Carla Geneve dominates WAM Awards nominations with seven nods

Albany-born singer-songwriter Carla Geneve leads the nominations for Western Australia’s WAM Awards with seven nominations.

They include best in the folk and rock act categories, best single and best guitarist.

Elsewhere on the nominations list, announced this morning, are Hyclass, Jack Davies, Jacob Diamond, Jamilla, Kate Pass and Stella Donnelly with four each.

Coming in with three are Alana Macpherson, Feels, Psychedelic Porn Crumpets and Spacey Jane.

300 industry judges will decide the winners of 30 categories, to be announced on Thursday, November 1 at the Grand Ballroom of the Hyatt Regency Hotel Perth.

Five categories are for public voting, which closes at 5pm on Thursday, October 11. To cast your vote, head here.

WAM CEO Mike Harris observes, “We are blessed here in WA with such a high-quality music community and each year the job of shortlisting from within that community is really hard.”

INDUSTRY NOMINATIONS

BEST BLUES AND ROOTS ACT

Presented by Blues at Bridgetown

Dan Howls

Kat Wilson Trio

Mama in Spender

The Bambuseae Rhythm Section

BEST COUNTRY ACT

Presented by The Mustang Bar

Belle Harvey

Delilah Rose & the Gunslingers

Railway Bell

The Little Lord Street Band

BEST EXPERIMENTAL ACT

Presented by RTRFM 92.1

CellF

Eduardo Cossio

Louise Devenish

Shoshana Rosenberg

BEST FOLK ACT

Presented by Clancy’s Fremantle

Carla Geneve

Jack Davies and The Bush Chooks

Jacob Diamond

Riley Pearce

BEST HIP HOP ACT

Presented by Perth Theatre Trust

Downsyde

Hyclass

Marksman Lloyd

T$oko

BEST INDIGENOUS ACT

Presented by NAIDOC Music Awards

Desert Stars

Gina Williams & Guy Ghouse

Natasha Eldridge

The Brownley Gospel Singers

BEST JAZZ ACT

Presented by Alex Hotel

Alana Macpherson Nonet

Gemma Farrell Quintet

Harry Mitchell Group

Kate Pass Kohesia Ensemble

BEST LIVE ELECTRONIC ACT

Feels

Guy Contact

Hi. Ok, Sorry.

Your Girl Pho

BEST METAL/HEAVY ACT

Presented by scenestr

Daybreak

Make Them Suffer

Tangled Thoughts of Leaving

Voyager

BEST POP ACT

J.F.K

Spacey Jane

Stella Donnelly

Verge Collection

BEST PUNK/HARDCORE ACT

Good Doogs

Idle Eyes

Nerve Quakes

The Faim

BEST REGIONAL ACT

Presented by Nannup Festival

Blue Child Collective

Grand Casual

Kris Nelson

Tanya Ransom

Tracey Barnett

BEST ROCK ACT

Presented by Badlands Bar

Carla Geneve

Good Doogs

Psychedelic Porn Crumpets

The Floors

BEST URBAN ACT

Presented by Sorrento Strategic Music

Hyclass

Jamilla

Your Girl Pho

Odette Mercy & Her Soul Atomics

BEST WORLD ACT

Presented by Fairbridge Festival

De Cuba Son

Eastwinds

Grace Barbé

Kate Pass Kohesia Ensemble

Soukouss Internationale

 BEST ALBUM

Presented by APRA | AMCOS

All or Nothing At All – Alana Macpherson Nonet

Fruit – Abbe May

Goodbye Gondwana – Jacob Diamond

Kohesia – Kate Pass

BEST EP

Presented by the Rosemount Hotel

Emerald – Feels

We Are Bored – Kat Wilson Trio

Magic Eye – Demon Days

Some Kinds – Tanaya Harper

BEST SINGLE

27 – Make Them Suffer

Beautiful – Jamilla

Greg’s Discount Chemist – Carla Geneve

Queen – Hyclass

Vegemite Sandwich – Jack Davies and The Bush Chooks

INDUSTRY REPRESENTATIVE OF THE YEAR

Presented by Freo Social Hall

Caitlin Nienaber (RTRFM)

