Koi Child dominate 23rd annual WAMAwards
Jazz-rap collective Koi Child dominated last night’s sold out WAMAwards in Perth, taking home four wins out of their five nominations.
The seven-piece group from Fremantle took home awards for Most Popular Act, Most Popular Music Video, Best Album and Best Urban Act.
Also taking home multiple awards last night were Abbe May (Best Single and Best Female Vocalist), Daniel Susnjar Afro-Peruvian Jazz Group (Best Jazz Act and Best Drummer/Percussionist) and POW Negro (Most Popular New and Most Popular Live Act), all with two awards each.
Taking place at Perth’s new live music and multi-purpose venue, Gate One Theatre at the Claremont Showgrounds, the 23rd annual WAMAwards kicked WAMFest’s extensive 2016 program.
Taking place over four days until 6 November, the popular annual event will showcase local talent with around 150 acts performing across more than 20 venues throughout Perth, Fremantle and surrounding suburbs.
West Australia Music (WAM) is also hosting the newly named WA Music Conference (WAMCon) as part of this year’s WAMFest event. Held over two days (4 to 5 November), the conference is aimed at equipping and networking industry professionals, managers, bookers, students and music fans alike.
The 2016 WAMAwards winners are:
WA MUSIC AWARDS – GENRES & INDUSTRY
BEST BLUES / ROOTS ACT –Presented byClancy’s Fremantle►Old Blood
BEST COUNTRY ACT –Presented by720 ABC Perth►Ruby Boots
BEST ELECTRONIC ACT (live) –Presented byMRA►SLUMBERJACK
BEST EXPERIMENTAL ACT –Presented bySunset Events►Eduardo Cossio
BEST FOLK ACT –Presented ByParlour►Lucy Peach
BEST INDIGENOUS ACT –Presented byNannup Music Festival►Gina Williams
BEST JAZZ ARTIST –Presented byThe Ellington►Daniel Susnjar Afro-Peruvian Jazz Group
BEST METAL / HEAVY ACT –Presented byThe Au Review►Voyager
BEST POP ACT –Presented byAlex Hotel►Methyl Ethel
BEST PUNK / HARDCORE ACT –Presented byWildergrim►Scalphunter
BEST ROCK ACT –Presented byBadlands Bar►Tired Lion
BEST URBAN ACT –Presented byAvenoir►Koi Child&Mathas(TIED)
BEST WORLD MUSIC ACT –Presented byLotterywest►Grace Barbé
BEST ALBUM –Presented byUNIFIED►Koi Child –Koi Child
BEST EP –Presented byRTRFM►Verge Collection –Open Plan Living
BEST SINGLE –Presented byAustralia Council for the Arts►Abbe May –Doomsday Clock
BEST RECORD LABEL –Presented byShiny Rabbit►Pilerats
MANAGEMENT AWARD –Presented byAssociation of Artist Managers (AAM)►Jacob Snell
MEDIA AWARD –Presented byDrug Aware►Caitlin Nienaber(RTRFM)
GOLDEN WAMi –Presented byCity of Perth►Jacob Snell
WA MUSIC AWARDS – PUBLIC VOTED –Presented by TheMusic.com.au
MOST POPULAR ACT –Presented byAPRA AMCOS►Koi Child
MOST POPULAR NEW ACT –Presented byPerth Theatre Trust►POW Negro
MOST POPULAR LIVE ACT –Presented byPerth Arena►POW Negro
MOST POPULAR MUSIC VIDEO –Presented byNorth Metropolitan TAFE►Koi Child –1-5-9
MOST POPULAR VENUE –Presented bymoshtix►Mojos Bar
MOST POPULAR MUSIC EVENT –Presented byNational Live Music Awards►Camp Doogs
WA MUSIC AWARDS – CRAFT
BEST SOUND ENGINEER (live) –Presented byWAAPA►James Newhouse
BEST SOUND ENGINEER (studio) –Presented bySAE Creative Media Institute►Dave Parkin (Blackbird Sound Studio)
BEST RECORD PRODUCER –Presented byCool Perth Nights►Joel Quartermain (Wastelands Studio)
BEST ELECTRONIC PRODUCER –Presented byPilerats►Regan Mathews (Ta-ku)
BEST FEMALE VOCALIST –Presented byThe Mustang Bar►Abbe May
BEST MALE VOCALIST –Presented byTone Deaf►Jacob Diamond
BEST GUITARIST –Presented byX-Press►Benjamin Witt
BEST BASSIST –Presented byThe West Australian►Vanessa Thornton (Jebediah / The Tommyhawks)
BEST DRUMMER/PERCUSSIONIST –Presented byMix 94.5►Daniel Susnjar (Daniel Susnjar Afro-Peruvian Jazz Group)
BEST KEYS / SYNTH ARTIST –Presented byThe Music Network►Timothy Nelson (Timothy Nelson & The Infidels / The Kill Devil Hills / High Horse)
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