13 October 2011
Timothy Nelson wins WAM Song of the Year 2011
Timothy Nelson and Minister Helen MortonFolk popster
Timothy Nelson was last night awarded the
WAM Song of the Year Grand Prize for his song,
Speak the Truth in Love, at the annual
WAM Song of the Year Awards Night.
Earlier in the evening he had taken out the award for the Love category. No stranger to WAM Song of the Year, Nelson has previously won awards in the Country (2009) and Upper Secondary (2007) categories, though this year was the first time he’d won the Grand Prize, showing that practice indeed makes perfect in the craft of songwriting.
The Grand Prize consists of $2,000 cash, attendance at the 2012 Song Summit in Sydney, opportunity for a publishing deal with Perfect Pitch Publishing, 3 days recording at Poons Head Studio, mastering with James Hewgill Music, 500 CDs pressed by DiskBank, a RØDE Microphones package, Berkleemusic course and the opportunity to perform at the 2012 WAMi Festival with the winning song included on the 2012 Kiss My WAMi compilation.
Timothy Nelson was presented with the Grand Prize award by the Hon. Helen Morton MLC (Minister for Mental Health) at the Fly By Night Musicians’ Club, Fremantle, in front of a full house of nominees, fans, sponsors and industry VIPs. The Minister earlier also presented the award for the Mentally Healthy category won by 18 year old Perth emcee
Complete with his song
Reason to Live.
The night was hosted by the hilarious ABC Radio's 720 'Drive' presenter
Russell Woolf with live performances by this year’s Pop category winners
The Panda Band, Indigenous category nominees
Bartlett Brothers,
The Big Old Bears and last year’s Grand Prize winner,
Georgi Kay.
The Panda BandThe 2011 winners (in bold)
are:
GRAND PRIZE WINNER
Presented
by the Mental Health Commission of WA,
APRA | AMCOS, Berkleemusic,
DiskBank,
James Hewgill Music, Perfect Pitch Publishing,
Poons Head
Studio and RØDE Microphones
Speak the Truth in Love by Timothy Nelson
Blues / Roots
Presented by Clancy's Fish Pub
Judgement Day by Tracey Barnett
Little Brown Jug by The Augustines
On My Way by Kirsty Keogh
Overdrive by Matt Cal (Black Heart Sun) [Winner]
The Wallaki Tune by Nick Wallaki
| Country
Presented by Boyup Brook Country Music Club
Calling Banjo by Mia Royce
Home by Tracey Barnett
Spike’s Song by Jonny Taylor
Wheatbelt by Gary Dobbin (Tank 7even) [Winner]
Where Sorrow is Forgotten (In the Great Divine) by James Teague
|
Electronic
/ Dance
Presented by SAE Institute
Compression and Release by Matt Mclean (feeding | ear) and Kevin Penkin (hibiki._)
My Love’s (Not Good Enough) by Bastian’s Happy Flight [Winner]
Seether by Matt Mclean (feeding | ear)
Sirens by Lion & Fox
The Call by Thomas Mathieson and Benjamin Hoare
| Experimental
Presented by APRA | AMCOS
Black Wall Reach by Andrew Sinclair
Crawling in the Garden by Matt Mclean (feeding | ear)
Dental Plan by Usurper of Modern Medicine
Redeemer by Injured Ninja
They Found My Skull in the Nest of a Bird by Tangled Thoughts of Leaving [Winner]
|
Heavy
Presented by WAM
One Door by Chaos Divine
Sacrifice the Hands for the Sake of the Heart by In League
Sound of the Guns by Will Kelly and Greg Fawcett (Diamond Eye)
The Beaten Path by Chaos Divine
Throw Us to the Wind by Tangled Thoughts of Leaving [Winner]
