This is a list of Western Australian musicians (music artists and bands) from all genres.
Because of the relative isolation of the State and the capital city of Perth from the rest of Australia, band membership has often been characterised by associations with other bands in the region.
| Band/artist | Period | Style/genre | Members | Associations | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abbe May & the Rocking Pnuemonia | 2006-present | Indie rock | Abbe May, K.T Rumble, Rodeo Stone, Todd Pickett | The Fuzz | |
| Adam Said Galore | 1994–present | Indie rock | Andrew Ryan, Simon Struthers, Matt Maguire, Michael Lake, Geoff Symons | Mukaizake | |
| Adora | 1999–2003 | Indie rock | Andy Lawson, Joel Quartermain, Matt Checker, Rodney Aravena | The Avenues, Eskimo Joe, End Of Fashion, Little Birdy | |
| Air Ensemble | Cinema Prague, Seahorse Radio | ||||
| Aisling | |||||
| Alleged | |||||
| Allegiance | 1990-1997 | Thrash metal | Tony Campo, Dave Harrison, Conrad Higson, Steve Hidden, Jason Stone, Glen Butcher, John Mihos | Black Steel | |
| Ammonia | 1992–1999 | Rock | Dave Johnstone, Alan Balmont, Simon Hensworth, Phil Natt | Hideous Goldsteins, Dear Octopus, Cherrytones | |
| Anodyne 500 | Chris Fuller, Darren Maloney, Garry Matthews | ||||
| A Month of Sundays | John Dutton, Neil Preston, Marc Scarparlo, Terry Preston | ||||
| And An A | |||||
| Antistatic | 2003-2007 | Hard rock | |||
| Apartment 99 | Simone Hageman, Lily Sumich, Todd Griffiths | Apartment 25, Plutonic Girl | |||
| Astronaut * | 2002-present | Electronic | Lee Jones, Rhys Watson, Julian Rawlings, Mick Stephens, Angus Diggs | B Movie Heroes, Spencer Tracy, The Sleepy Jackson | |
| Audio Response Group (ARG) | |||||
| Autopilot | 1996-2003 | Steve Parkin, Hugh Jennings, Jadye Smith | End Of Fashion | ||
| The Avenues | 2003-2008 | Rock | Cain Turnley, Tom Craig, Andy Lawson, Nicolas Jonsson | Cartman, Bordello, Adora | |
| Alexanda, Cristian | R&B | ||||
| Baby Animals | 1898-94 | Rock | Suze DeMarchi, Dave Leslie, Eddie Parise, Frank Celensa | ||
| Baker, James | 1957(b?)- | Rock | The Victims, The Scientists, Hoodoo Gurus, Beasts of Bourbon, The Dubrovniks | ||
| The Bamboos | 1984-1987 | Alternative rock | Russel Hopkinson, Mark Gelmi, Craig Hallsworth, Greg Hitchcock | New Christs, Neptunes, You Am I | |
| The Bank Holidays | 2003-present | Indie pop | Nat Carson, James Crombie, Wibekke Reczek, Stuart Leach | One Horse Town | |
| Beaverloop | 1994-2001 | Alternative rock | Brad Coleman, Leon Ewing, Sal Pizzata | Downsyde | |
| The Beekeepers | 1987-1993 | Folk pop | Mick Sim, Darren Leitch, Mal Secourable, Shaun Lohoar, Bernice Smith, Nick Tweedie, Alannah Hunt, Astrid Peterson | Holocene, Blueline Medic,The Pilgrims | |
| Birds of Tokyo | 2004-present | Alternative rock | Ian Kenny, Adam Spark, Anthony Jackson, Adam Weston | Karnivool, Tragic Delicate | |
| Bitch | 1973-1974 | Blues-rock | Steve Tallis, Ivan Zar, Reg Zar, Tom Watts, Mick Glendinning, Kent Hughes, Shane Bradshaw, Mark Verschuer, John Hood, Bob Fortescue, Ron Smeeton | ||
| Bluetile Lounge | Gabrielle Cotton, Daniel Erickson, Howard Healy, Alex Stevens | ||||
| B Movie Heroes | 2001-present | Psychedelic Swamp rock | Rhys Watson, Todd Brindley, Mick Stephens, Mal Osborne, Dave Greenway, Matt Giovinazzo | Intensely Mellow, Hypercentre, Willows Way, Purrvert, Deaf Jefferies, Hells Bells | |
