It’s coming to the end of the year which means that the annual DJ Mag Best of British awards are returning. For one night only, the biggest names in electronic music gather at the legendary nightclub, Egg to celebrate the last year in music.
Last year the function was powered by Relentless Energy, and this year we’re back for the ride. Of course, we wouldn’t miss it for the world.
With less than a month to go until the big night, DJ Mag have announced the nominations as well as the first phase of artists performing on the night. You can expect to see Eats Everything, Mason Maynard, Breakwave, Jamz Supernova, Ellie Cocks as well as a very special guest. Plus stay tuned for even more artists announced over the coming weeks.
The nominations read:
BEST DJ
Andy C
Denis Sulta
Eats Everything
Joy Orbison
Shanti Celeste
BEST GROUP
Bicep
CamelPhat
Clouds
Ivy Lab
Slam
BREAKTHROUGH DJ
Debonair
Donna Leake
Jamz Supernova
Mason Maynard
Willow
BEST RESIDENT DJ
Blasha & Allatt (Meat Free)
Charles Green (Patterns)
Ellie Cocks (Abode)
Gwenan (The Pickle Factory)
Mantra (Rupture)
BEST LIVE ACT
Chemical Brothers
Four Tet
Giant Swan
Nabihah Iqbal
Orbital
BEST PRODUCER
Daniel Avery
dBridge
Objekt
Rebekah
SOPHIE
BREAKTHROUGH PRODUCER
Benny L
Forest Drive West
Harrison BDP
Rian Tranor
Solid Blake
BEST LABEL
BBE
Central Processing Unit
Houndstooth
Sneaker Social Club
Whities
BREAKTHROUGH LABEL
Dr. Banana
Femme Culture
Needs – not for profit
Solä
Western Love
BEST ALBUM
Blawan Wet Will Always Dry [Ternesc]
Block & Escher Something Blue [Metalheadz]
Nabihah Iqbal Weighing of the Heart [Ninja Tune]
Pariah Here From Where We Are [Houndstooth]
SOPHIE Oil of Pearl’s Un-Insides [Transgressive Records]
BEST TRACK
Big Miz “The Hadal Zone” [Dixon Avenue Basement Jams]
Pangaea “Bone Sucka” [Hessie Audio]
Ploy “Ramos” [Timedance]
SpectraSoul “Untitled Horn” [Ish Chat]
Weiss “Feel My Needs” [Toolroom Records]
BEST COMPILATION
James Zabiela Balance 029 [Balance Music]
Kode9 & Burial Fabriclive 100 [Fabric Records]
Mount Kimbie DJ-Kicks [!K7 Records]
Mumdance Shared Meanings [Shared Meanings]
Various Splinters [AMAR]
BEST REMIX/EDIT
Au/Ra & CamelPhat “Panic Room (CamelPhat Club Mix)” [RCA Records]
Bicep “Opal (Four Tet Remix)” [Ninja Tune]
Mr Fingers “Spy (Kode9 Remix)” [Alleviated Records]
Perc & Truss “Leather & Lace (Mumdance & Logos Remix)” [Perc Trax]
High Contrast “If We Ever (Unglued Remix)” [Hospital Records]
BEST LARGE CLUB
Church Leeds, Leeds
EGG London, London
Fabric, London
Ministry of Sound, London
Motion, Bristol
BEST SMALL CLUB
Cosmic Ballroom, Newcastle
Phonox, London
The Cause, London
The White Hotel, Manchester
Wire, Leeds
BEST CLUB EVENT
Alfresco Disco
He. She. They.
Make Me
Meine Nacht
On Loop
BEST CLUB SERIES
Ben UFO Residency - XOYO
In:Motion
Printworks
Sundays At Phonox
The Warehouse Project
BEST FESTIVAL
Boomtown
Hospitality In The Park
Junction 2
Love Saves The Day
Parklife
BEST BOUTIQUE FESTIVAL
AVA Festival
Bluedot
Houghton
Nozstock
The Beat-Herder Festival
BEST MC
D Double E
FLOHIO
Inja
Lee Scott
MC GQ
SOLDIER OF THE SCENE
DJ Rap
Doc Scott
Don Letts
Nicky Holloway
Mark Moore
INNOVATION & EXCELLENCE
The Loop
OUTSTANDING CONTRIBUTION
Fatboy Slim