Koi Child, Abbe May Clean Up At 2016 WAMAwards

Yesterday it was revealed that the WA music industry is worth nearly $1 billion to the WA economy, perfect timing for the annual WAMAwards to shine a light on some of the parts at play.

The massive WAMFest program kicked off tonight with the WAMAwards consuming its new home of Claremont Showgrounds, with jazz-rap collective Koi Child claiming four out of their five nominations — including Most Popular Act and Best Album — followed by local legend Abbe May, who picked up Best Single and Best Female Vocalist.

Other multi-award winners were Daniel Susnjar Afro-Peruvian Jazz Group, POW Negro, and Management Award winner Jacob Snell, who was bestowed the Golden WAMi.

The public voted categories — hosted by theMusic.com.au — saw victories for Camp Doogs (Most Popular Music Event), Mojo's Bar (Most Popular Venue third year running) and more.

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After some of the state's best took to the stage to claim awards and perform, Rick Steele and The Triffids were inducted into the WAM Hall Of Fame.

WA MUSIC AWARDS – GENRES & INDUSTRY

BEST BLUES / ROOTS ACT

Old Blood

BEST COUNTRY ACT

Ruby Boots

BEST ELECTRONIC ACT (live)

SLUMBERJACK

BEST EXPERIMENTAL ACT

Eduardo Cossio

BEST FOLK ACT

Lucy Peach

BEST INDIGENOUS ACT

Gina Williams

BEST JAZZ ARTIST

Daniel Susnjar Afro-Peruvian Jazz Group

BEST METAL / HEAVY ACT

Voyager

BEST POP ACT

Methyl Ethel

BEST PUNK / HARDCORE ACT

Scalphunter

BEST ROCK ACT

Tired Lion

BEST URBAN ACT

Koi Child

Mathas

BEST WORLD MUSIC ACT

Grace Barbé

BEST ALBUM

Koi Child – Koi Child

BEST EP

Verge Collection – Open Plan Living

BEST SINGLE

Abbe May – Doomsday Clock

BEST RECORD LABEL

Pilerats

MANAGEMENT AWARD

Jacob Snell

MEDIA AWARD

Caitlin Nienaber (RTRFM)

GOLDEN WAMi

Jacob Snell

WA MUSIC AWARDS - PUBLIC VOTED

Presented by TheMusic.com.au

MOST POPULAR ACT

Koi Child

MOST POPULAR NEW ACT

POW Negro

MOST POPULAR LIVE ACT

POW Negro

MOST POPULAR MUSIC VIDEO

Koi Child – 1-5-9

MOST POPULAR VENUE

Mojos Bar

MOST POPULAR MUSIC EVENT

Camp Doogs

WA MUSIC AWARDS – CRAFT

BEST SOUND ENGINEER (live)

James Newhouse

BEST SOUND ENGINEER (studio)

Dave Parkin (Blackbird Sound Studio)

BEST RECORD PRODUCER

Joel Quartermain (Wastelands Studio)

BEST ELECTRONIC PRODUCER

Regan Mathews (Ta-ku)

BEST FEMALE VOCALIST

Abbe May

BEST MALE VOCALIST

Jacob Diamond

BEST GUITARIST

Benjamin Witt

BEST BASSIST

Vanessa Thornton (Jebediah/The Tommyhawks)

BEST DRUMMER/PERCUSSIONIST

Daniel Susnjar (Daniel Susnjar Afro-Peruvian Jazz Group)

BEST KEYS / SYNTH ARTIST

Timothy Nelson (Timothy Nelson & The Infidels/The Kill Devil Hills/High Horse)