Canberra Songwriting Group
Looking for a songwriting group in Canberra?
CanberraWAX is a local songwriting community for people who write, perform and enjoy original songs.
At the heart of the group is the regular WAX Song Circle, where Canberra songwriters and lyricists come together to share their original work, hear songs from other local writers and meet people who are part of Canberra's songwriting community.
Whether you've been writing songs for years or are just starting out, you're welcome.
The WAX Song Circle
The WAX Song Circle is a relaxed, supportive songwriting gathering held regularly in Canberra.
Songwriters bring along original songs to perform for the group, often sharing new or unfinished material as well as more developed songs. It's a chance to try something out in front of other writers, get used to performing original material and hear what other Canberra songwriters are creating.
Different styles and approaches are welcome. You don't need to fit a particular genre or have a professional music background to participate.
Who is the Canberra songwriting group for?
WAX brings together songwriters and lyricists at different stages of their songwriting journey.
You might be:
writing your first few songs
an experienced songwriter looking for a regular creative community
a singer-songwriter developing your live performance
a musician who has started writing original material
a lyricist who wants to connect with other writers
recording or releasing your own songs
simply interested in hearing original music from local artists
You don't need to be an established performer or have released music to take part.
Meet Canberra songwriters
The WAX community includes songwriters working across many different styles, including folk, country, indie, rock, pop, blues, soul, acoustic and everything in between.
Explore the songwriter profiles to discover local artists, hear their music and learn more about the people creating original songs in Canberra.
More than a monthly songwriting group
The WAX Song Circle is part of a broader Canberra songwriting community.
CanberraWAX also supports local songwriters through artist profiles, songwriting projects, showcases, news and resources designed to help original music find an audience.
Hear Canberra's original music
The best way to understand Canberra's songwriting community is to hear the songs.
Explore recordings from local writers through the CanberraWAX Bandcamp collection and individual songwriter profiles.
Listen to Canberra Original Music →
You can also discover local artists performing their original songs around Canberra through WAX news, showcases and other community events.
Want to join the Canberra songwriting community?
If you're a songwriter or lyricist in Canberra, you're welcome to come along to a WAX Song Circle and see what the community is like.
You don't need to have everything figured out. Bring a song, bring an instrument, come along to listen, or simply introduce yourself and meet some other local writers.
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