This year's Club World Awards Ceremony has been cancelled due to lack of resources, according to Kerri Mason the Club World Producer. This is the first time such an incident has occurred since the awards began in 2003.
Instead, the disco globes will be handed out during the Winter Music Conference. The winners will be presented their award in person upon meeting with the CWA Prize Patrol. “It's a situation we know that others are in as well," says Mason. "We just don't have the resources to support our usual shindig, and there's nothing worse than a half-ass party. Don't worry, just like the stock market, we'll be back.”
The categories this year include Best Superclub, Club, Lounge, New, Sound System, Lighting System, Video System, Interior Design, One-Off, Party, Resident DJ, Resident LJ, Resident VJ, DJ Product, Sound Product, LED Product, Video Product, Lighting Product, Effect Product, DJ Set, and Bottle Service.
The judges are:
Frankie Anobile, One Six, Las Vegas
Jim Tremayne, DJ Times, New York
DJ Joe Bermudez, Boston
Kerri Mason, Club World, New York
Phil Moffa, Vinyl Life, New York
Ron Slomowicz, About.com, Nashville
Steve Lewis, BlackBook, New York
Sujit Kundu, SKAM Artists, New York
The Scumfrog, Glam Scum, New Mexico
Wyatt Magnum, Magnum Music Group, Houston
For more info and a full list of nominees, please go to www.clubworldawards.com or www.clubworld.us for a full copy of the special January/February Club World Awards nominee's issue.