News Articles for West Australian Music

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UnionsWA secretary Owen Whittle has taken up a new role as West Australian Music chief executive after 12 years with the state's peak trades and labour council.

The Chamber of Arts and Culture WA is undertaking an “urgent” review of its operations, with chair Phil Thick declaring changes needed to be made for it to survive.

West Australian Music has moved its headquarters from the City of Perth to the Goolugatup Heathcote precinct in Applecross.

The state's peak music body says financial strain caused by the COVID-19 pandemic meant it had to make about half its staff redundant.

Former Must Winebar partner Russell Blaikie has joined Prendiville Group, while Natalie Jenkins has been appointed Seesaw chair and Natasha Collier will lead West Australian Music.

Redevelopment of WA's theatres and concert halls are just two projects to be funded under the state government's $76 million recovery package for the arts sector.

WA musical acts have a long history of elevating the state's cultural offering to a global stage.

New research from Edith Cowan University has found that Western Australia's contemporary music scene is worth nearly $1 billion to the state's economy.