As part of the 2017 WAMFest presented by Drug Aware, leading WA acts, industry heavyweights and VIPs packed out the sold-out WAMAwards Party. Celebrating Western Australia’s musical depth in red carpet style, the annual prestigious dose of local love was administered at Gate One Theatre at the Claremont Showgrounds.
Ascendant guitar pop lo-fi musician Stella Donnelly has walked away with wins across 5 of her 6 nominations, leading the winners pack by taking out Best EP, Best Folk Act, Best Single, Best Female Vocalist and Most Popular New Act. Other multi award-winning acts on the night included Methyl Ethel (Best Album, Best Pop Act and Best Male Vocalist), Ziggy Ramo (Best Hip Hop Act and Best Indigenous Act) and POW! Negro (Best Urban Act and Most Popular Live Act). Phil Stevens’ huge year saw him take out the Management Award, with RTRFM Breakfast Presenter/Producer & Music Interviews Coordinator Caitlin Nienaber winning the newly named Industry Representative Of The Year Award, ahead of speaking at this year’s WAMCon plus DJing the moshtix QuayNote Boat Party. Nannup Music Festival Director and incredible advocate for emerging and Indigenous performers, Phaedra Watts, has taken out the coveted Golden WAMi.
Via major media partners TheMusic.com.au’s Public Voting platform, the fans propelled Falls Festival to win Music Event of the Year, and beloved Freo venue Mojos Bar has collected once again Most Popular Venue for the fourth year in a row. The Hall of Fame inductees for this year were also celebrated, with Eurogliders and Graham Wood earning their rightful place on the list of legends – both integral to shaping the thriving musical landscape in WA today.
The 24th annual awards also featured stellar live performances from San Cisco, Stella Donnelly, Harry Mitchell & Daniel Susnjar, John Bennett & David Hyams, RAG N’ BONE, Nerve Quakes, and The Southern River Band, plus after party performances from The Bambuseae Rhythm Section and Timothy Nelson DJ Set. Needless to say, good times prevailed in what was the perfect opening to an incredible #WAMFest weekend to come!
WINNING WAMFESTERS
Providing plenty of opportunities for music lovers to wrap their ears around some WAMAwards-topping sounds, a number of the winners will be playing WAMFest LIVE this weekend, including:
MULTIPLE SHOWS:
Old Blood (Best Blues/Roots Act) on Friday
Carla Geneve (Best Regional Act) on Friday, Saturday and Sunday
Nerve Quakes (Best Punk/Hardcore Act)
Grace Barbé (Best World Music Act)
LIVE SATURDAY (ALL VENUES FREE ENTRY)
Stella Donnelly (Best EP, Best Folk Act, Best Single, Best Female Vocalist and Most Popular New Act)
Ziggy Ramo (Best Hip Hop Act and Best Indigenous Act)
Sara McPherson from RAG N’ BONE (Best Bassist)
Axel Carrington from RAG N’ Bone (Best Guitarist)
The Little Lord Street Band (Best Country Act)
Tobacco Rat (Best Electronic Act (Live))
WA MUSIC AWARDS – INDUSTRY
BEST ALBUM
Presented by RTRFM
Methyl Ethel - Everything Is Forgotten
BEST BLUES / ROOTS ACT
Presented by Blues at Bridgetown
Old Blood
BEST COUNTRY ACT
Presented by Mustang Bar
The Little Lord Street Band
BEST ELECTRONIC ACT (LIVE)
Presented by Advanced Electrical Equipment
Tobacco Rat
BEST EP
Presented by Rosemount Hotel
Stella Donnelly - Thrush Metal
BEST EXPERIMENTAL ACT
Presented by Six8
Furchick
BEST FOLK ACT
Presented by Clancy’s Fish Pub Fremantle
Stella Donnelly
BEST HIP HOP ACT
Presented by Freo Social Hall
Ziggy Ramo
BEST INDIGENOUS ACT
Presented by Nannup Music Festival
Ziggy Ramo
BEST JAZZ ACT
Presented by The Ellington Jazz Club
Daniel Susnjar Afro-Peruvian Jazz Group
BEST METAL / HEAVY ACT
Presented by Scenestr
Tangled Thoughts of Leaving
BEST POP ACT
Presented by No Mafia
Methyl Ethel
BEST PUNK / HARDCORE ACT
Presented by Colosoul
Nerve Quakes
BEST REGIONAL ACT
Presented by Lotterywest
Carla Geneve
BEST ROCK ACT
Presented by Badlands Bar
Tired Lion
BEST SINGLE
Presented by Mojo’s Bar / Cool Perth Nights
Stella Donnelly - Mechanical Bull
BEST URBAN ACT
Presented by The Poster Girls
POW! Negro
BEST WORLD MUSIC ACT
Presented by Fairbridge Festival
Grace Barbé
INDUSTRY REPRESENTATIVE OF THE YEAR
Presented by triple j
Caitlin Nienaber
LABEL OF THE YEAR
Presented by Shiny Rabbit
Good Company Records
MANAGEMENT AWARD
Presented by X-Press Magazine
Phil Stevens
GOLDEN WAMi
Presented by City of Perth
Phaedra Watts
WA MUSIC AWARDS CRAFT
BEST BASSIST
Presented by Diskbank
Sara McPherson
BEST BRASS / STRINGS / WOODWIND INSTRUMENTALIST
Presented by Advanced Electrical Equipment
Ricki Malet [Trumpet]
BEST DRUMMER / PERCUSSIONIST
Presented by Alex Hotel
Nathan Sproule
BEST ELECTRONIC PRODUCER
Presented by Advanced Electrical Equipment
Feels
BEST FEMALE VOCALIST
Presented by Sorrento Strategic Accounting
Stella Donnelly
BEST GUITARIST
Presented by AO Let’s Go Print & Distribution
Axel Carrington
BEST KEYS / SYNTH ARTIST
Presented by Yamaha & Sound Centre
Tom O'Halloran
BEST MALE VOCALIST
Presented by PPCA
Jake Webb
BEST SOUND ENGINEER (LIVE)
Presented by ECU/WAAPA
Jeremy Beste
BEST SOUND ENGINEER / PRODUCER (STUDIO)
Presented by SAE QANTM Creative Media Institute
Andy Lawson
WA MUSIC AWARDS - MOST POPULAR
Presented by TheMusic.com.au
MOST POPULAR ACT
Presented by APRA AMCOS
The Waifs
MOST POPULAR LIVE ACT
Presented by Perth Arena
POW! Negro
MOST POPULAR MUSIC EVENT
Presented by Tempo Tax & Accounting
Falls Festival
MOST POPULAR MUSIC VIDEO
Presented by Australian Cultural Fund
Peter Bibby - Medicine
MOST POPULAR NEW ACT
Presented by Perth Theatre Trust
Stella Donnelly
MOST POPULAR VENUE
Presented by Moshtix
Mojo’s Bar
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THANKS TO OUR GENEROUS WAMAWARDS PARTNERS
