You went to the site, you read their ‘My Year in Trance’ stories and then you voted (in your many thousands) and once the poll closed the big count-up began. Now, at the start of Trackitdown’s newly designated Trance Week we can reveal……… the winners!
With no further ado, below you’ll find the full list of this year’s big winners and often close-call runners-up!
Best DJ
1. Paul Van Dyk
2. Armin Van Buuren
3. Tiësto
4. Markus Schulz
5. ATB
Best Producer
1. Paul Van Dyk
2. Armin Van Buuren
3. Tiësto
4. ATB
5. Markus Schulz
Best Label
1. Armada
2. Vandit
3. Anjunabeats
4. Black Hole / Magik Musik
5. Coldharbour
Best Remixer
1. Tiësto
2. Gareth Emery
3. Paul Van Dyk
4. Cosmic Gate
5. Armin Van Buuren
Best New Face
1. Claudia Cazacu
2. Mat Zo
3. Ashley Wallbridge
Best Club
1. Judgement Sundays @ Eden
2. Cream @ Amnesia
3. Armada @ Amnesia
Best Event
1. Global Gathering
2. Trance Energy
3. Nature One
4. Creamfields
5. ASOT 400
Best Website
1. Trance.nu
2. Afterhours.fm
3. Trackitdown.net
4. PaulVanDyk.com
5. FTB.pl
Best Resident
1. Armin Van Buuren @ Armada Ibiza
2. Tiësto @ Privilege Ibiza
3. Paul Van Dyk @ Cream Ibiza
Best Album
1. Armin Van Buuren – Imagine
2. Paul Van Dyk – Volume
3. A State Of Trance 2009
Best Radio Show
1. A State Of Trance – Armin Van Buuren
2. Trance Around The World – Above & Beyond
3. Club Life – Tiësto
4. Vonyc Sessions – Paul Van Dyk
5. Global DJ Broadcast – Markus Schulz
Best Track
1. Paul Van Dyk Feat Johnny McDaid – Home
2. Paul Van Dyk – For An Angel 2009
3. Dash Berlin – Man On the Run
4. Gaia – Tuvan
5. John O’Callaghan – Find Yourself
Last night (the 9th of October) at The Gallery @ Ministry of Sound nightclub at the Trance Awards ceremony and party went off like a particularly well-primed firework. Markus Schulz, Menno De Jong, Simon Patterson, Sean Tyas, Claudia Cazacu & Jerome Isma-me all stepped behind the turntables and gave a laid down the trance law! Over in the annex room Al Excess, Laura May, Hidden Agenda, Ryan Wilkinson and Intertek – the winners of the Trance Awards DJ Competition – did similarly fine work making their Ministry debuts!
Further elevating the global impact of the T.A.’s, the Euphoria Trance Awards album mixed by Sean Tyas, Simon Patterson & Claudia Cazacu was released through Ministry of Sound Recordings on Monday the 5th of October. The triple CD contains the biggest anthems from heroes like: Armin Van Buuren, Sander Van Doorn, Aly & Fila, Gareth Emery, John O’Callaghan and the mixers themselves. It’s available to buy now through all good CD retailers and to download (of course) from Trackitdown.net
Last and by no means least, many thanks to all of you who came to the website, had your say and made this the best Trance Awards poll and party yet! You’ve all done your ’09 bit in supporting the scene! Same time again next year?




