WAM ANNUAL REPORT 2011 The West Australian Music Industry Association Inc. ABN 19 395 503 276 Level 1, 58 James Street, NORTHBRIDGE WA PO Box 171 NORTHBRIDGE WA 6865 Phone: +61 (0)8 9227 7962 Regional WA Toll Free: 1800 007 962 Fax: +61 (0)8 9328 7711 Email: [email protected] Web: wam.asn.au The West Australian Music Industry Association Incorporated WAM 2011 STAFF Paul Bodlovich - Chief Executive Officer Michael Jeffrey - Business Manager Nigel Bird - Regional Officer Daphne Tan - Projects Officer Kris Dimitroff - Education Officer Claire Hodgson - Administration Brooke Kelly - WAMi Festival Director 2011 Justine Thornley - Communications Officer WAM 2011 BOARD OF DIRECTORS Dan Minchin - President Andrew Zell - Vice-President Colin Briggs - Treasurer Louise Ardagh – Secretary David Hyams Mark Hough Noah Shilkin Callum Moncrieff Simon Reed Daniel Romeo Susan Clarke Joel Quartermain WAM, the West Australian Music Industry Association Inc., exists to develop the Western Australian contemporary music industry/ WAM is a non-profit membership based association. WAM gratefully acknowledges the assistance of the State Government of Western Australia through the DEPARTMENT OF CULTURE AND THE ARTS WAM is also assisted by the Commonwealth Government through AUSTRALIA COUNCIL FOR THE ARTS CONTENTS 1. President’s Report - Dan Minchin ......................................................................................... 1 2. Chief Executive Officer’s Report - Paul Bodlovich .............................................................. 4 3. Business Report - Michael Jeffrey........................................................................................ 7 4. Policy and Advocacy - Paul Bodlovich................................................................................. 8 5. International - Paul Bodlovich............................................................................................... 9 5.1 MIDEM (Cannes, France)................................................................................................... 9 5.2 South by Southwest (Austin, Texas)................................................................................... 9 5.3 CMJ Music Marathon (New York) ....................................................................................... 9 5.4 WAMi Festival (Perth, Western Australia)........................................................................... 9 6. Membership Report - Claire Hodgson ................................................................................ 10 6.1 Memberships & Member Numbers ................................................................................... 10 7. Communications Report - Justine Thornley ...................................................................... 11 7.1 WAM Website................................................................................................................... 11 Visitors................................................................................................................................. 11 7.2 Visitor Statistics ................................................................................................................ 12 Browser ............................................................................................................................... 12 Mobile.................................................................................................................................. 12 Location ............................................................................................................................... 12 7.3 Social Media..................................................................................................................... 13 linkd.in/westaustralianmusic................................................................................................. 13 twitter.com/musicwa............................................................................................................. 13 youtube.com/musicwa ......................................................................................................... 14 facebook.com/musicwa........................................................................................................ 16 Google Places ..................................................................................................................... 17 myspace.com/musicwa........................................................................................................ 17 7.4 WAM eNews..................................................................................................................... 18 Distribution........................................................................................................................... 18 New Membership Benefits ................................................................................................... 18 8. WAM LaunchPad - Justine Thornley .................................................................................. 13 9. WAM Music Compilations - Justine Thornley .................................................................... 15 9.1 Sounds of Wiluna ............................................................................................................. 15 9.2 Kiss My WAMi 2011 ......................................................................................................... 16 10. WAM Workshops - Daphne Tan .......................................................................................... 17 10.1 2011 WAM Workshop Series.......................................................................................... 17 10.2 2011 WAMi Festival Music Business Conference ........................................................... 17 11. WAM ‘Schools Alive!’ Report - Kris Dimitroff .................................................................... 18 11.1 Concert / Workshop Incursions....................................................................................... 19 12. AmpFest Report - Kris Dimitroff ......................................................................................... 20 13. Regional Report - Nigel Bird ............................................................................................... 21 13.1 Sounds of Wiluna Recording Project .............................................................................. 21 13.2 Wheatbelt Contemporary Music Touring Circuit - Pilot Project........................................ 22 13.3 Sounds of Tom Price and Paraburdoo (2012)................................................................. 22 13.4 WAMi Festival Regional 2011......................................................................................... 22 13.5 WAM Song of the Year................................................................................................... 22 13.6 Other Regional Activities ................................................................................................ 23 14. WAMi Festival 2011 - Brooke Kelly ..................................................................................... 24 14.1 Festival Overview ........................................................................................................... 24 14.2 WAMi Award Nominations & Winners............................................................................. 26 Public Voted Awards............................................................................................................ 26 Craft Awards ........................................................................................................................ 27 Industry Voted Awards......................................................................................................... 27 15. WAMi Festival Workshops - Daphne Tan ........................................................................... 29 15.1 Attendance ..................................................................................................................... 29 15.2 WAMi Festival Workshop Highlights ............................................................................... 29 Festival Pitch Panel ............................................................................................................. 29 Workshop Content ............................................................................................................... 29 Networking........................................................................................................................... 30 WAMi Festival Workshop Speakers .......................................................................................... 31 15.3 Sponsors ........................................................................................................................ 31 16. WAM Song of the Year 2011 - Daphne Tan......................................................................... 32 16.1 Entries ............................................................................................................................ 32 16.2 Sponsors ........................................................................................................................ 33 16.3 Awards Night .................................................................................................................. 33 16.4 Grand Prize Winner ........................................................................................................ 33 16.5 Nominees and Winners .................................................................................................