DanceStar USA 2004 - Winners List

Miami, Florida – Wednesday March 10th 2004

With its bold collaborations and attendance lined with Hollywood’s glitterati, last night’s DanceStar USA 2004 – The Third Annual American Dance Music Awards - showed the world why it has become the master of all ceremonies and the world’s most prestigious electronic music event.

Sizzling temptress Paris Hilton dazzled the world’s media as she arrived in downtown Miami with host Carmen Electra by her side to accept the award for Best Celebrity DJ.

Wearing a classic draped couture style dress by Jennifer Nicholson, Hilton joined co-presenters The Jungle Brothers and DJ Rap on stage and commented: "I am so excited to be presented with my first DanceStar award. I like spinning at house parties and Miami is without a doubt my favourite party town. I am so excited to be part of DanceStar USA this year."

The night’s big winners were Paul van Dyk who scooped three awards for Best International DJ, Best Event and his collaborative effort with DJ Colette and Felix Da Housecat for Motorola’s global advertising campaign won him Best Use Of Music In A TV Commercial. The Crystal Method also ran away with three awards including Best Act, Best Album Legion Of Boom and Best Single Born Too Slow. Renowned DJ duo and Grammy winners Deep Dish took home two awards including the prestigious Best DJ award and Best Compilation. Carl Cox and Frankie Knuckles took to the stage to present Moby with a special award for Outstanding Contribution To Dance Music.

The show began with a performance by Precision Guided Musicians – a world exclusive collaboration by Perry Farrell, Moby and Paul van Dyk who stunned the audience with an electronic reworking of Lou Reed’s classic track "Walk On The Wild Side". The Method took to the stage with their lively electro-rock number "Born Too Slow" while former N-Sync front man JC Chasez pleased the 4,000 strong crowd with his current track "Some Girls (Dance With Women)". Other performances included the UK’s popular Audio Bullys who performed a medley of "Snake" and "Real Life". Motorcycle performed their best seller "As The Rush Comes", but it was the amazing Blue Man Group that provided a mouth-watering finale of the classic track "I Feel Love" as the sky was lit with an amazing firework display.

Andy Ruffell, DanceStar Founder and CEO commented on the show:
"This year we feel the show has a much wider appeal as we have introduced a number of popular but credible mainstream acts that remain relevant to the electronic music genre. The unique performance by Precision Guided Musicians shows how effective collaborations are between popular A-list artists and cutting-edge electronic music acts. With the likes of Carmen Electra, Paris Hilton and JC Chasez as an integral part of the show, this year’s DanceStar USA will be exciting to broadcasters and audiences around the world."

THE ACTS

BEST CHART ACT (US Artists)
Christina Aguilera / Beyonce / Mariah Carey / Kelis / Madonna
Sarah McLachlan / OutKast / P. Diddy / Britney Spears / Justin Timberlake

BEST ACT (US Artists)
Deborah Cox / The Crystal Method
BT / The Postal Service / The Roc Project

BEST INTERNATIONAL ACT (Non US Artists)
Basement Jaxx / Benny Benassi

The Chemical Brothers / Kraftwerk / Underworld

THE MUSIC

BEST ALBUM (Worldwide Artists)
Basement Jaxx - "Kish Kash" (Astralwerks)
BT - "Emotional Technology" (Nettwerk)
The Crystal Method - "Legion Of Boom" (V2 Records)
OutKast - "Speakerboxxx" / "The Love Below" (Arista)
Paul van Dyk - "Reflections" (Mute)

BEST SINGLE (Worldwide Artists)
BT - "Simply Being Loved (Somnambulist)" (Nettwerk)
Benny Benassi Presents The Biz - "Satisfaction" (Ultra Records)
The Crystal Method - ‘Born Too Slow’ (V2 Records)
Kelis - "Milkshake" (Star Trak)
Motorcycle - "As The Rush Comes" (Ultra Records)
Murk - "Alright" (Tommy Boy)
Jason Nevins presents Holly James - "I’m In Heaven" (Ultra Records)
Danni Minogue - ‘I Begin To Wonder’ (Ultra Records)
OutKast - ‘Hey Ya’ (Arista)
The Roc Project Featuring Arena - ‘Never’ (Tommy Boy)

