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Pacha New York Awarded Best Superclub

Honors At The Club World Awards

Also Ranked Top U.S. Nightclub by DJ Mag

Amidst the frenzy of parties and celebrations at the Winter Music Conference this year, Pacha NYC has come out on top again, winning ‘Best Superclub’ for the 2nd consecutive year at The 6th Annual Club World Awards, beating out tough competition from Hollywood, Vegas, Miami, and Toronto. Nominated in seven categories, Pacha NYC received a total of three of the coveted Disco Globe awards including, ‘Best Resident LJ’ and ‘Best DJ Set’ by Danny Tenaglia for his amazing DJ performance at the Vinyl Reunion party.

After the prestigious awards show, Eddie Dean co-owner of Pacha NYC exuded, “We’re proud of our accomplishments to date and all year-round our staff strives for excellence at every turn. To be recognized by our fellow industry peers is truly an honor and this is something that will be shared by our management, staff, DJs, promoters and every single person who contributes to our ongoing success. We are truly grateful for this award but we promise to continue to present the best clubbing experience forward and live up to our being named the Best Superclub.” He continued on to talk about future expansion plans, “Now we want to continue to explore our options in Las Vegas and Miami to bring the Pacha brand of excellence in nightlife across North America.”

In DJ Mag’s latest issue, the revered clubbing bible ranks the Top 100 clubs in 2008 worldwide. The magazine approached the world’s biggest DJs and asked them to vote for their top three venues in the world, namely the clubs that have left a lasting impression on them for the last 12 months. With Pacha Ibiza leading the charge at #7, Pacha New York came in at #24, the highest ranking U.S. nightclub in the survey.
Over the last 2 years, Pacha NYC has risen to the top of North America’s clubbing capital and has become a staple in NYC’s nightlife, by attracting the most sought after global and NYC DJs with an international, cosmopolitan clubbing clientele. Week after week Pacha NYC delivers the very best clubbing nights with the venue’s over-the-top debauchery, performances, spectacular sound, quality production and dazzling lighting.

Club World Awards 2008 Winner

Best Superclub

Best Resident LJ: Timmy Lights

Best DJ Set: Danny Tenaglia, Vinyl Reunion, Pacha New York, April 6, 2007

Pacha New York Upcoming Dates

April 11 Steve Angello & Sebastian Ingrosso [Swedish House Mafia]
April 12 Erick Morillo’s Birthday Bash
April 18 Made Event presents Ferry Corsten
April 19 Victor Calderone | EVOLVE
April 25 Made Event presents Sander Van Doorn
April 26 Jonathan Peters S&M Party
May 2 Made Event present Above & beyond
May 3 Boris | Believe
May 7 Made Event presents Armin van Buuren @ Pachita
May 9 Mind Control + Peter Rauhofer
May 16 Behrouz + Cevin Fisher
May 17 Victor Calderone | EVOLVE + The Martinez Brothers
May 23 Made Event presents Markus Schulz

About Pacha New York

Pacha New York is the newest member of the international nightlife consortium and the first North American branch of the club. Pacha, the international brand was founded by Ricardo Urgell in 1967 with a single club in Sitges, Spain and the family-run business has since evolved into a global lifestyle brand that encompasses more than 21 nightclubs, a hotel, restaurants, a record label, radio station, lifestyle magazine and a full-scale merchandising division. Since its opening in December 2005, the 30,000 square feet club has won numerous awards and distinctions including: Club World Awards 2008 awards for - Best Superclub, Best Resident LJ and Best DJ Set: Danny Tenaglia; Club World Awards 2007 - Best Superclub, Best New Venue, Best Soundsystem; DJ Mag Top US Club of the World 2008; Best Of Citysearch: New York Nightlife 2007 #1 Best Dance Club; AOL City’s Best 2007 - Best Dance Club; and ‘Top 10 Hottest Megaclub in America’ by Maxim magazine.

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 video

The 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.
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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
www.clubworldawards.com

Cielo – April 2008 News

Club World Award 2008 Winner

Best Club & Best Party: Dance.Here.Now.

