If you haven’t had the chance to go to Miami for the WMC and you are a electronic music fan, you are probably missing out one of, if not the, biggest yearly event to happen.  DJs and artists such as Deadmau5, David Guetta, Armin Van Buren (just to name a few) show up to Miami to throw down their latest and greatest sets for the world to hear.   We went last year and the music, stars, and people all lived up to their expectations.  Not to mention, the opportunity to see international superstar DJ’s, walking around and not behind the decks is out of this world…

Not too many surprises this year. I’ve been following La Roux for a while and I knew that their beats would find their way into mainstream following their pop single Bulletproof. Britney Spears hitting the charts was a surprise, Lady Gaga continuing to move up the chain in the dance world, and David Guetta still doing his thing while producing for Black Eyed Peas…

Here are the official results from 2 weeks ago at the prestigious IDMA awards:

1. BEST UNDERGROUND DANCE TRACK

• Hey Hey – Dennis Ferrer – Objektivity
• I Like That – Richard Vission & Static Revenger feat. Luciana – Solmatic Records
• In for the Kill – La Roux – Cherrytree/Interscope/Polydor
• La Mezcla – Michel Cleis feat. Toto La Momposina – Strictly Rhythm
• Whateva – Ralph Falcon – Nervous Records
• Ninety – Sander van Doorn – Doorn Recors

2. BEST ALTERNATIVE/ROCK DANCE TRACK

• Use Somebody – Kings of Leon – RCA Records
• 1901 – Phoenix – Glassnote
• Bulletproof – La Roux – Cherrytree/Polydor
• Heads Will Roll – Yeah Yeah Yeahs – DGC/Interscope
• Uprising – Muse – Warner Brothers
• We Are the People – Empire Of the Sun – Astralwerks Records

3. BEST LATIN TRACK

• I Know You Want Me (Calle Ocho) – Pitbull – Ultra Records
• Abusadora – Wisin y Yandel – Machete Music/Universal Music
• El Amor – Tito El Bambino – Siente Music
• Hotel Room Service – Pitbull – Mr. 305/Polo Grounds Music/J Records
• Rap Das Armas – Cidinho e Doca – Ultra Records
• She Wolf – Shakira – Epic/Sony Records

4. BEST HiNRG/EURO TRACK

• Waiting – Dash Berlin feat. Emma Hewitt – Armada Music
• Evacuate the Dance Floor – Cascada – Robbins Entertainment
• Every Morning – Basshunter – Ultra Records/Hard2Beat
• Feel Your Love – Kim Sozzi – Ultra Records
• Let The Feelings Go – AnnaGrace – Robbins Entertainment
• On A Good Day – Above & Beyond presents: OceanLab – Ultra Records/Anjunabeats

5. BEST HOUSE/GARAGE TRACK

• Leave The World Behind – Axwell, Angello, Ingrosso, Laidback Luke feat. Deborah Cox – Ultra Records/Axtone
• Back To You – Oscar G feat. Tamara Wallace – Nervous Records
• Hey Hey – Dennis Ferrer – Objektivity
• If You Knew – Chris Lake feat. Nastala – Nervous Records
• La Mezcla – Michel Cleis feat. Toto La Momposina – Strictly Rhythm
• When Love Takes Over – David Guetta feat. Kelly Rowland – Astralwerks/Caroline

6. BEST R&B/URBAN DANCE TRACK

• I Gotta Feeling – Black Eyed Peas – Interscope Records
• Down – Jay Sean – Cash Money Records
• Hard – Rihanna – Island/Def Jam Records
• Make Me – Janet Jackson – A&M Records
• Sweet Dreams – Beyonce – Music World Music/Columbia
• Tik Tok – Ke$ha – RCA Records/Jive