| Indigenous
Presented by Abmusic
Last Resistance by Bartlett Brothers
Long Way Home by John Bennett
Neverland by Bartlett Brothers
Wangkaja by John Bennett [Winner]
Zacharia by John Bennett
|
Jazz
Presented by WAM
Another New Beginnings Again by Elliot Hughes [Winner]
Mourn Song by Aaron Spiers
SeeSaw by Cheryl Durongpisitkul
Spring Yard by Nicholas Di Gregorio
You Just Know by Jeremy Trezona
| Love
Presented by Lang Studios, Castian Records & Manticore Productions
Forbidden Love by Complete
I’ve Been Here Before by Joshua Bowyer and Elana Stone
Memo by Joshua Bowyer and Jamie Kuzich (Anton Franc)
Speak the Truth in Love by Timothy Nelson [Winner]
Without a Parachute by Mel Hall
|
Mentally Healthy
Presented by the Mental Health Commission WA
Near Life Experience by Rhys Wood
Outside Looking In by Julz Evans
Reason to Live by Complete [Winner]
Sing Me to Sleep by Ryan Webb and The Method
Winterful by Jesse Woodward
| Pop
Presented by WAM
51 Swimsuits by Damian Crosbie and David Namour (The Panda Band) [Winner]
Endings by Goodnight Tiger
I Work at the Post Office by Joe Algeri
If by Rainy Day Women
Run for Cover by Timothy Nelson
|
Regional
Presented by Hertz
Children of the Night by John Dewhurst
Pickpocket by Jessica Dyer
Super Excited by Adam Road Primary School
Until the Siren Sounds by Jarrad D Bowles (Junior Bowles) [Winner]
Waiting on a Song by Joy Davis
| Rock
Presented by WAM
Crying Rhymes by Mitch McDonald (The Love Junkies)
Floods by The Siren Tower
Rock Up F*cked by Project Mayhem
Sally by Sam Carmody [Winner]
Scarlet Fever by Hayley Beth
|
Schools - 14 Years & Under
Presented by AMEB
Clear Sky by Nicolas Cullen-Lucas (Splinta)
Far Away by Brittany Freeman
I Miss Her by Katharine Penkin [Winner]
In His Field of Gold by Jennifer Renee Hannam
Wake Up by Nicolas Cullen-Lucas (Splinta)
| Schools - 15 to 17 Years
Presented by City of Wanneroo
Clockwork by Brodie Stewart
Deep Water by Chelsea Cullen and Sam Wylde (Jack and Jill)
Hopes and Dreams by Brayden Sibbald
Piano Song by Chelsea Cullen and Sam Wylde (Jack and Jill)
Unkind by Morgan Bain [Winner]
|
Urban / Hip Hop
Presented by City of South Perth
Free by The Stoops feat. Georgi Kay Prod. Rae [Winner]
Right Time by The Stoops
Superman by Coin & Ta-Ku feat. Mei Swan
The Call by Thomas Mathieson and Benjamin Hoare
Trade by Felicia Alima feat. Chino XL
| World / Folk
Presented by Fairbridge Festival
Another Sunday Morning by Rhys Wood [Winner]
Rain Stick by Mia Royce
Simple Melody by Ryan Morrison
The Hand That Feeds by Dave Mann
Wangkaja by John Bennett
|
The Mental Health Commission of WA was once again the presentation
partner for the competition and Mentally Healthy category sponsor. This
special category allowed songwriters to share songs dealing with
positive messages relating to mental health. The message for WAM Song of
the Year 2011 is “Music talks about mental health, so can you.”
Support
also comes from major partner APRA|AMCOS; Grand Prize Sponsors:
Berkleemusic, DiskBank, James Hewgill Music, Perfect Pitch Publishing,
Poons Head Studio, RØDE Microphones; Media Partners: Drum Media, RTR FM
92.1, X-Press Magazine; Print Media Sponsor: The Sunday Times; and
Online Sponsor: Perthnow.com.au(.)
Please
CLICK HERE for a PDF version of the press release.
