What a night! Last night’s 2018 WAMAwards took place in its new ritzy residence at The Hyatt Regency and the sold out event was bigger and better than ever with live performances from The Stems, Gina Williams & Guy Ghouse, Carla Geneve, Hyclass, Gemma Farrell Quintet, Your Girl Pho and Ralway Bell.
Big winners included Alana Macpherson, Carla Geneve, Jacob Diamond, Psychedelic Porn Crumpets and Odette Mercy, all picking up two awards each. Ex-RTRFM breakfast host Caitlin Nienaber took out both Industry Representative of the Year and the prestigious Golden WAMi. Electro-pop duo Feels took home three WAMis for Best Electronic Act, Best Electronic Producer and Label of the Year with their Women Of Music Production Perth (WOMPP) label.
DB Publicity’s Dixie Battersby and The Stems were inducted into the WAM Hall Of Fame and Mojos Bar picked up the award for Most Popular Venue for the fifth year in a row. Kiss My Camera awards went out to Denis Radacic, Emanual Rudnicki, and Matsu.
The awards marked the start of a huge weekend of WA live music, with WAMfest Live kicking off tonight in the city.
Check out the complete list of winners below…
WA MUSIC AWARDS – GENRE & INDUSTRY
BEST ALBUM
Presented by APRA AMCOS
Abbe May – Fruit
BEST BLUES/ROOTS ACT
Presented by Blues at Bridgetown
Mama Kin Spender
BEST COUNTRY ACT
Presented by Mustang Bar
The Little Lord Street Band
BEST EP
Presented by Rosemount Hotel
Demon Days – Magic Eye
BEST EXPERIMENTAL ACT
Presented by RTRFM
Eduardo Cossio and Louise Devenish
BEST FOLK ACT
Presented by Clancy’s Fishpub Fremantle
Jacob Diamond
BEST HIP HOP ACT
Presented by Perth Theatre Trust
Hyclass
BEST INDIGENOUS ACT
Presented by NAIDOC Music Awards
Gina Williams & Guy Ghouse
BEST JAZZ ACT
Presented by The Alex Hotel
Alana Macpherson Nonet
BEST ELECTRONIC LIVE ACT
Presented by Advanced Electrical Equipment
Feels
BEST METAL/HEAVY ACT
Presented by scenestr
Tangled Thoughts Of Leaving
BEST MUSIC VIDEO
Presented by Johnny Ma Studios
Psychedelic Porn Crumpets – Social Candy
BEST POP ACT
Presented by Lolly Box Music
Stella Donnelly
BEST PUNK/HARDCORE ACT
Presented by The Poster Girls
Nerve Quakes
BEST REGIONAL ACT
Presented by Nannup Music Festival
Tracey Barnett
BEST ROCK ACT
Presented by Badlands Bar
Carla Geneve
BEST SINGLE
Presented by Mojos Bar | Cool Perth Nights
Carla Geneve – Greg’s Discount Chemist
BEST URBAN ACT
Presented by Sorrento Strategic Music
Odette Mercy & Her Soul Atomics
BEST WORLD ACT
Presented by Fairbridge Festival
Grace Barbé
GOLDEN WAMi
Presented by City Of Perth
Caitlin Nienaber
INDUSTRY REPRESENTATIVE OF THE YEAR
Presented by Freo.Social
Caitlin Nienaber
LABEL OF THE YEAR
Presented by Happy Mag
Women Of Music Production Perth
WA MUSIC AWARDS – PUBLIC VOTED
MOST POPULAR ACT
Presented by The Aardvark
Tame Impala
MOST POPULAR LIVE ACT
Presented by RAC Arena
Psychedelic Porn Crumpets
MOST POPULAR MUSIC EVENT
Presented by MyEntertainmentLawyer.com
Falls Festival
MOST POPULAR NEW ACT
Presented by The Bird
Wooly Mammoth
MOST POPULAR VENUE
Presented by moshtix
Mojos Bar
WA MUSIC AWARDS – CRAFT
BEST BASSIST
Presented by Hyatt Regency Perth
Jennifer Aslett and Roy Martinez
BEST BRASS/STRING/WOODWIND INSTRUMENTALIST
Presented by Discus On Demand
Alana Macpherson (Saxophone)
BEST DRUMMER/PERCUSSIONIST
Presented by Shiny Rabbit
Daniel Susnjar
BEST ELECTRONIC PRODUCER
Presented by Noisegate
Feels
BEST GUITARIST
Presented by Hammer Ink Merchandise
Jacob Diamond
BEST KEYS/SYNTH ARTIST
Presented by Yamaha | Sound Centre
Harry Mitchell
BEST LIVE SOUND ENGINEER
Presented by WAAPA | ECU
Chris Wright
BEST STUDIO SOUND ENGINEER/PRODUCER
Presented by SAE Qantm Creative Media Institute
Matt Gio (Rada Studio)
BEST VOCALIST
Presented by Media Arts Lawyers
Odette Mercy
KISS MY CAMERA
BEST LIVE SHOT OF A WA ACT
Emanual Rudnicki for his photo of Southern River Band
BEST LIVE SHOT OF A TOURING ACT
Denis Radacic for his photo of The Butterfly Effect
BEST PRESS SHOT OF A WA ACT
Matsu for his photo of Lincoln MacKinnon
