Dance music aficionados Carl Cox, Armin van Buuren, Hardwell, Luciano, Skrillex and Diplo, were the big winners at the Ibiza DJ Awards, as each of them, along with other DJs took home the “Kryptonite shaped” prestigious awards. The awards which were spread over different genres and categories of dance music, consisting of 11 different categories which featured a total of 94 nominees. A separate panel of judges also awarded 11 different awards in the Special Awards Category.
Techno legend Carl Cox saw off competition from the likes of Adam Beyer, Richie Hawtin, Sven Vath, Nicole Moudaber amongst others to win the Best Techno DJ award. Armin van Buuren was adjudged the Best Trance DJ after seeing off Above & Beyond, Paul van Dyk and Markus Schulz. Hardwell won the Best Electro House DJ fending off the likes of Calvin Harris, Dimitri Vegas & Like Mike and Alesso. Skrillex was the winner in the Best Drum & Bass/Dubstep DJ while Diplo won the Best Electronica DJ, a new category.
Check out the list of the winners here-
ELECTRO HOUSE – Hardwell
TECHNO – Carl Cox
TRANCE – Armin van Buuren
Tech House – Luciano
DEEP HOUSE – Jamie Jones
NEWCOMER – Patrick Topping
BREAKTHROUGH – Mano Le Tough
DRUM & BASS/DUBSTEP – Skrillex
ELECTRONIC LIVE – Disclosure
ELECTRONICA – Diplo
INTERNATIONAL DJ – Carl Cox
Special Awards (chosen by a panel of judges)
IBIZA DJ – Iban Mendoza
IBIZA LIVE PERFORMANCE – Matador
IBIZA NIGHT – Flower Power
TRACK OF THE SEASON – Forget- Patrick Topping
PRODUCER – MK
RECORD LABEL OF THE YEAR – Innervisions
INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL – Creamfields UK
DANCE NATION OF THE YEAR – Croatia
MEDIA – BE-AT.TV
CUTTING EDGE – Native Instruments
OUTSTANDING CONTRIBUTION – DJ Harvey
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