Carla Geneve Dominates 2019 WAMAwards Nominees With 8 Nominations

After winning two awards at last year's ceremony, Carla Geneve is again dominating the WAMAwards with the Albany singer-songwriter receiving eight nominations for this year's awards.

Fresh off an east-coast tour as well as currently supporting Holy Holy on their massive national tour, Carla has had an epic 2019 that also includes winning the 2018-19 WAM Song Of The Year award in July. Some of the awards she is up for are Best Rock Act, Best Single, Best EP, Best Music Video and Best Guitarist.

Perth producer and R&B soul artist Jamilla, who showcased at Music Matters in Singapore earlier this week, has received six nominations, while Demon Days, Sly Withers and Stella Donnelly all follow with four nominations apiece.

GAZEY, Grace Barbé, Grievous Bodily Calm, MissGenius, Nika Mo, Noah Dillon, Psychedelic Porn Crumpets and Spacey Jane all feature with three nominations each.

2019 also sees the debut of the Artist Of The Year Award to be decided by a specialty panel of industry judges. WAM CEO, Mike Harris, says of the new award: "Recognising the origins of WAM being artist and music driven, it is important to continue to recognise the work of artists; this year WAM will present a best-of-the-best award from the genre award winners as the WA Artist Of The Year."

Winners will be revealed Thursday 31 October at the annual WAMAwards, which this year returns to Grand Ballroom of the Hyatt Regency Hotel Perth.

Guests are encouraged to leave the ripped jeans at home and dial up the style for a lively evening celebrating WA music's very best. General admission tickets will be available via Moshtix at 9am AWST Tuesday 1 October.

2019 WAMAWARD INDUSTRY NOMINATIONS

BEST BLUES AND ROOTS ACT

Dan Howls
Kat Wilson Trio
Lincoln MacKinnon
The Floors
Tom Fisher & The Layabouts

BEST COUNTRY ACT

Helen Townsend
Ralway Bell
Savanah & The Strays
The Little Lord Street Band

BEST EXPERIMENTAL ACT

Eduardo Cossio
Intenso
Moon Project
Samarobryn

BEST FOLK ACT

Jack Davies and The Bush Chooks
Nika Mo
Racoo
Tanaya Harper

BEST HIP HOP ACT

Downsyde
Hyclass
Mali Jo$e
MissGenius
T$oko

BEST INDIGENOUS ACT

Bradley Hall
Flewnt
MissGenius
The Struggling Kings

BEST JAZZ ACT

Daniel Susnjar Afro-Peruvian Jazz Group
Gemma Farrell Quintet
Harry Mitchell Quartet
Kate Pass Kohesia Ensemble

BEST LIVE ELECTRONIC ACT

Feels
Jamilla
Priscilla
Your Girl Pho

BEST METAL/HEAVY ACT

Bolt Gun
Depravity
Skullcave
Tangled Thoughts of Leaving

BEST POP ACT

Priscilla
Spacey Jane
Stella Donnelly
Your Girl Pho

BEST PUNK/HARDCORE ACT

Cold Meat
Nerve Quakes
Sly Withers
The Wolfbats

BEST REGIONAL ACT

Blue Child Collective
Brayden Sibbald
Dawn Barrington
Grand Casual
Tracey Barnett

BEST ROCK ACT

Carla Geneve
Psychedelic Porn Crumpets
Sly Withers
The Floors
The Volcanics

BEST URBAN ACT

Demon Days
Hyclass
Jamilla
SuperEgo

BEST WORLD ACT

Grace Barbé
Juliana Areias
Soukouss Internationale
Tara Tiba

BEST ALBUM

Calmly – Calmly
Grievous Bodily Calm – Repel
Methyl Ethel – Triage
Stella Donnelly – Beware of the Dogs

BEST EP

Carla Geneve – Carla Geneve
Jack Davies and The Bush Chooks – Cleaning the Dishes
Nika Mo – November
Yomi Ship – Pyramids of Yonaguni
SLUMBERJACK - Sarawak

BEST SINGLE

Jamilla – Bloom
Noah Dillon – Don’t Act Like You Know Me
Carla Geneve – Things Change
Demon Days – Hands-Free

BEST MUSIC VIDEO

Jamilla – Bloom
Airline Food – Axe Murderer
GAZEY – Sleep
Carla Geneve – Things Change
Demon Days – Daria’s Smile

