wednesday notes

master at work: dave seaman's next release

-Nominations for the annual Club World Awards, an endeavor of Club Systems International magazine ("the only magazine devoted to the look, sound and feel of nightclubs") have been announced. Here are the nominees in a few of the more interesting categories I picked out:

Best Superclub
Avalon, Hollywood
Circa, Toronto
Mansion, Miami
Pacha, New York
Pure, Las Vegas

Best Resident DJ
Boris, Pacha, New York
DJ Vice, LAX, Las Vegas
Kaskade, Smart Bar, Chicago
Louie Vega, Cielo, New York
Richie Santana, Deko Lounge, Sayreville, N.J.

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)

Winners will be announced March 26 at Set in Miami during the Winter Music Conference. Fans can listen to samples of the music entries Beatportal and vote. More info and a complete list of the nominees here.

-Miami party schedules are rolling out. I can't keep up with all of them, but you can check out the slew of Made Event parties here. Juicy Music pairs up with Armani Exchange for a March 27 event, here.

-Dave Seaman gets behind the 10th volume of Renaissance's Masters Series compilations (above). The two-discer is due in April. "I've always viewed the Masters Series as a lasting snapshot of the very best the scene has to offer at that time," Seaman says. "Getting the balance right is never an easy task, so it's always a long, hard process. But that only serves to make the end result more rewarding."

-Sander Klienenberg is promoting Pioneer's new SVM-1000 VJ mixer. Video of the spinner's December performance at London's Ministry of Sound is being used to market the gear.

-Atlanta's Ananda Project has put together a collection of remixes of its own tracks. Night Blossom comes out on Nite Grooves/King Street Sounds April 15 and features rerubs from the likes of Joe Claussell, Idjut Boys, Blaze and more. A bonus disc features redux work by Ananda's own Chris Brann.