Contemporary Music

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Contemporary Music

Commercial Development

    West Coast Blues Club Inc, Rockingham $13,578

    The West Coast Blues Club to take a Western Australian showcase to the Goulburn Blues Festival, NSW in February 2008. The showcasing WA artists will be John Meyers Blues Express, Stingray, Matt Gresham Trio and Lightning Jack.

    Goolarri Media Enterprises Pty Ltd, Broome $20,851

    Staging of the 2008 Kimberley Indigenous Performing Arts Showcase. The festival will focus on the talent of Indigenous women such as Tahnee Carrie, Irene Jimbadee, Lorrae Coffin, Djiva, Jessica Mauboy and Gina Williams.

    Fairbridge Festival Inc., Marmion $5,900

    Showcasing Kimberley-based original music acts as part of the 2008 Fairbridge Festival. The three Kimberley bands include Desert Child, Groovy Lips & the Yang and Patrick Davies.

Mentoring and Skills Development

    Mr Robert Arathoon, Warwick $5,981

    Robert Arathoon to undertake a 10-week intense mentorship with three Brazilian musicians focusing on composition, arranging, guitar, pedagogy, contrabass and percussion in Salvador and Natal.

    Next Big Thing WA Music Inc, West Leederville $21,700

    Production, recording and mastering skills development for musicians involved with The Next Big Thing 2008. Eight local studios (Satellite, Sound Baker, Loop, Studio Couch, Blackbird, Shanghai Twang and Poonshead) will be involved in 2008.

    Shark Bay Arts Council Inc.,Denham $20,000

    Provide local musicians and engineers with the opportunity to develop their professional recording and production skills through a number of workshops. It will involve basing two professional engineer/producers Shaun O’Callaghan and George Nikoloudis with five emerging engineers from the Shark Bay region over 12 days.

    Ms Seanne Chamberlain and Mr Geoff Baker (6000 Red), Dianella $3,750

    6000 Red will use the expertise of Matthew de la Hunty and Laurie Sinagra to mentor them in song writing, arranging, electronic production, live performance and video production over a three and a half month period.

    WA Music Industry Association Inc, Northbridge $27,000

    Stage an international music business conference as a key component of the 2008 WAMi Festival. The 2008 WAMi Conference will feature local, national and international speakers plus roundtable sessions for regional, indigenous and young musicians. WAMi Music Business Conference Speakers confirmed so far include:
    STEVEN SCHNUR, Worldwide Executive of Music and Marketing, Electronic Arts, USA, ALICEN SCHNEIDER, VP/ Head of Creative, NBC Universal Television Music, USA, BOBBY HABER, CEO of CMJ, SABIENE HEINDL, General Manager of Music Industry Piracy Investigations Pty Ltd, STUART WATTERS, CEO AIR

Production

    Ms Ronni Rae Rivers, Warnbro 14,953

    Produce a 12-track CD of original country music for worldwide release

    Mr Xavier Brown, Denmark $9,090

    Release and launch the second full-length CD, entitled 'Whale Bone Beach'

    Mink Mussel Creek, Fremantle $10,430

    Record, mix and master a full length LP

    Mr Matthew Jodrell, Como $10,000

    Record and launch an album of original music

    The Belle Ends, Fremantle $10,800

    Record and launch a full-length album in April 2008

    Chaos Divine, Mosman Park 10,245

    Recording and launch of a second release, full-length studio album

    Miss Randa Khamis (Lysistrata), Highgate $7,900

    Lysistrata to record four songs in the form of vinyl singles for international release

    Mr Nathan Gaunt, Nedlands $14,543

    Creation, recording and production of an album of original music by Nathan Gaunt

    The Kill Devil Hills, Beaconsfield $14,234

    Recording, mixing and mastering of the third album by The Kill Devil Hills

    Eleventh He Reaches London, Salter Point $13,778

    Recording, mixing, mastering and production of the second album by ‘Eleventh He Reaches London’

    Double Entendre, Fremantle $14,824

    Record, market and distribute a debut album, April - September 2008

    Mr David Brewer, Hamilton Hill $11,864

    Record and master a solo CD of original compositions

Touring

    Superengine, Serpentine $6,354

    Tour the Eastern States to promote Superengine’s debut album, February 2008

    New Rules For Boats, Serpentine $9,032

    Tour the Eastern States to promote the album and promotional single, February 2008

    Sunshine Brothers, Leederville $25,000

    Undertake an international promotional tour

    Sugar Army, Leederville $14,053

    Undertake a national tour in support of their debut album

    The Devil Rides Out, Mount Lawley $4,925

    Undertake a tour of Victoria including showcasing at The Devil's Kitchen Festival, January 2008

    The Woodenelves , Subiaco $8,771

    'The Woodenelves' to undertake a tour of the Eastern States to promote the debut album 'Trips Between Worlds', March 2008

    Rocket to Memphis, North Perth $7,793

    'Rocket to Memphis' to undertake an Eastern States tour, March 2008

    Voyager Australia, Shenton Park $9,800

    Undertake a European tour, including performances at 'ProgPower', UK, March - April 2008

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