| Bob Evans (Mitchell, Kevin) | 1976(b)-present | Indie music | Jebediah | ||
| The Blackeyed Susans | 1989-present | Rock | Phil Kakulas, Rob Snarski, Mark Dawson | Chad's Tree, Martha's Vineyard, Kim Salmon and the Surrealists | |
| The Blackjacks | 1985-1986 | psychobilly | Rhys Evans , Simon Coombes , Simon Wilmer | ||
| Bucket | Jeff West, Andrew Powell, Jay Sullivan, Shane Bender | ||||
| Butler, John | 1975(b)- | Bluegrass, Jam band | The John Butler Trio | ||
| Calerway | 2005-present | Indie rock | Jaun-Paul Rebola, Cameron Edwards, Phil O'Reilly, James Watroba | Saving Rushmore, Last Year's Hero | |
| Capital City* | 2000-present | Swamp rock/Blues | Sam Scherr, Chris Pierucci, Jake Snell | ||
| Cartman | 1997-2003 | Alternative rock | Joe Hawkins, Cain Turnley, Scott Nicholls, Ben Mills | The Avenues | |
| Carus and The True Believers | 1995-present | Folk/Country/Reggae/Rock | Carus Thompson, Jason McGann, John Bedggood, Mathieu Lucas | The John Butler Trio, Eskimo Joe | |
| Cat Hope | 1996-present | Noise music | Lux Mammoth, Gata Negra | ||
| Chad's Tree | 1983-1989 | Rock | Mark Snarski, Rob Snarski, Jason Kain, James Hurst | The Go-Betweens, The Jackson Code, Blackeyed Susans | |
| Charlotte's Web | Indie pop | Jeff Lowe, Flick Dear, Kym Skipworth, Laurie Mansell, Michael Zampogna | Bob's Love Child, Indian Givers, Wild Honey | ||
| Clandestien | Hip-hop | ||||
| Che'Nelle | 1983(b)-present | R&B | |||
| The Cherrytones | |||||
| The Chevelles | 1989-present | Pop punk, Alternative rock | Duane Smith, Jeff Halley, Adrian Allen, Dave Shaw | The Freuds, The Kryptonics, The Marigolds, The Neptunes | |
| Cinema Prague | 1989-1998, 2007, 2009-present | Alternative rock Post-grunge | Rex Horan (left 1998), George Kailis, Tim Wheeler, Roy Matinez | Air Ensemble | |
| College Fall | 2004-present | Indie pop | Glenn Musto, Jodie Bartlett | Showbag!, The Nordeens, Josivac | |
| Crawlspace | 1998-present | Rock | Russell Smith, Matt Franklin, Travis Franklin, Joe Sivak | ||
| Cremator | 1986-1989 | Thrash metal | Bevan Wilkerson, John Cook, Russell Hopkinson, Chris Owens, Kevin McCrear | ||
| Cypher | 1998-present | Post rock | Sebastian Parsons, Alec Monger, Sam Pugsley | ||
| Natalie D-Napoleon | 2006-present | Alternative-country | Natalie D-Napoleon, Kenny Edwards, Dan Phillips | Flavour Of The Month, Bloom | |
| Dave Mann Collective | |||||
| Davis, Cassie | 2008-present | Pop | |||
| DeMarchi, Suze | 1964(b)-present | Rock, Pop | Baby Animals | ||
| De Vito, Cosima | 1976(b)-present | Pop, R&B | Australian Idol contestant | ||
| The Dirty Secrets* | 2005(?)- | Alternative rock | Jarrah McCleary, Woddy Taylor, Waz Page, Mike Sanders | ||
| Division 4 | 1981-82 | Punk/Electronic | Rhys Evans, Dale Ashley Couper, Kevin Passmore, Alan Hooper, Glen Tobin | King Pig | |
| DM3 | 1992-1999 | Dom Mariani, Jeff Baker, Pascal Bartolone, Tony Italiano | The Stems, Dom Mariani and the Majestic Kelp | ||
| Dom Mariani and the Majestic Kelp | 2003-2006 | Dom Mariani, Stuart Loasby, Robbie Scorer, Killian Albrecht | The Stems, DM3 | ||
| Downsyde | 1996-present | Australian Hip-Hop | Optamus, Dazastah, Dyna-Mikes, DJ Armee, Cheeky, Hi-Hat | Sylabolliks Crew | |
