Timothy Nelson Cleans Up At 2014 WA Music Awards

Venerated West Australian outfit Timothy Nelson & The Infidels have walked away as the biggest winners at this year's WA Music Awards, taking out an impressive five prizes from a total of seven nominations.

The eclectic ensemble nabbed a slew of high-profile awards, including Best Album (for Terror Terror, Hide It Hide It), Best Pop Act, and Best Guitarist (Luke Dux), with the eponymous frontman making off with Best Keys/Synth Artist and Best Male Vocalist.

Nelson and his motley crew, who also provided a touch of live entertainment, were not the only multiple award-winners on the night, which this year was held at Capitol and hosted by the ever-enthralling Tomàs Ford. Artists joining Nelson & co. as multiple prizewinners were KUČKA, who walked away with three awards — Best Single (Unconditional), Best Electronic Act and Best Experimental Act — as well as Tame Impala offshoot Pond (Most Popular Act and Most Popular Live Act), The Love Junkies (Best Rock Act and Best Drummer, for Lewis Walsh) and The Floors (Best Blues and Roots Act and Best Bassist, for Ryan Dux).

   

There was plenty of prestige being bandied about the ceremony, too, with the coveted Golden WAMi and annual Management Award both going to Spinning Top founder Jodie Regan, while St Jerome's Laneway Festival was voted by the public to be the region's favourite Event Of The Year (its second year running), while local haunt Mojo's took out the title of Most Popular Venue. Renowned troubadour Abbe May secured the Best Female Vocalist gong, while Hideous Sun Demon stepped out to claim Most Popular New Act.

 

The evening also saw the induction of renowned industry identity Philip Stevens and long-time Bad Seed/Triffid Martyn P. Casey into the Hall Of Fame.

The WAM celebrations don't stop here, though, with the promise of tomorrow's Saturday Spectacular at Northbridge freshly on the horizon. The shindig will boast 54 acts across seven venues (including an all-ages stage at the Perth Cultural Centre and the inaugural open-air block party at Roe Street's Wilson Car Park), running from midday to midnight, for free. Award-winners such as KUČKA, The Love Junkies, Puck, David Craft and The Floors will all be performing, so well worth a look-see if you're in the area.

Check out the full list of nominees and winners for the 2014 WAM Awards below, then hit up theGuide or see The Music App to suss all the details for tomorrow's Saturday Spectacular.

PUBLIC VOTED AWARDS — presented by the music

MOST POPULAR ACT
Presented by City Of Perth

John Butler Trio
Pond - WINNER
San Cisco
Ta-ku
The Love Junkies
Timothy Nelson & The Infidels

MOST POPULAR LIVE ACT
Presented by The Rosemount Hotel

Mt. Mountain
Pond - WINNER
The Kill Devil Hills
The Love Junkies
Timothy Nelson & The Infidels
Tired Lion

MOST POPULAR NEW ACT
Presented by Sunset Events

Coin Banks
Dream Rimmy
Fait
Hideous Sun Demon - WINNER
Methyl Ethel
Slumberjack

MOST POPULAR EVENT
Presented by Music Feedback

Camp Doogs
Circo
Hidden Treasures
In The Pines
St. Jerome’s Laneway Festival - WINNER
State Of The Art

MOST POPULAR VENUE
Presented by Diskbank

Amplifier / Capitol
Mojo’s - WINNER
The Bakery
The Bird
The Odd Fellow
The Rosemount

MOST POPULAR MUSIC VIDEO
Presented by Shiny Rabbit

Boys Boys Boys! - We Like To Move
John Butler Trio - Only One - WINNER
Moana - The Killer, My Girl
Sable - Foolin'
Scalphunter - There Will Be Change
Usurper Of Modern Medicine - Motorolla Borealis

INDUSTRY AWARDS

GOLDEN WAMi
Presented by City Of Perth

Andrew Ryan
Bob Gordon
Jodie Regan - WINNER
Luke Rinaldi
Peter Barr

BEST ALBUM
Presented by Alberts

John Butler Trio - Flesh & Blood
Pond - Hobo Rocket
Timothy Nelson & The Infidels - Terror Terror, Hide It Hide it - WINNER
Usurper Of Modern Medicine - Omniliberation

BEST SINGLE
Presented by MRA

John Butler Trio - Only One
KUČKA – Unconditional - WINNER
Sable - Feels So Good
The Love Junkies - Chemical Motivation

