AmpFest
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AmpFest - Clash of the Bands is an initiative of a West Australian Youth Advisory Council (YAC) and has been held in May each year since 2003 by five Councils, in the western suburbs of Perth
, comprising City of Nedlands, Town of Claremont
, Town of Mosman Park, City of Subiaco
and Town of Vincent. The Town of Cambridge was one of the original organising Councils but withdrew and was replaced by the City of Nedlands. The project is designed to provide young Perth bands with an opportunity to further their skills in the music industry and provide them with a platform to play their music in a public arena, as well as provide other young people with the opportunity to attend free, local, live, all-ages entertainment.
The inaugural AmpFest was held in 2003 with 57 bands applying to take part and over 700 people attending the four heats that year. Since 2003, the format for each AmpFest has remained the same with the participating councils hosting the three heats and the final. Four bands play at each heat, with the winner going through to the final. A fourth wild card band is selected by the judges to participate in the final.
Since 2005 all twelve finalists get to record a track of their choice on the Best and Pressed CD which is distributed to music industry representatives throughout Western Australia
. In 2007 the winner of the competition also received automatic entry into the semi-final of the Next Big Thing competition.
on March 29 and the winner that year was a band called Tantrum.
, with the winning band, BulletChild.
awards, for 'Favourite Newcomer' and the industry-voted 'Most Promising New Act', winning the later. Second placed in 2005 were The Dee Dee Dums who went onto to become Tame Impala
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Refectory, UWA Guild, Hackett Drive, Crawley
. The band went onto be grand finalists in Next Big Thing Competition 2007 and state finalists in the National Campus Band Competition
2007.
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Perth, Western Australia
Perth is the capital and largest city of the Australian state of Western Australia and the fourth most populous city in Australia. The Perth metropolitan area has an estimated population of almost 1,700,000....
, comprising City of Nedlands, Town of Claremont
Town of Claremont
The Town of Claremont is a Local Government Area in the inner western suburbs of the Western Australian capital city of Perth, located about halfway between the port city of Fremantle and Perth's central business district...
, Town of Mosman Park, City of Subiaco
City of Subiaco
The City of Subiaco is a Local Government Area of Western Australia. It covers an area of approximately 7 km² in inner western metropolitan Perth, the capital of Western Australia and lies about 3 km west of the Perth CBD.-History:...
and Town of Vincent. The Town of Cambridge was one of the original organising Councils but withdrew and was replaced by the City of Nedlands. The project is designed to provide young Perth bands with an opportunity to further their skills in the music industry and provide them with a platform to play their music in a public arena, as well as provide other young people with the opportunity to attend free, local, live, all-ages entertainment.
The inaugural AmpFest was held in 2003 with 57 bands applying to take part and over 700 people attending the four heats that year. Since 2003, the format for each AmpFest has remained the same with the participating councils hosting the three heats and the final. Four bands play at each heat, with the winner going through to the final. A fourth wild card band is selected by the judges to participate in the final.
Since 2005 all twelve finalists get to record a track of their choice on the Best and Pressed CD which is distributed to music industry representatives throughout Western Australia
Western Australia
Western Australia is a state of Australia, occupying the entire western third of the Australian continent. It is bounded by the Indian Ocean to the north and west, the Great Australian Bight and Indian Ocean to the south, the Northern Territory to the north-east and South Australia to the south-east...
. In 2007 the winner of the competition also received automatic entry into the semi-final of the Next Big Thing competition.
2003
The 2003 finals were held in the Quarry Amphitheatre in FloreatFloreat, Western Australia
Floreat is a residential suburb located west-northwest from the central business district of Perth, the capital of Western Australia. It is bordered on three sides by Underwood Avenue, Selby Street, and Cromarty Road; the western border adjoins or runs through Bold Park. It is located in the Town...
on March 29 and the winner that year was a band called Tantrum.
2004
The finals of the 2004 AmpFest were held on June 12 at the Ellie Eaton Pavilion, Claremont ShowgroundsClaremont Showgrounds
The Claremont Showgrounds were built in 1905 in the Perth suburb of Claremont. The Showgrounds are home to the annual Perth Royal Show. They were also the original home of Claremont-Cottesloe in its first year in the WAFL before moving to Claremont Oval....
, with the winning band, BulletChild.
2005
In 2005 the winners were Mink Mussel Creek, with the finals being held again at the Ellie Eaton Pavilion on June 11. Mink Mussel Creek went on to score second place at the Next Big Thing Competition 2006. In 2007 they were nominated twice at the WAMiWest Australian Music Industry Awards
The Western Australian Music Industry Awards are annual awards presented to the local contemporary music industry, put on by the Western Australian Music Industry Association Inc...
awards, for 'Favourite Newcomer' and the industry-voted 'Most Promising New Act', winning the later. Second placed in 2005 were The Dee Dee Dums who went onto to become Tame Impala
Tame Impala
Tame Impala are a psychedelic rock band from Perth, Australia. They are signed to Modular Records. The band came to prominence in 2010 with the release of their first debut album, Innerspeaker. Their name refers to the impala, a medium sized antelope...
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2006
The 2006 winners were The Bullet Holes with the finals held on June 10 at UWAUniversity of Western Australia
The University of Western Australia was established by an Act of the Western Australian Parliament in February 1911, and began teaching students for the first time in 1913. It is the oldest university in the state of Western Australia and the only university in the state to be a member of the...
Refectory, UWA Guild, Hackett Drive, Crawley
Crawley, Western Australia
Crawley is a suburb of Perth, Western Australia, located within the City of Subiaco.The earlier name of the locality was Crawley Park.It is home to the University of Western Australia, the state's oldest and most prestigious university...
. The band went onto be grand finalists in Next Big Thing Competition 2007 and state finalists in the National Campus Band Competition
National Campus Band Competition
The National Campus Band Competition is an annual Australian national band competition produced by the Australian Association of Campus Activities. To enter the competition, one band member must be enrolled at a participating university...
2007.
2007
Captains of King won the 2007 AmpFest, which was held on Saturday June 9, 2007 at Subiaco Church, SubiacoSubiaco, Western Australia
Subiaco is an inner western suburb of Perth, Western Australia, situated to the north west of Kings Park. Its Local Government Area is the City of Subiaco.-History:Prior to European settlement the area was home to the Noongar Indigenous people....
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