Music : House
Tickets Now on Sale for the 2005 House Music Awards
Thursday 17th November, Hammersmith Palais (7pm- Late)
Featuring BodyRockers (Live), Barbara Tucker (Live), Gadjo (PA), Shapeshifters (DJ set), Tortured Soul (Live) plus more special guests to be announced
Plus a host of guest DJs including David Guetta, Martin Solveig, DTPM & Joey Negro
Presented by Erick Morillo, Norman Jay (MBE), The Cuban Brothers, BBC Radio 1’s
Annie Mac & Arthur Baker Plus Special Guests
The 2005 House Music Awards, which takes place at the Hammersmith Palais on Thursday 17th November, is set to be the hottest ticket in town as the crème of electronic music gather for the U.K’s annual round up of achievements.
Awards nominees including The Bodyrockers, Barbara Tucker and Joey Negro will be performing at this prestigious event where industry and public gather for the party of the year. Over 20 Award categories will be presented by Erick Morillo, The Cuban Brothers, BBC Radio 1 DJ Annie Mac and Arthur Baker. The ceremony then turns into the ultimate celebration of music – a full on party with the best in international talent playing until the early hours.
The HMA’s launched last year, evolving from the 2004 Miami Winter Music Conference as a response to honouring key players in an industry that continues to grow globally on the underground scene as well as driving worldwide chart hits.
The 2004 launch saw thousands of music lovers from all over the world voting online for the diverse categories that make up the HMA’s and this year promises to be even bigger and better after such a strong build up to the Awards in terms of digital music production and innovation in the industry.
The HMA's are voted for by the people that live & love the music – industry and music lovers alike. Unlike other awards, everyone has the chance to nominate and vote for a broad range of categories including Best Album, Best Track, Outstanding Remix, Best DJ, Breakthrough Label, Most Innovative Producer and Best Venue.
You can still vote for the 2005 Award categories listed below so please vote for your favourites now via the website – www.housemusicawards.com - Voting closes at Midnight on 10th November
Tickets now available to the general public via www.ticketweb.co.uk or by calling 08700 600 100 – Tickets cost: £22.00 - For VIP tickets and tables please contact kerrie@housemusicawards.com or call 07884 267 336
For press enquiries please contact Ziggy, Clare or Stuart at Get Involved on 0207 379 3133 clare@getinvolvedltd.com/ ziggy@getinvolvedltd.com/ stuart@getinvolvedltd.com/
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HOUSE MUSIC AWARDS 2005 NOMINEES
Esential Selection Track of the Year
Audio Bullys – Shot Me Down (Virgin)
Axwell – Feel the Vibe (Data)
Blaze – Most Precious Love (Defected)
BodyRockers – I Like The Way (Mercury)
Deep Dish – Flashdance (Deep Dish Records/Positiva)
Freemasons – Love On My Mind (Loaded)
Gadjo – So Many Times (Subliminal/Manifesto)
Martin Solveig – Everybody (Mixture/Defected)
Mylo – Drop The Pressure (Breastfed)
Sydenham & Ferrer – Sandcastles (Defected)
DJ Of the Year
Armand van Helden
David Guetta
Deep Dish
Erick Morillo
Junior Jack & Kid Crème
Louie Vega
Martin Solveig
Nic Fanciulli
Pete Tong
Roger Sanchez
Sandy Rivera
Label of the Year
Buzzin Fly
Defected
Eye Industries
Nocturnal Groove
Om Records
Positiva
Subliminal
Toolroom Records
Galaxy Artist Of The Year
Axwell
Blaze
David Guetta
Deep Dish
Erick Morillo
Mark Knight & MTV
Martin Solveig
Mylo
Reel People
Sandy Rivera/KOT
Outstanding Remix
Armand van Helden – Despina Vandi “Opa Opa” (Hedonism/Tinted)
David Guetta – Juliet “Avalon” (Astralwerks / Virgin)
Dennis Ferrer - Blaze “Most Precious Love” (Defected)
MK & MTV – Sydenham & Ferrer “Sandcastles” (Defected)
Pete Heller – Sydenham & Ferrer “Sandcastles” (Defected)
Seamus Haji – “Feel The Vibe” (Data)
Tiefschwartz – Spectrum “Kinda New” (Playhouse/Non-Stop Records)
Tom Neville – Mylo “Destroy Rock n Roll” (Breastfed)
Album of the Year
Chemical Brothers – Push the Button (Astralwerks/Virgin)
Daft Punk – Human After All (Virgin)
David Guetta – F*** Me I’m Famous Vol 2 (Virgin)
Deep Dish – George Is On (Positiva)
Erick Morillo – The 2 Sides of My World (Subliminal)
Kings of Tomorrow – Trouble (Defected)