| Drapht (Ridge, Paul) | 1998-present | Australian Hip-Hop | Sylabolliks Crew | ||
| The Drones | 2000-present | Rock | Gareth Liddiard, Fiona Kitschin, Dan Luscombe, Michael Noga | ||
| Dude Ranch | 1987-1993 | Western swing, Blues | Lucky Oceans, Kent Hughes, Gary France, Richard Danker, Peter Busher | Asleep at the Wheel, Steve Tallis | |
| The Dugites | 1978-1984 | Indie pop | Lynda Nutter, Peter Crosbie, Paul Noonan, Clarance Bailey | ||
| Dyslexic Fish | 1997- | Funk | Hugo Jenkins, Glenn McCool, | ||
| Ecker, Haylie | 1975(b)-present | Classical crossover | Bond | ||
| Effigy | Peter Hardman, Cobina Crawford, Jason Stacey | ||||
| Electric Limousine | |||||
| Eleventh He Reaches London | 2002-present | Rock | Ian Lenton, Jayden Worts, Jeremy Martin, Mark Donaldson, Craig McElhinney | ||
| Elora Danan | 2006-2009 | Alternative Rock | George Green, Isaac Kara, Ryan Smith, Tim Marley, Matthew Thomas, Jay Rendle O’Shea | ||
| End Of Fashion | 2004-present | Rock | Justin Burford, Rodney Aravena, Tom King, Nick Jonsson | The Sleepy Jackson | |
| Eskimo Joe | 1997-present | Alternative rock | Kavyen Temperley, Stuart MacLeod, Joel Quartermain | ||
| Eurogliders | 1980-1989, 2005 | Indie pop | Grace Knight, Bernie Lynch, Crispin Akerman, Jon Bennetts, Ron Francois, Geoff Rosenberg, Scott Saunders, Amanda Vincent | ||
| Faith in Plastics | 2002-present | Indie pop | Adam Livingston, Rhys Davies, Vaughan Davies, Dave Holley | ||
| Fall Electric | 2006-present | Alternative rock | Andrew Ryan, Tristen Parr, Pete Guazzelli | Adam Said Galore, Schvendes | |
| Faulkner, Dave | 1957(b)-present | The Victims, The Manikins, Hoodoo Gurus, Antenna, Persian Rugs | |||
| Fdel | Australian Hip-Hop | Sylabolliks Crew | |||
| Fedele, Sara-Marie | 1978(b)-present | Pop | Big Brother contestant | ||
| Felix | |||||
| The Fergusons | 1999-2005 | Alternative rock | Al Nistelberger, Grant Joyce, Wayne Beadon, Matt Wheeler, Mike Bruce | Bipolar Bears | |
| The Ferrymen | 2008- | Celtic Folk | Kevin Poppen, Ian Walker, Chris Horgan | ||
| Fighting For Alaska | 2001- | Indie pop | Meike Scantlebury, Dan Brandis, Craig Harman, Rohan Fowler | ||
| The Flairz | 2004-present | Garage rock | John Mariani, Scarlett Stevens, Dion Mariani, Georgia Wilkinson Derums | ||
| Flanders | Alternative Rock | Luke Bostelman, Christian Owen, Mark Pike | |||
| Flow Dynamics | 2004-present | Electronica | Dave McKinney | Rhibosome | |
| found: quantity of sheep | 2001-2005 | Experimental rock | Trent Barrett, Neil Rabinowitz, Michael Winlo, Cam Barrett | ||
| Fourth Floor Collapse | 1989-present | Indie rock | Mat Brooker, Dan Forrestal, Rhys Kealley, Michael Miller, Michael Parker | ||
| From The Ruins | |||||
| The Freuds | |||||
| Freud's Pillow | 1995-1997 | Indie pop | Kavyen Temperley, Joel Quartermain, Stuart Leach, Simon Leach | Eskimo Joe, Little Birdy, One Horse Town, Bank Holidays | |
| Full Scale | 1998-2005 | Alternative metal | Ezekiel Ox, Jimmy Tee, Tristan Ross, Chris Frey, Nic Frey | Helmut | |
| The Furor | 2002-present | Black metal | Louis Rando, Jon Dunlop, Daniel Lomas | Pagan, Samain | |
| The Fuzz* | 2002-? | Indie rock | Abbe May, Douglas May, Shayne Macri, Ben Mountford, Jiah Fishenden | Abbe May & the Rockin Pneumonia | |
| Gaunt, Nathan | Folk rock | Nathan Gaunt & the Blackeyed Dogs | |||
| German Humour | |||||