7. BEST ELECTRO TRACK

• Ghosts ‘N’ Stuff – Deadmau5 – Ultra Records/Mau5trap Recordings
• I Like That – Richard Vission & Static Revenger feat. Luciana – Solmatic Records
• In for the Kill – La Roux – Cherrytree/Interscope/Polydor
• Psychic City – Yacht – DFA
• Shoes – Tiga – Last Gang Records/Turbo Recordings
• Talk to Me – Peaches – XL Recordings
• Wrong – Depeche Mode – Capitol/Mute Records

8. BEST HIP HOP DANCE TRACK

• Boom Boom Pow – Black Eyed Peas – Interscope Records
• Empire State of Mind – Jay-Z feat. Alicia Keys – Roc Nation/Atlantic/WEA International
• Feel It – Three 6 Mafia feat. Tiësto – Hypnotize Minds/Columbia
• Forever – Drake – Interscope Records
• I Know You Want Me (Calle Ocho) – Pitbull – Ultra Records
• Run This Town – Jay-Z feat. Rihanna & Kanye West – Roc Nation/Atlantic/WEA International

9. BEST TRANCE TRACK

• I Will Be Here – Tiësto & Sneaky Sound System – Ultra Records/Musical Freedom
• Broken Tonight – Armin van Buuren feat. Vanvelzen – Ultra Records/Armada
• Man On The Run – Dash Berlin feat. Cerf, Mitiska & Jaren – Aropa Records/Armada Music
• Not Enough Time – Cosmic Gate feat. Emma Hewitt – Ultra Records/Black Hole
• On A Good Day – Above & Beyond presents OceanLab – Ultra Records/Anjunabeats
• Tuvan – Gaia – Armada Music
• Waiting – Dash Berlin feat. Emma Hewitt – Armada Music

10. Best Progressive/Tech House Track

• Sexy Bitch – David Guetta feat. Akon – Astralwerks/Caroline
• Leave the World Behind – Axwell, Angello, Ingrosso, Laidback Luke feat. Deborah Cox – Ultra
• Records/Axtone
• Love Story – Nadia Ali – Smile in Bed
• Pong – Wippenberg – High Contrast Recordings
• Strobe – Deadmau5 – Ultra Records/Mau5trap Recordings
• Sweet Disposition – Temper Trap – (Axwell & Dirty South Remix) – Glassnote/Columbia

11. BEST DUBSTEP/DNB/JUNGLE TRACK

• In for the Kill (Skream Remix) – La Roux – Cherrytree/Interscope/Polydor
• Cozza Frenzy – Bassnectar – Child’s Play/Amorphous Music
• End Credits – Chase & Status – Decca International/Mercury Records
• Hyph Mngo – Joy Orbison – Hotflush Recordings
• Omen (Noisia Remix) – The Prodigy – Take Me To The Hospital
• Rock It – Subfocus – RAM Records

12. BEST POP DANCE TRACK

• When Love Takes Over – David Guetta feat. Kelly Rowland – Astralwerks/Caroline
• 3 – Britney Spears – RCA Records/Jive
• Bad Romance – Lady Gaga – Interscope Records/Streamline/KonLive/Cherrytree
• Celebration – Madonna – Warner Brothers
• Evacuate the Dancefloor – Cascada – Robbins Entertainment
• I Gotta Feeling – Black Eyed Peas – Interscope Records
• Love etc. – Pet Shop Boys – Astralwerks Records/Parlophone
• Sexy Bitch – David Guetta feat. Akon – Astralwerks/Caroline

13. BEST MINIMAL/TECHNO TRACK

• No Turning Back – Gui Boratto – Kompakt
• Arcenciel – Luciano & Guy Gerber – Cadenza Records
• Bloody Cash – Marco Carola – Plus 8 Records
• On Off – Cirez D – Mouseville
• Rabid – Dubfire – SCI+TEC Digital Audio
• Vocal Chords – Claude VonStroke – Dirtybird

14. BEST BREAK-THROUGH DJ

• TyDi
• Boys Noize
• Chuckie
• Gui Boratto
• Joris Voorn
• Super8 & Tab

15. BEST EUROPEAN DJ

• David Guetta
• Above & Beyond
• Armin van Buuren
• ATB
• Ferry Corsten
• Paul van Dyk
• Sander van Doorn
• Tiësto

