Shortlist Nominations Announced

After nearly three months of fierce voting in the Hard Dance Awards, the poll is now closed. The votes have been counted and verified and we can now announce the shortlist nominations in the running to scoop up a gong at the Hard Dance Awards 2009.

In alphabetical order, the nominations are:

Best DJ: Alex Kidd, Andy Whitby, Proteus, Showtek, Zany

Best Producer: BK, Paul Maddox, Showtek, Technikal, Zany

Best Label: Awsum, Kiddfectious, Scantraxx, Tidy, Vicious Circle

Best Track: Amber D ‘Rush On Me’, Frontliner ‘Spacer’, Organ Donors ‘Teardrop’, Showtek ‘Black’, Showtek ‘Hold Us Back’

Best Remixer: Andy Whitby, Dark By Design, Showtek, Technikal, Technoboy

Best Resident: Andy Whitby @ Frantic, Cally Gage @ Frantic, Garbo @ Storm, Nick the Kid @ Hindsight, Paul Glazby @ Storm

Best New Face: Adam M, Frontliner, Kidd Kaos, Pickup & Rise, Scott Fo Shaw

Best Small Club: Cyber Kitten, Harder Timez, Hi Oktane, Hindsight, Xstatic

Best Large Club: B2T (Bounce 2 This), Bionic, Frantic, Good Greef, Storm

Best Event: Creamfields, Godskitchen Global Gathering, Kiddstock, Qlimax, Tidy Weekender

Best Artist Album: BK pres. The Nu Wave, Lisa Lashes ‘Lisa Lashes’, Organ Donors ‘Old Skool Autopsy’, Showtek ‘Today Is Tomorrow’, Zany ‘Fusion Of Sound’

Biggest Party Animal: Alex Kidd, Headhunterz, Mark EG, Proteus, Showtek

Regional Hero: Caz Wood, Danny Ginn, Garbo, Headhunterz, Nick The Kid

Outstanding Achievement: BK, Madders, Mark EG, Rob Tissera, Tidy Boys

Best Website: DontStayIn.com, Facebook.com, HarderFaster.net, Q-dance.nl, Trackitdown.net

There really is only one place to hear the results and that’s at the o2 Leeds Academy this Friday 27th February. Please come and support your scene by getting a ticket NOW!
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o2 Academy Leeds, 55 Cookridge Street, LS2 3AW
9pm - 5am / £18 (Standard) | £23 (VIP)
Tickets outlets: www.ticketweb.co.uk | 08444 771 000
www.harddanceawards.com

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Voting is now closed and the votes are being counted! Make sure you're there to see your heroes get their rewards at the ceremony.

Congratulations to Jenna Barker who was won 2 VIP entry tickets to the prestigious event held on Friday 27th February 2009 in Leeds. She has also won 5x 'My year in Hard Dance' Top 10 Charts from the heroes of scene. Keep your eyes peeled for future Trackitdown competitions.

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BBC Radio 1 Essential Mixes For

BEST DJ and BEST NEWCOMER

at The 6th Annual Hard Dance Awards 2009

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The buzz surrounding the 6th Annual Hard Dance Awards 2009 is gathering pace at an alarming rate. Since voting opened late last year, clubbers and hard dance fans alike have been voting in their thousands.

Voting is open until 18th February so there’s still time to have your say on who you think should win the Best DJ and Best Newcomer awards, as well as in the three new categories that include the Outstanding Contribution to Hard Dance Award. Votes can be cast at www.harddanceawards.com.

The event itself is a three room showdown of some of hard dance’s leading artists that include Showtek, and BBC Radio 1’s Kutski, a horde of the UK’s top regional talent and a live awards ceremony starting from 10pm, which is hosted by trackitdown.net’s Ed Real along with some very special guest presenters, including the legendary Howard Marks. Wrap all this up under the roof of the newly refurbished 2,200 capacity Leeds Academy, and this is set to be the biggest hard dance event of the year.

Hard Dance Awards 2009 are being recorded by BBC Radio 1 for a special broadcast from 1am on Friday 6th March in the Kutski show, followed by a Hard Dance Awards Essential Mix. "I'm really looking forward to my Hard Dance Awards special - we'll have interviews, mixes and all the news from the awards plus a special essential mix featuring the newly crowned winners of the Best DJ and newcomer categories. It's going to be a show to remember!" Kutski

For the latest news and updates on the Hard Dance Awards tune into to DJ Kutski weekly, Friday nights from 1am on Radio 1.
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Event info:
O2 Academy Leeds, 55 Cookridge Street, LS2 3AW
9pm - 5am / £18 (Standard) | £23 (VIP)
Tickets outlets: www.ticketweb.co.uk | 08444 771 000
www.theticketsellers.co.uk | 0844 870 0000 / www.dontstayin.com
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