The winners of Ibiza DJ Awards 2013 announced! The DJ AWARDS returns on Wednesday, 25th September at Pacha, Ibiza. Celebrating a colossal 16 years, this annual ceremony remains since its inception in 1998 the longest running and most faithful DJ poll. The DJ Awards announced 9 categories, which the public voted their favorites to win the prestigious Kryptonite awards. Check out ful list below:
ELECTRO HOUSE
Winner: HARDWELL
Nominees: AFROJACK, AVICII, AXWELL, CALVIN HARRIS, CHUCKIE, DAVID GUETTA, SEBASTIAN INGROSSO, STEVE ANGELLO, STEVE AOKI
TECHNO
Winner: CRISTIAN VARELA
Nominees:CARL COX, CARL CRAIG, JOSEPH CAPRIATI, NICOLE MOUDABER, PACO OSUNA, RICHIE HAWTIN, SVEN VATH, UMEK
TRANCE
Winner: ARMIN VAN BUUREN
Nominees:ABOVE & BEYOND, ALY & FILA, DASH BERLIN, FERRY CORSTEN, MARKUS SCHULZ, PAUL OAKENFOLD, PAUL VAN DYK
TECH HOUSE
Winner: LUCIANO
Nominees:LOCO DICE, MACEO PLEX, CASSY, DUBFIRE, JOHN DIGWEED, JORIS VOORN, PETE TONG, SASHA, SETH TROXLER
DEEP HOUSE
Winner:SOLOMUN
Nominees:ART DEPARTMENT, DAMIAN LAZARUS, DIXON, JAMIE JONES, KERRI CHANDLER, MATTHIAS TANZMANN, MAYA JANE COLES, TALE OF US
NEWCOMER
Winner: UNER
Nominees:ANDREA OLIVA, DANNIC, FRANCESCA LOMBARDO, HECTOR, HOT SINCE 82, MANO LE TOUGH, OMNIA
INTERNATIONAL DJ
Winner: ARMIN VAN BUUREN
Nominees:AFROJACK, AVICII, CARL COX, DAVID GUETTA, LUCIANO, RICHIE HAWTIN, STEVE AOKI, SVEN VATH, TIESTO
ELECTRONIC LIVE PERFORMANCE
Winner: HOT NATURED
Nominees:A GUY CALLED GERALD, AME, GAISER, GUTI, GUY GERBER, MARTIN BUTTRICH, PAUL KALKBRENNER, TENSNAKE
SPECIAL AWARDS
BREAKTHROUGH ARTIST – TiNi
CUTTING EDGE – Pioneer DJ
DANCE NATION – Mexico
IBIZA DJ – Willie Graff
IBIZA NIGHT – ENTER
INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL – BPM Festival
MEDIA – Boiler Room TV
OUTSTANDING CONTRIBUTION – Kathy Sledge
PRODUCER – Maceo Plex
RECORD LABEL – Crosstown Rebels
LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT – Jerry L Greenberg
TRACK OF THE SEASON:
Winner: Francesco Rossi – Paper Aeroplanes
The DJ Awards has become an 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. And this year the DJ Awards after party will coincide with Guy Gerbers “Wisdom of the Glove” party featuring Audiofly, Lee Curtis (live) and special guests.
This year’s theme is Earth, together with Fire, Water and Air, believed to reflect the simplest essential parts and principles of which anything consists. It is a cultural universal manifestation of these 4 elements that help to make the DJ Awards one of the best International award ceremonies within the electronic music scene.