16. BEST AMERICAN DJ

• DeadMau5
• Danny Tenaglia
• Dubfire
• Dennis Ferrer
• Erick Morillo
• Kaskade
• Markus Schulz
  Roger Sanchez

17. BEST GLOBAL DJ

• Armin van Buuren
• Above & Beyond
• David Guetta
• Deadmau5
• Markus Schulz
• Paul van Dyk
• Steve Angello
• Tiësto

18. BEST RADIO STATION (GLOBAL)

• Digitally Imported
• 1Club.FM
• ElectricFM.com
• BBC Radio 1
• SSRadioUK.com
• RADIO 538
• Sirius XM BPM

19. BEST TERRESTRIAL RADIO STATION (US)

• KCRW 89.9 Los Angeles, CA
• KNGY Energy 92.7 San Francisco, CA
• KNHC C89.5 Seattle, WA
• WBZC Z88.9 Burlington College, NJ
• WNYZ The Pulse 87.7 NY, NY
• WPTY Party 105.3 Nassau-Suffolk, NY

20. BEST RADIO MIX SHOW DJ

• Club Life – Tiësto
• A State of Trance – Armin van Buuren
• Corsten’s Countdown – Ferry Corsten
• Essential Selection – Pete Tong
• Global DJ Broadcast – Markus Schulz
• Toolroom Knights – Mark Knight
• Trance Around the World – Above & Beyond

21. BEST COMPILATION

• The Annual 2009 – Ministry of Sound UK
• Ultra 2009 – Ultra Records
• Ultra Dance 10 – Ultra Records
• Defected In The House Miami 09 – Defected
• OM Miami 2009 – OM Records
• Ultra Trance 09 – Ultra Records
• Space Ibiza 2009 – Cr2 Records

22. BEST FULL LENGHT DJ MIX Full Length DJ Mix

• VONYC Sessions 09 – Paul van Dyk – VANDIT Records
• A State of Trance 2009 – Armin van Buuren – Armada Music
• World Tour: Best of 2009 – Markus Schulz – Armada Music
• Anjunabeats Vol.7 – Above & Beyond – Ultra Records/Anjunabeats
• DJ – Oscar G. – Nervous Records
• Electronic Architecture – Solarstone – Solaris Recordings
• The Grand – Kaskade – Ultra Records
• Toolroom Knights – Funkagenda – Toolroom Records

23. BEST PRODUCER

• David Guetta
• Above & Beyond
• Armin van Buuren
• Deadmau5
• Kaskade
• Markus Schulz
• RedOne

24. BEST REMIXER

• Kaskade
• Bimbo Jones
• Cosmic Gate
• Dave Aude
• Laidback Luke
• Moto Blanco

25. BEST MUSIC VIDEO

• Bad Romance – Lady Gaga (Dir. Francis Lawrence) – Interscope Records/Streamline/KonLive/Cherrytree
• 3 – Britney Spears (Dir. Diane Martel) – RCA Records/Jive
• Boom Boom Pow – Black Eyed Peas (Dir. Mat Cullen & Mark Kudsi) – Interscope Records
• Ghosts ‘N’ Stuff – Deadmau5 (Dir. Colin O’ Toole) – Ultra Records/Mau5trap Recordings
• Love etc. – Pet Shop Boys (Dir.Han Hoogerbrugge) – Astralwerks/Parlophone
• When Love Takes Over – David Guetta Feat. Kelly Rowland (Dir. Jonas Akerlund) – Astralwerks Records/Caroline
• Wrong – Depeche Mode (Dir. Patrick Daughters) – Capitol/Mute

26. BEST DANCE MUSIC WEBSITE

• beatportal.com
• residentadvisor.net
• tilllate.com
• dontstayin.com
• dancemusic.about.com
• houseplanet.dj

