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The Best of British Awards 2011

Voting now open!

The voting is open for this year's Best of British Awards, DJmag's celebration of the finest producers, DJs, labels, clubs and more from across the British dance scene.

This year's awards ceremony take place on Wednesday 14th of December at East Village where the results of the public vote will be revealed. The full list of nominees is below.

Last year Paul Woolford walked away with the accolade of Best DJ but this year there's a host of hungry young new talent snapping at his heels - could it be Hessle Audio boss Ben UFO, the multi-talented Maya Jane Coles or Hot Natured's Jamie Jones? Then at the other end of the scale there's Loefah, one of dubstep's original pioneers, or Secretsundaze's Giles Smith, who this year celebrated his club's 10th anniversary.

James Blake's walked away with Best Single for 'CMYK' on R&S, both artist and label going from strength to strength since. This year we've selected a handfull of dancefloor destroyers that you've no doubt heard far and wide. Take your pick from Eats Everything's bouncy ‘Entrance Song’, Mosca's garage revivalist ‘Bax’. Scuba's exploration in soul soaked house ‘Adrenalin’, Miguel Campbell's slinky ‘Something Special’ and Rustie's head rush of ‘Ultra Thizz’.

Cast your votes here: https://apps.facebook.com/dj_bestofbritish

Voting closes on Monday 5th December.

Best DJ

Ben UFO
Jamie Jones
Maya Jane Coles
Loefah
Giles Smith

Best Producer

Scuba
Ben Sims
Maya Jane Coles
Spencer Parker
Boddika

Breakthrough producer

Blawan
Damu
Eats Everything
Mosca
Lone

Breakthrough DJ

Subb-An
Jamie xx
T.Williams
Julio Bashmore
Jordan Peak

Best Live Act

SBTRKT
Ghostpoet
Primal Scream
Hudson Mohawke
Dub Pistols

Best Label

Numbers
Anjunabeats
Keysound
Defected
Hot Creations

Best Small Club

Digital, Brighton
JUNK, Southampton
Subclub, Glasgow
Sound Control, Manchester
XOYO, London

Best Large Club

Ministry of Sound, London
Sankeys, Manchester
Digital, Newcastle
Fabric, London
The Arches, Glasgow

Best Club Night

Troublevision, London
Bedlam, Kent
Louche, Leeds
Content, Manchester
Death Disco, Glasgow

Best Festival

Global Gathering
SW4
Secret Garden
Glade
Bloc Weekender

Best Single

Eats Everything ‘Entrance Song’
Mosca ‘Bax’
Scuba ‘Adrenalin’
Miguel Campbell ‘Something Special’
Rustie ‘Ultra Thizz’

Best Remix

T.Williams ‘Heartbeat (Paul Woolford Remix)’
4th Measure Men ‘4 You (Maya Jane Coles Remix)’
Azari & III ‘Hungry For The Power (Jamie Jones Remix)’
Omar ‘It’s So (Zed Bias Remix)’
Africa Hi-Tech ‘Out In The Streets (VIP Remix)’

Best Album

Rustie ‘Glass Swords’
Zomby ‘Dedication’
SBTRKT ‘SBTRKT'
LV ‘Routes’
Marcus Intalex ‘21’

Best Compilation

Ben UFO ‘Rinse 16’
Giles Smith & James Priestley ’10 Years Of Secretsundaze’
Shogun Audio Artists ‘Way Of The Warrior’
Scuba ‘DJ Kicks’
Four Tet ‘Fabriclive 59’

Best Radio Show

Mary Anne-Hobbs (xfm)
Annie Mac (Radio 1)
Numbers (Rinse FM)
Gilles Peterson Worldwide (Radio 1)
Sinden (Kiss FM)

Best Music Outlet

Idle Hands, Bristol
Rubadub, Glasgow
Sounds Of The Universe, London
HTFR, Birmingham
Juno (Online)

Outstanding Contribution

Joey Negro
Andrew Weatherall
Mary Anne-Hobbs
Gilles Peterson
Norman Cook

Fashion

Henleys
Onetruesaxon
Kangol
Duffer Of St George
Supremebeing