Celebrating some of the best music WA has to offer, WAM Awards has today unveiled its 2019 nominees, with Albany-born singer-songwriter Carla Geneve being nominated across eight categories.
With local favourites Spacey Jane, Stella Donnelly, Sly Withers, Psychedelic Porn Crumpets and more also picking up nominations, the winners will be unveiled on October 31 at the Grand Ballroom of the Hyatt Regency Hotel Perth.
WAM Awards will introduce the Artist of the Year Award in 2019, with the winner allocated by a panel of industry judges.
"Recognising the origins of WAM being artist and music-driven, it is important to continue to recognise the work of artists; this year WAM will present a best-of-the-best award from the genre award winners as the WA Artist of the Year," WAM CEO Mike Harris said.
More than 300 industry judges will determine winners across 31 categories, with public voting open across a handful more.
Check out the full list of nominations below and head to the WAM Awards website for more details on public voting and the awards ceremony.
2019 WAMAWARD INDUSTRY NOMINATIONS
BEST BLUES AND ROOTS ACT
Dan Howls
Kat Wilson Trio
Lincoln MacKinnon
The Floors
Tom Fisher & The Layabouts
BEST COUNTRY ACT
Helen Townsend
Ralway Bell
Savanah & The Strays
The Little Lord Street Band
BEST EXPERIMENTAL ACT
Eduardo Cossio
Intenso
Moon Project
Samarobryn
BEST FOLK ACT
Jack Davies and The Bush Chooks
Nika Mo
Racoo
Tanaya Harper
BEST HIP HOP ACT
Downsyde
Hyclass
Mali Jo$e
MissGenius
T$oko
BEST INDIGENOUS ACT
Bradley Hall
Flewnt
MissGenius
The Struggling Kings
BEST JAZZ ACT
Daniel Susnjar Afro-Peruvian Jazz Group
Gemma Farrell Quintet
Harry Mitchell Quartet
Kate Pass Kohesia Ensemble
BEST LIVE ELECTRONIC ACT
Feels
Jamilla
Priscilla
Your Girl Pho
BEST METAL/HEAVY ACT
Bolt Gun
Depravity
Skullcave
Tangled Thoughts of Leaving
BEST POP ACT
Priscilla
Spacey Jane
Stella Donnelly
Your Girl Pho
BEST PUNK/HARDCORE ACT
Cold Meat
Nerve Quakes
Sly Withers
The Wolfbats
BEST REGIONAL ACT
Blue Child Collective
Brayden Sibbald
Dawn Barrington
Grand Casual
Tracey Barnett
BEST ROCK ACT
Carla Geneve
Psychedelic Porn Crumpets
Sly Withers
The Floors
The Volcanics
BEST URBAN ACT
Demon Days
Hyclass
Jamilla
SuperEgo
BEST WORLD ACT
Grace Barbé
Juliana Areias
Soukouss Internationale
Tara Tiba
BEST ALBUM
Calmly – Calmly
Grievous Bodily Calm – Repel
Methyl Ethel – Triage
Stella Donnelly – Beware of the Dogs
BEST EP
Carla Geneve – Carla Geneve
Jack Davies and The Bush Chooks – Cleaning the Dishes
Nika Mo – November
Yomi Ship – Pyramids of Yonaguni
SLUMBERJACK - Sarawak
BEST SINGLE
Jamilla – Bloom
Noah Dillon – Don’t Act Like You Know Me
Carla Geneve – Things Change
Demon Days – Hands-Free
BEST MUSIC VIDEO
Jamilla – Bloom
Airline Food – Axe Murderer
GAZEY – Sleep
Carla Geneve – Things Change
Demon Days – Daria’s Smile
LABEL OF THE YEAR
Group Therapy Records