27. BEST PODCAST

• A State of Trance – Armin van Buuren
• Trance Around the World – Above & Beyond
• Radio 538 – Tiësto’s Club Life
• Radio 538 – Dance Department (Dennis Ruyer)
• Resident Advisor Podcast
• Pacha NYC Podcast

28. BEST BREAK THROUGH ARTIST (SOLO)

• Little Boots
• Adam Lambert
• Ke$ha
• Kid Cudi
• Owl City

29. BEST BREAK-THROUGH ARTIST (GROUP)

• La Roux
• Phoenix
• Empire Of the Sun
• Late Night Alumni
• Passion Pit

30. BEST ARTIST (SOLO)

• Deadmau5
• Beyonce
• Britney Spears
• David Guetta
• Katy Perry
• Lady Gaga
• Madonna

31. BEST ARTIST (GOUP)

• Black Eyed Peas
• Above & Beyond
• Cascada
• LMFAO
• MGMT
• Pet Shop Boys
• Yeah Yeah Yeahs

32. BEST ARTIST ALBUM

• David Guetta – One Love – Astralwerks/Caroline
• Lady Gaga – Fame Monster – Interscope Records/Streamline/KonLive/Cherrytree
• LMFAO – Party Rock – Interscope/Cherrytree
• Black Eyed Peas – The E.N.D. – Interscope
• Yeah Yeah Yeahs – It’s Blitz – DGC/Interscope
• The Killers – Day & Age – Island Records

33. BEST MUSIC PUBLICATION

• DJ Magazine
• DJ Times
• MixMag
• Tilllate Magazine
• XLR8R

34. BES RECORD LABEL PROMOTER OR EXEC IN-HOUSE

• Maykel Piron – Armada Records
• Andy Horsfield – Ministry of Sound
• Arny Bink – Black Hole Recordings
• Frank Murray – Robbins Entertainment
• George Hess – Strictly Rhythm
• Michael Weiss – Nervous Records
• Phil Nieves – Ultra Records
• Simon Dunmore – Defected Records

35. BEST INDEPENDENT RECORD PROMOTION/MARKETING

• Cary Vance & John Suraci – Promo Only Promotions
• Brad Lebeau – Pro Motion
• Carmen Cacciatore & Peter Albertelli – FlyLife Inc.
• Claudia Cuseta – Maxi Promotion
• Debra Eriksen – Oracle Entertainment
• Lainie Copicotto – Aurelia Entertainment

36. BEST MUSIC RETAILER

• iTunes
• Amazon
• Amoeba Records
• FYE
• HMV

37. BEST SPECIALTY RETAILER

• BeatPort.com
• AudioJelly.com
• DJDownload.com
• Juno.co.uk
• Masterbeat.com
• PerfectBeat.com
• TraxSource.com

38. BEST RECORD POOL

• Promo Only
• Armada Promo Pool
• Dixie Dance Kings
• ERG Music
• MyPromoPool.com
• PromoOne
• Ultimix
• Xmix

39. BEST AMERICAN RECORD LABEL

• Ultra Records
• Interscope Records
• Nervous Records
• Objektivity
• OM Records
• Robbins Entertainment
• Subliminal Records
• Vega Records

40. BEST GLOBAL RECORD LABEL

• Armada Records
• Anjunabeats
• Black Hole Recordings
• Defected Records
• Ministry of Sound
• Toolroom Records
• Ultra Records
• VANDIT Records

41. BEST MUSIC EVENT

• Ultra Music Festival – Miami
• Coachella – Indio, CA
• Electric Daisy Carnival – Los Angeles
• Electric Zoo – New York
• Sensation White – Amsterdam
• Trance Energy – Utrecht, Netherlands

42. BEST EVENT PROMOTER

• ID&T
• Insomniac Events
• Made Event
• Massive Events
• Rob Fernandez

43. BEST US CLUB

• Cielo – New York
• Beta – Denver
• Club Space – Miami
• Mansion – Miami
• Pacha – New York
• Ruby Skye – San Francisco

