Annual Club World Awards : 2006 Nominees Announced

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The Club World Awards return to Miami triumphant this year, after a star-studded, fun-loving ceremony in 2005 that boasted 500 invited guests, presenters like Kelly Osbourne and Murk, and follow-up press coverage as far up the media food chain as Entertainment Weekly. The fourth installment of the annual awards event will take place on Friday, March 24, 2006 at Crobar 24 @ Nocturnal in downtown Miami.

The Club World Awards program, sponsored by trade magazine Club Systems International, is one-of-a-kind: It recognizes not only the best club and lounge venues in North America, but also the people and things that make them tick?and boom, flash, and glow. The ?Best System? (sound, lighting, and video), ?Best Product? (sound, lighting, video, DJ, effect and LED) and ?Best Jockey? (disc, light and video) fields recognize the designers and operators of clubland?s future-forward gear; while ?Best Party? honors the pavement-pounding promoters, and ?Best Interior Design,? the flow-creating designers. There are 19 categories in all (full list below).

Winners are selected by a panel of 10 industry-veteran, entirely neutral judges, in all categories except one: The NightStalker Award, CWA?s own ?people?s choice,? which is determined via online voting. The combination of expert and public judging makes the CWAs one of the most relevant and legitimate awards programs in clubland.

In just three years, the invitation-only CWA ceremony has become the hottest ticket of Winter Music Conference/M3 week. In 2006, dance-celebrity presenters will once again mix with the nominees, members of the press, and local Miami club stars, on Crobar 24 @ Nocturnal?s scenic rooftop patio. The club itself is nominated for five disco globes (Club World?s mirror ball trophy), including ?Best Video System? for the immersive, planetarium-style installation on the patio. Unlike a typical award show, the CWAs feature a two-hour open bar, porn stars serving as ?Globe Girls,? and the thinnest thread of a script, all keeping the proceedings fun, sexy and spontaneous.

Club World Award nominees are determined by the staff of Club Systems International, the only magazine devoted 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 2006

BEST SUPERCLUB
Avalon, Hollywood
crobar, New York
Mansion, Miami
Space, Miami
The Docks, Toronto

BEST CLUB
Amika, Miami
Cielo, New York
Ice, Las Vegas
Ruby Skye, San Francisco
The Church, Denver

BEST LOUNGE
Cain, New York
Rokbar, Miami
See Sound Lounge, Seattle
Tabu, Las Vegas

BEST NEW
e4, Scottsdale
Nocturnal, Miami
Pawn Shop, Miami
Tao, Las Vegas
Vanguard, Los Angeles

BEST SOUND SYSTEM
Nocturnal Miami, Sound Investment
Ruby Skye San Francisco, JK Sound
Stereo Montreal, Systems By Shorty
The Docks Toronto, Dymax
Vision Atlanta, Atlanta Sound & Lighting

BEST LIGHTING SYSTEM
Elysium Detroit, Advanced Lighting & Sound
Nocturnal Miami, SJ Lighting
Sky Lounge Austin, Creative Production & Design
Spin Minneapolis, Metro Sound & Lighting
Vision Atlanta, Atlanta Sound & Lighting

BEST VIDEO SYSTEM
Nocturnal Miami, Obscura Digital
Ra Las Vegas, BJ Stanton
The Docks Toronto, Dymax
Vivid Las Vegas, Laser Magic

BEST INTERIOR DESIGN
Monarck Denver, Jeffrey P. Elliot Interior Design
Nocturnal Miami, Telesco Associates and FFD
Pawn Shop Miami, Kurt VanNostrand
Tao Las Vegas, Studio GAIA
Vision Atlanta, Patti Krohngold

BEST PARTY
A/V Las Vegas
Asseteria New York, Rob Promotions
Buzz D.C., Buzzlife
Deep Space New York
Mixed Elements San Francisco

BEST RESIDENT DJ
Boris, crobar New York
DJ P, E.D.E.N @ Studio 54 Las Vegas
Francois K, Deep Space
Ivano Bellini, Space Miami
Stephan Luke & Cue, Amika Sundance