Cielo is proud to announce wins in two of their three nominated categories at the sixth annual Club World Awards. Having previously won the “Best Club” award twice before (in 2005 and 2006), Cielo has now regained the crown for a third time and Dance.Here.Now. picks up top honors in the category of “Best Party”. Congratulations also goes to Louie Vega who was nominated for Best Resident for his Roots night by the prestigious award’s show that is generally regarded as the leader in its field. Meanwhile don’t forget that Cielo’s 5th Anniversary year will be marked by the release of ‘Cinco’ - the brand new mix CD compiled by residents Nicolas Matar and Willie Graff to be released on Tommy Boy on June 17th.Now it’s back to business after March Madness, Spring Break and the Winter Music Conference hogging the calendar, with April finding Cielo celebrating two anniversaries with both Roots and Deep Space, commemorating their respective 4th and 5th birthdays.

François K kicks off Deep Space’s 5th Anniversary Month of Monday’s creating more rumbling bass-savvy grooves and his signature warm tripped out electronica. François is joined this month by two special guests: on the 14th DJ Spooky (aka That Subliminal Kid) for the DC-native’s unique sonic milieu of trip-hop textures and ambient auras. Then on the 21st Cielo welcomes one of the founding fathers of Detroit techno, Kevin Saunderson. The groundbreaking producer helped pioneered the sound of techno in the ‘80s; was one of the first house artists to enjoy mainstream success with Inner City, before again packing dancefloors with the Reese Project and a handful of cult aliases. And don’t forget admission before 11pm is free - so no excuses!

Dance.Here.Now., winner in the “Best Party” category at the Club World Awards, hosts a trio of parties here this month. The secret to the night’s success is “big name DJs in the confines of Cielo’s intimate setting make for some of the best sets of the year,” reveals Benny Soto, who promotes the party with Rob Fernandez. UK top-jock Danny Howells headlines on April 3rd with one of his Dig Deeper sets. From his residencies at Bedrock through to warming up for Robbie Williams, Danny is the epitome of cosmopolitan and a disciple of incessant tech-house and burbling progressive beats.

Another UK prog-house producer to grace our decks this month is Chris Lake as featured guest for Area Event on the 8th. A master at creating deep sub-bass grooves with progressive synth undertones, Chris has been at the forefront of the UK scene for several years with his 2006 single ‘Changes’ already considered a classic.

Roots is back on April 9th and to mark the 4th Anniversary residents Louie Vega and Kevin Hedge return from Miami with a handful of new promos to debut. Another of our trio of nominees at the Club World Awards (Louie was short-listed in the Best Resident category), the night is another afro-centric house jam where deep, soulful beats and Latin-infused grooves create an atmosphere to match the warmth and intimacy of Cielo.

Cielo Gets Deep with LA-based house head Marques Wyatt on Friday the 11th. Expect a self-assured set of deep soulful grooves with a spiritual message to match the DJ’s cool and silky smooth persona. Wyatt will also be a monthly resident at Cielo this summer.

April 13th is the opening night of Freedom, the exclusive NYC residency of house legend Junior Vasquez. The man’s first new home in over a decade will be celebrated with a live performance from the equally talented Kevin Aviance. With Junior you know what to expect, so make sure you secure a spot on the dancefloor for what promises to be a memorable night.

Then on April 17th, Dance.Here.Now. returns with Behrouz. Think Miami house with frenzied drum rolls, a smidgen of Yoshitoshi progressiveness and deep percussion and you’ll be in the right ballpark. Less-is-most-definitely-more for this disciple of Danny Tenaglia.

The youthful and equally soulful Bronx duo The Martinez Brothers are the special guests for Dance.Here.Now. on the 24th. Introduced to house music by their father, Chris and Steve were discovered by Dennis Ferrer and last year released their debut single on his label when just 15 and 18 respectively. Tipped for greatness, the siblings are at the forefront of the next generation of New York house… but you can’t buy them a drink to celebrate just yet!

Ariaan Olieroock and Peter Kriek are 16 Bit Lolitas who headline the Made Event party on the 25th. With a handful of acclaimed releases to the Dutch duo’s name, their fans now include Deep Dish, Jimmy Van M, Nick Warren and Hernan Cattaneo; so with those guys in their corner you know the night’s going to be one of April’s must-hear sets.

