In case you missed it, WAMI (Wisconsin Area Music Industry) held its 42nd annual awards show Sunday night in Green Bay. It’s true!
Here’s a list of the 86 (!) winners, featuring everything from the state’s best music club (perennial winner Paulie’s Pub & Eatery in West Allis) to the state’s best hand percussionist (Amanda James). Never change, WAMI, and congrats, WAMI winners!
Acoustic Bass (Strings)
Mark Greenwald
Acoustic Guitar
Myles Wangerin
Album Of The Year
Winter – Kurt Gunn
Artist Of The Year
Copper Box
Banjo & Ukelele
Beau Janke (Banjo)
Bass Guitar
Carl Stessl
Blues Song
Ride or Die – Erin Krebs
CD/LP Artwork
Winter – Kurt Gunn
Country Song
Country Boy – Sammy Ray
Country/Folk Album
Room To Grow – Carmen Nickerson
Cover Band/Act
That 90’s Band
DJ
DJ Drew
Drum Kit
Eric Johnson
Electric Guitar
Christopher Larson
Ensemble Vocals
Krause Family Band
Fan
Zoy Begos
Female Vocalist
Dani Crow
Folk Song
Emily – Carmen Nickerson
Free Reed & Wind
Danny Jerabek (Accordion)
Hand Percussion
Amanda James
Harmonica
Westside Andy
Instrument Repair
Jeff Johnston
Instrument Store
Cream City Music
Instrumentalist Of The Year
Dave Adler (Piano)
Jazz Song
Lonely 2023 – Jerry Grillo
Lighting Engineer/Company
Glenn Ottenbacher
Live Sound Company
Orange Production Services
Live Sound Engineer
Kelly Klaus
Male Vocalist
Dennis Peters
Mandolin
Joe Wais
Media
Max Ink Radio (Podcast)
Music Benefactor
Nick Smith
Music Teacher
Dave Schoepke
Music Venue – Club
Paulie’s Pub & Eatery
Music Venue – Concert Hall
Gibson Community Music Hall
Music Venue – Festival
Mile of Music Festival
New Artist of the Year
No Can Do
On-Air Personality
Erin Wolf
Orchestral Strings
Thea Vorass (Cello)
Organ
Jimmy Voegeli
Percussion
James “Pie” Cowan
Performer – Blues
Altered Five Blues Band
Performer – Country
Nashville Pipeline
Performer – Faith Based
Hannah Rose Reyes
Performer – Folk
The Whiskeybelles
Performer – Folk – Americana
The MilBillies
Performer – Folk – Rock
Copper Box
Performer – Jazz
The Hot & Dirty Brass Band
Performer – Pop
Betsy Ade & The Well-Known Strangers
Performer – Pop – Rock
Road-Trip
Performer – R & B
Tae
Performer – Rap
Wisco Kidz
Performer – Rock
The Sociables
Performer – Rock – Alternative
Sacred
Performer – Rock – Hard Rock
Trash Pandas
Performer – Rock – Heavy Metal
Dusk
Performer – Rock – Punk
Radio For Pets
Performer – Singer/Songwriter
Alexis Walton
Performer – Specialty
Boogie And The Yo-Yoz
Performer – World
Luma Knotty
Performer Of The Year
Alexis Walton
Photographer
Brian (Teach) Netterfield
Piano
Kris Crow
Pop Song
Runaway – 7000apart
Producer
Marc Golde
Radio Station
91.1 The Avenue
Rap/R & B Song
Distracted – ML
Recording Studio
Rock Garden Studio
Rising Star of the Year
The Coves
Roadie/Tech
Elliott Hill
Rock Album
Royalty – The Blacktop Kings
Rock Song
Absent in Adolescence – Abaddon’s End
Saxophone
John Vollmar
Song Of The Year
Absent in Adolescence – Abaddon’s End
Specialty – Strings
Ryan Knudson (Pedal Steel Guitar)
Specialty – Wind
Erin Krebs (Flute)
Studio Engineer
Marc Golde
Synthesizer
Josh Becker
Tribute Band/Act
The Glam Band
Trombone
Mike Clobes
Trumpet
Kurt Shipe
Turntables/Decks
Jordan Lee
Unique Album
Brighter Days – Erin Krebs
Unique Song
Oh Wisconsin, Land Of My Dreams – Shari Sarazin Harp & Song
Video Of The Year
Down – Heart of Black
Violin
Kenny Leiser
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