The Beat Junkies

On Saturday 28th February The Custard Factory in Birmingham played host to the annual dnb awards, all of the scenes big players were in attendance and with the place packed to the rafters this was always going to be huge. The event was also broadcast live on BBC Radio 1 and 1 Xtra with sets from Fabio & Grooverider, Crissy Cris, Baily and the unstoppable Chase & Status who were joined by Plan B and Kano.

Predictably (but by no means undeserved) the winner of Best DJ was Andy C with Nicky Blackmarket picking up the award for Best Jungle DJ and Annie Mac winning Best Female DJ. Chase & Status pocketed 3 awards for Best Producer, Best Track and Best Album and Ram Records won the battle of the labels with Hospital 2nd and Ganja coming in 3rd. In his 20th year as DJ Hype it seemed fitting that the Stevie Hyper D Lifetime Achievement Award should go to the Ganja and Playaz Boss. This event was simply massive and if this year was anything to go by next years awards are one to look out for, the full list of winners is as follows.

National DnB Award Winners

Best DJ  -  Andy C

Best Liquid DJ  -  High Contrast

Best Tech DJ  -  Noisia

Best Old Skool/Jungle DJ  -  Nicky Blackmarket

Best Crowd Lyrical MC  -  Fun

Best Crowd Hyper MC  -  Skibadee

Best Oldskool/Jungle MC  -  Bassman

Best Female DJ  -  Annie Mac

Best Female MC  -  Tali

Best Radio Show  -  Fabio & Grooverider (Radio 1)

Best Radio Station  -  1 Xtra

Best Producer  -  Chase & Status

Best Breakthrough DJ  -  Original Sin

Best Breakthrough MC  -  Harry Shotah

Best Breakthrough Producer  -  Original Sin

Best Magazine/Website  -  DNBA (breakbeat.co.uk)

Best Live Act  -  Pendulum

Best Promoter  -  Hospitality

Best Club Night  -  Hospitality

Best Event  -  Innovation in the Sun 2008

Best International Act  -  Marky

Best Record Store  -  Chemical Records

Best Label  -  Ram

Best Track  -  Take Me Away by Chase & Status

Best Album  -  More Than Alot by Chase & Status

Stevie Hyper D Lifetime Achievement Award  -  Hype