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Posted in music on April 10, 2008
They actually have an award for "Best Bottle Service"
The 6th Annual Club World Awards 2008 Winners Star-studded ceremony is the program's best yet Big winners include New York, David Guetta, Peter Gatien, and Las Vegas videoThe Club World Awards, the only awards show that celebrates excellence in North American nightlife, reached new heights in this, its sixth year. On Wednesday, March 26, a crowd of 600 nightlife industry-ites and dance music glitterati gathered at what would soon be named "Best Lounge" and "Best Interior Design" winner - Opium Group venue Set, in Miami Beach - to hand out the awards.
The 2008 winners represented a healthy cross-section of nightlife. Standout winners include world clubbing capital New York City for "Best Superclub" - Pacha NYC, "Best Club" - Cielo, and "Best Party" - Dance.Here.Now.; Miami for Set's two wins, and "Best Renovation" - Cameo; Las Vegas for "Best Bottle Service" - Tao; and Toronto for Peter Gatien's clubbing comeback, "Best New Venue" - Circa. Jet Las Vegas solidified its position as the best place in the U.S. for high-tech visuals, taking the "Best Resident VJ" and "Best Video System" awards. Lush house jock Kaskade bested New York legend Louie Vega for the "Best Resident DJ" title, for his monthly stint at Smart Bar in Chicago.
This year, the expanded awards program also included three new People's Choice categories, determined by online public voting: "Club Banger Of The Year" (instrumental), which went to Fedde Le Grand's "Put Your Hands Up For Detroit"; "Club Anthem Of The Year" (vocal), won by David Guetta's "Love Is Gone"; and "Ultra Records Presents Best DJ Set," won by Danny Tenaglia for the Vinyl Reunion at Pacha New York, on April 6, 2007. In a surprise online windfall, the Garden State's Deko Lounge took the "NightStalker Award" for fan-favorite venue, also decided by online voting.
Earlier in the evening, Dutch superstar Don Diablo hosted the first Technology & Engineering Awards ceremony, honoring manufacturers Allen & Heath, Chauvet, Martin Professional, Pioneer and Turbosound for their extraordinary lighting, sound, DJ and effects products.
The crowd was treated to a fresh-from-the-plant CD of exclusive dance remixes of Mariah Carey's new single "Touch My Body," caffeinated vodka from P.I.N.K., and a performance by Om Records starlet Samantha James. Among those presenting and attending were: ATB, Cedric Gervais, Chris Willis, Colette, Crystal Waters, Danny Krivit, D:Fuse, David Guetta, DJ Heather, DJ Rap, Don Diablo, Erika Jayne, Fedde Le Grand, Infected Mushroom, Kaskade, Larry Tee, Princess Superstar, The Scumfrog, Tommy Lee, Shapeshifters and more.
The nominees were selected from a pool of online submissions by the Club World editorial staff, with winners determined by a 12-person industry-veteran, expert panel of judges, except for the four People's Choice categories.
The Club World Awards is presented by Club Word (formerly Club Systems International), a magazine for the professional nightlifer. Launched in July 2000, the monthly publication covers the world's best venues from technical, business and aesthetic perspectives.