44. BEST GLOBAL CLUB

• Ministry of Sound – London, UK
• Amnesia – Ibiza, Spain
• Fabric – London, UK
• Green Valley – Camboriú, Brazil
• Pacha – Ibiza, Spain
• Space Ibiza – Ibiza, Spain
• The Guvernment – Toronto, Canada

45. BEST HEADPHONES

• Pioneer – HDJ 2000
• Sennheiser – HD-25
• Sony – MDR-V-700
• Technics – RP-DJ-1200

46. BEST CARTRIDGE

• Ortofon – Nightclub E MK2
• Ortofon – Concorde Pro
• Shure – M-447
• Stanton – Trackmaster 3

47. BEST TURNTABLE

• Technics – SL-1200MK2
• Numark – TTX
• Numark – X2
• Technics – SL-1210M5G
• Vestax – PDX-3000

48. BEST MIXER

• Pioneer – DJM-800
• Allen & Heath – Xone 4D
• Allen & Heath – Xone 92
• Pioneer – SVM-1000
• Rane – TTM57-SL

49. BEST CD PLAYER

• Pioneer – CDJ-1000 MK3
• Denon – DNS 3700
• Numark – HDX
• Pioneer – CDJ-2000

50. BEST CLUB SYSTEM MANUFACTURER

• JBL Audio
• Dynacord
• EAW
• EV-Electro-Voice
• Funktion-One

51. BEST CLUB SOUND SYSTEM DESIGN

• Ministry of Sound, London – Martin Audio
• Beta, Denver – Funktion-One
• Cielo, New York – Funktion-One
• Pacha, New York – Infinite Audio
• Space Ibiza – Blue Box-Ibiza
• Zouk, Singapore – Gary Stewart Audio

52. BEST PRO STUDIO PRODUCT

• Apple – Logic Pro 9
• Ableton – Live 8
• DigiDesign – Pro Tools 8
• Cakewalk – Sonar 8.5

53. BEST KEYBOARD OR SAMPLER

• Korg – M50 Keyboard
• Access – Virus TI
• Akai – MPK49
• Korg – Microsampler

54. BEST MANUFACTURER OF THE YEAR

• Pioneer
• Allen & Heath
• Native Instruments
• Denon

55. BEST STUDIO SOFTWARE

• Apple – Logic Pro 9
• Ableton – Live 8
• Propellerhead – Reason 4
• Steinberg – Cubase Studio 5

56. BEST DJ SOFTWARE

• VirtualDJ Pro
• Ableton Live 8
• Serato Scratch Live
• Traktor Scratch Pro

57. Best New Product of the Year

• Pioneer – CDJ-2000
• Akai – APC 40
• Native Instruments – Maschine
• Apple – iPhone 3G S

Yes yes yall..With the Winter Music Conference over 2 weeks ago, it’s about damn time we start doing some posting! We have only 3 heads here doing 10 people’s jobs so forgive us.  After all, we are making sure we get your packages out the day you order..

I had the privilege to travel with Etronik to Miami on a red-eye flight arriving at 5AM.  With only 2 hours sleep, 4 cups of Alize, and 2 redbulls, we were all set for the competition — Check out part of the video here

This was the first event on our very long list of events on our agenda in Miami.  Take a quick peek at some of the pics on our facebook page .

We also had a rendezvous with tons of DJ’s including DJ Craze, DJ AM, Diplo, A-Trak, Jazzy Jeff, Carl Cox and some other high profile dj’s dropping beats to your feet and bringing bass to your face ….stay tuned for next post…

DBM Labs is back from the lab finally with the new designs that we’ve been showing off…check just some of them out.  They won’t be on sale until April! or maybe a couple days before, but we have to tag them and prepare stickers with each of our packages..

Here’s a sneak preview..

On a side note, if you are going to Winter Music Conference, hit us up at goplay@dbmlabs.com — we might have a little pow wow and party hop in Miami!  Lots of big name DJ’s will be there..check out the list at wintermusicconference.com.  If you’re not in Florida, you’re missing out!