| Greg Dear and the Beautiful Losers | |||||
| The Groovesmiths | 2004-present | Roots | Gavin Shoesmith, Alex Drew, Matthew Wright | John Butler Trio | |
| Goodnight Tiger [1] | 2009-Present | Folk/Indie/Acoustic | Jill Chrisp, Perrin Date | ||
| Gyroscope | 1997-present | Post-grunge/Alternative rock | Daniel Sanders, Zoran Trivic, Brad Campbell, Rob Nassif | ||
| Halogen | 1998-present | Rock | Jasmine Lee, Frans Bisschops, Ben Crooke, Rob Maszkowski, Trent Dhue | ||
| The Hampdens | 2003-present | Indie rock | Susannah Legge, Gavin Crawcour, Jules Hewitt | ||
| Harlequin League | 2007-present | Indie rock | Seb Astone, James Rogers, Ben Pooley, Myles Davis | ||
| Haywood, Leah | 1976(b)-present | ||||
| Header | Brad Bolton, Dave Chadwick, Liam Coffey, Ian Freeman, Dean Willoughby | ||||
| Helicopters | 1980-1985 | New Wave/Ska | Peter Stafford, Tony Thewlis, George O'Brien | The Scientists | |
| Heavy Weight Champ | 1999-present | Heavy metal, Progressive rock | Grant McCulloch, Dean Miller, Luke Copeland | ||
| Hip Mo Toast | |||||
| Hole, Dave | 1948(b)-present | Blues | |||
| The Holy Rollers | Greg Dear, Felicity Dear, Craig Chisolm, Kim Williams | Charlottes Web, The Beautiful Losers, The White Swallows | |||
| Hostile Little Face | 2007-present | Alternative rock | Mitch Friend, Chris Marchegiani, Stephen Marchegiani, Michael Kirou | ||
| Hunter | Australian Hip-Hop | ||||
| Ikey Mo | |||||
| Institut Polaire | 2004-present | Indie | Ben Blakeney, Ash Blakeney, Elliott Brannen, Catherine Colvin, Erik Hecht, Rebecca May, David Thirkettle-Watts, Samantha Wass | The Autumn Isles, Jack On Fire | |
| Innocent Bystanders | 1983-1988 | Rock | Brett Keyser, Mark Lizotte, Bernie Bremond, John Dalzell, John Heussanstamm, Al Kash, Cliff Kinneen, Jamie Manifis, Yak Sherritt, Dave Skewes, Brett Townshend | Johnny Diesel and the Injectors, Brett Keyser | |
| INXS (as The Farriss Brothers) | 1997-present | Rock | Michael Hutchence (d.1997) , Kirk Pengilly, Gary Beers, Andrew Farriss, Tim Farriss, Jon Farriss, J. D. Fortune | ||
| Jade, Samantha | 1987(b)- present | Pop, Contemporary R&B | |||
| The Jacknives | |||||
| The Jam Tarts | Anna Gare, Sophie Gare, Jodie Bell, Lucy Lehmann | ||||
| The Jayco Brothers | 2001-present | Alternative country | Andrew Powell, Grant Ferstat, Glen Brabham | Bucket, Spokaine, A Month Of Sundays | |
| Jebediah | 1994-present | Alternative rock | Kevin Mitchell, Chris Daymond, Vanessa Thornton, Brett Mitchell | ||
| The John Butler Trio | 1995-present | Jam band, Bluegrass | John Butler, Shannon Birchall, Michael Barker | ||
| Johnny Diesel (Lizotte, Mark) | 1967(b)-present | Rock, Hard rock | Johnny Diesel and the Injectors, Innocent Bystanders | ||
| Karnivool | 1996-present | Progressive rock | Ian Kenny, Jones Millichamp-Parry, Michael Fiorentino, Jon Stockman, Walt Millichamp-Parry, Steve Judd | Birds of Tokyo | |
| King Pig | |||||
| Krost, Lana | 2000(b)-present | Pop | Australian Idol contestant | ||
| The Kryptonics | 1985-1992 | Pop punk, Alternative rock | Ian Underwood, Peter Kostic, Tony Rushan, Richard Corey | Front End Loader, The Chevelles, You Am I, Regurgitator | |
| Lash | 1996-2003 | Alternative rock | Belinda-Lee Reid, Jaclyn Pearson, Jessica Bennett, Micaela Slayford | Exteria, Spencer Tracy, The Preytells | |