The Club World Awards 2008 Winners
Party Strands Presents Best Superclub: Pacha, New York
Best Club: Cielo, New York
Best Lounge: Set, Miami
Best New Venue: Circa, Toronto
Best Sound System: Advanced Audio Technology for Bliss, New Jersey
Chauvet Presents Best Lighting System: Neu Visions Design & Focus Lighting for Aura, Bahamas
Best Video System: John Lyons Systems for Jet, Las Vegas
Best Interior Design: Francois Frossard Design for Set, Miami
Best Renovation: Cameo, Miami
Best Party: Dance.Here.Now., New York
Best One-Off: F*ck Me I"m Famous, Cameo, March 24, 2007
Pioneer Pro DJ Presents Best Resident DJ: Kaskade, Smart Bar Chicago
Best Resident VJ: Roonie G, Jet Las Vegas
Best Resident LJ: Timmy Lights, Pacha New York
Best Bottle Service: Tao, Las Vegas
NightStalker Award: Deko Lounge, New Jersey
Club Banger Of The Year: Fedde Le Grand, "Put Your Hands Up For Detroit" (Ultra Records)
Club Anthem Of The Year: David Guetta, "Love Is Gone" (Ultra Records)
Ultra Records Presents Best DJ Set: Danny Tenaglia, Vinyl Reunion, Pacha New York, April 6, 2007
Best Sound Product: Turbosound TA-500
Best DJ Product: Allen & Heath Xone:S2
Best Lighting Product: High End Systems Road Hog
Best Video Product: Pioneer SVM-1000
Best LED Product: Martin Professional LC Series
Best Effect Product: Chauvet Élan
Posted on April 10, 2008 1:02 PM
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Looks like biggest douche bag trio award to me....
Posted by Anonymous | April 10, 2008 1:05 PM
Cielo? Really?
I'm not a club guy by any means. In fact, I despise them. Just assumed there were places a whole lot sweeter than Cielo.
Posted by Drugs Delaney | April 10, 2008 1:09 PM
who won the "Best Old-Man Bar"?
Posted by Anonymous | April 10, 2008 1:09 PM
who won best rufie service?
Posted by Anonymous | April 10, 2008 1:11 PM
sucks to be one of those dudes.
Posted by Anonymous | April 10, 2008 1:12 PM
Galapagos won Best place to get your HD stolen.
Market Hotel won best place to not have a fire.
Music Hall of Williamsburg won two awards- worst renovation and never can quite sell out award.
Sidewalk outside defunct CBGB - best place to have a protest
Posted by Anonymous | April 10, 2008 1:17 PM
I hate this story!
Posted by Anonymous | April 10, 2008 1:17 PM
"I hate this story!"
this is a story?
Posted by Anonymous | April 10, 2008 1:24 PM
Anon 1:17 wins best response
Posted by mp77 | April 10, 2008 1:26 PM
my new haircut
Posted by Anonymous | April 10, 2008 1:31 PM
i just had a dream that it was 1994!
Posted by Anonymous | April 10, 2008 1:31 PM
surely a better picture on njguido.com than that one. pretty good though, i like the new haircut guys. ladies will be all over those sweet mixers.
Posted by Anonymous | April 10, 2008 1:51 PM
its raining men. was it sold out? Terminal 5 won best club ever.
Posted by PWNER | April 10, 2008 2:06 PM
Thank you for this, a list of places for me to never, under any circumstances, venture out to.
Posted by Anonymous | April 10, 2008 2:17 PM
i pity clubgoers.
Posted by grace6697 | April 10, 2008 2:19 PM
"Okay bros, if any bitches come this way, we're in investment banking, okay? Joey - don't fuck this shit up, dude - we don't live in mom's basement on Long Island, okay? Bro? Bro!"
Posted by Anonymous | April 10, 2008 2:19 PM
Pfft... none of these 'clubs' serve PBR.
Posted by Anonymous | April 10, 2008 2:21 PM
nice undershirts
Posted by freddie kruger | April 10, 2008 2:21 PM
fist pumpers unite!
Posted by qweebaroo! | April 10, 2008 2:22 PM
If I was an LJ (Light jockey!?!? Good Lord...), I would pick a better name than Timmy Lights.
Posted by cortez | April 10, 2008 2:23 PM
Is Terminal 5 still offering Bud Bottle Service? My erection wants to know.
Posted by jim | April 10, 2008 2:27 PM
all you haters have no respect for house music!
quit your bitchin' you non-pussy gettin' homos. have fun at that Vampire Weekend show stroking your balls with all the other indie fags
seriously, what is wrong with fist pumping? better than standing there like a zombie with your hands in your pocket. It's called fun.
