WAMAwards Unveil Full 2016 Nominees List & Open Public Voting
Here's your chance to have your say about the best in the west
The full spread of nominees for the 2016 WAMAwards has been revealed, highlighting the best and brightest that left-coast music has to offer for another year, with voting opening up on six publicly polled people's-choice categories today.
Broadly lauded grunge-hued rock outfit Tired Lion lead this year's charge of nominees, snagging six nominations all up, including three in the public categories (Most Popular Act, Most Popular Live Act and Most Popular Music Video). Jazz-rap ensemble Koi Child are not far behind at all, though, earning five nominations across the board (including for two publicly voted prizes), while the triumvirate of Hideous Sun Demon, Verge Collection and RAG N' BONE all nab four apiece.
Hat-trick nods go to Methyl Ethel and Lucy Peach, with further artists picking up more than one nomination including both established and emergent acts such as — in alphabetical order — 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.
It's not just musicians getting a look-in, however; the WAMAwards look past performers to the behind-the-scenes folk helping keep the wheels turning on the western scene, with sound engineers, producers, labels, venues, managers and even media personalities getting a moment in the sun, each with at least one dedicated award paying homage to the tireless efforts of those away from the spotlight.
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The winners of this year's prizes will be revealed at the WAMAwards Party at its new home, the Gate One Theatre at Claremont Showgrounds, on Thursday 3 November.
TheMusic.com.au is proud to be the major media partner for the event, which will feature live showings from Lucy Peach, Phil Walley-Stack and Psychedelic Porn Crumpets, with after-party performances lined up from Soukouss Internationale and more to be announced.
Given the limited capacity of the event, tickets will be available to nominated acts and early-bird WAMCon pass holders only, with a small allocation up for public grabs via Moshtix (includes food and beverages).
Voting for the 2016 WAMAwards public categories will remain open on theMusic.com.au until 23 October.
For more information about the nominees, WAMAwards or WAMFest, see the event's website.
See the full list of nominees below.
2016 WAMAwards — Public Voted categories
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 — Idee 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
2016 WAMAwards — Craft
Best Sound Engineer (Live) — presented by WAAPA
Jason Brown
James Newhouse
Mark McEwen
Tim McNally
Best Sound Engineer (Studio) — presented by SAE Institute
Andy Lawson (Debaser Studios)
Dan Carroll (Rada Studios)
Dave Parkin (Blackbird Studio)
Mat 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 Mathews (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 magazine
Axel Carrington (RAG N' BONE/Hip Priest/HYLA)
Benjamin Witt
Laura McCormick (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)
2016 WAMAwards — Genres & Industry
Best Blues/Roots Act — presented by Clancy's Fremantle
Andrew Winton
Katie J White
Matty T Wall
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
KUCKA
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 Barbe
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 the 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
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