During the ceremony, hosted by the Cuban Brothers with special guests including Erick Morillo, Arthur Baker and BBC Radio 1's Pete Tong and Annie Mac, over 20 innovators were revealed as award winners. Among these, the House Music Awards honoured David Guetta (DJ of the Year, Best Live Set and Stand Out Event), Mylo and his Breastfed imprint (Artist of the Year, Album of the Year and Best Breakthrough Label), dance music diva Barbara Tucker (Outstanding Vocal and Best Live PA), and Pete Tong who received the Outstanding Contribution to House Music award from the legendary DJ Frankie Knuckles. Furthermore, supported by Pioneer, the Breakthrough DJ award was delivered to the people's choice, Shapeshifters, following Nic Fanciulli's success with the title in 2004.
Stepping up to receive the Most Innovative Technology award at the Hammersmith Palais, sales manager for Pioneer Pro DJ, Martin Dockree commented: "As boundaries between audio and audio-visual disciplines become increasingly indistinct, the DVJ-X1 is fast becoming standard. Cutting edge artists have wanted to get their hands on hardware that deals directly with the convergence for years. But now, thanks to everyone involved in the conception and development of the landmark DVJ-X1, a dazzling audiovisual future is clearly more accessible."
(Lee Baldock)
