The Drum & Bass Awards 2017 Winners Announced

Big winners on the night include Chase & Status, Hazard, High Contrast, Guv, Noisia and Hospitality In The Park as crowds celebrate at massive, sell out event…
 
Donington Exhibition Centre was the venue for the 11th annual The Drum & Bass Awards which took place last Saturday 4th March. Hosted by the Drum & Bass Awards founder Magika MC and newcomer Voltage, the venue was packed with drum & bass fans as they came to hear who had won the prestigious awards as well as enjoy the event’s biggest lineup to date. Donington was rocked by huge sets from the likes of Chase & Status, Sigma, Sub Focus, Camo & Krooked, Friction, High Contrast, Hype, Roni Size and many more. There were over 20 categories to win, with highlights including Best DJ (Hazard), Best Live Act (Chase & Status), Best Track (High Contrast ‘Remind Me’ 3Beat Records), Best Album (Noisia), Best Producer (Guv), Best Female DJ (Lady V Dubz), Best Label (Ram Records), Best Breakthrough DJ (Mollie Collins), Best Breakthrough Producer (Total Recall) and Best Festival (Hospitality In The Park). The Stevie Hyper D Memorial Award For Life Time Achievement was also awarded to Jumpin Jack Frost.

The Drum & Bass Awards continues to be, year on year, one of the biggest events in the drum & bass music calendar. It showcases, acknowledges and supports talent from every aspect of the scene, spanning DJs, record labels, promoters, MCs, producers, and breakthrough talent.
 
Across two stages, the cream of drum & bass showed off the range of quality and music within the genre. The awards were well received and the thousands of clubbers in attendance were there to party, showing their appreciation for the artists who help make the drum & bass scene one of the most vibrant in electronic music.
 
THE DRUM & BASS AWARDS 2017 WINNERS
 
BEST JUNGLE DJ
1. ARIES
2. SERUM
3. BLADERUNNER
 
BEST ALBUM
1. NOISIA
2. METRIK
3. DELTA HEAVY
 
BEST PERFORMANCE OF 2016
1. ANDY C: WESTFEST 16
2. SASASAS: WESTFEST 16
3. HIGH CONTRAST: HOSPITALITY IN THE PARK 16
 
BEST ALTERNATE ARTIST
1. SKEPTICAL
2. BREAK
3. FRICTION
 
BEST INTERNATIONAL ARTIST
1. TEDDY KILLERZ
2. RENE LAVICE
3. CAMO & KROOKED
 
BEST OVERSEAS PROMOTER
1. LET IT ROLL – CZECH REPUBLIC
2. RAMPAGE – BELGUIM
3. BASSRUSH – U.S.A.
 
BEST PROMOTER
1. BREAKIN SCIENCE
2. HOSPITALITY
3. WARNING
 
BEST ONLINE MUSIC PORTAL
1. TRACK IT DOWN
2. JUNO
3. BEATPORT
 
BEST CLUB NIGHT
1. FABRIC
2. DETONATE
3. WEIRD SCIENCE
 
BEST PRODUCER
1. GUV
2. METRIK
3. AUDIO
 
BEST LABEL
1. RAM
2. VIPER
3. LOW DOWN DEEP
 
BEST EVENT OF 2016
1. HOSPITALITY IN THE PARK
2. WESTFEST 2016
3. INNOVATION IN THE SUN
 
BEST FESTIVAL
1. HOSPITALITY IN THE PARK
2. BOOMTOWN
3. NASS FESTIVAL
 
BEST RADIO STATION/ONLINE
1. ROUGH TEMPO
2. KOOL LONDON
3. PYRO RADIO
 
BEST BREAKTHROUGH PROMOTER
1. BASSLAYERZ
2. UCOJ
3. WEIRD SCIENCE
 
BEST BREAKTHROUGH PRODUCER
1. TOTAL RECALL
2. 1991
3. TEDDY KILLERZ
 
BEST JUNGLE MC
1. SPYDA
2. NAVIGATOR
3. FEARLESS
 
BEST BREAKTHROUGH MC
1. TODDLAH
2. KUEDON
3. IMPACT
 
BEST CROWD HYPE MC
1. STORMIN
2. IC3
3.RHYMESTAR
 
BEST LYRICAL
1. HARRY SHOTTA
2. EKSMAN
3. EVIL B
 
BEST FEMALE ARTIST
1. LADY V DUBZ
2. MISS MELODY MC
3. COLLETTE WARREN
 
BEST BREAKTHROUGH DJ
1. MOLLIE COLLINS
2. TOTAL RECALL
3. ROWNEY & PROPZ
 
BEST RADIO SHOW
1. FRICTION  RADIO 1
2. DJ HYPE KISS 100
3. UNCLE DUGGS RINSE
 
BEST TRACK
1. HIGH CONTRAST ‘REMIND ME ‘3 BEAT RECORDS
2. TANTRUM DESIRE ‘AIRHEAD’ TECHNIQUE RECORDS
3. INSIDEINFO ‘CONFORMITY’ – VIPER RECORDS
 
LIFE TIME ACHIEVEMENT
STEVIE HYPER D MEMORIAL AWARD
JUMPING JACK FROST
 
BEST LIVE ACT
1. CHASE & STATUS
2. SASASAS
3. SIGMA LIVE
 
BEST DJ
1. HAZARD
2. ANDY C
3. GUV
 
LINKS
www.drumandbassawards.co.uk
www.facebook.com/drumandbassawards
www.twitter.com/dnbawards