2016 WAMAwards Nominees, Party & public voting announced
As part of WAMFest presented by Drug Aware (overview here), we’re pleased to reveal the 2016 WAMAwards nominees. This year the list is lead by Tired Lion, with a total of 6 nominations capping off what’s been a huge year for the grunge-tinged rockers. Coming up next are good times jazz-rap collective Koi Child (5 noms); psych-fueled garage post-punkers Hideous Sun Demon, Australiana rockers who want to know your postcode Verge Collection and the recently returned from Music Matters Rag n’ Bone (4); then Methyl Ethel and Lucy Peach (3). Multiple nominations were also scored by Abbe May, Andrew Winton, Benjamin Witt, Daniel Susnjar, Davey Craddock, Gina Williams, Matt Gio, Mei Saraswati, Nerve Quakes, Old Blood, POW Negro, Tame Impala and Troye Sivan, reflecting the incredible strength and diversity of WA music.
This year saw consultation with category specific specialists in the creation of judging panels, from which the nominees were selected. 700+ music industry members are now commencing voting to decide the winners of the craft and genre and industry awards, whilst all music lovers now also have their chance to decide the winners in six Public Voted Awards, including Most Popular Live Act, Most Popular Event and Most Popular Video.
With the WAMAwards and voting hosted by Major Media Partner TheMusic.com.au, make your votes count here and NOW, and certainly before 11.59PM WST Sunday 23 October.
And then it’s time to celebrate…
WAMAwards PARTY @ GATE ONE THEATRE
(Claremont Showgrounds)
THURSDAY 3 November II Major Media Partner TheMusic.com.au
FEATURING: Performances from Lucy Peach, Phil Walley-Stack and Psychedelic Porn Crumpets, plus after party performances from Soukouss Internationale, and MORE TBA!
Debuting at Perth’s new live music and multi-purpose venue, Gate One Theatre at Claremont Showgrounds, this year’s coveted WAMis will be announced during an evening peppered with performances from some of WA’s most exciting talents. Due to the event’s limited capacity, #WAMAwards tickets will be available strictly by invite to nominated acts and to earlybird WAMCon pass holders, plus limited tickets will be available to the public. This year tables are also available, with food and beverages included in the ticket price. To celebrate in style at the WA music industry event of the year, grab your tickets asap via Moshtix.
WAMFEST PRESENTED BY DRUG AWARE
PROUDLY SUPPORTED BY THE CITY OF PERTH & LOTTERYWEST
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WA MUSIC AWARDS – CRAFT
BEST SOUND ENGINEER (live)
Presented by WAAPA
Jason Brown
James Newhouse
Mark McEwen
Tim McNally
BEST SOUND ENGINEER (studio)
Presented by SAE Creative Media Institute
Andy Lawson (Debaser Studio)
Dan Carroll (Rada Studios)
Dave Parkin (Blackbird Studio)
Matt Gio (Rada Studios)
BEST RECORD PRODUCER
Presented by Cool Perth Nights
Charlie Young
Dom Monteleone (Kingdom Studio)
Joel Quartermain (Wastelands Studio)
Matt Gio (Rada Studio)
BEST ELECTRONIC PRODUCER
Presented by Pilerats
Morgan Then & Fletcher Ehlers (Slumberjack)
Ned Beckley (Lower Spectrum)
Phil Stroud
Regan Matthews (Ta-ku)
BEST FEMALE VOCALIST
Presented by The Mustang Bar
Abbe May
Ama Quinsee (Legs Electric)
Gina Williams
Lucy Farley (Lucy Peach)
BEST MALE VOCALIST
Presented by Tone Deaf
Bojesse Pigram
Brendon Humphries (The Kill Devil Hills)
Craig Jovanovic (Maverick)
Danny Estrin (Voyager)
Jacob Diamond
BEST GUITARIST
Presented by X-Press
Axel Carrington (Rag n’ Bone / Hip Priest / HYLA)
Benjamin Witt
Laura McCormack (Legs Electric)
Steve Hensby (Steve Hensby Band / Tracksuit / Lucy Peach Band)
BEST BASSIST
Presented by The West Australian
Abby Soanes (Legs Electric)
Alex Canion (Voyager)
Charlotte Thorne (Nerve Quakes)
Sara McPherson (Rag n’ Bone / Bells Rapids)
Vanessa Thornton (Jebediah / The Tommyhawks)
BEST DRUMMER/PERCUSSIONIST
Presented by Mix 94.5
