Concerned music practitioners approached the Western Cape Department of Cultural Affairs and Sport (WCDCAS), with the view of co-exploring the establishment of an organisation/body to protect, educate and economically develop the practitioners in the music industry in the Western Cape.

In March 2006 the Western Cape Department of Cultural Affairs and Sport (WCDCS) hosted a conference that resulted in the establishment of the Western Cape Musicians Association (WCMA).

The main aims and objectives of the Association are to:
1. Strive to rally Music practitioners of our province to support and unite behind WCMA and actively participate in the activities and programmes to create an enabling environment for the industry to prosper.
2. Promote solidarity, corporation and the spirit of togetherness amongst Musicians.
3. Champion the general interests and rights of musicians in the socio-economic and political life of the province.
4. Initiate Policy, research, develop and maintain a database of musicians and other related industries, together with planning and hosting regular information sessions.
5. Establish and maintain a Resource Centre, provide for counseling and the rehabilitation of music practitioners.
6. Do lobbying and advocacy for both international work and investment recruitment.
7. To initiate programmes and projects of job creation for its members in conjunction with any interested parties.
8. To represent the demands of music practitioners in the province be they social, political, economic or educational.
9. To forge links with all relevant organisations concerned with the progress of the musicians and their economic emancipation in South Africa, the continent and the Globe.
10. To strive for a democratic and unitary music support system that will prepare all musicians to partake to the fullest in the building of a strong music society.