As part of WAMFest presented by Drug Aware, we’re excited to reveal the 2017 WAMAwards nominees. This year the list is led by Methyl Ethel, with a total of 7 nominations capping off what’s been a huge year for the mesmerising quartet. Coming up next is the captivating songstress and BIGSOUND Levi’s Music Prize victor Stella Donnelly with 6 noms, followed by recent triple j Feature Album-releasing rockers Tired Lion and long-time pop juggernaut San Cisco with 5 noms each. With 4 nominations each are the catchy, politically-charged wordsmith Ziggy Ramo, funky soul orchestra Odette Mercy & Her Soul Atomics, the hypnotising gothic post-punk enigmas Nerve Quakes, wall-of-sound heavy rock mainstays RAG N’ BONE and Afro-Peruvian style jazz drummer Daniel Susnjar. And then with 3 noms each, Voyager, POW! Negro, POND, Boat Show, SLUMBERJACK, Memory of Elements, Feels, Carla Geneve, Drapht and WAYJO.
This year saw consultation with category specific specialists in the creation of nomination panels, from which the nominees were selected. 350+ industry judges are now commencing voting to decide the winners of the craft and industry awards.
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. For the first time ever, the popular categories also expand beyond the usual 5 or so nominations, with longer lists and the ability to vote for acts not on the lists provided, truly making it a popular vote. This is with thanks to Major Media Partner TheMusic.com.au, whom are hosting the WAMAwards voting. Make your votes count here before 11.59PM WST Wednesday 18 October.
And then it’s time to celebrate…
WAMAwards PARTY @ GATE ONE THEATRE (Claremont Showgrounds)
THURSDAY 2 November II Major Media Partner TheMusic.com.au
FEATURING: Performances from Tired Lion, Stella Donnelly, Harry Mitchell & Daniel Susnjar, John Bennett & David Hyams and Nerve Quakes, plus after party performances TBA.
After a sold-out event last year, the WAMAwards returns to Perth’s 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, WAMCon speakers plus limited tickets available to the public. Tables are also available, with food and beverages included in the ticket price. Last year’s WAMAwards tables filled within a week, so make sure to get in quick when tickets go on-sale via Show Tickets very soon.
WA MUSIC AWARDS – CRAFT
BEST BASSIST
Presented by Diskbank
Karl Florisson (Fat Sparrow / Harry Mitchell Trio / Karl Florisson Trio)
Rhian Todhunter (Childsaint)
Roy Martinez (Duende Indalo / Gina Williams / Praashekh Quartet / Rose Parker)
Ryan Dux (The Floors / The Kill Devil Hills)
Sara McPherson (Bells Rapids / RAG N’ BONE)
BEST BRASS/STRINGS/WOODWIND INSTRUMENTALIST
Presented by Advanced Electrical Equipment
Alana Macpherson [Saxophone] (Alana Macpherson Nonet / Human Contact / Macpherson /Valenti / WAYJO)
Jamie Oehlers [Saxophone] (Australian Art Orchestra / Blowfish / Jamie Oehlers Quartet / Lost and Found / Memory of Elements / Paul Grabowsky Quartet and Sextet)
Matt Smith [Trumpet] (Mace Francis Orchestra / WAYJO)
Ricki Malet [Trumpet] (Daniel Susnjar Afro-Peruvian Jazz Group / Fat Sparrow / Mace Francis Orchestra / Odette Mercy & Her Soul Atomics / The Hounds / WAYJO)
Tristen Parr [Cello] (Decibel / Fall Electric / Praxis Collective / Soundstorm / Viola Dana)
BEST DRUMMER/PERCUSSIONIST
Presented by Alex Hotel
Ben Vanderwal (Memory of Elements)
Daniel Susnjar (Daniel Susnjar Afro-Peruvian Jazz Group)
Michael Perkins (Libby Hammer)
