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          This page lists all 2004 Nominees & Winners of Wisconsin Area Music Industry (WAMI) Awards. The nominees in every category are in alphabetical order. Please write if you have any additions or corrections to anything below.

          Source: 2004 WAMI Awards Show Program Booklet

1. Group or Artist of the Year 2004
   • Michael Angelo Batio
   • EXIT (Winner)
   • Great Guns
   • Geoff Landon & the Wolfpack
   • The Orphans
2. New Group or Artist of the Year 2004
   • Boo Radley Band (Winner)
   • Crazy Man's Basement
   • Gould & Patrick
   • The MAHP - Racine
   • No Strings Attached
   • Twang Dragons
3. CD/Recording of the Year 2004
   • Claude Dorsey - "What A Wonderful World"
   • EXIT - "Scenes From Next Week"
   • Hey Mercedes - "Loses Control" (Winner)
   • The Lovelies - "White Leather"
   • Tim O'Connell - "Cold in Wisconsin"
4. Song of the Year 2004
5. Male Vocalist of the Year 2004
   • Greg Gerard
   • Geoff Landon
   • Ryan McIntyre
   • Tim O'Connell
   • Willy Porter (Winner)
6. Female Vocalist of the Year 2004
   • Betsy Ade
   • Annie Denison
   • Stephanie Dosen (Winner, tie)
   • Amy Doty
   • Ronnie Nyles (Winner, tie)
7. Pop/Adult Contemporary Group or Artist of the Year 2004
   • Blue Background
   • Boo Radley Band
   • EXIT (Winner)
   • Random Maxx
8. Rock Group or Artist of the Year 2004
   • Michael Angelo Batio
   • The Rex Carroll Band
   • Codebreaker
   • Hey Mercedes
   • Reverser
   • Sunspot (Winner)
9. Big Band/Swing Group or Artist of the Year 2004
   • The All-Star SUPERband (Winner)
   • King Comets
   • The Mr. Lucky Swing Syndicate
   • The Swing-O-Matics
   • Swing Nouveau
10. Bluegrass Group or Artist of the Year 2004
    • Nob Hill Boys
    • Reedy Buzzards
    • Salt Creek (Winner)
    • Art Stevenson & High Water
11. Blues Group or Artist of the Year 2004
    • Rex Carroll
    • Billy Flynn
    • Dan Miller
    • Reverend Raven (Winner)
    • James Solberg
12. Contemporary Jazz Group or Artist of the Year 2004
13. Cover Group or Artist of the Year 2004
    • The Barbeez
    • Eddie Butts Band - Milwaukee
    • Mt. Olive - Milwaukee (Winner)
    • One Ton Banana
    • Point One-O
    • Road Trip
14. Gospel/Christian Group or Artist of the Year 2004
    • Skillet - city?
    • Spirit Creek - city?
    • Winds of Fate - city?
    • Tammy Ann Winn - Milwaukee (Winner)
15. Classical Group or Artist of the Year 2004
    • Bel Canto Chorus
    • Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra
    • Present Music (Winner)
    • Waukesha Symphony Orchestra
16. Country Group or Artist of the Year 2004
17. Folk/Acoustic Group or Artist of the Year 2004
18. Traditional Jazz Group or Artist of the Year 2004
19. World/Ethnic/Reggae/Ska Group or Artist of the Year 2004
    • Acoustic Warriors (Winner)
    • King Solomon
    • Kojo - city?
    • Natty Nation
    • One Drum
20. R&B/Urban/Scratch/Hip Hop Group or Artist of the Year 2004
21. Specialty/Nostalgia Group or Artist of the Year 2004
    • The Boogie Men
    • Five Card Studs (Winner)
    • Gould & Patrick
    • Jina Jurner & the Jikettes
    • The Tempters
    • The Van Eskes
22. Bassist of the Year 2004
    • Tony Acevedo
    • Ian Gould - Milwaukee
    • Sam Kidd
    • William Kopecky - Racine (Winner)
    • Harold Miller
23. Drummer of the Year 2004