Eduardo Cossio (Outcome Unknown)

Elise Reitze-Swensen & Rosie Taylor (WOMPP)

Hayley Ayres (360 Logistics)

Will Backler (RTRFM)

LABEL OF THE YEAR

Presented by Happy Mag

Tone List

Good Company Records

Women of Music Production Perth

Rhubarb Records

CRAFT NOMINATIONS

BEST BASSIST

Presented by The Hyatt Regency Hotel

Jennifer Aslett

Kate Pass

Roy Martinez

Sara McPherson

Zac Grafton

BEST BRASS/STRING/WOODWIND INSTRUMENTALIST

Alana Macpherson (Saxophone)

Gemma Farrell (Saxophone)

Jamie Oehlers (Saxophone)

Ricki Malet (Trumpet)

BEST DRUMMER/PERCUSSIONIST

Presented by Shiny Rabbit

Alex Reid

Daniel Susnjar

Rosie Taylor

Talya Valenti

BEST ELECTRONIC PRODUCER

Presented by Noisegate

Feels

Guy Contact

Jamilla

SHOCKONE

WYN

BEST GUITARIST

Axel Carrington

Carla Geneve

Jacob Diamond

Luke Dux

BEST KEYS/SYNTH ARTIST

Presented by Yamaha | Sound Centre

Amber Fresh

Harry Mitchell

Josiah Padmanabham

Ron Pollard

Timothy Nelson

BEST LIVE SOUND ENGINEER

Presented by WAAPA | ECU

Chris Wright

James Newhouse

Jeremy Beste

René de Vries

Rosie Antonas

 BEST MUSIC VIDEO

Presented by Johnny Ma Studios

Queen – Hyclass

Blood Eagle – 生 Conform 死

Hypo Carousel – Daniel Susnjar Afro-Peruvian Jazz Group

Social Candy – Psychedelic Porn Crumpets

Bleed Black (ft. Cruz Patterson) – SHOCKONE

BEST STUDIO ENGINEER

Presented by SAE Qantm Creative Media Institute

Dan Carroll (Rada Studios)

Lee Buddle (Crank Recording)

Matt Gio (Rada Studios)

Ron Pollard (Studio Sleepwalker’s Dread)

BEST VOCALIST

Presented by Media Arts Lawyers

Carla Geneve

Jacob Diamond

Odette Mercy

Stella Donnelly

PUBLIC VOTING NOMINATIONS

Presented by TheMusic.com.au

MOST POPULAR ACT

Presented by The Aardvark

Carla Geneve

Demon Days

Hyclass

Psychedelic Porn Crumpets

Spacey Jane

Stella Donnelly

Strictly DT

Tame Impala

The Southern River Band

Yomi Ship

MOST POPULAR LIVE ACT

Presented by Perth Arena

Carla Geneve

Command A Panda

FOAM

I Call Val

MattyTWall

Psychedelic Porn Crumpets

Spacey Jane

Stella Donnelly

Tangled Thoughts of Leaving

The Southern River Band

The Wilds

MOST POPULAR NEW ACT

Presented by The Bird

Band of Misfits

Butter

Goat Faction

I Call Val

Jack Davies

Jamilla

Scarlet Drive

Trolley Boy

Wooly Mammoth

Yomi Ship

MOST POPULAR MUSIC EVENT

Presented by myEntertainmentLawyer.com

Blues at Bridgetown

Fairbridge Festival

Falls Festival

Fremantle Winter Music Festival

Nannup Music Festival

RTRFM’s In The Pines

State of the Art Festival

MOST POPULAR VENUE

Presented by moshtix

Badlands Bar

Ellington Jazz Club

Mojo’s Bar

Rosemount Hotel

The Aardvark

The Bassendean Hotel

The Bird

The Den

The Sewing Room

The finalists for Kiss My Camera were also announced this morning. For more information, head to the official WAM site.