West Australian Music Industry Awards

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Western Australian Music Industry Awards
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CountryAustralia
Presented byWestern Australian Music Industry Association
First award2001;24 years ago (2001)
Final awardCurrent
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The Western Australian Music Industry Awards (commonly known as WAMis) are annual awards presented to the local contemporary music industry, put on by the Western Australian Music (WAM) industry association.

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History

WAM was originally formed as the Western Australian Rock Music Industry Association (WARMIA) in 1985, with its primary aim of developing and running annual awards that recognise achievements within the music industry in Western Australia. WAM first received project funding from the state government in 1989, and in the early 1990s the word rock was dropped from the title to give the organisation scope to take on a broader constituency.

In 1994 the inaugural Kiss My WAMi Original Contemporary Music Festival was held. Other programs that have been undertaken include the Act of Youth series of all-ages shows, the WA Song Contest (now WAM Song of the Year), Women in Rock and an annual CD compilation of Western Australian musical artists (the first, "The Western Front", was undertaken in 1992 and included for example The Pink Fluffy Bunnies, Allegiance and Storytime.)

The first Western Australian Music Industry Awards occurred in 2001.

Hall of Fame Awards

The Hall of Fame recognises those members of the industry who have made an outstanding contribution to Western Australian contemporary music over their career. Various WAM awards of similar focus acknowledged this before the official WAM Hall of Fame awards came into being in 2004. [1] [ failed verification ][ self-published source ]

The following is a list of people who had been previously recognised through various WAM awards since 1985 and were inducted into the WAM Hall of Fame.

Golden Rock Award

  • 1985: Joe Cipriani
  • 1989: Brian Peacock
  • 1990: Steve Gordon

Golden WAMi for Contribution to the Industry

  • 1991: David Gerard
  • 1992: Michael Dwyer
  • 1993: Peter Woodward
  • 1994: Mark Genge
  • 2000: Brett Rowe
  • 2001: Mark Genge
  • 2002: Mark Genge
  • 2003: Luke Rinaldi
  • 2007: Peter Barr

Rock 'n' Roll of Renown

Kiss My WAMi Award for Contribution to the Industry

  • 1994: Richard Lane
  • 1995: Bob Gordon
  • 1996: RTRFM
  • 1997: RTRFM
  • 1998: RTRFM
  • 1999: Bob Gordon

Hall of Fame

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Hall of Fame". WAM. Retrieved 30 September 2025.[ self-published source ]
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