2003 CHOICE Award WINNERS

Tony Humphries’ Choice, celebrating the deep-house sound and legacy of Club Zanzibar.

BEST COMPILATION

CHOICE: TONY HUMPHRIES (AZULI) – 33%

IN THE HOUSE (DEFECTED) – 26%

MIX THE VIBE (KING STREET) – 23%

PHONOGRAPHY 2: DJ SMASH (BLUE NOTE) – 11%

GOOD TIMES VOL 3: JOEY & NORMAN JAY (REACT RECORDS) – 7%

BEST LOCAL EVENT (LONG-RUNNING)

SHELTER – 47%

DEEP SEE – 19%

SOLE CHANNEL – 16%

BKNY – 10%

TOGETHER IN SPIRIT – 8%

BEST ANNUAL EVENT

CELEBRATE BROOKLYN FEST – 30%

SOUL SUMMIT @ FORT GREENE PARK – 27%

CLUBHOUSE JAMBOREE – 17%

LSL BOAT CRUISE SERIES – 14%

BLACK UNDERGROUND @ CONEY ISLAND – 12%

BEST CLUB / VENUE

CLUB SHELTER – 52%

CIELO – 24%  

DEEP – 13%

APT – 10%

667 – 1%

BEST INDEPENDENT LABEL

LARGE – 37%

GIANT STEP – 26%

SOULFURIC – 21%

NAKED MUSIC – 13%

SEASONS – 3%

BEST INDEPENDENT LABEL (INT'L)

GOTSOUL – 28%

NEEDS – 25%

PAPA – 21%

DEFECTED – 17%

SONAR KOLLECTIV – 9%

BEST RETAIL STORE

DANCETRACKS – 62%

VINYLMANIA – 17%

HALCYON – 10%

SOUND LIBRARY – 7%

DISCORAMA – 4%

BEST ONLINE STORE

DANCETRACKS – 39%

SATELLITE – 24%

DUSTY GROOVES – 23%

GEMM – 14%

SMOKE CDS – 1%

BEST WEBSITE

DEEP HOUSE PAGE – 66%

GIANT STEP – 13%

BOUNCE FM – 11%

MIR MEDIA – 8%

DOWN SHIFT RADIO – 2%

ALBUM OF THE YEAR

DJ POPE & D-SOUL PRESENTS THE FAMILY, DJ POPE – 38%

ELEMENTS OF LIFE, LOUIE VEGA – 37%

FROM HERE TO THERE, DJ SPINNA – 16%

DUB TRIBE SOUNDSYSTEM, BAGGAGE – 5%

IINTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS, VIKTER DUPLAIX – 4%

BEST MUSIC PUBLICATION

STRAIGHT NO CHASER – 36%

BILLBOARD – 19%

URB – 19%

XLR8R – 18%

JOCKEY SLUT – 8%

BEST MUSIC WRITER

KARL INJEX & TYLER ASKEW, STRAIGHT NO CHASER – 37%

TRICIA ROMANO, THE VILLAGE VOICE – 24%

MICHAEL PAOLETTA, BILLBOARD – 18%

BRUCE TANTUM, TIME OUT NY – 11%

TOMAS PALERMO, XLR8R – 10%

BEST RADIO SHOW

DELI-G, THE TOUCH VIBE 101.FM – 32%

GILLES PETERSON, WORLDWIDE BBC1.COM – 22%

AARON ROSS, SOULFUL HOUSE SESSIONS BBC1.COM/1XTRA – 20%

JEANNIE HOPPER, LIQUID SOUND LOUNGE WBAI 99.5FM – 18%

DJ TRUE DEEPER THAN DISCO, WHCR 90.3 – 8%

BEST EMERGING TALENT

JULIUS THE MAD THINKER – 50%

QUENTIN HARRIS – 22% 

DJINJI BROWN – 14%

MARLON D – 7%

TYRONE FRANCIS – 6%

PRODUCER OF THE YEAR

LOUIE VEGA – 25%

MARCUS ENOCHSON – 21%

GLENN UNDERGROUND – 21%

DJ SPINNA – 20%

QUENTIN HARRIS – 13%

ARTIST OF THE YEAR

DONNIE – 38%

PEVEN EVERETT – 32%

RAUL MIDON – 12%

VIKTER DUPLAIX – 12%

WUNMI – 6%

SONG OF THE YEAR

CLOUD 9, DONNIE (QUENTIN HARRIS REMIX) – 31%

MY WAY, DJ POPE – 23%

CERCE DE MI, LOUIE VEGA FEAT RAUL MIDON – 18%

MUSICAL PRAYER, MARCUS ENOCHSON FEAT EMAN – 15%

BACK IN THE DAY, HARRY ROMERO FEAT  ROBERT OWENS – 13%

TRACK OF THE YEAR

ELLE, DJ GREGORY – 35%

KA LOKE, JOE CLAUSSELL – 20%

STRINGS OF LIFE, WHISTLE BUMP (DANNY K RE-EDIT) – 19%

GLANCING AT THE MOON, LARRY HEARD – 14%

ESTA HERMOSA CANCION, GLENN UNDERGROUND – 12%

REMIXER OF THE YEAR

NEEDS – 26%

QUENTIN HARRIS – 24%

OSUNLADE – 22%

BUGZ IN THE ATTIC – 16%

GLENN UNDERGROUND – 12%

CLUB PROMOTER OF THE YEAR

ROBBI  (SHELTER/DANCE RITUAL) – 56%

PRO DEUCE LORIE & EMAN (BANG THE PARTY) – 17%

JOHN DAVIS (SUNDAY SESSIONS) – 13%

BENNY & CABIRIA (718 SESSIONS) – 9%

ROB FERNANDEZ (BE YOURSELF) – 5%

DJ OF THE YEAR

EMAN – 26%

DENNIS FERRER – 24%

TYRONE FRANCIS – 22%

RICH MEDINA – 19%

JEANNIE HOPPER – 9%

DJ OF THE YEAR (INT'L)

JOJOFLORES – 65%

GREGORY – 14%

KYOTO JAZZ MASSIVE – 9%

COLLEEN 'COSMO' MURPHY – 7%

BOB SINCLAR – 5%

LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT

KENNY DOPE GONAZALEZ  – 35% 

STEVE 'SILK' HURLEY – 34%

DERRICK MAY – 21%

VICTOR SIMONELLI – 6%

MAURICE JOSHUA – 5%