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Sounds of Wiluna CD Launch Announced
WAM, The West Australian Music Industry Association, is proud to announce the launch of Sounds of Wiluna. The Sounds of Wiluna compilation CD is the product of a professional recording and song production tuition project, conducted in Wiluna by WAM and Studio Couch over 10 days in June 2011.

Wiluna is a remote town in the Mid West region of Western Australia. It is situated on the edge of the Western Desert at the gateway to the Canning Stock Route and Gunbarrel Highway, approximately 1,000kms North East of Perth. Within Wiluna exists a talented music community. Wiluna’s extreme isolation is a barrier for it’s local musicians to engage in many opportunities, afforded musicians and songwriters in capital cities and larger regional centers.
 

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The Sounds of Wiluna compilation CD features six tracks, traversing the genres of Country Rock, Hip Hop, Gospel and the unmistakeable desert Reggae Rock sound by musicians based around the centre of Wiluna. In many of the songs traditional Martu Indigenous language is used in lyrical content. Combined with English and Fijian dialect, the Sounds of Wiluna CD has a truly multicultural feel.

The Sounds of Wiluna CD will be launched over two huge events in September 2011. On Wednesday 7 September 2011, 5-9:00pm, Wiluna comes alive to celebrate this community project with a massive street party at the Ngangganawili Aboriginal Health Service Centre.

Wednesday 14 September 2011, from 12-1:00pm
, The Sounds of Wiluna CD officially launches with a performance at the Queens Park Theatre Amphitheatre, Geraldton. This event features as part of Open Your Eyes, the State Regional Arts Conference, with every registered delegate receiving a copy of this CD.

The project has been delivered as part of WAM’s Regional program, funded by Australian Government’s Regional Arts Fund through Country Arts WA. Sounds of Wiluna is a partnership between WAM and the Wiluna Regional Partnership Agreement (WRPA).

WAM would like to thank and acknowledge RPA project partners, Ngangganawili Aboriginal Health Service, BHP Billiton - Nickel West, Newmont Asia Pacific - Jundee Operations, Mega Uranium, Ivernia-Magellan Metals, Sodexo, The Shire of Wiluna and Studio Couch.

All audio tracks will be available to stream at www.wam.asn.au/regional from the launch date - Wednesday 7 September.
WAM, The West Australian Music Industry Association, is proud to announce the launch of Sounds of Wiluna. The Sounds of Wiluna compilation CD is the product of a professional recording and song production tuition project, conducted in Wiluna by WAM and Studio Couch over 10 days in June 2011.

Wiluna is a remote town in the Mid West region of Western Australia. It is situated on the edge of the Western Desert at the gateway to the Canning Stock Route and Gunbarrel Highway, approximately 1,000kms North East of Perth. Within Wiluna exists a talented music community. Wiluna’s extreme isolation is a barrier for it’s local musicians to engage in many opportunities, afforded musicians and songwriters in capital cities and larger regional centers.
 

Download Press Image HERE
 
The Sounds of Wiluna compilation CD features six tracks, traversing the genres of Country Rock, Hip Hop, Gospel and the unmistakeable desert Reggae Rock sound by musicians based around the centre of Wiluna. In many of the songs traditional Martu Indigenous language is used in lyrical content. Combined with English and Fijian dialect, the Sounds of Wiluna CD has a truly multicultural feel.

The Sounds of Wiluna CD will be launched over two huge events in September 2011. On Wednesday 7 September 2011, 5-9:00pm, Wiluna comes alive to celebrate this community project with a massive street party at the Ngangganawili Aboriginal Health Service Centre.

Wednesday 14 September 2011, from 12-1:00pm
, The Sounds of Wiluna CD officially launches with a performance at the Queens Park Theatre Amphitheatre, Geraldton. This event features as part of Open Your Eyes, the State Regional Arts Conference, with every registered delegate receiving a copy of this CD.

The project has been delivered as part of WAM’s Regional program, funded by Australian Government’s Regional Arts Fund through Country Arts WA. Sounds of Wiluna is a partnership between WAM and the Wiluna Regional Partnership Agreement (WRPA).

WAM would like to thank and acknowledge RPA project partners, Ngangganawili Aboriginal Health Service, BHP Billiton - Nickel West, Newmont Asia Pacific - Jundee Operations, Mega Uranium, Ivernia-Magellan Metals, Sodexo, The Shire of Wiluna and Studio Couch.