BEST REMIX (Worldwide Remixers)
Christina Aguilera - "Beautiful (Peter Rauhofer Remix)" (RCA)
Beyonce featuring Jay-Z - "Crazy In Love (Maurice Joshua mix)" (Columbia)
Monica - "So Gone (The Scumfrog Remix)" (J Records)
Yoko Ono - "Walking On Thin Ice (Danny Tenaglia mix)" (Mind Train/Twisted)
Iggy Pop with Freedom ft Peaches - "Motor Inn (Felix Da Housecat)" (Virgin)
P. Diddy - "Let’s Get Ill (Deep Dish Remix)" (Bad Boy)
Elvis Presley - "Rubberneckin (Paul Oakenfold Remix)" (RCA)
Seal - "Get It Together (Bill Hamel Remix)" (Warner Bros)
Sting - "Send Your Love (Josh Wink Remix)" (A&M)
Justin Timberlake - ‘Rock Your Body (Sander Kleinenberg Remix)’ (Jive)

BEST VIDEO (Worldwide Artists)
Benny Benassi Presents The Biz - ‘Satisfaction’ (Ultra Records)
BT - ‘Somnambulist’ (Nettwerk)
The Chemical Bros feat The Flaming Lips - ‘The Golden Path’ (Astralwerks)
The Crystal Method - ‘Born Too Slow’ (V2 Records)
Kylie Minogue - ‘Slow’ (Capitol)

THE BORDERS AWARD FOR BEST NEW ARTIST ALBUM (US Releases)
Audio Bullys - "Ego War" (Astralwerks)
FannyPack - "So Stylistic" (Tommy Boy)
Mark Farina - "Air Farina" (Om Records)
Goldfrapp - "Black Cherry" (Mute)
Hybrid - "Morning Sci-Fi" (Distinctive)
Kaskade - "It’s You, It’s Me" (Om Records)
The Postal Service - "Give Up" (Sub Pop)
The Rapture - "Echoes" (Universal)
Armin Van Buuren - "76" (Ultra Records / United Recordings)
Weekend Players - "Pursuit Of Happiness" (ffrr / Warner Bros)

BEST COMPILATION (US Releases)
Deep Dish - ‘Toronto 025’ (Global Underground)
Ferry Corsten - "Mixed Live - Spundae@Circus, Los Angeles" (Moonshine Music)
Louie Devito Presents - "Ultra Dance 04" (Ultra Records)
Sander Kleinenberg - "Everybody - It’s A Renaissance" (Thrive)
Paul Oakenfold - "Great Wall" (Perfecto / Thrive)
Peter Rauhofer - "Live@Roxy 2" (Star 69)
Tiga - "DJ Kicks" (Studio K7)
Underworld - "1992-2002" (V2 Records)
Various Artists - "Verve Remixed 2" (Verve)
Josh Wink - "Profound Sounds Vol 2" (Ovum / System Recordings)

BEST MOVIE SOUNDTRACK (US Releases)
Thomas Bangalter - "Irreversible" (Thrive / Roule)
Original Soundtrack - "Kill Bill" (Maverick)
Motion Picture Soundtrack - "Lost In Translation" (Emperor Norton)
The Matrix Reloaded - "The Album" (Maverick)
Soundtrack - "Party Monster" (TVT)

BEST MUSIC DVD (US Releases)
Bad Boy Bill - "Behind The Decks" (System Recordings)
The Chemical Brothers - "Singles 93-03" (Astralwerks)
Daft Punk & Leiji Matsumoto - "Interstella 5555" (Virgin)
Moby - "18 B-Sides + DVD" (V2 Records)
Paul van Dyk - "Global" (Mute)

THE DJs

BEST DJ (US DJs)
Bad Boy Bill / Victor Calderone / Sandra Collins
Deep Dish / DJ Dan / Oscar G / Peter Rauhofer
Roger Sanchez / Danny Tenaglia / Josh Wink

BEST INTERNATIONAL DJ (Non US DJs)
Ferry Corsten / John Digweed / Richie Hawtin
Danny Howells / Sander Kleinenberg / Steve Lawler
Paul Oakenfold / Sasha / Tiesto / Paul van Dyk

