Arts and entertainment thumb|WA Museum Boola Bardip Western Australia is home to one of the country's leading performance training institutions, the acclaimed Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts (WAAPA), as well as a burgeoning theatrical and musical scene. Notable musicians and bands to have been born in or lived in Western Australia include Adam Brand, Ammonia, Karnivool, Birds of Tokyo, Bon Scott, Eskimo Joe, Johnny Young, Gyroscope, the John Butler Trio, Tame Impala, Kevin Mitchell, Tim Minchin, Troye Sivan, the Kill Devil Hills, Pendulum, the Pigram Brothers, Rolf Harris, Stella Donnelly and the Triffids. The West Australian Music Industry Awards (WAMis) have been awarded every year to the leading musicians and performers in WA since 2001.
Arts and entertainment thumb|WA Museum Boola Bardip Western Australia is home to one of the country's leading performance training institutions the acclaimed Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts (WAAPA) as well as a burgeoning theatrical and musical scene Notable musicians and bands to have been born in or lived in Western Australia include Adam Brand Ammonia Karnivool Birds of Tokyo Bon Scott Eskimo Joe Johnny Young Gyroscope the John Butler Trio Tame Impala Kevin Mitchell Tim Minchin Troye Sivan the Kill Devil Hills Pendulum the Pigram Brothers Rolf Harris Stella Donnelly and the Triffids The West Australian Music Industry Awards (WAMis) have been awarded every year to the leading musicians and performers in WA since 2001