The Wisconsin Area Music Industry held its 24th Annual Awards Ceremony on Monday, April 26, 2004 in the Northern Lights Theater at Milwaukee’s Potawatomi Casino.

 

Group of the Year EXIT	New Group of the Year Boo Radley Band
CD/Recording of the Year Hey Mercedes - "Loses Control	Song of the Year Hey Mercedes - "Knowing When to Stop”
Male Vocalist of the Year Willy Porter	Female Vocalists of the Year Stephanie Dosen and Ronnie Nyles
Pop/Adult Contemporary Group of the Year EXIT	Rock Group of the Year Sunspot
Big Band/Swing Group of the Year The All-Star SUPERband	Bluegrass Group of the Year Salt Creek
Blues Artist of the Year Reverend Raven	Contemporary Jazz Artist of the Year Daryl Stuermer
Cover Group of the Year Mt. Olive	Gospel/Christian Artist of the Year Tammy Ann Winn
Classical Group of the Year Present Music	Country Group of the Year Great Guns
Folk/Acoustic Artist of the Year Lil Rev	Traditional Jazz Artists of the Year Paul Spencer Band and Janet Planet
World/Ethnic/Reggae/Ska Group of the Year Acoustic Warriors	R&B/Urban/Scratch/Hip Hop Group or Artist of the Year Fat Sandwich
Specialty/Nostalgia Group or Artist of the Year Five Card Studs	Bassist of the Year William Kopecky
Drummer of the Year John Calarco	Guitarist of the Year Michael Angelo Batio
Reeds/Brass Player of the Year Scott Van Domelen	Keyboardist of the Year Sam Steffke
Specialty Instrumentalist of the Year Susan Jeske-Dermody - Fiddle	Music Person of the Year Vic Thomas
Music Venue of the Year ARJ'S Blues and Jazz Club	Industry Website of the Year jazzreview.com
Artist Website of the Year onetonbanana.com	Print Media of the Year Maximum Ink
Radio Station of the Year WJJO	Studio of the Year Smart Studios
Producer of the Year Gary Tanin	Stage Production of the Year Clearwing Productions

The People’s Choice winners 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