday, May 6.
The 2009 WAMi Festival will once again head into regional WA areas to showcase West Australian artists. The WAMi
Regional Tours And Events run from Tuesday, May 12, to Saturday, May 23. Plus, the third annual Regional Round Table
industry event will talk regional music on Wednesday, May 6.
This year, the WAMi Festival tours and events will head to Meekatharra, Mount Magnet, Yalgoo, Mullewa,
Geraldton, Pinjarra, Bunbury, Margaret River, Manjimup, and Quindanning - with the programme featuring a swag of
WAMi live showcases and music skills workshops at remote schools along the way.
Touring the mid-west region from May 12-17 will be Denmark-based hip hop act Delta Forse, (featuring MC
Optamus from Downsyde), taking part in various music skills school workshops and performances, plus all-ages
and licensed live music showcases in Geraldton. This WAMi tour is presented by Country Arts WA, and The Mid-West
Development Commission.
The Peel region showcase in Pinjarra on May 17 will feature The Words; 2006 WAM Song Of The Year winner,
Emily Barker; plus local supports at Redcliffe On The Murray. The Peel region showcase is presented in conjunction with
The Peel Music Foundation.
The Country Arts LOUDER / WAMi south west and wheatbelt tour features the Sneaky Weasel Gang (Peel)
and Desert Radio (South West) on tour together, with various local supports. The tour will hit Bunbury, Margaret River,
Manjimup and Quindanning. The Manjimup all-ages event also will feature Abbe May and Ashoka. This tour is presented
in conjunction with Bunbury’s Rock’n’Roll High School; The Bunbury Riots; and youth music organisation, Bands At
Manjimup.
For a full calendar of regional events, see the WAMi Festival Calendar.
DELTA FORSE
_ PAUL BODLOVICH, WAM CEO
DAVE FAULKNER, HOODOO GURUS
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