| Last Year's Hero | |||||
| Layla Hanbury (MC Layla) | 1982(b)-present | Australian Hip-Hop | Sylabolliks Crew | ||
| Like Junk | 2005-present | Post-punk | <sWhite>, Koe, Jessica, Michael | Noir du'Soleil, White Sex, Public Castration | |
| Little Birdy | 2002-present | Indie rock | Katy Steele, Simon Leach, Scott O'Donoghue, Matt Chequer | The Sleepy Jackson, End of Fashion | |
| Martine Locke | |||||
| Loose Unit | |||||
| Love Camp 7 | |||||
| Love Pump | 1985-1992 | Alternative rock | Rodney Glick, Peter Hadley, Trevor Hilton, Thomas Kayser, Val Tarin | The Waltons, The Fat | |
| Lo-Key Fu (Jeavons, Dave) | 2000-present | Breakbeat, Nu skool breaks | |||
| Mach Pelican | 1996-2007 | Punk rock | K-Rock, Atsu Longrun, Toshi-8Beat | ||
| The Manikins | 1977-1980 | Protopunk/New Wave | Robbie Porritt, Neil Fernandes, Dan Dare, Mark Betts | The Scientists, Hoodoo Gurus | |
| The Marigolds | Dean Graham, Jamie Parry, Mark Hemmery, Martin Moon | The Neptunes, DM3, The Chevelles | |||
| Martha's Vineyard | 1986-1990 | Folk/rock | Peggy Van Zalm, Anthony Best, Norman Parkhill, Lisa Jooste, Catherine McAuliffe, Aidan D'Adhemar | The Blackeyed Susans | |
| Masque:rade | 2004-2007 | Industrial rock/Visual Kei | Koe, dionaraP, Shade | Noir du'Soleil, Like Junk, Matty Trash and the Horrorbles | |
| Mathew de la Hunty | Tall Tales and True | ||||
| Matty B (Mathew Barrett) | 2000-present | Australian Hip-Hop | Sylabolliks Crew | ||
| Micadelic | Australian Hip-Hop | ||||
| Miles Away | |||||
| Mink | |||||
| Mink Mussel Creek | |||||
| Missing Garden Gnomes | Ian McIntosh, Vince Murphy, Joe Nonis, Jeff Phillips, David Solomon, Evans the Gnome | ||||
| The Mission Blue | 1998-2001 | Indie pop | Jodie Tesoriero, Stuart Leach | One Horse Town, Bank Holidays, Jodie Tes & the Popular Front | |
| Molasses | |||||
| Moriarty | |||||
| Mucky Duck Bush Band | 1974- | folk music | John Perry, Don Blue, Eric Kowarski, Bob Emery, Roy Abbott | ||
| Murphy, Chris | 1976(b)-present | Rock | Australian Idol contestant, Murphy's Lore | ||
| Murphy, Courtney | 1979(b)-present | Rock | Australian Idol contestant, Murphy's Lore | ||
| Murphy, Miranda | Pop | Popstars contestant | |||
| Howie Morgan | |||||
| Mukaizake | |||||
| Namesake | |||||
| Nathan Guant and the Blackeyed Dogs | |||||
| Neptunes | 198?- | Greg Hitchcock, Jamie Parry, Dave Shaw, Ricky Mason, Rob Findlay | The Bamboos, The Marigolds, The Stems, Diddy Wah Who Daddy's | ||
| New Rules for Boats | 2004-present | Indie pop | Sean Pollard, Benjamin Golby, Miranda Pollard, Joseph Derwort, Dan Grant | ||
| nina.x | |||||
| Noir du'Soleil | 2007-present | Industrial music/Visual Kei | Koe | Masque:rade, Like Junk | |
| The Nordeens | 2001-present | Alternative Rock | Glenn Musto, Matt Geary, Ant Milne | College Fall, Showbag!, Team Jedi, Russian Winters | |
| No Flowers No Wedding Dress | |||||
| Not Enough Rope | 1994-2001 | Folk, Rock music | Matt Galligan, Matt Kealley, Todd Lynch, Mike Lane, Steve Bow | ||
| One Horse Town | 2002-2007 | Indie rock | Sasha Ion, Ronan Charles, Stuart Leach | Seahorse Radio, Spank, Bank Holidays | |
| One Out One Back | 1987-1989 | Indie rock | Neil Allen, Tracy Tye, Neal Ulyatt, Jamie Thomas, Peter Stone, Dave Sims, Colin Wishart | Never Never, Dude Ranch | |
