2009 International Dance Music Awards
IDMA Best Breakthrough DJ – Deadmau5

As we had predicted, Deadmau5 wins the IDMA’s Best Breakthrough DJ award! This has been a long time coming as Deadmau5 has been the talk of the electronic music town especially in the progressive and trance side but even the house side with his joint productions such as that including Kaskade! This guy has been on fire and has boasted a very strong presence at the Winter Music Conference for 2009.

Other nominees Deadmau5 won over in the Best Break-through category included: Kyau & Albert, DJ Shah, Laidback Luke, Aly & Fila

Here are a few video clips of Deadmau5 at Ultra Music Festival 2009:

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Steve Porter Releases The Control EP
In Advance of New LP This Spring
House Music

As a DJ and Producer, Steve Porter is at the top of his game. With a non-stop international touring schedule, prolific productions and inimitable DJ style, Porter is setting the bar high for the next generation of electronic dance music artists. His latest, The Control EP is the prelude to his upcoming, second full length artist album due out in late Spring 2009.

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2009 International Dance Music Awards
IDMA Best Global Club Nominees

CocoonClub, Frankfurt
Guvernment, Toronto
Space, Ibiza
Ministry of Sound, London
Amnesia, Ibiza

Featured Nominee:
Pacha, Ibiza

It’s no mistake that half of the six nominated clubs are located on the beautiful island of Ibiza. A good club is a good club, but a great club is its own franchise, as Pacha and Ministry of Sound will attest to. As one of the original Ibizan superclubs, Pacha Ibiza today is a paradise for clubbers – and pretty much anyone else who is looking for an eye-opening experience. You know what this means? A visit to the White Isles in your near-future itinerary, of course.

Pacha Ibiza Promo Video:
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2009 International Dance Music Awards
IDMA Best Artist Group Nominees

Daft Punk
Above & Beyond
Pendulum
Soulwax

Featured Nominee:
Justice

Everyone wants a piece of them – they’ve got fans like the Red Hot Chili Peppers, the New Year’s Eve crowd at Chicago’s Congress Theater, Dior Homme’s Summer Fashion Show execs, and of course their own rabid supporters. Justice’s success is very much reminiscent of the other French house act on this list, Daft Punk, but whether or not they will be able to outdo them in the future is another question.

Justice – Stress Music Video:
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2009 International Dance Music Awards
IDMA Best Artist Nominees

Deadmau5
David Guetta
Britney Spears
Tiesto
Paul van Dyk
Cascada

Featured Nominee:
Madonna

Does someone want to count how many records and awards the nominees in this list hold? Probably not. Madonna and Tiesto alone would take you a while. Queen Madge may have hit the big 5-0, but she’s still got it. Another number one album this year (Hard Candy), and another historic world tour (The Sticky & Sweet Tour). She has made US$280 million from five months of touring so far – Madonna’s going to be on the road until August 2009. A conservative estimate would put her up around $500 million (and that’s very conservative) after this one-year tour. Keeping up-to-date with music styles with help from artists like Justin Timberlake probably helps; wonder what Madonna will be doing in another ten years when she’s sixty?

Madonna Get Stupid Music Video:
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2009 International Dance Music Awards
IDMA Best Break-Through Artist Nominees

Santogold
Lady Gaga
Morgan Page

Featured Nominee:
Yelle

She broke out with songs like “À cause des Garçons,” and “Je veux te voir,” which have been featured in games (Need for Speed, UEFA Euro 2008), fashion shows (Moschino), TV (Entourage), and stores (Gap, H&M). And while Yelle is not one to shy from controversy – dissing fellow French act TTC’s Cuizinier – this has probably just helped her rise to stardom and notoriety. Oh yeah, her music’s not bad neither. Even if you don’t speak French.

Yelle “JE VEUX TE VOIR” Music Video:
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2009 International Dance Music Awards
IDMA Best Music Video Nominees

Just Dance – Lady Gaga – Interscope
Delirious – David Guetta feat. Tara McDonald – Ultra Records
Womanizer – Britney Spears – Jive
Pjanoo – Eric Prydz – Pryda/Ultra Records
In And Out Of Love – Armin van Buuren feat. Sharon den Adel – Armada/Ultra Records

Featured Nominee:
The One – Sharam feat. Daniel Bedingfield – Ultra Records

Iranian-born Sharam (you might know him along with his partner “Dubfire” as Deep Dish) tries something new and teams up with Daniel Bedingfield, who has come out of hiding to help him out on The One. The video’s concept is distinctive enough, mixing technology (holograms) with quirky boy-girl scenarios – definitely worth a look.

Sharam – ‘The One’ ft. Daniel Bedingfield Music Video:
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Loose Morals
Tuesday, March 24^th and Wednesday, March 25^th 2009
Dolce South Beach

Winter Music Conference is almost upon us!  Still not sure which parties to attend?  Be sure to add two nights of Loose Morals to your list!  On Tuesday, March 24th and Wednesday, March 25^th 2009, Traffic Events and Madflower Creative Group will be bringing back some serious musical madness to one of the largest and most beautiful venues in all of South Beach – DOLCE!  Enjoy three rooms of music, a thundering sound system, plush lounges, and a large rooftop terrace overlooking the ocean.   Put on your dancing shoes!

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OM: Miami 2009
Saturday, March 28^th 2009
Karu & Y 10pm to 7am

Om Records and Made Event present OM: MIAMI 2009, celebrating fifteen years of house with five rooms of live music and a killer line-up.  Witness the exclusive Winter Music Conference performance of Austrian duo Kruder & Dorfmeister and get down to sets from Mushroom Jazz Master Mark Farina, house legends DJ Sneak and Charles Webster, lovely ladies Colette and DJ Heather, Chromeo, and indie fave Diplo.  This is one party you definitely don’t want to miss! 

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2009 International Dance Music Awards
IDMA Best Remixer Nominees

Dubfire
Kaskade
Dirty South
Bimbo Jones
Jody Den Broeder

Featured Nominee:
Freemasons

Hailing from England, British band Freemasons is known for tearing it up with their remixes. Their work with Moby, Eric Prydz, and even the spicing up of songs by R&B artists like Beyoncé and Kelly Rowland testify to the demand for this duo’s services.

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