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WAMi Awards 2009


The 2009 WAMi Awards is the WA music industry's night of nights, honouring achievement in the music industry and importantly, celebrating! Featuring performances featuring performances from The Typhoons, The Kill Devil Hills, Djiva, Project Mayhem & The Sneaky Weasel Gang, award presentations plus special guests, the 2009 WAMi Awards will be hosted by Tex Perkins.

2009 WAMi AWARDS
Thursday 7 May | 7:30pm - 2:00am
Metro City Concert Club, Northbridge


$25 + BF from Moshtix online & outlets
or $30 @ door if not sold our prior!

The WAMi Awards is presented by WAM 
The West Australian Music Industry Association Inc,
proudly supported by Edith Cowan University and the City of Perth.


             
 

2009 Public WAMi Award Voting

PERTH NOW
www.perthnow.com.au
Voting closes 5:00pm AWST Thursday 30 April

 

2009 PUBLIC VOTED AWARD NOMINEES 
Most Popular Act
Presented by ECU


Birds of Tokyo
Sugar Army
Tame Impala
The Kill Devil Hills

Most Popular Live Act
Presented by Xpress Magazine 


Birds of Tokyo
Gyroscope
Tame Impala
The Kill Devil Hills
 
Most Popular Music Website
Presented by City of Perth


fasterlouder.com.au (Perth)
perthbands.com
rtrfm.com.au
spaceshipnews.com.au
 


Most Popular Album
Presented by
Metro City Concert Club &
Slate Bourbon


Abbe May and the Rockin’ Pneumonia - Howl and Moan
Birds of Tokyo - Universes
Snowman - The Horse, The Rat and The Swan
The Painkillers - Love Cancer
 
Favourite Newcomer
Presented by RTRfm 92.1


Apricot Rail
Boys Boys Boys!
Tame Impala
Will Stoker and The Embers
 
Most Popular Music Venue
Presented by Sonicbids


Amplifier Bar
The Bakery
Fly By Night Musicians Club
Rosemount Hotel
 
PERTH NOW


Most Popular Single / EP
Presented by PerthNow &
Moshtix


Drapht - Jimmy Recard
End of Fashion - Fussy
Felicity Groom - Treasures
Tame Impala - Self Titled EP
 
Most Popular Music Video
Presented by Network Ten &
Video Hits


Downsyde - Fortune and Fame
Felicity Groom - Criminal
Sugar Army - Acute
Tame Impala - Half Full Glass of Wine
 
Most Popular Music Event
Presented by Triple j


Big Day Out (Perth)
In The Pines
Laneway Festival
Southbound
 
 
 
2009 INDUSTRY VOTED AWARD NOMINEES
 

Golden WAMi
Presented by City of Perth


Peter Barr
Dave Cutbush
Kristy Pinder
Steph Edwardes
 
Best Live Sound Engineer
Presented by WAM


Dave Carter
Ian Stewart
Luke Willott
Rene De Vries
 
Media Award - Individual
Presented by WAM


Aarom Wilson
Bob Gordon
Dave Cutbush
Mike Wafer
 
Most Promising New Act
Presented by Peel Music Foundation


Apricot Rail
Boys Boys Boys!
Tame Impala
The Scotch of Saint James
 
Best Record Producer / Engineer
Presented by SAE Institute


Alan Smith - Begerk! Recording Studio
Dave Parkin - Blackbird Studio
Laurie McCallum - Sumo Sound Studio
Rob Grant - Poons Head
 
