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On May 1 DJ Times will kick-off online voting -- open to you -- for its annual America's Best DJ award, which will be announced Sept. 6 in Las Vegas. Past winners include George Acosta and Jonathan Peters. This year the mag, with the help of sponsor Pioneer Pro DJ, is doing something a little unique: It's organizing a tour across America that will feature 40 of the 100 nominees.

DJs new to the 100 nominees include Adultnapper, Steve Aoki, Baby Anne, Serge Devant, Filo & Peri, Chris Fortier, Quentin Harris, Martinez Bros., Micro, Moby, Peanut Butter Wolf, The Rapture DJs, DJ Rekha, Hector Romero, Roonie G, Scotty Boy, Reid Speed, Starkillers (a.k.a. Nick Terranova), Sticky Boots, and Tommy Lee & DJ Aero.

The tour's dates and DJs follow:

April 30 Philadelphia, PA Fluid Josh Wink
May 10 Tampa, FL Hyde Park Cafe Adultnapper
May 10 Columbus, OH BoMa (Bar Of Modern Art) Filo & Peri
May 17 Atlantic City, NJ The Mixx/Borgata Hotel & Casino Roonie G
May 24 Detroit, MI Detroit Electronic Music Festival Moby
May 25 Columbus, OH BoMa (Bar Of Modern Art) Micro
May 25 Detroit, MI Detroit Electronic Music Festival Carl Craig
May 26 Detroit, MI Detroit Electronic Music Festival Dubfire
May 31 Boston, MA Underbar Joe Bermudez
June 5 New York, NY S.O.B.’s Dj Rekha
June 14 Los Angeles, CA Avalon Miguel Migs
June 20 Austin, TX Sky Lounge Chris Fortier
July 4 Las Vegas, NV The Palms Hotel & Casino DJ Skribble
July 5 Las Vegas, NV Empire Ballroom Sandra Collins
July 12 New York, NY Sullivan Room Steve Porter
July 12 Atlantic City, NJ Harrah's Hotel & Casino Dennis Ferrer
July 19 Hampton Bays, NY Neptune's Beach Club DJ Theo
Sept. 6 Las Vegas, NV Empire Ballroom Closing party