Concept initiators Soul Candi have announced the launch of the first
annual official Dance Music Awards South Africa.
Created to acknowledge and honour the accomplishments and contributions
of South African dance music artists, the Dance Music Awards South African
(DMASA) aims to award the hard-working, publicly-recognized individuals who are
pushing boundaries and driving South Africa’s thriving dance music industry
forward.
The winner selection will be held entirely online with the SADMA managed
as an audience-voted award event dedicated to South African dance music. Voting
and nominations will be made through the official website and social media. With
the fully transparent user-voted award process, the DMASA gives the public the
power to choose the award winners. Competition will be driven strictly by
social media and online interaction, no “panel” will dictate the nominees.
The actual awards ‘ceremony’ will also be conducted online, where the
winner will be announced in each category. This not only provides fans a chance
to interact with artists/DJs around South Africa but also helps those
artists/DJs gain recognition and prestige throughout a wider fan base and
audience. The winners will then be invited to a private honorary dinner to
collect their actual physical awards.
The evolution of dance music in Southern Africa is nothing short of a phenomenon’
says conceptualizer Ricardo da Costa and further adds, “Dance music’s
popularity defies race, age and socio-economic dividers so why not celebrate
it? DMASA will create a platform for the commercial, underground, black, white,
festival, clubs, male & female’s of the dance music industry to be honoured
… by the FANS!!”
Furthermore, the DMASA also hopes to stimulate dialogue and create a
forum for songwriters, performers and dance music musicians. Through this
exchange the DMASA hopes to draw attention to the artists/DJ’s and ideas at
work in the dance music industry and promote greater participation and
recognition for South African dance music abroad.
The DMASA present an opportunity for music enthusiasts from around South
Africa to celebrate their favourite DJs and/or artists by nominating or voting
for them as a potential category winner.
For more information check out https://www.facebook.com/DMASouthAfrica/
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