All audio tracks will be available to stream at www.wam.asn.au/regional from the launch date - Wednesday 7 September.


Sounds of Wiluna by the West Australian Music Industry Association
©2011 - rights reserved by the artists.
 
 


Sounds of Wiluna by the West Australian Music Industry Association
©2011 - rights reserved by the artists.
 
 
The Making of 'Sounds of Wiluna'

sound of shark bay


Sounds Of Wiluna

The Sounds of Wiluna compilation is the product of a professional recording and song production tuition project, conducted in Wiluna by WAM and Studio Couch over 10 days in June 2011.

Published by WAM ©2011






Day 1
- The drive to Wiluna in a fully packed Winnebago
 


Day 2 - the dining room...
or studio control room as we like to put it!



Day 2 - set up... some of the gear after unpacking the van,
lots more you can't see in this pic!



Day 3 - Studio engineer, George Nikoloudis
setting up a vocal mic for the first 'Sounds of Wiluna' artist
Paul Callow (Black Poet)



Day 3 - Stacey Patterson (Paul Callow's sister)
with Studio engineers Matt Giovanangelo
& George Nikoloudis



Day 7 - Laying down track 5 in Martu language



sound of shark bay


Sounds Of Wiluna

The Sounds of Wiluna compilation is the product of a professional recording and song production tuition project, conducted in Wiluna by WAM and Studio Couch over 10 days in June 2011.

Published by WAM ©2011






Day 1
- The drive to Wiluna in a fully packed Winnebago
 


Day 2 - the dining room...
or studio control room as we like to put it!



Day 2 - set up... some of the gear after unpacking the van,
lots more you can't see in this pic!



Day 3 - Studio engineer, George Nikoloudis
setting up a vocal mic for the first 'Sounds of Wiluna' artist
Paul Callow (Black Poet)



Day 3 - Stacey Patterson (Paul Callow's sister)
with Studio engineers Matt Giovanangelo
& George Nikoloudis



Day 7 - Laying down track 5 in Martu language


 

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For more information about WAM's Regional Program, please contact:

Nigel Bird
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email
nigel@wam.asn.au
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For more information about WAM's Regional Program, please contact:

Nigel Bird
Regional Officer
email
nigel@wam.asn.au
phone
+61 (0)8 9227 7962
mobile

regional1800 007 962
twitter
@WAMregional


wam.asn.au/regional
facebook.com/wamregional

About Nigel


Nigel Bird has been the Regional Officer for WAM - The West Australian Music Industry Association since 2003. In this position Nigel has toured contemporary music artists and completed specific contemporary music skills development projects in every major centre, in every region of WA.

Nigel has extensive festival event experience from roles including site electrician to stage management. Since 2004 Nigel has managed the ‘artist inner sanctums' of major festivals, including Southbound, Laneway and West Coast Blues and Roots Festivals.

Nigel booked and managed entertainment for The Grosvenor (2000-02) and Swan Hotel (2002-06). He was chairperson for the WA branch of the Music Managers Forum in the early 2000’s, a committee member of the Next Big Thing Statewide band competition (03-07) and has been a funding panelist for the State Governments Dept. Culture and The Arts since 2001.

After playing his first ‘pub gig’ in 1994, Nigel has always remained active as a performing artist in several bands - touring Australia and Western Australia extensively, from performing in small venues to the playing on national festival stages.



Nigel Bird has been the Regional Officer for WAM - The West Australian Music Industry Association since 2003. In this position Nigel has toured contemporary music artists and completed specific contemporary music skills development projects in every major centre, in every region of WA.

Nigel has extensive festival event experience from roles including site electrician to stage management. Since 2004 Nigel has managed the ‘artist inner sanctums' of major festivals, including Southbound, Laneway and West Coast Blues and Roots Festivals.

Nigel booked and managed entertainment for The Grosvenor (2000-02) and Swan Hotel (2002-06). He was chairperson for the WA branch of the Music Managers Forum in the early 2000’s, a committee member of the Next Big Thing Statewide band competition (03-07) and has been a funding panelist for the State Governments Dept. Culture and The Arts since 2001.

After playing his first ‘pub gig’ in 1994, Nigel has always remained active as a performing artist in several bands - touring Australia and Western Australia extensively, from performing in small venues to the playing on national festival stages.