The WA music community has celebrated the opening of WAMfest with a massive sold out event where WAM have unveiled the winners of this years WA Music Awards. Congrats to all nominated!
A number of the winners will take part in the free Saturday Spectacular, happening as part of WAMFest on Saturday, November5 at 11 venues in Northbridge. These include POW Negro (Most Popular New and Most Popular Live Act), Verge Collection (Best EP), Jacob Diamond (Best Male Vocalist), Lucy Peach (Best Folk Act), Mathas (Best Urban Act, tying with Koi Child) and Scalphunter (Best Punk/Hardcore Act). Plus Sophie Hopes from Tired Lion (Best Rock Act) will be DJing the Badlands Bar #SatSpec after party, and Best Label Pilerats are throwing the other official after party in style at Jack Rabbit Slim’s – both free entry with #BlockParty wristbands.
For the full WAMfest program head to wam.org.au.
Check all the noms and winners below…
WA MUSIC AWARDS – GENRES & INDUSTRY
BEST BLUES / ROOTS ACT – Presented by Clancy’s Fremantle ► Old Blood
BEST COUNTRY ACT – Presented by 720 ABC Perth ► Ruby Boots
BEST ELECTRONIC ACT (live) – Presented by MRA ► SLUMBERJACK
BEST EXPERIMENTAL ACT – Presented by Sunset Events ► Eduardo Cossio
BEST FOLK ACT – Presented By Parlour ► Lucy Peach
BEST INDIGENOUS ACT – Presented by Nannup Music Festival ►Gina Williams
BEST JAZZ ARTIST – Presented by The Ellington ► Daniel Susnjar Afro-Peruvian Jazz Group
BEST METAL / HEAVY ACT – Presented by The Au Review ► Voyager
BEST POP ACT – Presented by Alex Hotel ► Methyl Ethel
BEST PUNK / HARDCORE ACT – Presented by Wildergrim ►Scalphunter
BEST ROCK ACT – Presented by Badlands Bar ► Tired Lion
BEST URBAN ACT – Presented by Avenoir ► Koi Child & Mathas (TIED)
BEST WORLD MUSIC ACT – Presented by Lotterywest ►Grace Barbé
BEST ALBUM – Presented by UNIFIED ► Koi Child – Koi Child
BEST EP – Presented by RTRFM ► Verge Collection – Open Plan Living
BEST SINGLE – Presented by Australia Council for the Arts ► Abbe May – Doomsday Clock
BEST RECORD LABEL – Presented by Shiny Rabbit ►Pilerats
MANAGEMENT AWARD – Presented by Association of Artist Managers (AAM) ► Jacob Snell
MEDIA AWARD – Presented by Drug Aware ► Caitlin Nienaber (RTRFM)
GOLDEN WAMi – Presented by City of Perth ► Jacob Snell
WA MUSIC AWARDS – PUBLIC VOTED
MOST POPULAR ACT – Presented by APRA AMCOS ► Koi Child
MOST POPULAR NEW ACT – Presented by Perth Theatre Trust ►POW Negro
MOST POPULAR LIVE ACT – Presented by Perth Arena ► POW Negro
MOST POPULAR MUSIC VIDEO – Presented by North Metropolitan TAFE ► Koi Child – 1-5-9
MOST POPULAR VENUE – Presented by moshtix ► Mojos Bar
MOST POPULAR MUSIC EVENT – Presented by National Live Music Awards ► Camp Doogs
WA MUSIC AWARDS – CRAFT
BEST SOUND ENGINEER (live) – Presented by WAAPA ► James Newhouse
BEST SOUND ENGINEER (studio) – Presented by SAE Creative Media Institute ► Dave Parkin (Blackbird Sound Studio)
BEST RECORD PRODUCER – Presented by Cool Perth Nights ► Joel Quartermain (Wastelands Studio)
BEST ELECTRONIC PRODUCER – Presented by Pilerats ► Regan Mathews (Ta-ku)
BEST FEMALE VOCALIST – Presented by The Mustang Bar ► Abbe May
BEST MALE VOCALIST – Presented by Tone Deaf ► Jacob Diamond
BEST GUITARIST – Presented by X-Press ► Benjamin Witt
BEST BASSIST – Presented by The West Australian ► Vanessa Thornton (Jebediah / The Tommyhawks)
BEST DRUMMER/PERCUSSIONIST – Presented by Mix 94.5 ► Daniel Susnjar (Daniel Susnjar Afro-Peruvian Jazz Group)
BEST KEYS / SYNTH ARTIST – Presented by The Music Network ►Timothy Nelson (Timothy Nelson & The Infidels / The Kill Devil Hills / High Horse)
