Dance Music Award

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The Dance Music Award (DMA), also known as the German Dance Award, was a German music award for dance music, club culture and lifestyle .

The prize was first awarded on January 19, 2000 in the Hamburg Imperial Theater . The award which depends on the annual evaluation of German dance charts , the trend charts and the vinyl -Verkaufszahlen of music distribution Discomania GmbH. The organizers of the award were music companies and promotion agencies. The award ceremony was broadcast annually on the TV station VIVA .

Award winners

2000

• Blank & Jones , in the category "Best National Single Act from the DDC"
• Darude , in the category "Best Dance Hit" (Sandstorm) and "Best International Single Act from the DDC"
• Knee Deep , in the category "Best Remixer"
• Delerium feat. Sarah McLachlan , in the category "Critics Choice Track" (Silence)
• The third room , in the category "The Discomaniac" (drum machine)
• Diesel , in the "Fashion" category
• Elektrochemie LK , in the category "Best National Vinyl Sales Hit" and "Best Video" (sound)
• Evosonic , in the "Best Medium" category
• Kontor Records , in the category "Best national export label from Discomania"
• Timo Maas , in the category "Best DJ national"
• Milk & Sugar Recordings , in the "T-D1 Independent Label" category
• Modjo , in the "Best Newcomer" category
• Mauro Picotto , in the categories "Best Producer", "Best DJ International" and "Best Radio Dance Hit" (Komodo (Save a Soul))
• Ian Pooley , in the Best Album category (Since Then)
• Marc Schilkowski , in the "Artwork & Visuals" category
• Stammheim , in the "Best Club" category
• Jens Thele , in the "A&R" category
• Urban 2000 , in the category "Best national label from the DDC"
• Sven Väth , in the "T-D1 Lifetime Award" category
• Niels van Gogh , in the category "The Discomaniac" (Powder Tower)
• Various artists, in the category "Best Compilation" (Global Underground)
• and all retailers, in the "Dealer" category

2001

• Azzido Da Bass , in the category "Discomaniac" (Dooms Night)
• Blank & Jones , in the category "Most Successful National Single Act"
• Daft Punk , in the category “Most Successful Album” ( Discovery ) and “Radio Dance Hit” ( One More Time )
• Boris Dlugosch , in the category "Best DJ national"
• DJ Hell , in the category "Most successful national A&R"
• DJ Rush , in the category "Best DJ international"
• Group , in the "Artwork & Visuals" category
• Levi's , in the "Fashion" category
• Chris Liebing , in the category "Best Producer" and "Best Compilation" (U60311 - Techno Division Vol. 1)
• Malaria! vs. Chicks on Speed , in the category "Most successful national vinyl sales hit" (cold clear water)
• Radio Sunshine Live , in the "Medium" category
• Safri Duo , in the category "Most successful international single act"
• Roger Sanchez , in the category "Best Video" (Another Chance)
• Soma Quality Recordings , in the "Best International Label" category
• Superstar Recordings , in the "Best National Label" category
• Sylver , in the category "Most Successful Dance Hit" (Turn the Tide)
• Danny Tenaglia , in the category "Best Remix" (I Feel Loved (Danny Tenaglia's Labor of Love Mix))
• Tok Tok , in the "Best Newcomer" category
• Tok Tok vs. Soffy O , in the "Critics Choice Track" category (Missy Queen's Gonna Die)
• Underground Solution Hamburg , in the "Best Dealer" category
• WestBam , in the "Lifetime Award" category
• WMF Berlin , in the "Best Club" category

2003

• 2 Many DJs , in the "Best Compilation" category (As Heard On Radio Soulwax Vol. 2)
• 2raumwohnung , in the category "Most Successful Dance Album" (In Real)
• Groove Coverage , in the category "Most successful national dance act"
• Torsten Fenslau , in the "Lifetime Achievement" category
• Richie Hawtin , in the category "Best DJ international"
• International Pony , in the "Discovery of the Year" category
• Klaus Jankuhn and Maximilian Lenz , in the "Best Producer" category
• Chris Liebing , in the category "Best DJ national"
• Nature One , in the "Best Event" category
• Panjabi MC , in the categories "Most Successful Newcomer" and "Most Successful Dance Hit" (Mundian to bach ke)
• Scooter , in the category "Most successful national dance act abroad"
• Sylver , in the category "Most successful international dance act"
• Tomcraft , in the categories "Best Dance Track", "Radio Dance Hit" (Loneliness) and "Best Dance Album" (Muc)
• Tribehouse , in the category "Best National Club"
• WestBam & Nena , in the category "Best Video" (Oldskool Baby)

Web links

• Dance Music Award

Individual evidence

1. ↑ winners in 2000 at deejayforum.de last accessed on: 30 November 2013
2. ↑ 2001 award winners at deejayforum.de last accessed on: November 24, 2013
3. ↑ winners 2003 board.rellek.org ( Memento of 3 December 2013 Internet Archive )