2014 BREAKTHROUGH ARTIST
Presented by Central Institute Of Technology

Coin Banks
Lower Spectrum
Mt. Mountain - WINNER
Pat Chow
Sable

MANAGEMENT AWARD
Presented by Central Institute Of Technology

Jacob Snell
Jodie Regan - WINNER
Luke Rinaldi
Matt Johnson

MEDIA AWARD
Presented by Worldwide Printing Solutions

Bob Gordon (X-Press Magazine)
Daniel Cribb (The Music)
Peter Barr (RTRFM) - WINNER
Simon Collins (The West Australian)

GENRE AWARDS

BEST ROCK ACT
Presented by triple j

Pat Chow
Pond
Scalphunter
The Kill Devil Hills
The Love Junkies - WINNER

BEST PUNK / HARDCORE ACT
Presented by Moshtix

Chainsaw Hookers
Grim Fandango
Leeches
Scalphunter
Vanity - WINNER

BEST METAL / HEAVY ACT
Presented by Earache Records

Chaos Divine
Claim The Throne
Forstora
Puck - WINNER
Voyager

BEST URBAN ACT
Presented by The Poster Girls

Amani Consort
Bryte MC
Coin Banks
Mathas - WINNER
Odette Mercy & Her Soul Atomics

BEST ELECTRONIC ACT
Presented by X-Press Magazine

Basic Mind
KUČKA - WINNER
Lower Spectrum
Mei Saraswati
Slumberjack

BEST EXPERIMENTAL ACT
Presented by X-Press Magazine

Decibel
Eleventeen Eston
KUČKA - WINNER
Mei Saraswati
Mudlark

BEST WORLD MUSIC ACT
Presented by Fairbridge Festival

Formidable Vegetable Sound System
Gina Williams & Guy Ghouse
Grace Barbé
The Weapon Is Sound - WINNER

BEST JAZZ ARTIST
Presented by Perth Jazz Society & The Ellington

Ben Vanderwal
Daniel Susnjar
Jamie Oehlers
Tom O'Halloran - WINNER

BEST FOLK ACT
Presented by Media Arts Lawyers

David Craft - WINNER
Helen Shanahan
Jacob Diamond
Morgan Bain

BEST INDIGENOUS ACT
Presented by Noongar Radio

Bradley Hall
Bryte MC
Gina Williams & Guy Ghouse - WINNER
Stephen Pigram
Fitzroy Express

BEST COUNTRY ACT
Presented by Mustang Bar

Davey Craddock & The Spectacles
Jonny Taylor
Ruby Boots - WINNER
Stoney Joe

BEST BLUES & ROOTS ACT
Presented by Clancy’s Fish Pub

John Butler Trio
Morgan Bain
Old Blood
Riley Pearce
The Floors - WINNER

BEST POP ACT
Presented by The Wire

Boys Boys Boys!
Flower Drums
Gunns
Samantha Jade
Timothy Nelson & The Infidels - WINNER

CRAFT AWARDS

Presented by RTRFM

BEST SOUND ENGINEER (live)

Adam Round
Chris Wright - WINNER
Jay Brandner
Jeremy Beste

BEST SOUND ENGINEER (studio)

Adam Round - WINNER
Andy Lawson
Dave Parkin
Matt Giovannangelo

BEST ELECTRONIC PRODUCER

Diger Rokwell - WINNER
Naik
Sable
Slumberjack

BEST KEYS / SYNTH ARTIST

Jack Doepel (MmHmmm, Jack Doepel Quartet)
Jake Steele (KUČKA, Injured Ninja)
James Ireland (Hamjam, The Growl)
Timothy Nelson (The Kill Devil Hills, Timothy Nelson & The Infidels) - WINNER

BEST GUITARIST

Andrew Ewing (The Devil Rides Out)
Lee Jones (Polly Medlen, Ruby Boots)
Luke Dux (The Floors, Timothy Nelson & The Infidels) - WINNER
Mitch McDonald (The Love Junkies)

BEST BASSIST

Jennifer Aslett (Gunns)
Marc Earley (The Growl)
Ryan Dux (The Kill Devil Hills, The Floors) - WINNER
Steven Aaron Hughes (Usurper Of Modern Medicine)

BEST FEMALE VOCALIST

Abbe May - WINNER
Felicity Groom
Laura Jane Lowther aka KUČKA
Mei Saraswati

BEST MALE VOCALIST

David Craft
Mathas
Mitch McDonald (The Love Junkies)
Timothy Nelson - WINNER

BEST DRUMMER

Jamie Gallacher (Pat Chow, Rag n’ Bone)
Lewis Walsh (The Love Junkies) - WINNER
Liam Young (The Novocaines, Puck)
Nathan Sproule (Chainsaw Hookers, The Devil Rides Out)