| Organism | 1989-1992 | Indie rock, Alternative rock | Stu Thomas, Ian Weir, Maurice Hall | The Stu Thomas Paradox, Kim Salmon and the Surrealists, Dave Graney | |
| Palisades | |||||
| The Panics | 2002-present | Rock music | Jae Laffer, Drew Wootton, Myles Wootton, Paul Otway, Julian Douglas | ||
| The Panda Band | 2003-present | Indie pop | Damian Crosbie, David Namour, Stephen Callan, Chris Callan, Gabriel Nicotra | Rollerskates | |
| Paradoxx | Electro/Synthpop | Phoenix, Kriss, Lissa, Ralph | |||
| Pathogen | |||||
| Peace, Love and all that Stuff | 1984-present | Rock/Pop music | Tod Johnston, Rob Watson, Billy Germain, Clint Arnold, John Calabrese | V Capri | |
| Pendulum | 2001-present | Drum and Bass | Rob Swire, Gareth McGrillen, Paul Harding | ||
| Penelope | 1996-2000 | Alternative rock | Tim Beor | ||
| Phil's Finest Hour | |||||
| The Pilgrims | 1986-1989 | Power Pop | Gordi, Paul Rumens, Darren Leitch, Mike Hewins, Dave Damage, Ed, Darren Hyde, Steve | The Beekeepers, Big Gordi, The Moment | |
| The Pigram Brothers | 1996-present | Alan Pigram, Steven Pigram, David Pigram, Colin Pigram, Gavin Pigram, Phillip Pigram, Peter Pigram | Scrap Metal | ||
| Plutonic Girl | Simone Hageman, Carla Steele, Lily Sumich, Paul Wood | Apartment 99, Apartment 25, Red Jezebel | |||
| Prawns With Horns | 1991- | Funk | Ben Phillips, Marty Hellman, Chris Oldman, Paul Bodlovich, Marty Pervan, Simon O'Neill, Dan Jarvis | ||
| The Preytells | 2004-present | Rock | Simon Okely, Jessica Bennett, Jaclyn Pearson, Cameron Stewart | Spencer Tracy, Lash | |
| Project: Bad | |||||
| Project Mayhem | 2001-present | Hard rock | Jes Fitzgerald, Jozef Grech, James McKay, Ben Watson | Standard Deviants | |
| Push Humpty | |||||
| Quick And The Dead | 1978-1986 | Punk rock | Murray Holmes, Gerry Harper, Mark Oakley, Andy Preast | Skrewdriver | |
| Rabbits Wedding | 1984-1989 | Alt rock/Pop | Paul Watling, Richard V Shallcross, Matthew Hall, Kenny Davis Jr, Philip Rawlinson | ||
| Radarmaker | 2000-present | Art rock | Warwick Hall, Adam Trainer, Noah Norton, Wendi Graham | ||
| Red Jezebel | 1997-present | Alternative rock | Paul Wood, Dave Parkin, Mark Cruickshank, Alex Hyman | Plutonic Girl | |
| Rhibosome | 1998-2004 | Dave McKinney, Clayton Chipper, Andrew Selmes, George Nikoloudis, Chad Hedley | Flow Dynamics, Soul Harmonics | ||
| Rollerskates | 1999-present | Indie pop | Jordan Johnston, David Namour, Stephen Callan, Gabriel Nicotra | The Panda Band | |
| Roly Skender | |||||
| The Rosemary Beads | Tim Underwood, Gretta Little, Cam Munachen | ||||
| The Resonance | Drum and Bass | Trilby Temperley, Paul Hines, Rebecca Brennan, Jono McNeil | |||
| Russians | |||||
| Saidaside | Indie Pop | Phil Natt, Dan O'Halloran, Shaun Lahor | The Favorite Game, The Peaks, Ammonia | ||
| Kim Salmon and the Surrealists | 1987-1999, 2006 | Alternative rock | Kim Salmon, Stu Thomas, Phil Collings | The Scientists, The Beasts of Bourbon, Kim Salmon and the Business, Antenna, Darling Downs, Salamander Jim | |
| Saracen | 1980-1983 1986-1987 | Heavy metal | John Meyer, Jon Ryder, Peter Thompson | Trilogy | |
| Saritah | World music | ||||
| Schvendes | 2002-present | Alternative | Rachael Dease, Tristen Parr, Greg Hosking, Tara John, Ant Gray | Fall Electric | |