Media Award - Organisation
Presented by Diskbank CD & DVD


The Drum Media
perthbands.com
RTRfm 92.1
Xpress Magazine
 
Indigenous Act of the Year
Presented by Abmusic


Djiva
Peter Brandy
The Yabu Band
Warangka Band

Best WA Based Record Label
Presented by AIR


Firestarter
Good Cop Bad Cop
Jarrah Records
Love Is My Velocity
 
Management Award
Presented by One Movement


Heath Bradby
Steph Edwardes
Jodie Regan
Philip Stevens

Best Rock Act
Presented by 96fm


Birds of Tokyo
Sugar Army
Tame Impala
The Kill Devil Hills
 
Best Jazz Act
Presented by
Media Entertainment and Arts Alliance


Johannes Luebbers Dectet
The Graham Wood Trio
Troy Roberts
VOID
 
Best Bassist
Presented by WAM


Ian Berney (Sugar Army)
Ryan Dux (The Floors, The Kills Devil Hills)
Roy Martinez (The Yabu Band, Cinema Prague)
Dom Simper (Tame Impala)
 

Best Commercial Pop Act
Presented by
Sony Music &
Nova 93.7


Bob Evans
Boys Boys Boys!
Eskimo Joe
The Panics
 
Best Country Music Act
Presented by WINTV


Jane Germain and the Yahoos
The Fancy Brothers
The Kill Devil Hills
The Lazy Railway
 
Best Guitarist
Presented by WAM


Andrew Ryan (Fall Electric, Felicity Groom and The Black Black Smoke, Adam Said Galore)
Andrew Winton
Luke Dux (The Floors, Will Stoker and the Embers)
Michael Vdelli (Vdelli)
 
Best Indie Pop Act
Presented by Rusty


Boys Boys Boys!
Felicity Groom and The Black Black Smoke
Red Jezebel
Umpire
 
Best Urban / Hip Hop Act
Presented by APRA


Downsyde
Drapht
MC Able
The Typhoons
 
Best Male Vocalist
Presented by
98.5 Sonshine FM


Brendon Humphries (The Kill Devil Hills)
Ian Kenny (Birds of Tokyo, Karnivool)
Kevin Parker (Tame Impala)
Pat McLaughlin (Sugar Army)
 
Best Hardcore / Punk Act
Presented by
Fasterlouder.com.au


Eleventh He Reaches London
Extortion
Project Mayhem
The Painkillers
 
Best Live Electronic Act
Presented by
Red Bull Music Academy


Pendulum
The Transients
The Voltaire Twins
Tomás Ford
 
Best Female Vocalist
Presented by
Department of Health / Mental Health WA


Felicity Groom
Abbe May
Miranda Pollard (New Rules For Boats)
Rachel Dease (Schvendes)
 

Best Hard Rock / Metal Act
Presented by
Roadrunner Records


Cease
Chaos Divine
The Devil Rides Out
Voyager
 
Best DJ
Presented by The Drum Media


Charlie Bucket
Dan The Man
Petrosex
Travis
 
Best Drummer
Presented by WAM


Malcolm Clark (The Sleepy Jackson, Circuits of the Sun)
Matt Maguire (Schvendes, Adam Said Galore)
Shaun Sibbes (Circuits of the Sun)
Jay Watson (Tame Impala, Pond)
 
Best Blues / Roots Act
Presented by Clancy’s Fish Pub


Abbe May and the Rockin’ Pneumonia
Andrew Winton
Simon Kelly Band
The Kill Devil Hills
 
Best World Act
Presented by Braziliano Coffee


Grace Barbe
David Hyams and the Miles To Go Band
Mukti
Zarm
 
Best Instrumentalist
Presented by
Youth Affairs Council of WA


Alex Archer (The Kill Devil Hills, The Devil and Abbe May, Felicity Groom and The Black Black Smoke)
Jaymes Brown (Voltaire Twins)
Lee Jones (Circuits of the Sun, Astronaut)
Tristen Parr (Schvendes, Fall Electric)
 

Best Funk Act
Presented by HOTFM


Sneaky Weasel Gang
The Bigness
Sunshine Brothers
The Typhoons
Best Electronic Producer
Presented by Twin Cities FM


Adrian Sardi
Pendulum
Taku
Tomás Ford




 
You can also download the complete list of 2009 WAMi Award nominees & winners in PDF format.


