For all the best of what North America Dance music has to offer, we have the Club World Awards and one of the judges is Scumfrog. Check out who is nominated and in what categories.

The 3rd Annual Club World Awards

2005 Nominees Announced

Nightclub industry award show set for Winter Music Conference 2005

New York – Club Systems International is pleased to announce the nominees for the Club World Awards 2005. Now in their third year, The Club World Awards recognize innovation in design, technology, sound, and talent across nightclubs in North America. The nominees are a snapshot of what’s hot in the nightclub industry this year, and a barometer for the direction of trends. The best-of-the-best winners in all 17 categories will be announced at The Club World Awards ceremony to be held at a marquis nightclub during Winter Music Conference in March, in Miami, Florida.

“The Club World Awards is Club Systems’ way of recognizing the true heroes
of the nightclub industry, and the innovations that keep it constantly
evolving year after year.” –Kerri Mason, CLUB SYSTEMS INTERNATIONAL editor

The Awards – also known as the “Disco Globes” after their mirror ball trophies – honor the hottest, newest, most cutting-edge products; and the DJs, promoters and proprietors who strive to bring the public the ultimate clubbing experiences. The Club World Awards also provide an indication of where the fast-paced, dynamic industry is headed in the coming year.

“The Club World Awards are certainly growing in stature and the [North]
American nightclub community now has an event to look forward to each year.”
–Jim Tremayne, DJ TIMES Editor

Some highlights about the nominees:

* BEST SUPERCLUB This hotly contested category includes Crobar (New
York), which helped usher in New York’s new era of super-sized clubbing; three-time nominee Avalon (Boston); the pure theater of Mansion (Miami); and newcomer Sound-Bar (Chicago), where even the Bush twins, Barbara & Jenna, were reportedly spotted dancing to outspokenly anti-Dubya UK DJ Adam Freeland.

* BEST CLUB After taking home honors in several categories last year,
including Best New Club & Best Sound System; and being chronicled on Spike TV’s reality show “The Club,” Ice (Las Vegas) may provide some real competition for two-time Best Club winner The Church (Denver). Also in the running is music-driven boutique club Cielo (New York), which hosts Best Resident DJ nominee Francois K’s Deep Space party. Rounding out the top four is South Beach in Houston, which features a weekly Latin night anchored by Best Resident DJ nominee DJ Cubanito.

* BEST NEW CLUB The nominees include the newly reconstructed Vinyl
(Denver), whose roof famously collapsed during a snowstorm in 2003, and newcomers Compound (Atlanta), Fur (Washington DC), and Lotus/Karma (Denver).

* BEST RESIDENT DJ The biggest reward for any DJ is a dancefloor full
of clubbers shaking what God gave them. This year we have two top contenders from San Francisco, Behrouz at Mixed Elements, which has also been nominated for Best Party; and David Harness at the long-running Sunday T-Dance at The EndUp. On the opposite coast, Body & Soul stalwart Francois K casts the deep house aural spell with his Monday Deep Space party, which is fast becoming a New York institution. And down South, DJ Cubanito’s weekly Latin night at Café Con Leche in Houston is keeping Texas hot with the spirit of Miami.

* NIGHTSTALKER AWARD The “People’s Choice” equivalent will be selected
by the clubbers through online voting at www.clubworldawards.com. The nominees are all clubber favorites, including Rise (Boston), the city’s original after-hours club, which side-steps a citywide curfew with a members-only policy; Stereo (Montreal), boasting a serious analog sound system and more than a few patrons who have permanently inked the club’s logo onto their bodies; Sullivan Room (New York), home to the infamous
Tronic Treatment techno parties; and Zentra (Chicago), a gritty alternative to the city’s splashy superclubs.

The winners of the Club World Awards will be determined by an independent panel of expert judges, and will be announced in March 2005 at The Club World Awards ceremony held during Winter Music Conference in Miami, Florida. Joining this year’s panel of judges is DJ Times editor Jim Tremayne and world-renowned DJ/producer THE SCUMFROG.

Watch for more information about “The Club World Awards Stalk South Beach
Sweepstakes.” Club Systems International will be giving away a trip for two to the Winter Music Conference, including airfare, hotel, two badges, and the chance to present the NightStalker Award at the ceremony. This is “the chance for real NightStalkers to take the trip of a lifetime.”

Club Systems International is the only magazine in North America dedicated to the look, sound, and feel of nightclubs. Launched in July 2000 to instant acclaim, the monthly publication covers the world’s best venues from a technical & aesthetic perspective. Club Systems International and sister publication DJ Times are published by Testa Communications.

CLUB WORLD AWARD NOMINEES 2005

Best Superclub

Avalon, Boston

crobar, New York

Mansion, Miami

Sound-Bar, Chicago

Best Club

Cielo, New York

Ice, Las Vegas

South Beach, Houston

The Church, Denver

Best Lounge

BarTwenty3, Nashville

Pearl, Providence

Tabú, Las Vegas

The Abbey, West Hollywood

Best New

Compound, Atlanta

Fur, Washington, D.C.

Lotus/Karma, Denver

Vinyl, Denver

Best Sound System

Mansion Miami, Phazon & Sound Investment

Quo New York, Advanced Audio Technology

Rain Las Vegas, Infinite Audio

Vinyl Denver, GC Pro & Speed of Sound

Best Lighting System

Blush Burlingame, Rutherford Design

crobar New York, SJ Lighting

Ontourage Chicago, Hospitality Design Group & Windmiller Sound

V20 Long Beach, Akroz Professional

Best Video System

crobar New York, Artfag & V Squared Labs

Teatro Las Vegas, Realisations & Tihany Design

V20 Long Beach, Akroz Professional

Vinyl Denver, GC Pro & Speed of Sound

Best Interior Design

Blush Burlingame, FUN Display/Mr. Important

crobar New York, BigTime Design & ICRAVE Design Studio

Fluid San Francisco, ODA Design Associates

Lotus Tampa, Slick Design

Mansion Miami, Francois Frossard Design

Best Party

Altered State Detroit

Anthem Miami, Michael Tronn Enterprises

Asseteria New York, Rob Promotions

Cubik Washington, D.C., Buzzlife

Mixed Elements San Francisco

Best Resident DJ

Behrouz, Pure Behrouz at Ruby Skye

David Harness, Sunday T-Dance at The EndUp

DJ Cubanito, Café Con Leche at South Beach

Francois K, Deep Space at Cielo

Best DJ Product

Denon DN-S1000

PVDJ (by Peavey) DAI

Rane Serato Scratch Live

Technics SL-DZ1200

Best Sound Product or Series

Dynacord Alpha Concept Series

JBL Dance Series

Martin Audio W8LM

Turbosound Aspect Series

Best Lighting Product or Series

American DJ Accu 250 Series

Chauvet Legend 250RX

High End Systems DL2

Martin Professional MAC 250 Entour

Best Video Product

High End Systems Digital Eye

Korg krossfour

Pioneer DVJ-X1

ScreenPlay Video Jukebox

Best Effect Product

CITC Little Blizzard

Jem Hydra

LFI DPSS Rainbow

OmniSistem PyroFog

Best LED Product

Color Kinetics iColor Flex SL

Elation Professional Octopod 80

Main Light Soft-LED

Pulsar ChromaFlood200


NightStalker Award

Rise, Boston

Stereo, Montreal

Sullivan Room, New York

Zentra, Chicago