The WAMAwards have announced their nominees for 2018 and YOU can play a part in the voting process! WAM are calling on WA music fans to have their say; with WAMAwards public voting now open. This year you can vote for all your local favourites across five public award categories, including Most Popular Live Act, Most Popular New Act, and Most Popular Venue. Head to https://www.wamfest.com.au/public-voting/ to cast your vote before 5pm Thursday, October 11.
Leading the noms this year is Albany-born singer-songwriter Carla Geneve, with her hard-hitting live show and relatable lyricism earning her a whopping seven award nominations – including Best Folk Act, Best Rock Act, Best Single and Best Guitarist.
Hyclass, Jack Davies, Jacob Diamond, Jamilla, Kate Pass and Stella Donnelly all follow with four award nominations apiece, while Alana Macpherson, Feels, Psychedelic Porn Crumpets and Spacey Jane come in next with three each. Please join us in congratulating all the talented 2018 WAMAwards nominees revealed (many of which are set to play as part of WAMFest Live on the first weekend in November).
Winners will be revealed Thursday 1 November at the annual WAMAwards, which this year debuts at the swanky Grand Ballroom of the Hyatt Regency Hotel Perth.
Also revealed are this year’s sensational Kiss My Camera finalists, whose award-nominated photographs encapsulate some of the best music moments from the past year. This year’s winning shots will be screened as part of the WAMAwards, as well as across outdoor screens like the Northbridge Piazza, Perth Cultural Centre and Yagan Square Digital Tower in the leadup to WAMFest.
2018 WAMAWARD INDUSTRY NOMINATIONS
BEST BLUES AND ROOTS ACT
Presented by Blues at Bridgetown
Dan Howls
Kat Wilson Trio
Mama Kin Spender
The Bambuseae Rhythm Section
BEST COUNTRY ACT
Presented by The Mustang Bar
Belle Harvey
Delilah Rose & the Gunslingers
Ralway Bell
The Little Lord Street Band
BEST EXPERIMENTAL ACT
Presented by RTRFM 92.1
CellF
Eduardo Cossio
Louise Devenish
Shoshana Rosenberg
BEST FOLK ACT
Presented by Clancy’s Fremantle
Carla Geneve
Jack Davies and The Bush Chooks
Jacob Diamond
Riley Pearce
BEST HIP HOP ACT
Presented by Perth Theatre Trust
Downsyde
Hyclass
Marksman Lloyd
T$oko
BEST INDIGENOUS ACT
Presented by NAIDOC Music Awards
Desert Stars
Gina Williams & Guy Ghouse
Natasha Eldridge
The Brownley Gospel Singers
BEST JAZZ ACT
Presented by Alex Hotel
Alana Macpherson Nonet
Gemma Farrell Quintet
Harry Mitchell Group
Kate Pass Kohesia Ensemble
BEST LIVE ELECTRONIC ACT
Feels
Guy Contact
Hi. Ok, Sorry.
Your Girl Pho
BEST METAL/HEAVY ACT
Presented by scenestr
Daybreak
Make Them Suffer
Tangled Thoughts of Leaving
Voyager
BEST POP ACT
J.F.K
Spacey Jane
Stella Donnelly
Verge Collection
BEST PUNK/HARDCORE ACT
Good Doogs
Idle Eyes
Nerve Quakes
The Faim
BEST REGIONAL ACT
Presented by Nannup Festival
Blue Child Collective
Grand Casual
Kris Nelson
Tanya Ransom
Tracey Barnett
BEST ROCK ACT
Presented by Badlands Bar
Carla Geneve
Good Doogs
Psychedelic Porn Crumpets
The Floors
BEST URBAN ACT
Presented by Sorrento Strategic Music
Hyclass
Jamilla
Your Girl Pho
Odette Mercy & Her Soul Atomics
BEST WORLD ACT
Presented by Fairbridge Festival
De Cuba Son
Eastwinds
Grace Barbé
Kate Pass Kohesia Ensemble
Soukouss Internationale
BEST ALBUM
Presented by APRA | AMCOS
All or Nothing At All – Alana Macpherson Nonet
Fruit – Abbe May
Goodbye Gondwana – Jacob Diamond
Kohesia – Kate Pass
BEST EP
Presented by the Rosemount Hotel
Emerald – Feels
We Are Bored – Kat Wilson Trio
Magic Eye – Demon Days
Some Kinds – Tanaya Harper
BEST SINGLE
27 – Make Them Suffer
