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 It's time to settle the argument for the 7th year running with America's Best DJ poll presented by DJ Times and Pioneer. Your vote is needed to see who the best DJ is stateside for 2012...
The DJ’s penetration into pop culture has created renewed interest for the scene’s mainstays—plus a new crop of young and exciting DJ/producers have bubbled up from the underground. Yes, the American scene has been influenced by European DJs over the years, but let’s not forget the incredible talent this country has produced.
With that, we’re back to celebrate the U.S-based DJ with the 2012 America’s Best DJ competition: Who will succeed 2011 champion Kaskade and become America’s Best DJ for 2012?
Now in its 7th year, the three-month-long promotion run by DJ Times magazine & title-sponsored by Pioneer DJ asks the eternal question: “Who’s America’s Best DJ?” Beginning on May 25, fans can vote for their favorite DJs at the America’s Best DJ Website.
Running concurrently with the competition, America’s Best DJ Summer Tour Presented by Pioneer DJ & DJ Times kicked off for the 5th consecutive year at Movement, Detroit’s electronic music festival, this Memorial Day weekend. The annual event drew over 100,000 fans to Hart Plaza and featured performances by ABDJ nominees Jeff Mills, Carl Craig, Claude VonStroke, Derrick Carter, Dillon Francis, DJ Godfather, Josh Wink, Diplo (playing with Major Lazer), Mark Farina, and Stacey Pullen.
The Summer Tour will visit a dozen major markets with more than 20 summer-event dates. DJ Times will maintain a dedicated exhibit booth and take paper-ballot votes from fans supporting their favorite U.S.-based DJs. Both the voting and tour will run from Memorial Day to Labor Day, and the America’s Best DJ award show/closing party will be held October 7 at Marquee Nightclub in Las Vegas.
Online voting and social-media interaction also give fans the chance to win awesome prizes. Just by voting for your favorite DJ on the America’s Best DJ website, by following America’s Best DJ on Twitter or by clicking “Like” on the America’s Best DJ Facebook Page, you’ll be entered to win exciting prizes from Pioneer DJ—including HDJ-2000K headphones, HDJ-1500 headphones and a black DJM-250 mixer.
Also, one lucky voter (plus a guest) will win a grand prize trip for two to Las Vegas that includes roundtrip airfare, hotel accommodations, and VIP treatment at the America’s Best DJ closing party/award ceremony. Note: Both the online vote and tour runs from Memorial Day to Labor Day. Drawing will be held September 7.
The 2011 America’s Best DJ vote was the closest in its six-year history. Eventual winner, Kaskade edged a diverse group of top jocks that included Skrillex, Z-Trip, BT, Steve Aoki, Diplo, Wolfgang Gartner, A-Trak and Bassnectar. At promotion’s end, Kaskade was presented with a gold-plated Pioneer DJM-800 mixer at Las Vegas’ Marquee. Afterward, he rocked the club’s packed crowd, still basking in the glory of being voted America’s Best DJ. Who will it be this year?
THE NOMINATIONS
Armand Van Helden
A-Trak
Audrey Napoleon
Baby Anne
Bad Boy Bill
Bassnectar
Blake Jarrell
Bl3nd
BT
Carl Craig
Cedric Gervais
Christopher Lawrence
Claude VonStroke
Cold Blank
Colette
Crystal Method
Designer Drugs
Dieselboy
Dillon FrancisDiplo
Disco Fries
DJ Boris
DJ Craze
DJ Creme
DJ Dan
DJ Enferno
DJ Fei-Fei
DJ Godfather
DJ Icey
DJ Pauly D
DJ Shadow
DJ Shiftee
DJ Skribble
DJ Swamp
DJ Theo
DJ Vice
Dennis Ferrer
Derrick Carter
Donald Glaude
Dubfire
Eco
Erick Morillo
Faust & Shortee
Felix Da Housecat
Filo & Peri
Flosstradamus
François K
Frankie Knuckles
Gabriel & Dresden
George Acosta
Girl Talk
Grandmaster Flash
Green Velvet
Ian Carey
Jazzy Jeff
Jeff Mills
Joe Bermudez
Josh Wink
Kill the NoiseLA Riots
Louie Vega
Manufactured Superstars
Mark Farina
Markus Schulz
Matthew Dear
Max Vangeli
Miguel Migs
MiMOSA
Mixmaster Mike
Moby
Morgan Page
Oscar G
Paper Diamond
Porter Robinson
Pretty Lights
Reid Speed
Rob Swift
Robbie Rivera
Roger Sanchez
Roonie G
Saeed Younan
Scotty Boy
Serge Devant
Sharam
Shogun
Skrillex
Sleepy & Boo
SovietPanda
Stacey Pullen
Steve Aoki
Sticky Boots
Tittsworth
Tommie Sunshine
Tritonal
Trouble & Bass Crew
12th Planet
VibeSquaD
Victor Calderone
Wolfgang Gartner
Z-Trip
:: View the nominees online here!
:: Cast your vote right here!
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