Nathan Sproule (Coco Blu / Daryl Somers / End of Fashion / James Morrison / Kill Teen Angst / Libby Hammer / The Panda Band / Psychonaut / Simon Kelly And The Lonely Wives / The Spitfires / Tracksuit)
BEST ELECTRONIC PRODUCER
Presented by Pilerats
Atripat
Consulate
Feels
Mike Midnight
Tourist Kid
BEST FEMALE VOCALIST
Presented by Sorrento Strategic Accounting
Caitie MacDonald (Nerve Quakes)
Kiera Owen (RAG N’ BONE)
Lucy Farley (Lucy Peach)
Odette Mercy (Odette Mercy & Her Soul Atomics)
Stella Donnelly
BEST GUITARIST
Presented by TBA
Axel Carrington (Hip Priest / HYLA / RAG N’ BONE / The Fruity Whites)
Cameron Nicholas (Silent Knight)
Dan Carroll (Grace Barbé / Luke Dux & Atomic Lunchbox, Mathas, Odette Mercy & Her Soul Atomics)
Karl Hiller (Dmtellic / Duende Indalo / Funk Club House Band / Muchos Mariachi / Odette Mercy & Her Soul Atomics / The Witches / Wormhole)
Lachlan Gear (Lachlan Gear Quintet)
BEST KEYS / SYNTH ARTIST
Presented by Yamaha & Sound Centre
Aaron Goode (Ryan Beno)
Heather Jenkins (Nerve Quakes)
Josiah Padmanabham (Grievous Bodily Calm)
Russell Holmes (Frames of Minds / Hip Mo Toast / MPS / The Ragabillys / Russell Holmes Trio)
Tom O’Halloran (Memory of Elements / My name is Nobody / Tom O’Halloran Trio)
BEST MALE VOCALIST
Presented by PPCA
Jacob Diamond
Jake Webb (Methyl Ethel)
Riley Pearce
Timothy Nelson
BEST SOUND ENGINEER (LIVE)
Presented by ECU/WAAPA
Chris Wright (The Bird)
Jack Hoffmann (Advanced Production Engineering)
Jason Brown (Jebediah, The Waifs)
Jeremy Beste (Ellie Schoen / Koi Child / Mojo’s Bar / POW! Negro / Spacey Jane / Stella Donnelly)
John Kerns (AAA Productions / John Butler Trio)
Luke Willott (CCA Productions / Karnivool)
BEST SOUND ENGINEER/PRODUCER (STUDIO)
Presented by SAE QANTM Creative Media Institute
Andy Lawson (Debaser Studio)
Dan Carroll (Rada Studios)
Dave Parkin (Blackbird Sound Studio)
Lee Buddle (Crank Recording
WA MUSIC AWARDS – INDUSTRY
BEST ALBUM
Presented by RTRFM
Methyl Ethel – Everything Is Forgotten
POND – The Weather
San Cisco – The Water
The Waifs – Ironbark
BEST BLUES / ROOTS ACT
Presented by Blues at Bridgetown
Dirtwater Bloom
John Butler Trio
MattyTWall
Old Blood
Tracey Barnett
BEST COUNTRY ACT
Presented by Mustang Bar
Belle Harvey
Helen Townsend
Ralway Bell
The Little Lord Street Band
BEST ELECTRONIC ACT (LIVE)
Presented by Advanced Electrical Equipment
Feels
Phil Stroud
SLUMBERJACK
Tobacco Rat
Tourist Kid
BEST EP
Presented by Rosemount Hotel
Dream Rimmy – Heavy
POW! Negro – Jasmine & Licorice
SLUMBERJACK – Fracture
Stella Donnelly – Thrush Metal
BEST EXPERIMENTAL ACT
Presented by Six8
Dan O’Connor
Furchick
Jean-Michel Maujean
Sage Pbbbt
BEST FOLK ACT
Presented by Clancy’s Fish Pub Fremantle
Carla Geneve
Lucy Peach
Riley Pearce
Stella Donnelly
The Little Lord Street Band
BEST HIP HOP ACT
Presented by Laneway Festival
Coin Banks
Drapht
Marksman Lloyd
Ziggy Ramo
BEST INDIGENOUS ACT
Presented by Nannup Music Festival
Beni Bjah
Gina Williams
John Bennett
Yatangal (Mervyn Mulardy)
Ziggy Ramo
BEST JAZZ ARTIST
Presented by The Ellington Jazz Club
Daniel Susnjar Afro-Peruvian Jazz
Harry Mitchell
Jamie Oehlers
Memory of Elements
BEST METAL / HEAVY ACT
Presented by Scenestr
Dirac Sea
Make Them Suffer
Tangled Thoughts of Leaving
Territory
Voyager
BEST POP ACT
Presented by No Mafia
Dream Rimmy
Methyl Ethel
San Cisco
Sydnee Carter
PUNK/HARDCORE ACT
Presented by Colosoul
Cold Meat
Cursed Earth
Nerve Quakes
Scalphunter
BEST REGIONAL ACT
Presented by Lotterywest
Carla Geneve
Jonny Taylor
Pete Byfield
Tanya Ransom
Tracey Barnett
BEST ROCK ACT
Presented by Badlands Bar
BOAT SHOW
