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On Thursday 25^th September you can catch some of the most celebrated names in the dance music industry at this years DJ Awards which will be held at Pacha, Ibiza. This prestigious awards ceremony is celebrating 11 years of the event, now one of the most important award ceremonies across the globe that recognizes the work of the most talented DJ’s worldwide and of those people that have contributed significantly to the music industry. This year the list of the Categories and the Nominees have grown significantly to adapt to the changes happening in the dance music scene - the 2008 categories and nominees can be found at  ww.djawards.com.

The prestigious “Kryptonite” awards go to a host of DJs from different musical genres. These awards are extremely important to each of the nominees as they are voted for by the public, voting will start on MONDAY 21 JULY and will close on SUNDAY AUGUST 17, voting can be done via www.djawards.com.  By voting people will automatically enter a competition to win an amazing trip to Ibiza, which will include flights and hotel, plus VIP invites to the ceremony, they will also win a complete kit of the DJ Awards merchandise.

In the past, this event has been attended by dance music’s top DJs, previous winners, such as Erick Morillo, Roger Sánchez, Sven Vath, Tiesto, Paul Oakenfold, Danny Tenaglia, Ferry Corsten, Carl Cox plus many more have had the honour of receiving the mythic “Kryptonite” award. This event continues to be a family reunion amongst the DJ collective, who love to come together and celebrate the industry they have influenced.

There will be some very special guest performances during the awards ceremony on Thursday 25^th September, with the official after party continuing with the closing party from the F**k Me I’m Famous Crew featuring David Guetta and very special guests.

The theme for this is years event is “DO NOT CHANGE THE CLIMATE, CHANGE YOURSELF!” highlighting the voice of concern to the music industry and how we as an industry can help to make change by changing our attitudes.

The artwork for the Climate Change theme of the event is also reflected in the cover of the 11^th Edition CD compilation featuring the best tracks of the season all in their original versions, specifically for DJs to use.

 NOMINEES  DJ  AWARDS 2008

House

BOB SINCLAIR
AXWELL
FEDDE LE GRAND
ROGER SANCHEZ
ERICK MORILLO
DAVID GUETTA
STEVE ANGELLO
SEBASTIAN INGROSSO

Techno

RICHIE HAWTIN
PIG AND DAN
CARL COX
JEFF MILLS
SVEN VATH
RICARDO VILLALOBOS
CRISTIAN VARELA
UMEK

Trance

ARMIN VAN BUUREN
TIESTO
FERRY COSTEN
BT
PAUL OAKENFOLD
ABOVE AND BEYOND
MARKUS SCHULZ
PAUL VAN DYK

Progressive House

DANNY TENAGLIA
HARRY LEMON
JOHN DAHLBACK
NICK WARREN
SASHA
D-NOX AND BECKERS
JOHN DIGWEED
HERNAN CATTANEO

Electro House

ERIC PRYDZ
MARK KNIGHT
JAMES ZABIELA
TRENTEMØLLER
LAYO AND BUSHWACKA
DEADMAU5
BENNY BENASSI
FELIX THE HOUSECAT

Tech House

DUBFIRE
STEVE LAWLER
DAMIEN LAZARUS
CHRISTIAN SMITH
TANIA VULCANO
LUCIANO
MARCO CAROLA
LEN FAKI

Minimal

ANJA SCHNEIDER
LOCO DICE
STEVE BUG
MATTHIAS TANZMANN
SHLOMI ABER
ADAM BEYER
MICHAEL MAYER
GUY GERBER

Deep House

BEN WATT
CHARLES WEBSTER
JIMPSTER
JAY-J
FRANCOIS KEVORKIAN
VINCENZO
PHONIQUE
MIGUEL MIGS

Hip Hop

MUCHO MUCHACHO
PEANUT BUTTER WOLF
DJ FOOD
KENTARO
BOBBY CORRIDOR
DJ DES (DETROIT)
TEDDY O
JAGUAR SKILLZ

Downtempo & Eclectic

ROB DA BANK
TOM MIDDLETON
MIXMASTER MORRIS
DF TRAM
JOSE PADILLA
PATHAAN
GILES PETERSON
JAZZANOVA

Best New Comer

MANUEL TUR
DUSTY KID
AUDIOFLY
FUNKAGENDA
MARCOOZ
JORIS VOORN
PHUNK INVESTIGATION
ADAM K

Breakthrough

DEADMAU5
SANDER VAN DOORN
LUCIANO
DIRTY SOUTH
HOT CHIP
LOCO DICE
LAIDBACK LUKE
MAGDA

Ibiza Resident DJ

PEPO LANZONI
ARIAN 911
JON SA TRINXA
NIMA GORJI
ANGEL LINDE
MAR-T
HOFFER 66
VALENTIN HUEDO

International DJ

SASHA
TIESTO
CARL COX
ROGER SANCHEZ
DAVID GUETTA
SANDER KLEINENBERG
SVEN VATH
ERICK MORILLO

Dance Nation of the Year: Brazil

GUI BORATTO
MARY ZANDER
DJ INGRID
PAULO BOGHOSIAN
DANIEL KUHNEN`
JOE K
DJ MARKY
TIKO

TECHNOLOGY AWARDS

DJ Software Production Tool
TBA

DJ Software Performance Tool
TBA

Vinyl Player Innovation
TBA

CD Player Innovation
TBA

Mp3 Player
TBA

DJ Mixer
TBA

SPECIAL AWARDS

Outstanding Contribution
TBA
Lifetime Achievement
TBA

International Dance Music Festival
TBA

Media Award
TBA

Best Ibiza NIGHT 2008
TBA

Best Ibiza SET 2008
TBA

Best Ibiza TRACK 2008
TBA