Koi ChildYesterday it was revealed that the WA music industry is worth nearly $1 billion to the WA economy, perfect timing for the annual WAMAwards to shine a light on some of the parts at play.
The massive WAMFest program kicked off tonight with the WAMAwards consuming its new home of Claremont Showgrounds, with jazz-rap collective Koi Child claiming four out of their five nominations — including Most Popular Act and Best Album — followed by local legend Abbe May, who picked up Best Single and Best Female Vocalist.
Other multi-award winners were Daniel Susnjar Afro-Peruvian Jazz Group, POW Negro, and Management Award winner Jacob Snell, who was bestowed the Golden WAMi.
The public voted categories — hosted by theMusic.com.au — saw victories for Camp Doogs (Most Popular Music Event), Mojo's Bar (Most Popular Venue third year running) and more.
After some of the state's best took to the stage to claim awards and perform, Rick Steele and The Triffids were inducted into the WAM Hall Of Fame.
WA MUSIC AWARDS – GENRES & INDUSTRY
BEST BLUES / ROOTS ACT
Old Blood
BEST COUNTRY ACT
Ruby Boots
BEST ELECTRONIC ACT (live)
SLUMBERJACK
BEST EXPERIMENTAL ACT
Eduardo Cossio
BEST FOLK ACT
Lucy Peach
BEST INDIGENOUS ACT
Gina Williams
BEST JAZZ ARTIST
Daniel Susnjar Afro-Peruvian Jazz Group
BEST METAL / HEAVY ACT
Voyager
BEST POP ACT
Methyl Ethel
BEST PUNK / HARDCORE ACT
Scalphunter
BEST ROCK ACT
Tired Lion
BEST URBAN ACT
Koi Child
Mathas
BEST WORLD MUSIC ACT
Grace Barbé
BEST ALBUM
Koi Child – Koi Child
BEST EP
Verge Collection – Open Plan Living
BEST SINGLE
Abbe May – Doomsday Clock
BEST RECORD LABEL
Pilerats
MANAGEMENT AWARD
Jacob Snell
MEDIA AWARD
Caitlin Nienaber (RTRFM)
GOLDEN WAMi
Jacob Snell
WA MUSIC AWARDS - PUBLIC VOTED
Presented by TheMusic.com.au
MOST POPULAR ACT
Koi Child
MOST POPULAR NEW ACT
POW Negro
MOST POPULAR LIVE ACT
POW Negro
MOST POPULAR MUSIC VIDEO
Koi Child – 1-5-9
MOST POPULAR VENUE
Mojos Bar
MOST POPULAR MUSIC EVENT
Camp Doogs
WA MUSIC AWARDS – CRAFT
BEST SOUND ENGINEER (live)
James Newhouse
BEST SOUND ENGINEER (studio)
Dave Parkin (Blackbird Sound Studio)
BEST RECORD PRODUCER
Joel Quartermain (Wastelands Studio)
BEST ELECTRONIC PRODUCER
Regan Mathews (Ta-ku)
BEST FEMALE VOCALIST
Abbe May
BEST MALE VOCALIST
Jacob Diamond
BEST GUITARIST
Benjamin Witt
BEST BASSIST
Vanessa Thornton (Jebediah/The Tommyhawks)
BEST DRUMMER/PERCUSSIONIST
Daniel Susnjar (Daniel Susnjar Afro-Peruvian Jazz Group)
BEST KEYS / SYNTH ARTIST
Timothy Nelson (Timothy Nelson & The Infidels/The Kill Devil Hills/High Horse)
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