Ashley Doodkorte (Voyager, The Floors, Will Stoker & The Embers)
Daniel Susnjar (Daniel Susnjar Afro-Peruvian Jazz Group)
Elliot Smith
Kylie Soanes (Legs Electric / Paul McCarthy & The Wishers)
BEST KEYS / SYNTH ARTIST
Presented by The Music Network
Matthew Schmalkuche (Jacob Diamond Band)
Russell Holmes (Russell Holmes Trio / Gina Williams Band)
Timothy Nelson (Timothy Nelson & The Infidels / The Kill Devil Hills)
Tom Kenny (Koi Child)
WA MUSIC AWARDS – GENRES & INDUSTRY
BEST BLUES / ROOTS ACT
Presented by Clancy’s Fremantle
Andrew Winton
Katie J White
MattyTWall
Old Blood
BEST COUNTRY ACT
Presented by 720 ABC Perth
Belle Harvey
Davey Craddock & The Spectacles
Ralway Bell
Ruby Boots
BEST ELECTRONIC ACT (live)
Presented by MRA
Basic Mind
Catlips
Mei Saraswati
SLUMBERJACK
Tourist Kid
BEST EXPERIMENTAL ACT
Presented by Sunset Events
Decibel
Eduardo Cossio
Josten Myburgh
Nathan Thompson
orphans
BEST FOLK ACT
Presented By Parlour
Andrew Winton
The Little Lord Street Band
Lucy Peach
Riley Pearce
BEST INDIGENOUS ACT
Presented by Nannup Music Festival
Beni Bjah
Gina Williams
John Bennett
Phil Walley-Stack
BEST JAZZ ARTIST
Presented by The Ellington
Daniel Susnjar Afro-Peruvian Jazz Group
Jamie Oehlers
Memory of Elements
TRISK
BEST METAL / HEAVY ACT
Presented by The Au Review
Drohtnung
Drowning Horse
Make Them Suffer
SANZU
Silent Knight
Voyager
BEST POP ACT
Presented by Alex Hotel
KUČKA
Methyl Ethel
Tame Impala
Tired Lion
Troye Sivan
Verge Collection
BEST PUNK / HARDCORE ACT
Presented by Wildergrim
Nerve Quakes
SAVIOUR
Scalphunter
The Decline
Zerodent
BEST ROCK ACT
Presented by Badlands Bar
Hideous Sun Demon
Psychedelic Porn Crumpets
Rag n’ Bone
The Love Junkies
Tired Lion
BEST URBAN ACT
Presented by Avenoir
Drapht
Koi Child
Mathas
Ta-ku
BEST WORLD MUSIC ACT
Presented by Lotterywest
Eastwinds
Grace Barbé
Juliana Areias
Soukouss Internationale
BEST ALBUM
Presented by UNIFIED
Benjamin Witt – FUTURE RESET
Davey Craddock – City West
Koi Child – Koi Child
Mt. Mountain – Cosmos Terros
Nicholas Allbrook – Pure Gardiya
BEST EP
Presented by RTRFM
Gunns – She’s A Rainbow
Mei Saraswati – Devotions
Puck – Dead To The World
Verge Collection – Open Plan Living
BEST SINGLE
Presented by Australia Council for the Arts
Abbe May – Doomsday Clock
Childsaint – Hallelujah Heartache
Hideous Sun Demon – Oscillate
Tired Lion – Not My Friends
Verge Collection – Postcodes
BEST RECORD LABEL
Presented by Shiny Rabbit
The Community Records
Jarrah Records
Pilerats
Spinning Top Music
Walking Horse Music
MANAGEMENT AWARD
Presented by Association Of Artist Managers (AAM)
Jacob Snell
Luke Rinaldi
Matt Johnson
Philip Stevens
MEDIA AWARD
Presented by Drug Aware
Bob Gordon (X-Press Magazine)
Andrew Ryan (Cool Perth Nights)
Caitlin Nienaber (RTRFM)
Daniel Cribb (TheMusic.com.au)
Troy Mutton (Pilerats)
GOLDEN WAMi
Presented by City Of Perth
Jacob Snell
Maria Florides
Matthew Johnson
Phaedra Watts
Tom Fisher
WA MUSIC AWARDS – PUBLIC VOTED
Voting via TheMusic.com.au
MOST POPULAR ACT
Presented by APRA
Koi Child
Methyl Ethel
Mosquito Coast
Tame Impala
Tired Lion
Troye Sivan
MOST POPULAR NEW ACT
Presented by Perth Theatre Trust
Ah Trees
Human Buoy
POW Negro
The Money War
Verge Collection
MOST POPULAR LIVE ACT
Presented by Perth Arena
Hideous Sun Demon
Old Blood
POW Negro
Shit Narnia
The Southern River Band
Tired Lion
MOST POPULAR MUSIC VIDEO
Presented by North Metro TAFE
FOAM – Get On Board
Hideous Sun Demon – Cul De Sac Vision
Koi Child – 1-5-9
Methyl Ethel – Idée Fixe
Rag n’ Bone – I Don’t Feel At Home In This World Anymore
Tired Lion – Not My Friends
MOST POPULAR VENUE
Presented by Moshtix
Badlands Bar
Jack Rabbit Slim’s
Mojos Bar
The Bird
MOST POPULAR MUSIC EVENT
Presented by National Live Music Awards
Camp Doogs
Nannup Music Festival
RTRFM’s In The Pines
St. Jerome’s Laneway Festival
Wave Rock Weekender
WAMFEST PRESENTED BY DRUG AWARE
PROUDLY SUPPORTED BY THE CITY OF PERTH & LOTTERYWEST
ALL PARTNERS HERE
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