DJ Awards 2014 confirm Categories and Nominees

DJ Awards return on Tuesday, September 30th at Pacha, Ibiza. Celebrating an unprecedented 17 years, this annual ceremony remains since its inception in 1998 the longest running and most faithful DJ poll.

The hotly anticipated 2014 line-up of Categories & Nominees is now confirmed. We´ve had months of passionate debating compiling these nominations with the lists getting longer, hundreds of artists have been researched and with the guidance of a panel of electronic dance music finest, we are now ready to announce the final nominations.

This year DJ Awards announce 11 categories; Deep House, Tech House, Electro House, Techno, Trance, Drum & Bass/Dubstep, Newcomer, Electronic Live Performance and International DJ. We also have introduced 2 new categories, Breakthrough and Electronica. These categories are now open for the public to vote for their favourites to win the prestigious Kryptonite awards at www.djawards.com and via www.facebook.com/DJAwards. Voting will close in August.

Plus there are 12 Special Industry Awards, which are chosen by our selected industry panel, these awards will be presented during the ceremony.

If the list of nominees brings about some healthy debate then bring it on, it´s subjectivity at its best. There are some obvious names missing, but that is because some feel that a packed dancefloor is enough recognition and we support that 100%!

Created back in 1998, this non-profit making organization has gained the support from the electronic music scene, with past winners gracing the stage at Pacha, including Armin Van Buuren, David Guetta, Carl Cox, Tiesto, Luciano, Seth Troxler, Solomun, SHM, tINI, Sven Vath, Faithless Sound System, Loco Dice, Lenny Kravitz, and Madness amongst many others.

The DJ Awards has become the go-to end of season ritual in Ibiza; the awards unite DJs from all over the world who come to celebrate the music they love, with their contemporaries. This year the ceremony at Pacha will be followed by an exclusive DJ Awards party featuring some very special guests.

This year’s theme is Love, do we need to say more…We love love!

VOTING IS NOW OPEN. VISIT www.djawards.com or www.facebook.com/DJAwards

DJ AWARDS CATEGORIES & NOMINEES 2014

DEEP HOUSE

Apollonia
Art Department
Dixon
Jamie Jones
Maya Jane Coles
Nick Curly
Solomun
Tale Of Us

TECH HOUSE

Eats Everything
Hot Since 82
Joris Voorn
Loco Dice
Luciano
Maceo Plex
Nina Kraviz
Seth Troxler
Uner

ELECTRO HOUSE

Alesso
Avicii
Calvin Harris
David Guetta
Dimitri Vegas & Like Mike
Hardwell
Nervo
Nicky Romero
Steve Aoki
Zedd

TECHNO

Adam Beyer
Carl Cox
Chris Liebing
Nicole Moudaber
Paco Osuna
Ricardo Villalobos
Richie Hawtin
Sven Vath
 
TRANCE

Above & Beyond
Aly & Fila
Armin van Buuren
Dash Berlin
Ferry Corsten
Markus Schulz
Paul van Dyk
W&W

NEWCOMER

Bella Saris
Citizen
Jackmaster
Kove
Mind Against
My Nu Leng
Patrick Topping
Sidney Charles

BREAKTHROUGH (NEW CATEGORY)

Breach
Dannic
Dusky
Krewella
Mano Le Tough
Martin Garrix
Oliver Heldens
Oliver $
Showtek
Ten Walls

DRUM & BASS / DUBSTEP

Andy C
Chase & Status
Knife Party
Nero
Netsky
Skrillex
Sub Focus
 
ELECTRONIC LIVE PERFORMANCE

Âme
Bonobo
Disclosure
Guti
Kink
Matador
Darkside
Recondite

ELECTRONICA (NEW CATEGORY)

Diplo
Hercules & Love Affair
Jamie XX
John Talabot
Pretty Lights
Todd Terje
Totally Enormous Extinct Dinosaurs
Nightmares on Wax

INTERNATIONAL DJ

Armin van Buuren
Avicii
Calvin Harris
Carl Cox
David Guetta
Fat Boy Slim
Hardwell
Skrillex
Steve Aoki
Tiesto

SPECIAL AWARDS

Cutting Edge
Dance Nation
Ibiza DJ
Ibiza Live Performance
Ibiza Night
International Festival
Media
Outstanding Contribution
Producer
Record Label Of Year
Track Of The Season
Lifetime Achievement