And we’ve saved the best till last as Fresh Fruit presents Frankie Knuckles on the 27th. Reams could be written about Frankie - the City of Chicago even celebrated the pioneering Warehouse DJ by devoting a day in his honor. Dabbed “The Godfather of House,” Knuckles learnt his DJ trade in New York working with the Paradise Garage’s Larry Levan, before migrating south to experiment with drum machines and percussive loops under disco classics. He then made the transition to producing, cutting a handful of seminal releases including ‘Baby Wants To Ride’, ‘Your Love’ and ‘The Whistle Song’; and was one half of the formidable Red Zone remix partnership with David Morales. Knuckles partners up with Brooklyn boy Steve Travolta for a serious connoisseur’s house set that is sure to captivate.

ABOUT CIELO

Located at 18 Little West 12th Street, in the heart of New York City’s trendy Meat Packing District, is open nightly from 10:00pm-4:00am. Cielo is a beautifully designed 350-capacity club featuring a world-class, state-of-the-art digital Funktion One soundsystem. Since its opening in 2003, Cielo has become an internationally renowned dance music nightclub brand and has upheld its edict of world-class music, professional service and all-inclusive atmosphere.

Over the last 5 years, Cielo has continued to triumph and collect accolades including; Club World Awards 2008 winner for Best Club (Winner 2005 & 2006) and Best Party - Dance.Here.Now.; Top 50 Nightclubs in the World- DJ Magazine 2006 & 2007; Best Nightclub- Village Voice 2006; Best Deep House Club- New York Magazine 2006; Best Resident DJ Francois K- Club World Awards 2006 & 2005; Best Venue USA- URB Magazine 2005; Best Interior Design- Club World Awards 2004; Best Club- Dancestar Awards USA 2004.

CIELO – APRIL 2008 CALENDAR

www.cieloclub.com

The Club World Awards people’s choice voting is now officially open, via partyStrands.com! Clubbers are invited to vote for their favorite local venue in the Nightstalker Award category – a staple of the CWA program since its inception – as well as in music categories Club Banger Of The Year (for instrumentals), Club Anthem Of The Year (for vocals), and Best DJ Set. Online dance music portal Beatport.com will host a Club World Awards page (beatportal.com/clubworldawards) with players, so voters can listen to all the nominated music, including a top 10 of tracks played by the DJs during their nominated sets (provided by them). The inaugural Best DJ Set nominees are BT, Justice, DJ Micro, Roger Sanchez, and Danny Tenaglia. Voting will be hosted on Partystrands.com, and will be live from February 18 through March 3.

Content for the music categories - Club Banger of the Year, Club Anthem of the Uear, + Best DJ set - is on Beatport.com - at www.beatportal.com/clubworldawards. That links to partner site partyStrands - at www.partystrands.com/club-world-awards - for the actual voting. With the ‘Results’ tab on the partyStrands voting page, you can see in real time who’s in the lead.

Info on all our Club World Award nominees is now online at www.clubworldawards.com. Voting closes on March 3!

PEOPLE’S CHOICE CATEGORIES

NightStalker Award

Deko Lounge, Sayreville, N.J.

Empire Ballroom, Las Vegas

Foundation, Minneapolis

Spybar, Chicago

Sullivan Room, New York

Best DJ Set

BT, Flawless Sound at Sullivan Room, New York

Danny Tenaglia, Vinyl Reunion at Pacha, New York

DJ Micro, Red at Arena, Los Angeles

Justice, Smart Bar, Chicago

Roger Sanchez, Space, Miami

Bob Sinclar, LAX, Las Vegas

Club Banger Of The Year

Deadmau5, “Not Exactly” (mau5trap)

Dubfire, “Roadkill” (Toolroom U.K.)

Mark Knight & D Ramirez, “Colombian Soul” (Toolroom Trax U.K.)

Fedde Le Grand, “Put Your Hands Up For Detroit” (Ultra)

Samim, “Heater” (Get Physical Germany)

Sander Van Doorn, “The Riff” (Ultra)

Club Anthem Of The Year

Axwell feat. Charles Salter, “I Found U” (Remode mix) (Axtone/Vendetta/Ultra)

David Guetta feat. Chris Willis, “Love Is Gone” (Perfecto/Ultra)

Enur feat. Natasja, “Calabria 2007″ (Ultra)

Justice, “D.A.N.C.E.” (MSTRKRFT mix) (Ed Banger/Because/Downtown/Vice)

Ralph Falcon feat. Victoria Wilson James, “I Need Someone” (Nervous)

Samantha James, “Rise” (Eric Kupper mix) (OM)