Voting begins in the House Music Awards 2005

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    Fri, Sep 9, 2005, 02:59
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  • Huge grins on the faces of winners, queues around the block from those unable to obtain Awards night tickets. The House Music Awards are back in 2005 and with a vengeance!
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  • After a successful first year which saw huge grins on the faces of winners and queues around the block on the Awards night the House Music Awards are back. With last year's ceremony running over time, the extension of entry fields to an unprecedented 28 categories in the vote for 2005, might mean proceedings will need to be a 2-day conference affair. Over 250 nominees have made the final round with the blue ribbon categories including DJ of the Year, Label of the Year, Remix of the Year and of course Best Online Resource. Last year RA was just pipped at the finish line by Ministry Of Sound, whose huge PR team worked over time to ensure gold medal success. With all respect to the 2004 winner, obviously none of us at RA want to see this travesty of justice occur again, so cast your vote for RA now. The awards have already outgrown their Neighbourhood home in Notting Hill and will move to the Hammersmith Palais on November 17. The West London space has been a creative epicentre for entertainment since its establishment in 1918. Originally christened the Palais de Danse to introduce Jazz to Europe, the Palais changed its name in the '70s and since then has hosted the likes of The Clash, the Sex Pistols, The Police, U2, Primal Scream, Oasis & Ian Brown. A return to its ‘Dance’ roots will see it play host to the House Music Awards 2005 – with a new Funktion sound system to boot. A select list of the 28 voting categories and nominations are below: House Music Award Nominations 2005 Essential Selection Track of the Year Audio Bullys – Shot Me Down (Virgin) Axwell – Feel the Vibe (Data) Blaze – Most Precious Love (Defected) BodyRockers – I Like The Way (Mercury) Deep Dish – Flashdance (Deep Dish Records/Positiva) Freemasons – Love On My Mind (Loaded) Gadjo – So Many Times (Subliminal/Manifesto) Martin Solveig – Everybody (Mixture/Defected) Mylo – Drop The Pressure (Breastfed) Sydenham & Ferrer – Sandcastles (Defected) DJ of the Year Armand van Helden David Guetta Deep Dish Erick Morillo Junior Jack & Kid Crème Louie Vega Martin Solveig Nic Fanciulli Pete Tong Roger Sanchez Sandy Rivera Best Web Resource 4Clubbers.net Beatfactor.net DancefrontDoor.co.uk Discogs.com DontStayIn.com HTFR.com MinistryofSound.com Partyscene.nl ResidentAdvisor.net Tillate.com Label of the Year Buzzin Fly Defected Eye Industries Nocturnal Groove Om Records Positiva Subliminal Toolroom Records Outstanding Remix Armand van Helden – Despina Vandi “Opa Opa” (Hedonism/Tinted) David Guetta – Juliet “Avalon” (Astralwerks / Virgin) Dennis Ferrer - Blaze “Most Precious Love” (Defected) MK & MTV – Sydenham & Ferrer “Sandcastles” (Defected) Pete Heller – Sydenham & Ferrer “Sandcastles” (Defected) Seamus Haji – “Feel The Vibe” (Data) Tiefschwartz – Spectrum “Kinda New” (Playhouse/Non-Stop Records) Tom Neville – Mylo “Destroy Rock n Roll” (Breastfed) Album of the Year Chemical Brothers – Push the Button (Astralwerks/Virgin) Daft Punk – Human After All (Virgin) David Guetta – F*** Me I’m Famous Vol 2 (Virgin) Deep Dish – George Is On (Positiva) Erick Morillo – The 2 Sides of My World (Subliminal) Kings of Tomorrow – Trouble (Defected) Martin Solveig – Sur La Terre (Mixture / Defected) Mylo – Destroy Rock N Roll (Breastfed) Royksopp – The Understanding (Wall of Sound) Silicone Soul – Staring into Space (SOMA Records) Best Venue AKA/The End, London Cielo, NYC Egg, London El Divino, Ibiza Fabric, London Neighbourhood, London Pacha, Ibiza Shine, Belfast Space, Ibiza The Arches, Glasgow Best Video Armand van Helden - My My My (Tommy Boy/Southern Fried Records) Basement Jaxx – Oh My Gosh (XL) BodyRockers – I Like The Way (Mercury) Chemical Brothers – Believe (Virgin) Daft Punk – Robot Rock (Virgin) Deep Dish – Flashdance (Deep Dish Records) Eric Prydz – Call On Me (Ministry) Junior Jack – Stupid Disco (PIAS) Shapeshifters – Back to Basics (Positiva) Soul Central – Strings of Life, Stronger on My Own (Defected) Festival Event of the Year Big Chill, Eastnor Castle Coloursfest, Glasgow Creamfields, Merseyside Dance Valley, Netherlands Escape in the Park, Swansea Godskitchen Global Gathering, Stratford Upon Avon Heineken Thirst, Sydney Love Box, Clapham Common Love Parade, San Francisco Southport Weekender Best Live Set Armand van Helden @ Turnmills Danny Howells @ BED, WMC David Guetta @ KissDaFunk Derrick Carter @ MOS DJ Spen @ Southport Erick Morillo @ MOS Faithless Live @ Athens Mylo @ Homelands Reel People @ HMA 04 Tortured Soul @ Nikki Beach, WMC Best Radio Station BBC Radio 1 Galaxy Hit Channel, Milan House FM KCRW Kiss 100 Ministry of Sound Radio Proton Radio Radio 1xtra Radio FG, Paris Standout Event WMC Danny Howells @ BED Defected @ The National F*** Me I’m Famous @ Mansion MN2S @ Amika Om @ Mansion Radio 1 @ Nikki Beach Release Yourself @ Armani Exchange Yoshitoshi @ Space The above list represents only a few of the categories but voters need not worry as you can pick and choose the fields you wish to cast your vote in. You can cast a vote in 1, 2, 3 or all 28 categories if you so desire, or rather, can remember! Get your House on as the voting in the 2005 HMA's closes on October 27th.
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