Beautiful – Jamilla
Greg’s Discount Chemist – Carla Geneve
Queen – Hyclass
Vegemite Sandwich – Jack Davies and The Bush Chooks
INDUSTRY REPRESENTATIVE OF THE YEAR
Presented by Freo Social Hall
Caitlin Nienaber (RTRFM)
Eduardo Cossio (Outcome Unknown)
Elise Reitze-Swensen & Rosie Taylor (WOMPP)
Hayley Ayres (360 Logistics)
Will Backler (RTRFM)
LABEL OF THE YEAR
Presented by Happy Mag
Tone List
Good Company Records
Women of Music Production Perth
Rhubarb Records
2018 WAMAWARD CRAFT NOMINATIONS
BEST BASSIST
Presented by The Hyatt Regency Hotel
Jennifer Aslett
Kate Pass
Roy Martinez
Sara McPherson
Zac Grafton
BEST BRASS/STRING/WOODWIND INSTRUMENTALIST
Alana Macpherson (Saxophone)
Gemma Farrell (Saxophone)
Jamie Oehlers (Saxophone)
Ricki Malet (Trumpet)
BEST DRUMMER/PERCUSSIONIST
Presented by Shiny Rabbit
Alex Reid
Daniel Susnjar
Rosie Taylor
Talya Valenti
BEST ELECTRONIC PRODUCER
Presented by Noisegate
Feels
Guy Contact
Jamilla
SHOCKONE
WYN
BEST GUITARIST
Axel Carrington
Carla Geneve
Jacob Diamond
Luke Dux
BEST KEYS/SYNTH ARTIST
Presented by Yamaha | Sound Centre
Amber Fresh
Harry Mitchell
Josiah Padmanabham
Ron Pollard
Timothy Nelson
BEST LIVE SOUND ENGINEER
Presented by WAAPA | ECU
Chris Wright
James Newhouse
Jeremy Beste
René de Vries
Rosie Antonas
BEST MUSIC VIDEO
Presented by Johnny Ma Studios
Queen – Hyclass
Blood Eagle – 生 Conform 死
Hypo Carousel – Daniel Susnjar Afro-Peruvian Jazz Group
Social Candy – Psychedelic Porn Crumpets
Bleed Black (ft. Cruz Patterson) – SHOCKONE
BEST STUDIO ENGINEER
Presented by SAE Qantm Creative Media Institute
Dan Carroll (Rada Studios)
Lee Buddle (Crank Recording)
Matt Gio (Rada Studios)
Ron Pollard (Studio Sleepwalker’s Dread)
BEST VOCALIST
Presented by Media Arts Lawyers
Carla Geneve
Jacob Diamond
Odette Mercy
Stella Donnelly
2018 WAMAWARD PUBLIC VOTING NOMINATIONS
Presented by TheMusic.com.au
MOST POPULAR ACT
Presented by The Aardvark
Carla Geneve
Demon Days
Hyclass
Psychedelic Porn Crumpets
Spacey Jane
Stella Donnelly
Strictly DT
Tame Impala
The Southern River Band
Yomi Ship
MOST POPULAR LIVE ACT
Presented by Perth Arena
Carla Geneve
Command A Panda
FOAM
I Call Val
MattyTWall
Psychedelic Porn Crumpets
Spacey Jane
Stella Donnelly
Tangled Thoughts of Leaving
The Southern River Band
The Wilds
MOST POPULAR NEW ACT
Presented by The Bird
Band of Missfits
Butter
Goat Faction
I Call Val
Jack Davies
Jamilla
Scarlet Drive
Trolley Boy
Wooly Mammoth
Yomi Ship
MOST POPULAR MUSIC EVENT
Presented by myEntertainmentLawyer.com
Blues at Bridgetown
Fairbridge Festival
Falls Festival
Fremantle Winter Music Festival
Nannup Music Festival
RTRFM’s In The Pines
State of the Art Festival
MOST POPULAR VENUE
Presented by moshtix
Badlands Bar
Ellington Jazz Club
Mojo’s Bar
Rosemount Hotel
The Aardvark
The Bassendean Hotel
The Bird
The Den
The Sewing Room
2018 KISS MY CAMERA FINALISTS
BEST LIVE SHOT (WA ACT)
Chris Kerr
Damien Crocker
Emanuel Rudnicki
Jessica Vaini
Jonny Warrington
Jonty Scoble
Kelly Pilgrim-Byrne
Kim Anderson
Matija Smojver
Matthew Puccinelli
Nathan Hugh Robért
Neil Wallace
Pete Gardner
Peter Heathcote
Rachael Barrett
Tashi Hall
Tim Grime
BEST LIVE SHOT (TOURING ACT)
Adrian Thomson
Chris Webster
Damien Crocker
Denis Radacic
Emanuel Rudnicki
Jessica Vaini
Kelly Pilgrim-Byrne
Matija Smojver
Michael Farnell
Paul Dowd
Peter Heathcote
Rachael Barrett
Stuart Millen
BEST PRESS SHOT (WA ACT)
Amanda Oliver
Bridget Turner
Daniel Hildebrand
Edward May
Josh Wells
Kim Anderson
Matsu
Shaun Ferraloro
Tasha Tong
Cast your vote for the public voted WAMAwards at https://www.wamfest.com.au/public-voting/ before 5pm Thursday, October 11.