    • John Calarco (Winner)
    • Matt Liban
    • Geoff McCormick - Milwaukee
    • Dave Schoepke
    • Kim Zick
24. Guitarist of the Year 2004
    • Michael Angelo Batio (Winner)
    • Dan Lloyd
    • Kevin Patrick
    • Chris Schmidt
    • Jay Stulo
25. Reeds/Brass Player of the Year 2004
    • Al Anderson
    • Gary Davis
    • Chuck Hedges
    • Jeff Pietrangelo
    • Scott Van Domelen (Winner)
26. Keyboardist of the Year 2004
    • Andy Boucher
    • Greg Gerard
    • Connie Grauer
    • Kostia
    • Sam Steffke (Winner)
27. Specialty Instrumentalist of the Year 2004
    • Tommy John Greywolf - city? - Fiddle
    • Susan Jeske-Dermody - city? - Fiddle (Winner)
    • Dan Miller - city? - Harmonica
    • Cecilio Negron - city? - Congas
    • Colin O'Brien - city? - Banjo
28. Music Person of the Year 2004
    • Edith Caryl
    • Deb Mikesch
    • Steve Scott
    • Vic Thomas (Winner)
29. Music Venue of the Year 2004
    • ARJ'S Blues and Jazz Club (Winner)
    • The Brat Stop
    • McAuliffe's Pub
    • Mill Creek Blues
    • Northern Lights Theatre at Potawatomi Bingo Casino
    • Shank Hall
30. Industry Website of the Year 2004
    • http://www.jazzreview.com/ - Milwaukee (Winner)
    • http://www.midwestentertainers.net/ - Twin Lakes
    • http://www.milwaukeerocks.com/ - Milwaukee
    • http://www.onmilwaukee.com/ - Milwaukee
    • http://www.swbmai.org/ - Madison
31. Group or Artist Website of the Year 2004
    • http://www.codebreakermusic.com/ - Milwaukee
    • http://www.heymercedes.com/ - Milwaukee
    • http://www.onetonbanana.com/ - city? (Winner)
    • http://www.rippwinkler.com/ - Oshkosh
    • http://www.theservos.com/ - Milwaukee
32. Print Media of the Year 2004
    • The Entertainer - city?
    • Kenosha News - Kenosha
    • Maximum Ink - Madison (Winner)
    • Milwaukee Journal Sentinel - Milwaukee
    • The Onion - Madison
    • Shepherd Express - Milwaukee
33. Radio Station of the Year 2004
    • WIIL 95.1 FM - Kenosha
    • WJJO 94.1 FM - Madison (Winner)
    • WJZI 93.3 FM - Milwaukee
    • WMSE 91.7 FM - Milwaukee
    • WORT 89.9 FM - Madison
34. Studio of the Year 2004
    • Firebird Recording Studio - Milwaukee
    • Nexus Recording Studio - Waukesha
    • Renwood Messenger Recording Studios - Kenosha
    • Smart Studios - Madison (Winner)
    • Walls Have Ears Studios - Milwaukee
35. Producer of the Year 2004
    • Jeff Hamilton - city?
    • Mike Hoffmann - city?
    • Pat Lilley - city?
    • Gary Tanin - city? (Winner)
    • Tom Washatka - Oshkosh
36. Stage Production of the Year 2004
    • Clearwing Productions - city? (Winner)
    • Eliminator Audio - Dousman
    • Go Audio - city?
    • Intellasound Productions - city?
    • Progressive Sound - city?
37. Hall of Fame Inductee 2004
    • Steve Miller - Madison

The People's Choice Awards for 2004 are:

Southeast Quadrant:

• Favorite Band - Blue Background
• Print Media - Shepherd Express
• Radio Station - WMIL
• Music Venue - Mac's Red Eye

Southwest Quadrant:

• Favorite Band - Madison County
• Print Media - Maximum Ink
• Radio Station - WWQM
• Music Venue - Luther's Blues

Northeast Quadrant:

• Favorite Band - Rob Anthony
• Print Media - The Entertainer
• Radio Station - WAPL
• Music Venue - Mill Creek Blues

Northwest Quadrant:

• Favorite Band - Reverser

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