Who will get your vote for the 2008 DJ Awards?

Who will get your vote for the 2008 DJ Awards?

10 August, 2008 | 9.05AM

• Written by: Amanda Connon-Unda
• Filed under: Music News: adam beyer, anja schneider, guy gerber, mobilee records, vincenzo

I always wonder how much the DJ Awards truly reflect public opinion.

What counts in the end anyway?

Is it popular mass appeal that most artists want? I think seasoned knowledgeable credibility amongst music enthusiasts and musicians still counts.

This year the DJ Awards has announced some of the nominees for various categories of music that Beatport also likes to pay attention to.

In the Minimal Category, contenders are not all that surprising considering the massive talent they represent both individually and collectively.

The list is as follows:

Steve Bug

Anja Schneider

Loco Dice

Matthias Tanzmann

Shlomi Aber

Adam Beyer

Michael Meyerand

Guy Gerber

My vote goes to Anja Schneider, who is not only a DJ and a fine producer, but also a label head and a radio personality.

This year her full length, Beyond the Valley, is a testament to her fine work of artistic yet still rhythmic and danceable blend of minimal tunes.

In the Electro House Category:

Anders Trentemøller

Eric Prydz

Mark Knight

James Zabiela

Layo and Bushwacka

Deadmau5

Benny Benassi

Felix Da Housecat

Trentemoller has my vote for this genre, because of his latest offering of the very beautiful melodic Miss You EP out on NEWS records this year.

In the Deep House Category the nominees are:

Vincenzo

Ben Watt

Charles Webster

Jimpster

Jay-J

Francois Kevorkian

Phonique

Miguel Migs

As with previous years the winner in each category will be decided by the public who will cast their votes via www.djawards.com.

Voting has started as Monday 28 July and will close on Sunday August 17.

Who will you vote for?

(Pictured above is Anja Schneider DJing in Paris.)

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