Raksha outperformed 26 other bands to make the August 23 finals and won the $3500 first prize that includes 20 hours of recording studio time.
Amber Scates said she met Josh Green and Conor Lawson through a circus group in Joondalup and they formed a small band about a year ago.
They have since expanded to include Spencer Taylor (Inglewood), Brennan Smith (Huntingdale) and Maddie McEwen (Victoria Park).
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READ NOW‘All six of us have been playing together for about five months,’ Amber said.
‘We are not a specific genre; our music has a lot of variety.
‘It was an original song competition; we played four of our original songs.
‘We had finals the week before where we played four of our other songs.’
The Year 9 student said because the rest of the band members, who are in years 11 and 12, were spread out across Perth, they tended to get together to play once a month, but more often if preparing for competitions and during school holidays.