| The Scientists | 1978-1987, 1995, 2006 | Alternative rock | Kim Salmon, Boris Sujdovic, Tony Thewlis, Leanne Chock | Hoodoo Gurus, Kim Salmon and the Surrealists, The Beasts of Bourbon, The Dubrovniks | |
| Scott, Bon | 1946(b)-1980(d) | Hard rock | The Spektors, The Valentines, Fraternity, AC/DC | ||
| Scrap Metal | |||||
| Seahorse Radio | 1996- | Soul | Keren Letheby, Ronan Charles, Nathan Winterflood | Air Ensemble | |
| Matthew Sforcina | |||||
| Selwyn | 1982(b)-present | R&B | |||
| Sensitive New Age Cowpersons | 1994-2007 | Folk | Fred "Stan Pede" Kunhl, "Calamity" Jim Fisher, Ian "Kid" Simpson, Adam Gare | Jam Tarts and Nansing Quartet | |
| Sex Panther | 2005-present | Storm 'Wino' Panther, Ainslie Heinous, Jess Row Skull, The Mouth | |||
| Shallow | |||||
| Showbag! | 2000-2004 | Glenn Musto, Chris Havercroft, Andrew Powell, Adem K, Jodie Bartlett | Bucket, Jayco Brothers, Turnstyle, Josivac | ||
| The Silents | 2003-present | Alternative rock | James Terry, Benjamin Stowe, Sam Ford, Alex Board | ||
| The Silver Scene | 2006-present | Indie Pop | Nick Gallagher, Kim Jones, Belinda-Lee, Harley Burke | Lash, Spencer Tracy | |
| Sleeper X | 2002-present | Experimental metal | James Crossland, Wade Taylor, Chris Butler, Garth Adams | ||
| The Sleepy Jackson | 1998-present | Alternative rock, Baroque pop | Luke Steele, Malcolm Clark, Lee Jones, Dave Symes, Felix Bloxsom | End of Fashion, Eskimo Joe, Spencer Tracy, Little Birdy | |
| Sneaky Weasel Gang | 2005-present | Pop / Roots | Daniel Carroll, Jason Bale, Bryn Stanford | ||
| Snowman | 2003-present | Alternative rock | Andy Citawarman, Joseph McKee, Olga Hermanniusson, Ross DiBlasio | ||
| Sodastream | 1997-2007 | Rock | Pete Cohen, Karl Smith, Adam Johnson | Thermos Cardy | |
| The Someloves | 1986-1990 | Alternative rock | Dom Mariani, Darryl Mather, Tony Italiano, Robbie Scorer | The Stems, Lime Spiders, The Orange Humble Band, DM3, Dom Mariani and the Majestic Kelp | |
| Spank | Sascha Ion, Sam Hobbs, Andrew Fuller, Andrew Lippiatt | ||||
| The Spektors | 1964-1966 | Rock | Bon Scott, Brian Gannon, Wyn Milson, John Collins | The Valentines, The Winstons, AC/DC | |
| Spencer Tracy | 1999-2004 | Rock | Kim Jones, Shaun Sibbes, Jessica Bennett | The Sleepy Jackson, Astronaut, The Preytells, The Avenue, Eskimo Joe | |
| Sprintbug | Indie Pop | Aley Paine, Keru Wong, Dave Fallon, Brad Charles | |||
| Squidfinger | Raw Heavy Distorted Fat Funk | Chris Carpenter, Nick Carpenter, Michael Dean | |||
| Steele, Katy | 1983(b)-present | Little Birdy | |||
| Steele, Luke | The Sleepy Jackson, Nations by the River, Empire of the Sun | ||||
| The Stems | 1983-1987, 2003, 2007 | Dom Mariani, Richard Lane, Julian Mathews, David Shaw | The Someloves, The Chevelles, DM3, Dom Mariani and the Majestic Kelp, The Neptunes | ||
| Stolen Picassos | |||||
| Stonefish | |||||
| Storytime | 1991-2001 | Instrumental rock | Ben Frichot, Simon Cribb, Paul Sanbrook | ||
| Stray Tapes | |||||
| Streetlight | |||||
| Subtruck | 1998-present | Hard rock | Phil Bradley, Kris Goodwin, Robert Troup | ||
| Sugar Army | Rock | Patrick McLaughlin, Todd Honey, Ian Berney, Jamie Sher | |||
| Sugarchild | 1994 - Present | Indie Pop | Katie Attwell, Joanne Dolphin, Ian Dolphin | ||
| Summer Suns | |||||
| Supernaut | 1974-1980 | Punk rock | Gary Twinn, Chris Burnham, Joe Burnham, Philip Foxman | The Saints, Honeydippers | |
