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.
Bellow you can find full Official Results of DJ Mag Top 100 DJs 2014
Voting with the world’s most popular EDM DJs, producers and dance music
artists.
