Our Loyalty Program offers members discounts on items like concert tickets, sheet music, software, recording studio interfaces, MIDI controllers, guitar & percussion accessories, insurance quotes, music licensing memberships, and much more
Our Member Database is a growing list of music industry professionals looking to connect and network with you.
WAMI Events help grow the local music community offering unique networking and connectivity opportunities.
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.
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.
Photos from WAMI events including our annual awards show are published on our website and social media channels. We encourage our members to tag photos in our social media and share their own. Follow WAMI on social media platforms including Facebook, Instagram, TikTok and YouTube.