| Superscope | 1995- | Indie rock | Kevin Borruso, Jamie Hamilton, Craig Maclean, Stuart Loasby, Brad Clearly, Darren Murphy, Jason Barfoot | ||
| Swamp Monsters | |||||
| Tallis, Steve | |||||
| Team Jedi | 1996-2003 | Alternative rock | Lee Hunter, Aaron Gibson, Matt Geary, Kris Dimitroff | ||
| Thermos Cardy | 1995-1997 | Indie Pop | Karl Smith, Harry Kneen, Adam Johnson | Sodastream | |
| Thomas, Stu | 1989-present | Alternative rock | Stu Thomas | The Stu Thomas Paradox, Stu & The Celestials, Dave Graney, Dave Graney & Clare Moore feat. The Lurid Yellow Mist, Kim Salmon and the Surrealists, The Scientists, Kim Salmon and the Business, The Brass Bed, Luxedo, Billy Miller, Organism, Crumpet, Barb Waters, Dan Brodie, Red Lantern, Mike Noga | |
| Thrust | |||||
| The Tigers | Guy Howlett, Oliver Nelson, Chris Hudson, Ben Basell, Chris Cobilis | ||||
| Errol H. Tout | |||||
| Toby & Code Red | 2002-present | Blues & Roots | Toby Beard, Elliot Bruse, Pete Gellin | ||
| The Triffids | 1979–1989 | Rock, Alternative, Folk rock | David McComb (d. 1999), Robert McComb, Jill Birt, Alsy MacDonald, Martyn P. Casey, Graham Lee | The Blackeyed Susans, Red Ponies, Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds, Grinderman | |
| Trilogy | 1984-1986 | Progressive rock | Jamie Page, Jon Ryder, Peter Thompson | Saracen | |
| Tucker B's | 1994-present | Rock | Matt Rudas, Andrew Houston, Darren Nuttall, Matt Maguire | Adam Said Galore | |
| Turnstyle | 1995-present | Adem K, Paul Fanning, Dean Davies, Todd Griffiths | Showbag!, The Burton Cool Suit, When The Sky Fell | ||
| The Valentines | 1966-1970 | Rock | Vince Lovegrove, Bon Scott, Ted Ward, John Cooksey, Paddy Beach | AC/DC, The Winstons, The Spektors | |
| The Velvet Janes | 1996- | Rock | Martine Locke, Rose Farrow | ||
| The Victims | 1977-1979 | Punk rock | Dave Faulkner, James Baker, Dave Cardwell | ||
| Over Unity (formerly Vitamin Red) | |||||
| V Capri | 1984-1989 | New Wave | Tod Johnston, Damian Ward, Alan Simpson, Lance Karapetcoff, Michael O'Brien, Clint Arnold | ||
| The Waifs | 1992-present | Folk rock | Josh Cunningham, Donna Simpson, Vikki Thorn | ||
| The Waltons | 1985-1992 | Val Tarin, Dan Tarrant, Craig Weighell, Glenn White | |||
| Warner, Dave | 1953(b)-present | PUS, From The Suburbs | |||
| We Are The Emergency | 2007-present | Post Hardocre | James Harris, Ryan Lake, Bailey Black, Sam Hart, Robbie Jones, Sophie Rodgers, Fraser Cringle | Reaching Koda | |
| The Wednesday Society* | Brendan Jay, Ian Berney, James Sher, Tristan Dudley | ||||
| Will Stoker and the Embers | 2006-present | Rock/Punk rock | Will Stoker, Ashley Doodkorte, Kynan Tan, Gareth Bevan, Tahlia Palmer, Benjamin Roberts | ||
| Kevin Bloody Wilson | 1947(b)-present | Comedy singer | Dennis Bryant and the Country Club | ||
| The Winstons | c. 1966 | merged with The Spektors to form The Valentines | |||
| Yummy Fur | 1991-1998 | Andrei Maz, Jerome Maz, Julian Ralls, Kez Lucas, Travis Calley, Anton Maz | |||
| Yunyu | 1980(b)-present | Roots | |||
| Zeta Theory | 2001- | Rock | |||
| Zydecats | 1993-present | Zydeco, Rockabilly, R&B, Roots | Graeme Bell, Ric Eastman, Kent Hughes, Lucky Oceans, Bill Rogers | Dude Ranch, Dragon, Cold Chisel, Asleep at the Wheel |
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