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BASS: Paul Van Dyk leads nominees at International Dance Music Awards

Continuing his dominance in global electronic music, German DJ Paul Van Dyk took a whopping six nominations at the 21st Annual International Dance Music Awards, event organizers announced on Sunday. Public voting has begun in 38 individual categories with winners to be announced at a ceremony during the 2006 Winter Music Conference in Miami Beach. Here’s your hookup to all the locals who are making a splash in the global dance community as well as the official ballot where you can have your say on the eventual winners.

Van Dyk’s six nominations reversed last year’s position with Armin Van Buuren, whose four nominations in 2005 was the most of any artist. His track The Other Side featuring Wayne Jackson took nominations in three categories including HiNRG/Europe, Progressive House/Trance Track and Best Dance Video. Van Dyk was also nominated for Best Global DJ, Full Length DJ Mix CD (The Politics of Dancing Vol. 2) and Best Producer.

IDMA judges meanwhile nominated Van Buuren (pictured) for two awards this year, including Best Full Length DJ Mix CD for State of Trance 2005 and Best European DJ.

In Drum & Bass, Pendulum’s Slam and Evol Intent’s Street Knowledge were among four tracks nominated in the Best Breaks/D&B Track category. Showing he’s still near the top of his game after nearly two decades producing, The Prodigy took a nomination for the track Voodoo People, while Micro Dogs’ Killa Labs rounded off the category nominations.

American artists have made further inroads on the global electronic music scene, and U.S events took half of the nominations for Best Dance Event including -- for the second consecutive year -- San Francisco’s Love Parade, New York’s Beatstock and the Ultra Music Festival.

The upstart American record label Star 69 was nominated for best U.S. Dance Record Label and the label’s promoter Derek Graves took a nomination in the new Record Label Promoter category.

On the local front, San Francisco party Spundae took a nomination for Best Event Promoter, OM took a Dance Record Label nod, and KNGY San Francisco was among five nominees for Best Dance Radio Station.

Winners will be announced at the IDMA award ceremony during the Winter Music Conference, which runs from March 24 to 28 at the Wyndham Resort in Miami Beach. Click here to vote until March 17.

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