The annual awards recognizes members of the Wisconsin Music Industry for their achievements, contributions and excellence. About the Awards For over 40 years, the awards are given across over nearly
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For Immediate Release Wisconsin Area Music Industry (WAMI) announces public nomination phase for 2023 WAMI Awards Enhanced voting process aligns with organizational renaissance to better reflect Wisconsin and its music
MILWAUKEE – The Wisconsin Area Music Industry (WAMI) is thrilled to announce its 2023 Hall of Fame class, which will be inducted as part of the 41st WAMI Awards Show
We are pleased to announce the creation of the first ever WAMI Member Loyalty Program! Use your WAMI membership to save on gear, software, music licensing memberships & submissions, sheet music and much more.
Our new membership plans cover a broad spectrum of Wisconsin music industry professionals.
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All Wisconsin musicians, bands, vocalists, instrumentalists, recording studios, managers, venues, songs and albums are eligible to be nominated by the general public regardless of WAMI membership status. People’s Choice nominations are determined by a voting process open to the general public.
The nomination period runs for 4 weeks. Votes are collected online through our Voting Portal and tabulated by BroadJam.Anti-spam and anti-ballot-box stuffing algorithms are used to preserve data integrity.
Once nominations are determined, WAMI Members are allowed to vote online on the finalists during 2 separate 4 week periods.
WAMI voting data is proprietary and the results are not available to the public, WAMI members or WAMI Board Members.
WAMI categories have changed to reflect changes in the music industry, and in the interest of keeping the number of awards manageable. Categories are determined by the Board of Directors based on artist input and an analysis of member votes to determine interests and current trends.
Nominees categories are determined by those nominating them. If and when it is clear an artist is miscast (Ex: a Jazz artist nominated to the Rock category), the Board of Directors will research the situation to determine closest fit.
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Complimentary tickets are made available to our Hall of Fame inductees, Wall of Honor inductees and our performers. All others are required to purchase a ticket for admission. Tickets can be purchased online in advance of the show or at the door.
WAMI Awards are created by Eagle Media in Wind Lake, WI. Duplicate awards may be purchased from them directly.
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