Talking of award events, it was also Breakbeat's big night out last Thursday as the annual Breakspoll took over London's Fabric.
No messing - here's the final list of winners.
Best
Producer - Plump DJs
Best DJ - Krafty Kuts
Best Label - Fingerlickin Records
Best Breakthrough Label - West Records
Best Breakthrough Act - Breakfastaz
Best Single - Plump DJs - Soul Vibrates / Bullet Train
Best Remix - Push Up - Plump DJs mix (Freestylers)
Best Album - Evil Nine - You can be special too
Best Magazine - MOFO
Best Radio - Breaks FM
Best Club / Event - Spectrum
Best Website - Nuskoolbreaks.co.uk
Best Retailer - Vinyl Addiction
Outstanding Contribution - Rennie Pilgrem
Grass Roots Award - Biff Mitchell
Several
CMU favourites were in the winners list, and surely few in the genre could argue with the choices. Xfm's Eddy TM, writing in
CMU's sister e-newsletter Remix Update (http://www.cmumusicnetwork.co.uk/remixupdate), comments:
"They really got it right this year...in my mind, there would have been a riot if Krafty had not won best DJ, Evil Nine had not won best album and Breakfastaz had not won best breakthrough!
The other winners were all great choices, though there were other contenders, but not with those three. Actually, make that four. Rennie 'He Is Our Leader' Pilgrem is surely the most deserved breaks player for the Outstanding Contribution award. Totally spot on. Best news I've had all year."