 Following the success of the first ever House Music Awards last year at Neighbourhood London, this year it was onwards and upwards with a move to the Hammersmith Palais, a venue 3 times the size. As a testament to the events popularity though, the venue was packed with enthusiastic dance fans, alongside all the industry’s movers and shakers schmoozing in the upstairs VIP balcony area. The show kicked off with a great PA from Alexandra Prince singing Gadjo’s So Many Times. The crowd were eating out of the palm of her hand immediately, which set the tone for the rest of the night; the atmosphere was rocking.
Hosts for the night were the Cuban Brothers who certainly made an entrance with their dance routine!
PA’s of all this year’s hottest tracks interspersed all the winners announcements. Barbara Tucker stole the show with this years single of the year ‘Most Precious Love’ and Bodyrockers smashed it with ‘I Like The Way You Move’- proving their abilities as a live band and adding a bit of rock & roll glamour to the night. One for the boys was the PA of Axwell’s ‘Feel The Vibe’ with dancers wearing skimpy outfits with a lot of bum cheeks on show! Not to be outdone, on came Superfly vs Fishbowl with a lively performance of one of the summer’s anthems ‘Let’s Get Down’. Brandishing a bottle of champagne, he poured it down the throats of some lively fans as he sang, which had em’ all clambering to the front!
It was good to see some of the house music legends in the house including Frankie Knuckles & Robert Owens who told me he had popped into last years event but this year wanted to be part of it and joined Barbara Tucker on stage for some adlib vocals, as well as presenting an award.
The big winners on the night were Mylo (Best Album & Artist of The Year) who unfortunately couldn’t be there but had recorded a video message for the crowd, Barbara Tucker (Best Single, Outstanding Vocal & Best Live PA) and Defected ruled the roost for the 2nd year running, and deservedly so, picking up Best Label, Best Club Night as well as 4 others for their artists.
The full list of winners were as follows:
Winners 2005!
Track of the Year
Blaze – Most Precious Love (Defected)
DJ of the Year
David Guetta
Label of the Year
Defected
Artist of the Year
Mylo
Outstanding Remix
Tiefschwartz – Spectrum "Kinda New" (Playhouse/Non-Stop Records)
Album of the Year
Mylo – Destroy Rock N Roll (Breastfed)
Most Innovative Producer
Martin Solveig
Breakthrough Producer
Steve Angello
Breakthrough Label
Breastfed
PIONEER Breakthrough DJ
Shapeshifters
ONEPHATDEEVA Outstanding Vocal
Barbara Tucker - Most Precious Love (King Street Sounds/Defected)
Best Club Night
Defected in the House
Sol Best Venue
Space, Ibiza
Best Video
Basement Jaxx – Oh My Gosh (XL)
Festival Event of the Year
Creamfields, Merseyside
Best Live Set
David Guetta @ KissDaFunk
Outstanding Radio Show
Roger Sanchez, Release Yourself, Galaxy Network
Best Live PA
Barbara Tucker
Best Radio Station
1Xtra
Best Web Resource
DontStayIn.com
Most Innovative Technology
Pioneer DVJ – X1
Best Independent Store
Juno
Standout Track WMC
Audio Bullys – Shot Me Down (Virgin)
Standout Event WMC
F*** Me I’m Famous @ Mansion
Best Download Site
I Tunes
Best Mag
Mixmag
Outstanding A&R
Subliminal – Erick Morillo
So that was it for another year, we left to the DJ’s for the night taking over the decks for a full on party until 2am. Well done to everyone involved and all the winners- roll on next year!
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