First Round Of Speakers Announced For WA Music Conference

The WA Music Conference returns to the State Theatre Centre this November and now only months away from the big event, the first round of speakers have just been announced. 

In addition to the speaker announcement, early bird tickets have also today gone on sale and will be available until Friday 18 September.

See below for the full first round list of industry professionals and personalities who will attend this year's conference: 

Adam Christou (Music Director RTRFM)

Andy Gumley (Booking Agent, Village Sounds)

Archie Hamilton (Managing Director, Split Works, China)

Clive Hodson (Director, Perfect Pitch Publishing)

Edwin Tehrani (Booking Agent, New World Artists)

Harley Evans (Managing Director, Moshtix; Board Member, Music Victoria)

John Wardle (Policy Director, Live Music Office) 

Lance Robinson (Artist Liaison, A&R Department)

Michael Szumowski (Head Of Creative Development, Alberts)

Millie Millgate (Executive Producer, Sounds Australia) 

Nick Findlay (Assistant Music Director, triple j)

Sarah Chipman (Owner, Title Track)

Simon Winkler (Music Coordinator, Triple R)

Though the conference is to take place from Friday 6 to Saturday 7 November, the WAM festival has ensured the entire weekend will be jam-packed with activities and events to keep all punters entertained. 

This year sees the return of Northbridge's Block Party, which will also feature more artists and a second stage, as well as the WA Music Awards to take place at Jack Rabbit Slim's on Thursday 5 November.

To purchase early bird tickets now, head to the Ticketek website.