Daphne Tan,
Coordinator WAM Song of the Year
p: +61 (0)8 9227 7962
f: +61 (0)8 9328 7711
e:
daphne@wam.asn.au
w:
wam.asn.au/songoftheyear
short URL:
bit.ly/WAMsoty
13 October 2011
Timothy Nelson wins WAM Song of the Year 2011Timothy Nelson and Minister Helen Morton Folk popster
Timothy Nelson was last night awarded the
WAM Song of the Year Grand Prize for his song,
Speak the Truth in Love, at the annual
WAM Song of the Year Awards Night.
Earlier in the evening he had taken out the award for the Love category. No stranger to WAM Song of the Year, Nelson has previously won awards in the Country (2009) and Upper Secondary (2007) categories, though this year was the first time he’d won the Grand Prize, showing that practice indeed makes perfect in the craft of songwriting.
The Grand Prize consists of $2,000 cash, attendance at the 2012 Song Summit in Sydney, opportunity for a publishing deal with Perfect Pitch Publishing, 3 days recording at Poons Head Studio, mastering with James Hewgill Music, 500 CDs pressed by DiskBank, a RØDE Microphones package, Berkleemusic course and the opportunity to perform at the 2012 WAMi Festival with the winning song included on the 2012 Kiss My WAMi compilation.
Timothy Nelson was presented with the Grand Prize award by the Hon. Helen Morton MLC (Minister for Mental Health) at the Fly By Night Musicians’ Club, Fremantle, in front of a full house of nominees, fans, sponsors and industry VIPs. The Minister earlier also presented the award for the Mentally Healthy category won by 18 year old Perth emcee
Complete with his song
Reason to Live.
The night was hosted by the hilarious ABC Radio's 720 'Drive' presenter
Russell Woolf with live performances by this year’s Pop category winners
The Panda Band, Indigenous category nominees
Bartlett Brothers,
The Big Old Bears and last year’s Grand Prize winner,
Georgi Kay.
The Panda Band The 2011 winners (in bold)
are:
GRAND PRIZE WINNER
Presented
by the Mental Health Commission of WA,
APRA | AMCOS, Berkleemusic,
DiskBank,
James Hewgill Music, Perfect Pitch Publishing,
Poons Head
Studio and RØDE Microphones
Speak the Truth in Love by Timothy Nelson
Blues / Roots
Presented by Clancy's Fish Pub
Judgement Day by Tracey Barnett
Little Brown Jug by The Augustines
On My Way by Kirsty Keogh
Overdrive by Matt Cal (Black Heart Sun) [Winner]
The Wallaki Tune by Nick Wallaki
| Country
Presented by Boyup Brook Country Music Club
Calling Banjo by Mia Royce
Home by Tracey Barnett
Spike’s Song by Jonny Taylor
Wheatbelt by Gary Dobbin (Tank 7even) [Winner]
Where Sorrow is Forgotten (In the Great Divine) by James Teague
|
Electronic
/ Dance
Presented by SAE Institute
Compression and Release by Matt Mclean (feeding | ear) and Kevin Penkin (hibiki._)
My Love’s (Not Good Enough) by Bastian’s Happy Flight [Winner]
Seether by Matt Mclean (feeding | ear)
Sirens by Lion & Fox
The Call by Thomas Mathieson and Benjamin Hoare
| Experimental
Presented by APRA | AMCOS
Black Wall Reach by Andrew Sinclair
Crawling in the Garden by Matt Mclean (feeding | ear)
Dental Plan by Usurper of Modern Medicine
Redeemer by Injured Ninja
They Found My Skull in the Nest of a Bird by Tangled Thoughts of Leaving [Winner]
|
Heavy
Presented by WAM
One Door by Chaos Divine
Sacrifice the Hands for the Sake of the Heart by In League
Sound of the Guns by Will Kelly and Greg Fawcett (Diamond Eye)
The Beaten Path by Chaos Divine
Throw Us to the Wind by Tangled Thoughts of Leaving [Winner]