The 2009 WAMi Awards is the WA music industry's night of nights, honouring achievement in the music industry and importantly, celebrating! Featuring performances featuring performances from The Typhoons, The Kill Devil Hills, Djiva, Project Mayhem & The Sneaky Weasel Gang, award presentations plus special guests, the 2009 WAMi Awards will be hosted by Tex Perkins.

2009 WAMi AWARDS
Thursday 7 May | 7:30pm - 2:00am
Metro City Concert Club, Northbridge


$25 + BF from Moshtix online & outlets
or $30 @ door if not sold our prior!

The WAMi Awards is presented by WAM 
The West Australian Music Industry Association Inc,
proudly supported by Edith Cowan University and the City of Perth.


             
 

2009 Public WAMi Award Voting

PERTH NOW
www.perthnow.com.au
Voting closes 5:00pm AWST Thursday 30 April

 

2009 PUBLIC VOTED AWARD NOMINEES 
Most Popular Act
Presented by ECU


Birds of Tokyo
Sugar Army
Tame Impala
The Kill Devil Hills

Most Popular Live Act
Presented by Xpress Magazine 


Birds of Tokyo
Gyroscope
Tame Impala
The Kill Devil Hills
 
Most Popular Music Website
Presented by City of Perth


fasterlouder.com.au (Perth)
perthbands.com
rtrfm.com.au
spaceshipnews.com.au
 


Most Popular Album
Presented by
Metro City Concert Club &
Slate Bourbon


Abbe May and the Rockin’ Pneumonia - Howl and Moan
Birds of Tokyo - Universes
Snowman - The Horse, The Rat and The Swan
The Painkillers - Love Cancer
 
Favourite Newcomer
Presented by RTRfm 92.1


Apricot Rail
Boys Boys Boys!
Tame Impala
Will Stoker and The Embers
 
Most Popular Music Venue
Presented by Sonicbids


Amplifier Bar
The Bakery
Fly By Night Musicians Club
Rosemount Hotel
 
PERTH NOW


Most Popular Single / EP
Presented by PerthNow &
Moshtix


Drapht - Jimmy Recard
End of Fashion - Fussy
Felicity Groom - Treasures
Tame Impala - Self Titled EP
 
Most Popular Music Video
Presented by Network Ten &
Video Hits


Downsyde - Fortune and Fame
Felicity Groom - Criminal
Sugar Army - Acute
Tame Impala - Half Full Glass of Wine
 
Most Popular Music Event
Presented by Triple j


Big Day Out (Perth)
In The Pines
Laneway Festival
Southbound
 
 
 
2009 INDUSTRY VOTED AWARD NOMINEES
 

Golden WAMi
Presented by City of Perth


Peter Barr
Dave Cutbush
Kristy Pinder
Steph Edwardes
 
Best Live Sound Engineer
Presented by WAM


Dave Carter
Ian Stewart
Luke Willott
Rene De Vries
 
Media Award - Individual
Presented by WAM


Aarom Wilson
Bob Gordon
Dave Cutbush
Mike Wafer
 
Most Promising New Act
Presented by Peel Music Foundation


Apricot Rail
Boys Boys Boys!
Tame Impala
The Scotch of Saint James
 
Best Record Producer / Engineer
Presented by SAE Institute


Alan Smith - Begerk! Recording Studio
Dave Parkin - Blackbird Studio
Laurie McCallum - Sumo Sound Studio
Rob Grant - Poons Head
 