BEST RESIDENT LJ
Mike D., crobar New York
Johnny Eubanks, Oz New Orleans
Ozzie Rodriguez, Space Miami
ChristianJude ?Eyeball? Zacharka, Mixx Atlantic City

BEST RESIDENT VJ
Brainwash, crobar Miami
Cagan Yuksel and Chris Biggins, crobar New York
Roonie G., Ra Las Vegas
Russell Edwards, The Docks Toronto

BEST DJ PRODUCT
Ableton Live V.5
Denon DN-S3500
Mackie d.2
Pioneer EFX-1000
Soundcraft Urei 1620LE

BEST SOUND PRODUCT
dbx ZonePRO 1260/1261
EAW NT Series
Martin Audio W8LMD
SLS RH3
Yamaha MSR Series

BEST LIGHTING PRODUCT
Chauvet Legend 5000
Elation Professional Focus Spot 250R
Martin Professional Mania SCX500
Robe ColorWash 250AT
ShowCAD Artist

BEST VIDEO PRODUCT
ArKaos VJ 3.5 MIDI software
Coolux Pandora?s Box Mediaserver
Edirol CG-8 Visual Synthesizer
Livid Instruments Tactic m2
Numark AVM01

BEST EFFECT PRODUCT
American DJ Emerald Scan
Chauvet Scorpion LGX Laser
CITC Starhazer II
LaserNet BeamRaider
Omnisistem Planet Galaxy

BEST LED PRODUCT
Chauvet COLORTube 2.0
Color Kinetics ColorBlast 12 Powercore
Lightwild Ultimate PixelBlock
Pulsar ChromaBank IP
Staging Dimensions Pixel Panels

NIGHTSTALKER AWARD
Gorg-o-mish, Vancouver
Rise, Boston
Smart Bar, Chicago
Sullivan Room, New York
The EndUp, San Francisco


www.clubworldawards.com
www.clubsystemsinternational.com

[Lrn]

Re: Annual Club World Awards : 2006 Nominees Announced

nice to see sf on there, ruby skye system is pretty rediculous btw

[peloquin]

Re: Annual Club World Awards : 2006 Nominees Announced

congrats to them i say. only have been to ice LV

this presumably is N America only.

[Lrn]

Re: Annual Club World Awards : 2006 Nominees Announced

yea im gonna make i down to avolon this year to see sasha, wear some jlo glasses and do mounds of coke in the bathroom, when in rome?

[sotek]

Re: Annual Club World Awards : 2006 Nominees Announced

i'm just kinda surprised asseteria nyc is nomitated for the best party :-O

[fumanchu182]

Re: Annual Club World Awards : 2006 Nominees Announced

Denon s3500 all the way. I love mine

[Leonard Scott]

Re: Annual Club World Awards : 2006 Nominees Announced

Now being from Seattle and having been to lounges up here.... up until last night I would say that See Sound Lounge is the joint! but there is a lot of potential in a lounge up here known as Twilight! That place is SICK!!!!!!(Badass.... for those that don't know) I hear Ruby Skye is the Shizzle!!!!!!!

[skahound]

Re: Annual Club World Awards : 2006 Nominees Announced

Jesus Fucking Christ that list is longer than the fucking Oscars. Sorry to shit in everyone's Cheerios but who really gives a flying fuck about these "awards"?

[anonin]

Re: Annual Club World Awards : 2006 Nominees Announced

Jesus Fucking Christ that list is longer than the fucking Oscars. Sorry to shit in everyone's Cheerios but who really gives a flying fuck about these "awards"?

clubbers in the citys nominated. its like if cielo in nyc was voted best club, they would take that and run with it just like any other club mentioned on that list, when in fact it really means nothing, just like the djmag top100 and breakspoll awards. like the mf olympics or something.pointless.

[skahound]

Re: Annual Club World Awards : 2006 Nominees Announced

It was a rhetorical question, but thanks.