| Indigenous
Presented by Abmusic
Last Resistance by Bartlett Brothers
Long Way Home by John Bennett
Neverland by Bartlett Brothers
Wangkaja by John Bennett [Winner]
Zacharia by John Bennett
|
Jazz
Presented by WAM
Another New Beginnings Again by Elliot Hughes [Winner]
Mourn Song by Aaron Spiers
SeeSaw by Cheryl Durongpisitkul
Spring Yard by Nicholas Di Gregorio
You Just Know by Jeremy Trezona
| Love
Presented by Lang Studios, Castian Records & Manticore Productions
Forbidden Love by Complete
I’ve Been Here Before by Joshua Bowyer and Elana Stone
Memo by Joshua Bowyer and Jamie Kuzich (Anton Franc)
Speak the Truth in Love by Timothy Nelson [Winner]
Without a Parachute by Mel Hall
|
Mentally Healthy
Presented by the Mental Health Commission WA
Near Life Experience by Rhys Wood
Outside Looking In by Julz Evans
Reason to Live by Complete [Winner]
Sing Me to Sleep by Ryan Webb and The Method
Winterful by Jesse Woodward
| Pop
Presented by WAM
51 Swimsuits by Damian Crosbie and David Namour (The Panda Band) [Winner]
Endings by Goodnight Tiger
I Work at the Post Office by Joe Algeri
If by Rainy Day Women
Run for Cover by Timothy Nelson
|
Regional
Presented by Hertz
Children of the Night by John Dewhurst
Pickpocket by Jessica Dyer
Super Excited by Adam Road Primary School
Until the Siren Sounds by Jarrad D Bowles (Junior Bowles) [Winner]
Waiting on a Song by Joy Davis
| Rock
Presented by WAM
Crying Rhymes by Mitch McDonald (The Love Junkies)
Floods by The Siren Tower
Rock Up F*cked by Project Mayhem
Sally by Sam Carmody [Winner]
Scarlet Fever by Hayley Beth
|
Schools - 14 Years & Under
Presented by AMEB
Clear Sky by Nicolas Cullen-Lucas (Splinta)
Far Away by Brittany Freeman
I Miss Her by Katharine Penkin [Winner]
In His Field of Gold by Jennifer Renee Hannam
Wake Up by Nicolas Cullen-Lucas (Splinta)
| Schools - 15 to 17 Years
Presented by City of Wanneroo
Clockwork by Brodie Stewart
Deep Water by Chelsea Cullen and Sam Wylde (Jack and Jill)
Hopes and Dreams by Brayden Sibbald
Piano Song by Chelsea Cullen and Sam Wylde (Jack and Jill)
Unkind by Morgan Bain [Winner]
|
Urban / Hip Hop
Presented by City of South Perth
Free by The Stoops feat. Georgi Kay Prod. Rae [Winner]
Right Time by The Stoops
Superman by Coin & Ta-Ku feat. Mei Swan
The Call by Thomas Mathieson and Benjamin Hoare
Trade by Felicia Alima feat. Chino XL
| World / Folk
Presented by Fairbridge Festival
Another Sunday Morning by Rhys Wood [Winner]
Rain Stick by Mia Royce
Simple Melody by Ryan Morrison
The Hand That Feeds by Dave Mann
Wangkaja by John Bennett
|
The Mental Health Commission of WA was once again the presentation
partner for the competition and Mentally Healthy category sponsor. This
special category allowed songwriters to share songs dealing with
positive messages relating to mental health. The message for WAM Song of
the Year 2011 is “Music talks about mental health, so can you.”
Support
also comes from major partner APRA|AMCOS; Grand Prize Sponsors:
Berkleemusic, DiskBank, James Hewgill Music, Perfect Pitch Publishing,
Poons Head Studio, RØDE Microphones; Media Partners: Drum Media, RTR FM
92.1, X-Press Magazine; Print Media Sponsor: The Sunday Times; and
Online Sponsor: Perthnow.com.au(.)
Please
CLICK HERE for a PDF version of the press release.
Daphne Tan,
Coordinator WAM Song of the Year
p: +61 (0)8 9227 7962
f: +61 (0)8 9328 7711
e:
daphne@wam.asn.au
w:
wam.asn.au/songoftheyear
short URL:
bit.ly/WAMsoty