Presented by Des Paul and Lucy Horobin, the 17th edition DJ Awards was all about showing the Love to those artists who have made the most significant impact on the electronic music scene. There were 11 categories voted for by the public, from Trance to Techno, Tech House to Deep House and 11 Special Awards judged by an independent music panel, including Ibiza DJ, Track of the Season and Record Label of the Year.
Carl Cox won both of his nominated categories; Techno & International DJ, a great reward for his incredible 3 decades at the top. A familiar face to the awards Luciano, collected Tech House. For the second year running, Hardwell was voted the winner of Electro House and Deep House was presented to Jamie Jones. Disclosure won their first DJ Award for Electronic Live Performance.
It was a memorable night for Patrick Topping who walked away with 2 awards for Newcomer and Track of the Season, for his summer hit Forget, this track smashed the dance floors across Ibiza. Armin van Buuren for the seventh time, topped the Trance category.
Two new categories were introduced this year; Breakthrough and Electronica, awarded to Mano Le Tough and Diplo respectively.
In the Special Awards, Iban Mendoza walked away with Ibiza DJ, Be-At.TV was given the award for Media, and International Festival went to Creamfields UK. Croatia were also given recognition this year for Dance Nation of the Year, received by Miss Sunshine, one of their new emerging talents. MK picked up Producer, his resume includes some of the biggest international artists.
Innervisions received Record Label of the Year, with co-founder Dixon collecting, and Native Instruments took home the Cutting Edge award. Outstanding Contribution went to DJ Harvey who has been extremely influential in bringing over the sound of disco, garage and house from America to the UK.
2 live performers kept the audience entertained; Sadja Ran, an electronic live duo based in Ibiza and featuring the enticing vocals by Anne Rani accompanied by Lasse Illinton on the keyboards, and Ibiza´s long time resident DJ/Producer Lenny Ibizarre performed his mix of eclectic music.
As the winners celebrated into the early hours, with the after party hosted by Ibiza Rocks House that featured an eclectic line-up duo 2manydjs, Fritz Kalkbrenner performed live, Soul Clap, Doorly, The Magician, and Graham Sahara took over on the decks and ended another memorable night for DJ Awards … see you on the 18th edition!
The awards were streamed live by Be.At.TV, and radio media partners; Pioneerdjradio, Ibiza Sonica & Radio FG.
To see all the winners of the coveted DJ Awards Kryptonite, and photographs from the ceremony visit www.djawards.com
The 17th edition may be over, but to keep that musical journey alive check out our annual double CD compilation, which is our flagship release with D:Vision Records. The track selection reflects the Ibiza summer vibes from day to night, with some of these tracks first breaking on dance floors in Ibiza and ending up as DJ Awards Tracks of the Season winners.
Featuring dj friendly extended versions of the tracks, there will be a special digital release on iTunes & Beatport featuring some exclusive tracks. Flawlessly capturing the eclectic sounds of this most unique musical destination, and with the 2014 Ibiza summer season about to close, it’s a must-have cd to include in your collection.
ELECTRO HOUSE
HARDWELL
ALESSO
AVICII
CALVIN HARRIS
DAVID GUETTA
DIMITRI VEGAS & LIKE MIKE
NERVO
NICKY ROMERO
STEVE AOKI
ZEDD
TECHNO
CARL COX
ADAM BEYER
CHRIS LIEBING
NICOLE MOUDABER
PACO OSUNA
RICARDO VILLALOBOS
RICHIE HAWTIN
SVEN VÄTH
TRANCE
ARMIN VAN BUUREN
ABOVE & BEYOND
ALY & FILA
DASH BERLIN
FERRY CORSTEN
MARKUS SCHULZ
PAUL VAN DYK
W&W
TECH HOUSE
LUCIANO
EATS EVERYTHING
HOT SINCE 82
JORIS VOORN
LOCO DICE
MACEO PLEX
NINA KRAVIZ
SETH TROXLER
UNER
DEEP HOUSE
JAMIE JONES
APOLLONIA
ART DEPARTMENT
DIXON
MAYA JANE COLES
NICK CURLY
SOLOMUN
TALE OF US
NEWCOMER
PATRICK TOPPING
BELLA SARRIS
CITIZEN
JACKMASTER
KOVE
MIND AGAINST
MY NU LENG
SIDNEY CHARLES
BREAKTHROUGH
MANO LE TOUGH
BREACH
DANNIC
DUSKY
KREWELLA
MARTIN GARRIX
OLIVER HELDENS
OLIVER $
SHOWTEK
TEN WALLS
DRUM & BASS / DUBSTEP
SKRILLEX
ANDY C
CHASE & STATUS
KNIFE PARTY
NERO
NETSKY
SUB FOCUS
ELECTRONIC LIVE PERFORMANCE
DISCLOSURE
ÂME
BONOBO
DARKSIDE
GUTI
KINK
MATADOR
RECONDITE
ELECTRONICA
DIPLO
HERCULES & LOVE AFFAIR
JAMIE XX
JOHN TALABOT
PRETTY LIGHTS
TODD TERJE
TOTALLY ENORMOUS EXTINCT DINOSAURS
NIGHTMARES ON WAX
INTERNATIONAL DJ
CARL COX
ARMIN VAN BUUREN
AVICII
CALVIN HARRIS
DAVID GUETTA
FATBOY SLIM
HARDWELL
SKRILLEX
STEVE AOKI
TIESTO
Special Awards – winners are chosen by a panel of judges.
IBIZA DJ – IBÁN MENDOZA
IBIZA LIVE PERFORMANCE – MATADOR
IBIZA NIGHT – FLOWER POWER
TRACK OF THE SEASON – FORGET- PATRICK TOPPING
PRODUCER – MK
RECORD LABEL OF THE YEAR – INNERVISIONS
INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL – CREAMFIELDS UK
DANCE NATION OF THE YEAR – CROATIA
MEDIA – BE-AT.TV
CUTTING EDGE – NATIVE INSTRUMENTS
OUTSTANDING CONTRIBUTION – DJ HARVEY
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