BEST EXPORT DJ (US DJs)
Felix Da Housecat / Masters At Work
Jeff Mills / David Morales / Erick Morillo

BEST RADIO DJ (US DJs)
Jason Bentley - "Metropolis" (KCRW, Los Angeles)
Swedish Egil & Richard ‘Humpty’ Vission - "Powertools" (KPWR-FM, L A)
Vic Latino "The KTU House Party" (WKTU, New York)
DJ Merritt - "Edgeclub" (KDGE, Dallas)
Liquid Todd - "Solid State" (K Rock, New York)

THE NO COVER AWARD FOR BEST BREAKTHROUGH DJ (US DJs)
Behrouz / Gabriel & Dresden

Carl Kennedy / K-Swing / The Scumfrog

BEST CELEBRITY DJ (US Celebrities)
Rosanna Arquette / Adrien Brody
Cameron Douglas / Paris Hilton / Danny Masterson

THE MEDIA

BEST RADIO STATION (US Stations)
KCRW (Los Angeles)
Sirius Satellite Radio - Channel 66: The Beat (nationwide)
WKTU (New York)
WPYM / Party 93.1 (Miami)
XM Satellite Radio - Channel 80: The Move (nationwide)

BEST USE OF MUSIC IN A COMMERCIAL (US Commercials)
van Dyk / da Housecat / DJ Collette for Motorola (Mute)
Moby - "Love Of Strings" for Jaguar (V2 Records)
N.E.R.D. - "Rockstar (Jason Nevins Remix)" for iTunes / Apple (Star Trak)
DJ Rap - "Twix" for Twix (unreleased)
Weekend Players - "Best Days Of Our Lives" for Budweiser (ffrr/Warner Bros)

BEST USE OF MUSIC IN A COMPUTER GAME (US Releases)
"Amplitude" (Harmonix)
"DDR Max 2 - Dance Dance Revolution" (Konami)
"Grand Theft Auto III" (Rockstar Games)
"Need For Speed Underground 4" (EA Games)
"SSX3" (EA Games)

BEST USE OF MUSIC IN A TV SHOW (US TV Shows)
George Sarah - "Ossia" on Plastic Surgery Before And After/Discovery Channel
The Crystal Method - "Born Too Slow" on Third Watch / NBC
John Digweed & Nick Muir on Spider-Man / MTV
Junkie XL - "A Little Less Conversation" on Las Vegas / NBC
Sasha - "Magnetic North" on CSI: Miami / CBS

BEST MAGAZINE (US Magazines)
BPM / DJ Times / Remix / Urb / XLR8R

BEST WEBSITE (US Websites)
Clubplanet.com / Cooljunkie.com
Groovetickets.com / iTunes.com / Raves.com

EVENTS / CLUBS

BEST CLUB NIGHT (US Clubs)
Deep Space (Mondays at Cielo, New York)
Danny Tenaglia Presents Be Yourself (Fridays at Arc, New York)
Giant (Saturdays at Avalon, Los Angeles)
Space (Saturdays at Space, Miami)
Spundae (Saturdays at Circus, Los Angeles)

THE SMINT AWARD FOR BEST CLUB VENUE (US Venues)
Avalon (Los Angeles) / Cielo (New York)
Crobar (New York) / Ruby Skye (San Francisco) / Space (Miami)

BEST EVENT (US Events)
Coachella (Coachella Valley, Indio)
De La Guarda DJ Connection (Daryl Roth Theater, New York)
Playstation 2 Dual Play Tour (Nationwide)
Ultra 5 Music Festival (Bayfront Park, Miami)
Paul van Dyk at Summerstage 2003 (Central Park, New York)

MISCELLANEOUS

BEST LABEL (US Labels)
Astralwerks / DFA / Global Underground
Moonshine Music / Robbins / Star 69 / Subliminal
System Recordings / Thrive / Ultra Records

BEST PRODUCER (US Producers)
DFA / Gabriel & Dresden / Murk / Jason Nevins / Robbie Rivera

OUTSTANDING CONTRIBUTION TO DANCE MUSIC (US Artist)
Winner: Moby