Saturday 5^th March marked the 2011 Drum & Bass Awards at The Custard Factory,  Birmingham. Whilst the rest of the Hospital contingent were recovering from  Hospitality Sheffield and Hospitality Southampton, at opposite ends of the country,  from the night before, Hospital head honcho Chris Goss headed down to the Custard  Factory with High Contrast on one arm, Netsky on the other arm and Danny Byrd  joining the party too.

The annual National Drum & Bass Awards are always a timely reminder of the scene’s  successes, rounding up the best promoters, record labels, producers, DJs, MCs,  events, festivals and press outlets from across the UK. Hosted by veteran tripartite  Skibadee, MC Biggie, and Grooverider, the awards were, much like they always are, a  good excuse for a party! The 4000 capacity venue, spread across three rooms, was  sold out and jammed full of lively revellers, hardcore fans and  committed trainspotters alike, all eagerly anticipating the results of the 2011 awards  and excited to see Hospital homeboy High Contrast as the special guest with MC  Dynamite on the mic.

It turned out that this year was our lucky year…. Hospital walked away with no less than eight awards in total, with Netsky scooping four for himself, voted by the people as best breakthrough DJ, producer, best international artist and best liquid DJ; Hospitality getting three for best promoter, club night and event (for the legendary Brixton Academy last September….. there’s another coming on 22^nd April, remember!) and Hospital winning ‘best record label’. Chris Goss commented afterwards: “Running out of things to say, on the 3rd award I simply thanked “everyone in Forest Hill and everyone at Upton Park”…. which seeing as we moved above Birmingham in the relegation zone yesterday went down as well as pork scratchings at a barmitzvah…” Overall, a phenomenal result for us down at Hospital HQ and a nice affirmation for us to gloat over over a glass of bubbly (or cup of tea) as we celebrate 15 years in the ride this year!

On a serious note, the message from The Goose is: “A massive thank you to everyone that voted for us at the Awards. All of you that come out to the parties in London and all over the UK, support our DJs, buy our music, wear our t-shirts, and drink tea in our mugs… BIG UP!”

AWARDS WON:

Breakthrough DJ – Netsky

Breakthrough Producer – Netsky

International Artist – Netsky

Liquid DJ – Netsky

Best Promoter – Hospitality

Best Event – Hospitality, Brixton Academy

Best Club Night – Hospitality

Best Record Label – Hospital

This article was posted by Belinda.

Tags: Birmingham, Custard Factory, Drum & Bass Awards, Drum And Bass Awards 2011, high contrast, hospital, netsky

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