You wish you knew how to party.
Posted by Anonymous | April 10, 2008 2:33 PM
Don't know how to party
Posted by Anonymous | April 10, 2008 2:38 PM
Someday I suppose
Posted by Anonymous | April 10, 2008 2:39 PM
Ska is dead....long live bottle service
ps - Timmy Lights??!?!?! HA!
Posted by Anonymous | April 10, 2008 2:40 PM
What time does daft punk realize how to party?
Posted by Anonymous | April 10, 2008 2:42 PM
Is it me or does it feel like this city is just made for tools like this now and that's all who will live here in the next +10 years.
Posted by Tools | April 10, 2008 2:42 PM
you should move up to westchester with me! yay suburbia!
Posted by jim | April 10, 2008 2:45 PM
daft punk knows how to party and they are part of this scene whether you like it or not
the people in the house music scene have been listening to daft punk since the beginning
Ever been to Europe? Brazil? Ibiza?
This is party music!
Posted by Anonymous | April 10, 2008 2:48 PM
@ Anon 2:33:
Clearly we run in different circles, so how did you know I only have the one pocket?
Yours,
Cortez a.k.a. L.J. Handsinpocket Antiparty
Posted by cortez | April 10, 2008 2:50 PM
gotta say, cielo is wonderfully wonderful. 'specially mondays with francois K. these jerks who handed out club awards got something right
Posted by pretty girl | April 10, 2008 2:58 PM
WHERE IS THE BEST COKE DEALER??
Posted by Anonymous | April 10, 2008 3:00 PM
http://www.njguido.com/Picture%20Pages/2008/April/April%204,%202008%20Bliss/full/IMG_3201.jpg
Posted by yo mama | April 10, 2008 3:01 PM
"Ever been to Europe? Brazil? Ibiza?
This is party music!"
Ummm....isn't Ibiza in Europe? Hmmmmm
ok, ok second zinger
"Ever been to Europe? Brazil? Ibiza?"
Yes and something tells me that you haven't!
ZINGER!!!
Posted by Anonymous | April 10, 2008 3:08 PM
Tools, you're right: this city is just made for tools like these and that's all who will live here in the next +10 years. I'll take Queens over Westchester, though. Oh yeah, i'm FROM Brazil, and grew up hating douchebag tourists who came down to spoil OUR party with their well, fist-pumping and dress shirts. Can't escape them.
Posted by Ridgewoody | April 10, 2008 3:20 PM
Why does the Daft Punk joke still make me laugh after all these months (year?)? BV posts always make me chuckle.
Posted by Anonymous | April 10, 2008 3:21 PM
"seriously, what is wrong with fist pumping?" Answer the man!
Posted by Anonymous | April 10, 2008 3:30 PM
i got dragged to cielo on a friday night recently by a friend. oh yeah. predatory males groping everything, generic trance music, sex and the city wannabes guzzling $11 cosmos.
i'd say, let's firebomb the meatpacking district, but then the tools will just spill out into the bars where i hang out...
Posted by Anonymous | April 10, 2008 3:30 PM
anon@2:21 probably do sell PBR's for 5 bucks. Remember when they were a buck? Oh the good old days.
Posted by Anonymous | April 10, 2008 3:33 PM
where's gino the ginny?
Posted by Anonymous | April 10, 2008 3:34 PM
what about best place to spill house bottle service liquid on a blaxican
Posted by Regis | April 10, 2008 4:00 PM
i bet they wear tight pink polo shirts with the collar popped
Posted by jk | April 10, 2008 8:25 PM
haha...i actually had bottle service at tao this year. i went for a bachelor party (not my choice..vegas or the club) and althought i don't really like "clubs" i just had fun with it and it was a good time.
Posted by jeff | April 10, 2008 8:29 PM
oh to be a jaded hipster like 95% of these comments.
How do you guys get through the day?
Posted by Anonymous | April 24, 2008 11:28 AM