FOAM
POND
The Floors
Tired Lion
BEST SINGLE
Presented by Mojo’s Bar | Cool Perth Nights
Methyl Ethel – Ubu
San Cisco – The Distance
Stella Donnelly – Mechanical Bull
Tired Lion – Cinderella Dracula
Ziggy Ramo – Black Face
BEST URBAN ACT (incl. FUNK, SOUL & RnB)
Presented by Sonos
Demon Days
Koi Child
Odette Mercy & Her Soul Atomics
POW! Negro
BEST WORLD MUSIC ACT
Presented by Fairbridge Festival
Daniel Susnjar Afro-Peruvian Jazz Group
Grace Barbé
Praashekh Quartet
Soukouss Internationale
INDUSTRY REPRESENTATIVE OF THE YEAR
Presented by Drug Aware | Healthway
Caitlin Nienaber (Radio Presenter, RTRFM)
Chris Wheeldon (Volunteer, Events & Operations Manager, RTRFM)
Mark Neal (Manager, Booker, Blue Grey Pink, Beaufort St Songwriters Club, The Sewing Room / Entertainment, UpBeat Events / Festival Assistant, HyperFest / Event Coordinator, Tour Manager, WAM)
Rachael Barrett (Photographer, Rachael Barrett Photography)
Rose Kingdom-Barron (Programming Coordinator, The Bird / Safer Venues WA)
LABEL OF THE YEAR
Presented by Shiny Rabbit
Good Company
Obsius Records
Rhubarb Records
Televised Suicide
MANAGEMENT AWARD
Presented by X-Press Magazine
Jacob Snell (Methyl Ethel / Tired Lion)
Luke Rinaldi (RAG N’ BONE / Red Jezebel / The Ghost Hotel / Usurper of Modern Medicine)
Matt Johnson (BOAT SHOW / Dream Rimmy / The Love Junkies)
Phil Stevens (John Butler Trio / POW! Negro / San Cisco / Stella Donnelly / The Waifs)
Rachel Davison (Mosquito Coast)
GOLDEN WAMi
Presented by City of Perth
Caitlin Nienaber (Radio Presenter – RTRFM)
Phaedra Watts (Festival Director – Nannup Music Festival)
Rik van der Velde (Sound Engineer – Engelbert Humperdinck / Frank Sinatra / Gina Williams & Guy Ghouse / Metallica / Fly by Night Club / Perth Blues Club)
Scott Griffiths (MC Optamus – Downsyde / Rap’N’Radio)
WA MUSIC AWARDS – MOST POPULAR
MOST POPULAR ACT
Presented by APRA AMCOS
Birds of Tokyo
Drapht
Jebediah
John Butler Trio
Karnivool
Make Them Suffer
Methyl Ethel
POND
San Cisco
SLUMBERJACK
Ta-ku
Tame Impala
The Waifs
Tired Lion
Troye Sivan
Voyager
MOST POPULAR LIVE ACT
Presented by Perth Arena
Blue Shaddy
BOAT SHOW
Claim The Throne
Drapht
Hideous Sun Demon
Methyl Ethel
POW! Negro
RAG N’ BONE
Scalphunter
Soukouss Internationale
Stella Donnelly
The Love Junkies
The Southern River Band
Tired Lion
The Volcanics
MOST POPULAR MUSIC EVENT
Presented by Tempo Tax & Accounting
Blues at Bridgetown
Camp Doogs
Fairbridge Festival
Falls Festival
HyperFest
In The Pines
Nannup Music Festival
RTRFM Winter Music Festival
Rust In Perth
State Of The Art Festival
MOST POPULAR MUSIC VIDEO
Presented by Creative Partnerships Australia
Claim The Throne – Mantra
Earth Rot – Waves of the Blackest Mire
Elli Schoen – Gold Mess
Foxton Kings – Mookaite
Hideous Sun Demon – Bad Girl
Hip Priest – Spicy Veg Trio
Methyl Ethel – Ubu
Peppermint Showers – Dominoes
Peter Bibby – Medicine
Ralway Bell – Caught in the Crossfire
San Cisco – Hey, Did I Do You Wrong
Tired Lion – Agoraphobia
Voyager – Ascension
MOST POPULAR NEW ACT
Presented by Perth Theatre Trust
BOAT SHOW
Candy Guts
Carla Geneve
Demon Days
Depravity
Feels
Flossy
Grievous Bodily Calm
Kaitlin Keegan
Ohm Rune
Remission
Solum
Stella Donnelly
Western Kinsmen of the Sun
Ziggy Ramo
MOST POPULAR VENUE
Presented by Moshtix
Amplifier
Badlands Bar
Fremantle Arts Centre
Jack Rabbit Slim’s
Mojo’s Bar
Perth Arena
Rosemount Hotel
Settlers Tavern
The Bird
The Ellington Jazz Club
The Odd Fellow
The Prince of Wales Hotel
The Railway Hotel
VOTING CLOSES: 11.59PM WST Wednesday 18 October
