EXCLUSIVE: WAM Festival Lock In More Speakers, Announce After Parties

Going from strength to strength with each addition to this year’s event, WAM Festival has revealed the third round of conference speakers, featuring the likes of Eskimo Joe’s Kav Temperley, Canadian Music Week festival programmer Josh Kastner and a range of other industry professionals.

Joining triple j talent, respected bookers, promoters, agents, artists and more already confirmed, the third announcement features Canadian Music Week festival programmer Josh Kastner, Eskimo Joe frontman Kav Temperley, Australian Council For The Art’s Andy Rantzen, Monique Rothstein from Positive Feedback, CIT’s Scott Adam, Farugi’s Laith Tierney and Anthony Manning-Franklin, Rockscholars’ Em Burrows and WAM’s own Aarom Wilson.

Bringing the total speakers to an impressive 55, WAM will soon announce a range of one-on-one meetings with conference speakers and special radio pitching opportunities with triple’s Nick Findlay and more.

The speaker announcement has been coupled with the confirmation of official festival after parties, set to go down Friday 7 November at The Bakery with DJ Beryl Streep (San Cisco's Scarlett Stevens) and Devilles Pad after the awards.

Early bird ticket sales may be exhausted, but it’s not too late to get your hands on a conference pass, which gets you free entry to the WAM Festival Opening Party, the WA Music Awards, and after parties, and priority entry to the Saturday Spectacular and Block Party, and conference events. Tickets available from Moshtix.

The Public Voted Awards are open until Monday 27 October, midday AEST and you can cast your vote right here.

The full list of speakers

Aarom Wilson (WAM)
Abbe May
Adam Christou (RTRFM)
Adam Trainer (Curtin Uni/RTRFM)
Al Dawson (Earache Records, US)
Alex Paioff (Pilerats Records/Circo/Metric)
Andy Gumley (Village Sounds)
Andy Rantzen (Australian Council For The Art)
Anthony Manning-Franklin (Farugi)
Bailey Lions (Lionizer)
Bel Skinner (Red Rock Music)
Bob Gordon (X-Press Magazine)
Bridget Turner (Simone & Girlfunkle/Boys Boys Boys!)
Bryte MC
Candice Lorrae (Abmusic)
Clive Hodson (Perfect Pitch Publishing)
Damian Cunningham (National Live Music Office)
Danny Estrin (Estrin & Saul)
Em Burrows (Rockscholars)
Esti Zilber (Sounds Australia)
Evie Lavers (Boomtick)
Gina Williams
Glen Dyson (Soundworks Touring)
Guy Ghouse
Hayley-Jane Ayers (Cool Perth Nights)
Heath Bradby (Warner Music Australia)
Ian Jorgensen (A Low Hum, NZ)
Jake Snell (Monster Management/AAM)
Johnny Au (The AU Review)
Jordan Campbell (The Harbour Agency)
Josh Kastner (Canadian Music Week)
Julia Wilson (Rice is Nice)
Kat Murphy (Retro Robot Services)
Katie Rynne (Select Music)
Kav Temperley (Eskimo Joe)
Laith Tierney (Farugi)
Larry Heath (The AU Review)
Lorrae McKenna (Remote Control Records)
Luke Rinaldi (Sweet Mate Music)
Mark Spillane (Bespoke Touring)
Matt Johnson (Walking Horse Music)
Michael Szumowski (Alberts)
Mike Tucak (creative|legal)
Monique Rothstein (Positive Feedback)
Nick Findlay (triple j)
Nick O'Byrne (BIGSOUND/Look Out Kid)
Pete Guazzelli (Department of Culture and the Arts)
Phil Stevens (Jarrah Records)
Reggie Ba-Pe (S.T.D./Arcade/Arkham/R3, China)
Rob Nassif (Gyroscope/The Hen House)
Scott Adam (CIT)
Scott Fitzsimons (theMusic.com.au)
Stephen King (Media Arts Lawyers)
Stu MacLeod (Eskimo Joe/96FM)
Tom Johannesen (New World Artists)
Yvette Myhill (AAM)

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