Carla Geneve, Tame Impala & More Win Big At The 2018 WAMAwards

WA music’s night of nights, the 2018 WAMAwards has once again highlighted the state’s thriving music scene, with electronic duo Feels and rising singer-songwriter Carla Geneve among those claiming multiple awards, while Abbe May, Tame Impala and more picked up gongs.

Feels, aka Elise Reitze-Swensen and Rosie Taylor, walked away with Best Live Electronic Act and Best Electronic Producer, while their label, WOMPP (Women Of Music Production Perth), picked up Label Of The Year, and Geneve won Best Rock Act and Best Single for Greg’s Discount Chemist.

Moving to the East Coast earlier this year to work for the ABC, former RTRFM breakfast host Caitlin Nienaber was awarded both Industry Representative of the Year and the Golden WAMi, while Dixie Battersby (DB Publicity) and local rock icons The Stems were inducted into the Hall of Fame.

Meanwhile, beloved WA live music venue Mojo’s Bar picked up Most Popular Venue for the fifth year in row, as voted by the public via theMusic.com.au. The Publicly Voted categories also saw wins for Tame Impala (Most Popular Act), Psychedelic Porn Crumpets (Most Popular Live Act), Falls Festival (Most Popular Music Event) and Wooly Mammoth (Most Popular New Act).

This year relocating to The Hyatt Regency, the sold-out event featured performances from The Stems, award winners Gina Williams & Guy Ghouse, Geneve, Hyclass and nominees Gemma Farrell Quintet, Your Girl Pho, and Ralway Bell.

GENRE & INDUSTRY

Best Album – Abbe May (Fruit)

Best Blues/Roots Act – Mama Kin Spender

Best Country Act – The Little Lord Street Band

Best EP – Demon Days (Magic Eye)

Best Experimental Act – Eduardo Cossio and Louise Devenish

Best Folk Act – Jacob Diamond

Best Hip-Hop Act – Hyclass

Best Indigenous Act – Gina Williams & Guy Ghouse

Best Jazz Act – Alana Macpherson Nonet

Best Live Electronic Act – Feels

Best Metal/Heavy Act – Tangled Thoughts Of Leaving

Best Music Video - Psychedelic Porn Crumpets (Social Candy)

Best Pop Act - Stella Donnelly

Best Punk/Hardcore Act - Nerve Quakes

Best Regional Act - Tracey Barnett

Best Rock Act - Carla Geneve

Best Single – Carla Geneve (Greg’s Discount Chemist)

Best Urban Act – Odette Mercy & Her Soul Atomics

Best World Act – Grace Barbé

Golden WAMi – Caitlin Nienabar

Industry Representative of the Year – Caitlin Nienabar

Label of the Year - Women Of Music Production Perth

PUBLIC VOTED

Most Popular Act - Tame Impala

Most Popular Live Act - Psychedelic Porn Crumpets

Most Popular Music Event - Falls Festival

Most Popular New Act - Wooly Mammoth

Most Popular Venue - Mojo’s Bar

CRAFT

Best Bassist - Jennifer Aslett and Roy Martinez

Best Brass/String/Woodwind Instrumentalist - Alana Macpherson (Saxophone)

Best Drummer/Percussionist - Daniel Susnjar

Best Electronic Producer – Feels

Best Guitarist – Jacob Diamond

Best Keys/Synth Artist - Harry Mitchell

Best Live Sound Engineer – Chris Wright

Best Studio Sound Engineer/Producer – Matt Gio (Rada Studio)

Best Vocalist – Odette Mercy

WAMFest and WAMCon run all weekend, with the full schedule available via the festival’s website.