Media Award - Organisation
Presented by Diskbank CD & DVD


The Drum Media
perthbands.com
RTRfm 92.1
Xpress Magazine
 
Indigenous Act of the Year
Presented by Abmusic


Djiva
Peter Brandy
The Yabu Band
Warangka Band

Best WA Based Record Label
Presented by AIR


Firestarter
Good Cop Bad Cop
Jarrah Records
Love Is My Velocity
 
Management Award
Presented by One Movement


Heath Bradby
Steph Edwardes
Jodie Regan
Philip Stevens

Best Rock Act
Presented by 96fm


Birds of Tokyo
Sugar Army
Tame Impala
The Kill Devil Hills
 
Best Jazz Act
Presented by
Media Entertainment and Arts Alliance


Johannes Luebbers Dectet
The Graham Wood Trio
Troy Roberts
VOID
 
Best Bassist
Presented by WAM


Ian Berney (Sugar Army)
Ryan Dux (The Floors, The Kills Devil Hills)
Roy Martinez (The Yabu Band, Cinema Prague)
Dom Simper (Tame Impala)
 

Best Commercial Pop Act
Presented by
Sony Music &
Nova 93.7


Bob Evans
Boys Boys Boys!
Eskimo Joe
The Panics
 
Best Country Music Act
Presented by WINTV


Jane Germain and the Yahoos
The Fancy Brothers
The Kill Devil Hills
The Lazy Railway
 
Best Guitarist
Presented by WAM


Andrew Ryan (Fall Electric, Felicity Groom and The Black Black Smoke, Adam Said Galore)
Andrew Winton
Luke Dux (The Floors, Will Stoker and the Embers)
Michael Vdelli (Vdelli)
 
Best Indie Pop Act
Presented by Rusty


Boys Boys Boys!
Felicity Groom and The Black Black Smoke
Red Jezebel
Umpire
 
Best Urban / Hip Hop Act
Presented by APRA


Downsyde
Drapht
MC Able
The Typhoons
 
Best Male Vocalist
Presented by
98.5 Sonshine FM


Brendon Humphries (The Kill Devil Hills)
Ian Kenny (Birds of Tokyo, Karnivool)
Kevin Parker (Tame Impala)
Pat McLaughlin (Sugar Army)
 
Best Hardcore / Punk Act
Presented by
Fasterlouder.com.au


Eleventh He Reaches London
Extortion
Project Mayhem
The Painkillers
 
Best Live Electronic Act
Presented by
Red Bull Music Academy


Pendulum
The Transients
The Voltaire Twins
Tomás Ford
 
Best Female Vocalist
Presented by
Department of Health / Mental Health WA


Felicity Groom
Abbe May
Miranda Pollard (New Rules For Boats)
Rachel Dease (Schvendes)
 

Best Hard Rock / Metal Act
Presented by
Roadrunner Records


Cease
Chaos Divine
The Devil Rides Out
Voyager
 
Best DJ
Presented by The Drum Media


Charlie Bucket
Dan The Man
Petrosex
Travis
 
Best Drummer
Presented by WAM


Malcolm Clark (The Sleepy Jackson, Circuits of the Sun)
Matt Maguire (Schvendes, Adam Said Galore)
Shaun Sibbes (Circuits of the Sun)
Jay Watson (Tame Impala, Pond)
 
Best Blues / Roots Act
Presented by Clancy’s Fish Pub


Abbe May and the Rockin’ Pneumonia
Andrew Winton
Simon Kelly Band
The Kill Devil Hills
 
Best World Act
Presented by Braziliano Coffee


Grace Barbe
David Hyams and the Miles To Go Band
Mukti
Zarm
 
Best Instrumentalist
Presented by
Youth Affairs Council of WA


Alex Archer (The Kill Devil Hills, The Devil and Abbe May, Felicity Groom and The Black Black Smoke)
Jaymes Brown (Voltaire Twins)
Lee Jones (Circuits of the Sun, Astronaut)
Tristen Parr (Schvendes, Fall Electric)
 

Best Funk Act
Presented by HOTFM


Sneaky Weasel Gang
The Bigness
Sunshine Brothers
The Typhoons
Best Electronic Producer
Presented by Twin Cities FM


Adrian Sardi
Pendulum
Taku
Tomás Ford




 
You can also download the complete list of 2009 WAMi Award nominees & winners in PDF format.
 

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