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WAM SONG OF THE YEAR 2018/19 Guess who won the Grand Prize?


Freo.Social
played host to this year’s WAM Song of the Year ceremony last night, showcasing the talents of Western Australian songwriters in celebration of all the state has to offer musically. This year saw Carla Geneve take out the Grand Prize with her song Greg’s Discount Chemist.

Flewnt not only took home Grand Prize Runner-Up for their song Kya Kyana, but also awards for the Outstanding Indigenous and Urban/Hip Hop categories, while Grand Prize Second Runner-Up was awarded to Riley Pearce for his song Elephants.

Past WAMAward winner Odette Mercy played MC for the night, and accompanying her on stage entertainment was provided by award winners Pat Chow, Tara Tiba and Flewnt, nominee Echo Adore, and Rhubarb Records DJs.

Check out the full list of winners below…

ACT-BELONG-COMMIT
Presented by Act-Belong-Commit | Studio Sponsor Vision Studios
Pat Chow Are You Okay?

BLUES/ROOTS
Presented by Perfect Pitch Publishing |Studio Sponsor JRF Recording Studio
Tom Fisher and The Layabouts Old Man Of The Blues

COUNTRY
Presented by Spotify | Studio Sponsor Soundbaker Studios
The Eastern Line Letter To A Baby Girl

ELECTRONIC
Presented by Alex Hotel | Bivouac | Studio Sponsor Pavement Studios
Feels They Need Us (feat. Stella Donnelly)

EXPERIMENTAL
Presented by Space Cassette | Studio Sponsor Blackbird Sound Studio
Stephen de Filippo a moment like this . . ?

FOLK
Presented by Clancy’s Fremantle | Studio Sponsor Blondel Recording Studios
Riley Pearce Elephants

HEAVY/METAL
Presented by Firestarter Distribution | Studio Sponsor Templeman Audio
Elderflower Perished Walls Speak

JAZZ
Presented by @placeorpoint | Audiofly | Studio Sponsor Crank Recording
Nick Abbey Song For Days When

OUTSTANDING INDIGENOUS
Presented by Nannup Music Festival | Studio Sponsor Poons Head Studios
Flewnt Kya Kyana

OUTSTANDING REGIONAL
Presented by APRA AMCOS | Studio Sponsor Hopping Mouse Studios
Brayden Sibbald Spider’s Web

POP
Presented by Sorrento Strategic Music | Studio Sponsor Tone City Recording Studio
The Hunting Birds Currents

PUNK/HARDCORE Presented by Rhubarb Records/XVinylX | The Poster Girls | Studio Sponsor Sumo Sound Studios
Trolley Boy Derby Jetty

ROCK
Presented by Freo.Social | Studio Sponsor Tunafish Recording Company
Carla Geneve Greg’s Discount Chemist

SCHOOLS & UNDER 14
Presented by City of Fremantle | Studio Sponsor Real2Reel
Ava Sharp Shattered Heart

SCHOOLS 15-17
Presented by Lolly Box Music | Studio Sponsor Artisan Music
Electrocity Ensemble Can’t Help This Feeling

URBAN/HIP HOP
Presented by RTRFM | Macando Music | Studio Sponsor Sundown Studios
Flewnt Kya Kyana

WORLD
Presented by I Heart Songwriting Club | Studio Sponsor Shanghai Twang Studios
Tara Tiba Bahar

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