LABEL OF THE YEAR

Group Therapy Records
Rhubarb Records
Women of Music Production Perth
Tone List

GOLDEN WAMi

Andrew Ryan
Brad Wesson
Hayley-Jane Ayres
Nigel Bird
Paul Sloan
Tenille Elkins

2019 WAMAWARD CRAFT NOMINATIONS

BEST BASSIST

Karl Florisson (Mo Hippa, Simon Jeans Quartet, Fat Sparrow)
Kate Pass (Kate Pass Kohesia Ensemble)
Marley Donnan-Cook (Demon Days)
Roy Martinez (Chilali & The Chief)
Zac Grafton (Grievous Bodily Calm)

BEST BRASS/STRING/WOODWIND INSTRUMENTALIST

Elisa Hiatt (Violin - Jack Davies and The Bush Chooks)
Gemma Farrell (Saxophone - Gemma Farrell Quintet, MFG)
Miranda Murray-Young (Cello – YAAM Quartet, Fox Scully)
Ricki Malet (Trumpet – The Pete Jeavons Sextet, Ricki Malet Quartet)
William Renner-Shao (Trumpet - Izatang)

BEST DRUMMER/PERCUSSIONIST

Alex Reid (Grievous Bodily Calm, Tara Tiba)
Daniel Susnjar (Daniel Susnjar Afro-Peruvian Jazz Group)
Talya Valenti (Stella Donnelly, Bolt Gun, Bells Rapids, Artemis Orchestra)
Todd Pickett (Abbe May, The Wilds, The Kill Devil Hills)

BEST ELECTRONIC PRODUCER

BEXX
Feels
Jamilla
JCAL

BEST GUITARIST

Carla Geneve (Carla Geneve)
Jacob Diamond (Jacob Diamond, Methyl Ethyl, New Nausea)
Luke Dux (The Floors, The Wilds, The Kills Devil Hills, Lucy Peach)
Sam Rocchi (Sam Rocchi, Noah Dillon, Supernaked, Lucas Kole)

BEST KEYS/SYNTH ARTIST

Ben Matthews (Ben Matthews, Boss Battle Records)
Harry Mitchell (Mary Mitchell Quartet, Kate Cebrano, Katy Steele, Damien Leith, Hank Marvin)
Joshua Chan (Demon Days)
Josiah Padmanabham (GAZEY, Grievous Bodily Calm)
Lana Rothnie (Lana Rothnie Quartet, Didion’s Bible)

BEST LIVE SOUND ENGINEER

Rebecca Parker
Chris Wright
Jeremy Beste
Rosie Antonas
Sam Perrignon

BEST STUDIO ENGINEER

Broderick Madden-Scott (Tunafish Recording Company)
Dan Carrol (Rada Studios)
Dave Parkin (Blackbird Sound Studio)
James Newhouse (Real2Reel)
Lee Buddle (Crank Recording)

BEST VOCALIST

Bella Nicholls (Demon Days)
Carla Geneve (Carla Geneve)
Emily Branson (Jamilla)
Grace Barbé (Grace Barbé)
Noah Dillon (Noah Dillon)

2019 WAMAWARD PUBLIC VOTING NOMINATIONS

MOST POPULAR ACT

Carla Geneve
Daybreak
Dulcie
FLOSSY
Grievous Bodily Calm
Methyl Ethel
POND
Psychedelic Porn Crumpets
Sly Withers
Spacey Jane
Stella Donnelly

MOST POPULAR LIVE ACT

Carla Geneve
Daybreak
Demon Days
Grace Barbé
Grievous Bodily Calm
Jack Davies and The Bush Chooks
Psychedelic Porn Crumpets
Sly Withers
The Southern River Band
Spacey Jane
Stella Donnelly

MOST POPULAR NEW ACT

Adrian Dzvuke
Butter
Dulcie
Flewnt
GAZEY
MissGenius
New Nausea
Nika Mo
Noah Dillon
Sara Salt

MOST POPULAR MUSIC EVENT


Blues at Bridgetown
Fairbridge Festival
Falls Festival
Nannup Music Festival
Origin Fields
Perth Festival
RTRFM’s In The Pines
State of the Art Festival

MOST POPULAR VENUE

Badlands Bar
Ellington Jazz Club
Freo.Social
Mojo’s Bar
Rosemount Hotel
The Bird
The Duke of George
The Sewing Room