D&B Arena Awards at Ministry Of Sound

 

23 Feb 2010

 

 

 

Heading down to the D&B Arena Awards at Ministry last week, I must admit to fearing the usual predictable back slapping exercise that these types of events seem to bring, with vastly over-inflated egos strutting about the place, accompanied by hordes of goggle eyed fans in tow. It was a pleasant surprise, then, to see the great and the good of the scene rubbing shoulders with the d&b consuming public, all intent on celebrating the positive aspects of the world of drums & bass.

 

Ok, so there were no real surprises on the winners list, but when artists such as Chase & Status are achieving mainstream crossover success with considerable ease, how can we not pay tribute to those who are leading our scene to greater public exposure via Radio 1 and the like? And the newcomers' awards for the likes of Dirtyphonics and Sigma show that there is life in the old d&b dog yet.

 

Co-hosted by the Arena's own Risky alongside Nihal from Radio 1, the awards ceremony actually ran more smoothly than the organised chaos I was expecting. The ceremony itself was punctuated by live performances from the likes of Lynx & Kemo, Beardyman and J Majik & Wickaman and the vast majority of the winners were present to collect their awards, with the exception of Chase & Status. The after party saw sets from Andy C, Goldie and Dirtyphonics amongst others. The full winners list as follows:  

 

Best DJ: Andy C

Best MC: Skibadee

Best Producer: High Contrast

Best Single: Chase & Status 'Pieces' (Ram Records)

Best Album: Chase & Status 'More Than Alot' (Ram Records)

Best Label: Ram Records

Best Newcomer DJ: Sigma

Best Newcomer MC: Harry Shotta

Best Newcomer Producer: Dirtyphonics

Best Promoter: Hospitality

Best Event: Hospitality @ Matter

Hall Of Fame: Kemistry (Inducted By D&BA), Stevie Hyper D (Inducted By D&BA), Andy C (inducted by votes), Goldie (inducted by votes)

 


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