West Australian Music Industry Awards
The Western Australian Music Industry Awards are annual awards presented to the local contemporary music industry, put on by the Western Australian Music industry association.
History
WAM was originally formed as the Western Australian Rock Music Industry Association 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, Women in Rock and an annual CD compilation of Western Australian musical artists
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.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.