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2022 WAM Award Winners Revealed as WA Music Month Kicks Off
Checkout all the winners ahead of the WAM Conference and Festival this weekend
Posted By Will Backler
2 years ago
Image: (Left: Adrian Dzvuke, Top: Siobhan Cotchin, Right: Supathick)
W.A. music month well and truly underway, commencing with last night’s 2022 Western Australian Music Awards taking place at the Astor Theatre in Mount Lawley to celebrate the best our local scene had to offer between 2021 and 2022.
With a nice mix of big names, familiar & emerging acts and some new faces amidst the winners, Pilerats fave Siobhan Cotchin took away three awards for Best Vocalist, Best Country Act and Best EP for her debut Highways and Heartbreaks (that we found out all about here). There were also a few dual winners, with Adrian Dzvuke taking out Best Single and Best Pop Act, while Supathick won Best Electronic/Dance and Best Music Video.
Taking out the top gong, the Golden WAMi awarded in recognition of significant contribution to W.A. music was artist manager, event programmer and owner of 360 Logistics, Hayley-Jane Ayers. Hayley has been a mainstay of the W.A. music scene for nearly a decade and has helped countless musicians develop through a range of roles over the years, including the new Sound States Music Mentorship Program & Conference.
See below for the full list of winners!
The awards preceded this weekend’s festivities, with WAMCon, W.A.'s premier music industry conference taking place on November 4 and 5, and WAMFest showcasing some of the states best artists at a range of venues across the city on Saturday.
WAM Awards Winners 2022
Golden WAMi Presented by West Australian Music Hayley-Jane Ayres
City of Stirling Awards
|
Award |
Presented By |
Winner |
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City of Stirling Best Act |
City of Stirling |
Coterie |
|
City of Stirling Best Youth Act |
City of Stirling |
Castle Hughes |
|
City of Stirling Music Champion |
City of Stirling |
Indi Bar |
|
City of Stirling People’s Choice |
City of Stirling |
Jayden Tatasciore |
Industry Voted Awards
|
Award |
Presented By |
Winner |
|
Best Album |
RAC Arena |
Stella Donnelly – Flood |
|
Best EP |
Mojo’s Bar |
Siobhan Cotchin – Highways and Heartbreaks |
|
Best Single |
Rosemount Hotel |
Adrian Dzvuke – Phone Me When You Lonely |
|
Best Alternative/Indie Act |
Milk Bar |
Lo |
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Best Rock Act |
Badlands Bar |
The Southern River Band |
|
Best Pop Act |
Freo.Social |
Adrian Dzvuke |
|
Best Folk/Singer Songwriter Act |
City of Melville |
Jack Davies and the Bush Chooks |
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Best Experimental Act |
State Library of WA |
Bad Whip |
|
Best Electronic/Dance Act |
Ocean Floor Music |
Supathick |
|
Best Metal/Heavy Act |
Ocean Floor Music |
Drowning Horse |
|
Best Punk/Hardcore Act |
Hammer Ink |
The Shakeys |
|
Best Blues/Roots Act |
Blues at Bridgetown |
Abbe May |
|
Best Hip Hop/Rap Act |
Sorrento Strategic Music |
Drapht |
|
Best R&B/Funk/Soul Act |
Entour Production Group |
Odette Mercy and Her Soul Atomics |
|
Best Jazz Act |
Jazzi.net |
Kate Pass Kohesia Ensemble |
|
Best Country Act |
Country Music Club of Boyup Brook |
Siobhan Cotchin |
|
Best Global Music Act |
City of Perth |
Grace Barbé |
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Best Indigenous Act |
Nannup Music Festival |
Gina Williams & Guy Ghouse |
|
Label of the Year |
Shiny Rabbit |
Blue Grey Pink |
|
Best Live Music Venue |
Moshtix |
Lyric’s Underground |
|
Best Live Music Event |
The Poster Girls |
In the Pines |
|
Best Regional Act |
APRA AMCOS |
Grand Casual |
Craft Awards
|
Award |
Presented By |
Winner |
|
Best Music Video |
North Metropolitan TAFE |
Love Back – Supathick |
|
Best Live or Streaming Sound Engineer |
WAAPA |
James Newhouse |
|
Best Studio Engineer/Producer |
SAE |
Lee Buddle – Crank Recording |
|
Best Electronic Producer |
Habitat Events |
Greg Packer |
|
Best Vocalist |
Lyric’s Underground |
Siobhan Cotchin |
|
Best Keys/Synth Player |
Australian Songwriters Retreats |
Josiah Padmanabham |
|
Best Bassist |
Strings Attached Guitar Festival |
Zach Grafton |
|
Best Drummer/Percussionist |
Mega Music |
Todd Pickett |
|
Best Guitarist |
Strings Attached Guitar Festival |
Luke Dux |
|
Best Brass/Woodwind/Strings Player |
Lotterywest |
Ricki Mallet |
|
The Grant Samuels Award for Best Lyrics |
Grant Samuels Bequest |
The Weekend – Joan & the Giants |
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