If you need more proof that WA yields some of the greatest talent in the country, look no further than this year’s WA Music Award nominees, with Timothy Nelson & The Infidels scoring seven nominations, Coin Banks, The Love Junkies, Kucka and Sable up for numerous awards, and local legends Pond, San Cisco and John Butler Trio also making the cut.

It's been a big year for WA music, and no doubt the results will reflect that fact, with publicly voted categories now open on theMusic.com.au for punters to have their say.

The WAM Awards night is set to go down at Capitol on Friday 7 November from 7pm, with MC Tomas Ford on duties and performances from nominees Sable and Timothy Nelson & The Infidels, and you can grab from Oztix and Moshtix now.

The WAM Craft Awards are also set to go down on Friday 7 from 4pm at State Theatre Courtyard hosted by and broadcast live by RTRFM. Tune in to RTRFM from 5pm on the day for all the action on that one, or stroll down and entry entry plus sets by Lower Spectrum and DJ Craig Hollywood before making your way over to Capitol.

There's a stack of other action played during WAM Festival including the recently announced Saturday Spectacular and Conference.

You can cast your votes for the Public Voted Awards categories right here on theMusic.com.au. Voting closes 10am WST on Monday 27 October.

Earlybird tickets to the WA Music Conference close at 5pm today.

PUBLIC VOTED AWARDS

Presented by The Music

MOST POPULAR ACT

John Butler Trio

Pond

San Cisco

Ta-ku

The Love Junkies

Timothy Nelson & The Infidels

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MOST POPULAR LIVE ACT

Mt. Mountain

Pond

The Kill Devil Hills

The Love Junkies

Timothy Nelson & The Infidels

Tired Lion

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MOST POPULAR NEW ACT

Coin Banks

Dream Rimmy

Fait

Hideous Sun Demon

Methyl Ethyl

Slumberjack

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MOST POPULAR EVENT

Camp Doogs

Circo

Hidden Treasures

In The Pines

St. Jerome’s Laneway Festival

State Of The Art

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MOST POPULAR VENUE

Amplifier / Capitol

Mojo’s

The Bakery

The Bird

The Odd Fellow

The Rosemount

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MOST POPULAR MUSIC VIDEO

Boys Boys Boys! - We Like To Move

John Butler Trio - Only One

Moana - The Killer, My Girl

Sable - Foolin'

Scalphunter - There Will Be Change

Usurper Of Modern Medicine - Motorolla Borealis

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INDUSTRY AWARDS

GOLDEN WAMi

Andrew Ryan

Bob Gordon

Jodie Regan

Luke Rinaldi

Peter Barr

BEST ALBUM

John Butler Trio - Flesh & Blood

Pond - Hobo Rocket

Timothy Nelson & The Infidels - Terror Terror, Hide It Hide It

Usurper Of Modern Medicine - Omniliberation

BEST SINGLE

John Butler Trio - Only One

KUCKA - Unconditional

Sable - Feels So Good

The Love Junkies - Chemical Motivation

2014 BREAKTHROUGH ARTIST

Coin Banks

Lower Spectrum

Mt. Mountain

Pat Chow

Sable

MANAGEMENT AWARD

Jacob Snell

Jodie Regan

Luke Rinaldi

Matt Johnson

MEDIA AWARD

Bob Gordon (X-Press Magazine)

Daniel Cribb (The Music)

Peter Barr (RTRFM)

Simon Collins (The West Australian)

 

GENRE AWARDS

BEST ROCK ACT

Pat Chow

Pond

Scalphunter

The Kill Devil Hills

The Love Junkies

BEST PUNK / HARDCORE ACT

Chainsaw Hookers

Grim Fandango

Leeches

Scalphunter

Vanity

BEST METAL / HEAVY ACT

Chaos Divine

Claim The Throne

Forstora

Puck

Voyager

BEST URBAN ACT

Amani Consort

Bryte MC

Coin Banks

Mathas

Odette Mercy & Her Soul Atomics

BEST ELECTRONIC ACT

Basic Mind

KUCKA

Lower Spectrum

Mei Saraswati

Slumberjack

BEST EXPERIMENTAL ACT

Magazine

Decibel

Eleventeen Eston

KUCKA

Mei Saraswati

Mudlark

BEST WORLD MUSIC ACT

Formidable Vegetable Sound System

Gina Williams & Guy Ghouse

Grace Barbé

The Weapon Is Sound

BEST JAZZ ARTIST 

Ben Vanderwal

Daniel Susnjar

Jamie Oehlers

Tom O'Halloran

BEST FOLK ACT

David Craft

Helen Shanahan

Jacob Diamond

Morgan Bain

BEST INDIGENOUS ACT

Bradley Hall

Bryte MC

Gina Williams & Guy Ghouse

Stephen Pigram

Fitzroy Express

BEST COUNTRY ACT

Davey Craddock & The Spectacles

Jonny Taylor

Ruby Boots

Stoney Joe

BEST BLUES & ROOTS ACT

John Butler Trio

Morgan Bain

Old Blood

Riley Pearce

The Floors

BEST POP ACT

Boys Boys Boys!

Flower Drums

Gunns

Samantha Jade

Timothy Nelson & The Infidels

 

CRAFT AWARDS

Presented by RTRFM

BEST SOUND ENGINEER (live)

Adam Round

Chris Wright

Jay Brandner

Jeremy Beste

BEST SOUND ENGINEER (studio)

Adam Round

Andy Lawson

Dave Parkin

Matt Giovannangelo

BEST ELECTRONIC PRODUCER

Diger Rokwell

Naik

Sable

Slumberjack

BEST KEYS / SYNTH ARTIST

Jack Doepel (MmHmmm, Jack Doepel Quartet)

Jake Steele (KUCKA, Injured Ninja)

James Ireland (Hamjam, The Growl)

Timothy Nelson (The Kill Devil Hills, Timothy Nelson & The

Infidels)

BEST GUITARIST

Andrew Ewing (The Devil Rides Out)

Lee Jones (Polly Medlen, Ruby Boots)

Luke Dux (The Floors, Timothy Nelson & The Infidels)

Mitch McDonald (The Love Junkies)

BEST BASSIST

Jennifer Aslett (Gunns)

Marc Earley (The Growl)

Ryan Dux (The Kill Devil Hills, The Floors)

Steven Aaron Hughes (Usurper Of Modern Medicine)

BEST FEMALE VOCALIST

Abbe May

Felicity Groom

Laura Jane Lowther aka KUCKA

Mei Saraswati

BEST MALE VOCALIST

David Craft

Mathas

Mitch McDonald (The Love Junkies)

Timothy Nelson

BEST DRUMMER

Jamie Gallacher (Pat Chow, Rag n’ Bone)

Lewis Walsh (The Love Junkies)

Liam Young (The Novocaines, Puck)

Nathan Sproule (Chainsaw Hookers, The Devil Rides Out)

 

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