Martin Solveig – Sur La Terre (Mixture / Defected)
Mylo – Destroy Rock N Roll (Breastfed)
Royksopp – The Understanding (Wall of Sound)
Silicone Soul – Staring into Space (SOMA Records)
Most Innovative Producer
Ben Watt
Blaze
Joey Negro
Martin Solveig
Mylo
Quentin Harris
Sandy Rivera
Trente Moller
Breakthrough Producer
Dennis Ferrer
Franck Roger
Groove Junkies
Herd & Fitz
Justin Martin
Sebastian Ingrosso
Soul Avengerz
Steve Angello
Breakthrough Label
Breastfed
Cr2
DTPM Recordings
Illegal Beats
MN2S Recordings
Papa Records
Saved Records
Urbana
Pioneer Breakthrough DJ
Grant Richards
Hardsoul
Harj
Johnny 1 Move
Justin Martin
Ken Fan
Shapeshifters
Tristan da Cunha
Onephatdeeva Outstanding Vocal
Barbara Tucker - Most Precious Love (King Street Sounds/Defected)
Colette – Feeling Hypnotized (Om Records)
Cookie – Back to Basics (Positiva)
Inaya Day – Nasty Girl (AATW)
Kathy Brown – Stronger on My Own (Defected)
Michelle Weeks – Be Thankful (Purple Music)
Peyton – Higher Place (Hed Kandi)
Sara Devine – Special (MAW)
Best Club Night
Chibuku Shake Shake
Deep, LA
Defected in the House
DTPM
Faith
Kinky Malinki
NastyDirtySexMusic
Sankeys Soap
Southport Weekender
Together @ Turnmills
Sol Best Venue
AKA/The End, London
Cielo, NYC
Egg, London
El Divino, Ibiza
Fabric, London
Neighbourhood, London
Pacha, Ibiza
Shine, Belfast
Space, Ibiza
The Arches, Glasgow
MTV Dance Best Video
Armand van Helden - My My My (Tommy Boy/Southern Fried Records)
Basement Jaxx – Oh My Gosh (XL)
BodyRockers – I Like The Way (Mercury)
Chemical Brothers – Believe (Virgin)
Daft Punk – Robot Rock (Virgin)
Deep Dish – Flashdance (Deep Dish Records)
Eric Prydz – Call On Me (Ministry)
Junior Jack – Stupid Disco (PIAS)
Shapeshifters – Back to Basics (Positiva)
Soul Central – Strings of Life, Stronger on My Own (Defected)
Festival Event of the Year
Big Chill, Eastnor Castle
Coloursfest, Glasgow
Creamfields, Merseyside
Dance Valley, Netherlands
Escape in the Park, Swansea
Godskitchen Global Gathering, Stratford Upon Avon
Heineken Thirst, Sydney
Love Box, Clapham Common
Love Parade, San Francisco
Southport Weekender
Best Live Set
Armand van Helden @ Turnmills
Danny Howells @ BED, WMC
David Guetta @ KissDaFunk
Derrick Carter @ MOS
DJ Spen @ Southport
Erick Morillo @ MOS
Faithless Live @ Athens
Mylo @ Homelands
Reel People @ HMA 04
Tortured Soul @ Nikki Beach, WMC
Best Live PA
Barbara Tucker
Cookie (Shapeshifters)
Inaya Day
Julie McKnight
Juliet
Kathy Brown
Michelle Weeks
Reel People
Outstanding Radio Show
Aaron Ross, Radio 1xtra
Annie Mac, Radio 1
Danny Hird, Viking FM
Eddie Temple Morris, XFM
Hed Kandi, Galaxy Network
Huggy, Beat 106
Norman Jay, Giant 45
Pete Tong, Essential Selection
Raymundo Rodriguez, House FM
Roger Sanchez, Release Yourself, Galaxy Network
Best Radio Station
BBC Radio 1
Galaxy
Hit Channel, Milan
House FM
KCRW
Kiss 100
Ministry of Sound Radio
Proton Radio
Radio 1xtra
Radio FG, Paris
Best Web Resource
4Clubbers.net
Beatfactor.net
DancefrontDoor.co.uk
Discogs.com
DontStayIn.com
HTFR.com
MinistryofSound.com
Partyscene.nl
ResidentAdvisor.net
Tillate.com
Most Innovative Technology
Allen & Heath Xone VF-1 filter
Pioneer DVJ – X1
Podcast
Sony Acid Pro 5
Stanton Final Scratch
Stanton SMX-501
Technics SLDZ1200
Urei Soundcraft 1601
Best Independent Store
Bang Bang, Bristol
Black Market, London
Blue Vinyl, Manchester
Gramaphone, Chicago
Juno
Massive Records, Oxford
Plastic Fantastic, London
Vinyl Junkies, London
Standout Track WMC
Audio Bullys – Shot Me Down (Virgin)
Axwell - Feel The Vibe (Data)
Blaze – Most Precious Love (Defected)
David Guetta - The World is Mine (Virgin)
DJ Technic – Gabryelle (Code Red)
Jamie Lewis and Michelle Weeks – Be Thankful (Purple Music)
Steve Mac – That Big Track (Cr2)
Yves La Rock – Zookey (Lift Your Leg Up) (Defected)
Standout Event WMC
Danny Howells @ BED
Defected @ The National
F*** Me I’m Famous @ Mansion
MN2S @ Amika
Om @ Mansion
Radio 1 @ Nikki Beach
Release Yourself @ Armani Exchange
Yoshitoshi @ Space
Best Download Site
Beatport
Dancetracks Digital
DJ Download
I Tunes
Stompy
Track it Down
trax 2 Burn
Traxsource
Best Mag
Deejay (Spain)
DJ
iDJ
M8
Mixmag
Notion
Remix
Trax (France)
URB
XLR8R
Outstanding A&R
Buzzin Fly – Ben Watt
Cr2 – Mark Brown
Defected - Simon Dunmore
Phonetic – Rob Roar
Positiva - Jason Ellis
Subliminal – Erick Morillo