In case you missed it, WAMI (Wisconsin Area Music Industry) held its annual awards show Sunday night at Turner Hall Ballroom. It’s true! Here are the 78 (!) winners. See you at the Best Club/Best Southeast Music Venue/Best Overall Venue Paulie’s Pub & Eatery!
Acoustic Bass (String)
Andy Mertens
Acoustic Guitar
Myles Wangerin
Album Of The Year
Wide Wide Open – Amelia Ford
Alternative Rock Artist Of The Year
Blame It On Cain
Artist Of The Year
The WhiskeyBelles
Banjo & Mandolin
Beau Janke (Banjo)
Bass Guitar
Eric Hervey
Best Club
Paulie’s Pub & Eatery
Best Festival
Mile of Music Festival
Best Live Engineer Sound/Lights
Trevor Powers
Best Overall Venue
Paulie’s Pub & Eatery
Best Recording Studio
Axis Recording Studio
Best Studio Engineer/Producer
Marc Golde
Best Theatre
The Sylvee
Bluegrass/Americana Artist Of The Year
Copper Box
Blues Artist Of The Year
Altered Five Blues Band
Blues, Country & Folk Album Of The Year
Shine – Mr. Blink
Christian/Gospel Artist Of The Year
King’s Conquest
Club/DJ/Dance/Electronic Artist Of The Year
Area-715
Country Artist Of The Year
The WhiskeyBelles
Country Song Of The Year
Whiskey Morning – Genesee Depot
Cover Artist Of The Year
The Glam Band
Drummer
Junior Gamez
Electric Guitar
Tallan Noble Latz
Female Vocalist Of The Year
Donna Woodall
Folk & Blues Song Of The Year
Great Minds Drink Alike (With Horns) – Altered Five Blues Band
Folk/Celtic Artist Of The Year
Frogwater
Free Reed & Wind
Melissa Weishaar (Harmonica)
Hard Rock Artist Of The Year
Sacred
Hip Hop/Rap Artist Of The Year
Cujo
Horn/Big Band Artist Of The Year
The Hot & Dirty Brass Band
Instrumentalist Of The Year
Kris Crow (Piano)
Jazz Artist Of The Year
Erin Krebs
Male Vocalist Of The Year
Rich Hoffman
Metal Artist Of The Year
Thrasher
New Artist Of The Year
Driving Miss Crazy
Northeast Artist
Trash Pandas
Northeast Fan
Rachel Sebstead
Northeast Music Teacher
Erin Krebs
Northeast Music Venue
Fox Cities Performing Arts Center
Northeast Radio Station
WAPL Home Brewed
Northwest Artist
Rising Phoenix
Northwest Music Venue
Tiki Beach Bar & Grill
Orchestral Strings
Thea Vorass (Cello)
Percussion
James “Pie” Cowan (Hand Percussion)
Piano
Dave Adler
Polka Artist Of The Year
The Squeezettes
Pop Rock Artist Of The Year
Big Spoon
Pop, R & B, Rap & Electronic Song Of The Year
Nobody Else Like You – Alaria Taylor
Punk Artist Of The Year
Ratbatspider
R&B/Soul Artist Of The Year
The Pocket Kings
Rising Star Of The Year
Smart Mouth
Rock Album Of The Year
Lake Effect – Lake Effect
Rock Song Of The Year
Blood in the Water – Would You Kindly?
Saxophone
Tom Washatka
Singer/Songwriter Of The Year
Keith Pulvermacher
Song Of The Year
Great Minds Drink Alike (With Horns) – Altered Five Blues Band
Southeast Artist
The WhiskeyBelles
Southeast Fan
Travis Steffen
Southeast Music Teacher
Dave Schoepke
Southeast Music Venue
Paulie’s Pub & Eatery
Southwest Artist
The Jimmys
Southwest Fan
Kristin Shafel
Southwest Music Venue
The Majestic Theater
Southwest Radio Station
WORT FM
Specialty – Keyboards & Electronics
Kevin Schultz (Organ)
Specialty – Strings
Leroy Deuster (Pedal Steel Guitar)
Specialty – Wind
Erin Krebs (Flute)
Synthesizer
Marcell Guyton
Tribute Artist Of The Year
The Rush Tribute Project
Trombone
Mike Clobes
Trumpet
Eric Sperry
Turntables & Decks
DJ Trans Am
Unique Album Of The Year
Firebird – Cullah
Unique Song Of The Year
My Hometown Milwaukee – Jerry Grillo
Video Of The Year
Great Minds Drink Alike (With Horns) – Altered Five Blues Band
Violin
Chris Wagoner
World/Reggae/Ska/Latin Artist Of The Year
Natty Nation
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