Rhubarb Records
Women of Music Production Perth
Tone List
GOLDEN WAMi
Andrew Ryan
Brad Wesson
Hayley-Jane Ayres
Nigel Bird
Paul Sloan
Tenille Elkins
2019 WAMAWARD CRAFT NOMINATIONS
BEST BASSIST
Karl Florisson (Mo Hippa, Simon Jeans Quartet, Fat Sparrow)
Kate Pass (Kate Pass Kohesia Ensemble)
Marley Donnan-Cook (Demon Days)
Roy Martinez (Chilali & The Chief)
Zac Grafton (Grievous Bodily Calm)
BEST BRASS/STRING/WOODWIND INSTRUMENTALIST
Elisa Hiatt (Violin - Jack Davies and The Bush Chooks)
Gemma Farrell (Saxophone - Gemma Farrell Quintet, MFG)
Miranda Murray-Young (Cello – YAAM Quartet, Fox Scully)
Ricki Malet (Trumpet – The Pete Jeavons Sextet, Ricki Malet Quartet)
William Renner-Shao (Trumpet - Izatang)
BEST DRUMMER/PERCUSSIONIST
Alex Reid (Grievous Bodily Calm, Tara Tiba)
Daniel Susnjar (Daniel Susnjar Afro-Peruvian Jazz Group)
Talya Valenti (Stella Donnelly, Bolt Gun, Bells Rapids, Artemis Orchestra)
Todd Pickett (Abbe May, The Wilds, The Kill Devil Hills)
BEST ELECTRONIC PRODUCER
BEXX
Feels
Jamilla
JCAL
BEST GUITARIST
Carla Geneve (Carla Geneve)
Jacob Diamond (Jacob Diamond, Methyl Ethyl, New Nausea)
Luke Dux (The Floors, The Wilds, The Kills Devil Hills, Lucy Peach)
Sam Rocchi (Sam Rocchi, Noah Dillon, Supernaked, Lucas Kole)
BEST KEYS/SYNTH ARTIST
Ben Matthews (Ben Matthews, Boss Battle Records)
Harry Mitchell (Mary Mitchell Quartet, Kate Cebrano, Katy Steele, Damien Leith, Hank Marvin)
Joshua Chan (Demon Days)
Josiah Padmanabham (GAZEY, Grievous Bodily Calm)
Lana Rothnie (Lana Rothnie Quartet, Didion’s Bible)
BEST LIVE SOUND ENGINEER
Rebecca Parker
Chris Wright
Jeremy Beste
Rosie Antonas
Sam Perrignon
BEST STUDIO ENGINEER
Broderick Madden-Scott (Tunafish Recording Company)
Dan Carrol (Rada Studios)
Dave Parkin (Blackbird Sound Studio)
James Newhouse (Real2Reel)
Lee Buddle (Crank Recording)
BEST VOCALIST
Bella Nicholls (Demon Days)
Carla Geneve (Carla Geneve)
Emily Branson (Jamilla)
Grace Barbé (Grace Barbé)
Noah Dillon (Noah Dillon)
2019 WAMAWARD PUBLIC VOTING NOMINATIONS
MOST POPULAR ACT
Carla Geneve
Daybreak
Dulcie
FLOSSY
Grievous Bodily Calm
Methyl Ethel
POND
Psychedelic Porn Crumpets
Sly Withers
Spacey Jane
Stella Donnelly
MOST POPULAR LIVE ACT
Carla Geneve
Daybreak
Demon Days
Grace Barbé
Grievous Bodily Calm
Jack Davies and The Bush Chooks
Psychedelic Porn Crumpets
Sly Withers
The Southern River Band
Spacey Jane
Stella Donnelly
MOST POPULAR NEW ACT
Adrian Dzvuke
Butter
Dulcie
Flewnt
GAZEY
MissGenius
New Nausea
Nika Mo
Noah Dillon
Sara Salt
MOST POPULAR MUSIC EVENT
Blues At Bridgetown
Fairbridge Festival
Falls Festival
Nannup Music Festival
Origin Fields
Perth Festival
RTRFM’s In The Pines
State Of The Art Festival
MOST POPULAR VENUE
Badlands Bar
Ellington Jazz Club
Freo.Social
Mojo’s Bar
Rosemount Hotel
The Bird
The Duke of George
The Sewing Room
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