March 24, 2006 (Nocturnal, Miami)

If at first you don't succeed...book the same venue again! The Club World Awards finally happened on the rooftop of Nocturnal in 2006, after the club wasn't able to open in time for the 2005 ceremony (see below). The stunning view of the Miami skyline, the very trippy planetarium-style video dome, and the staff's hospitality almost made it worth the wait.

Hosted by DJ garage band DJs Are Alive! (The Scumfrog, Kristine W, DJ Skribble, D:Fuse and Static Revenger), the 90-minute ceremony was a fun-filled affair, featuring an impromptu vocal performance by Kristine W, and a historic moment when Danny Tenaglia presented François K with his second consecutive Best Resident DJ award.

New York and Las Vegas dominated the top awards, with wins for Crobar New York (Best Superclub), Cielo New York (Best Club), Tabu Las Vegas (Best Lounge), and Tao Las Vegas (Best New Venue).

Best Superclub - crobar, New York
Best Club - Cielo, New York
Best Lounge - Tabu, Las Vegas
Best New - Tao, Las Vegas
Best Sound - JK Sound, Ruby Skye San Francisco
Best Lighting - SJ Lighting, Nocturnal Miami
Best Video - Laser Magic, Vivid Las Vegas
Best Interior Design - Studio GAIA, Tao Las Vegas
Best Party - Asseteria, New York
Best Resident DJ - Francois K, Deep Space at Cielo
Best Resident LJ - Mike D., crobar New York
Best Resident VJ - Roonie G., Ra Las Vegas
Best DJ Product - Ableton Live V.5
Best Sound Product Or Series - EAW NT Series
Best Lighting Product Or Series - Robe ColorWash 250AT
Best Video Product - Edirol CG-8 visual synthesizer
Best Effect Product - LaserNet BeamRaider
Best LED Product - Chauvet COLORtube 2.0
NightStalker Award - Smart Bar, Chicago

March 23, 2005 (Pure, Miami)

Despite an 11th-hour venue change, the third annual Club World Awards were the most successful yet. The industry's heavy hitters and glitterati – Murk, Christopher Lawrence, Kelly Osbourne and Vivid adult film stars as Globe Girls – made their way to Pure when even local cabbies were getting lost. The drama only amped up the excitement at the ceremony, which was hosted by the suave and charming Scumfrog, with impromptu comedic stage antics by door diva Alan T and unscripted repartee between presenters like D:Fuse and Sandra Collins.

New York was there to represent as Cielo earned “Best Club” honors, Asseteria snagged “Best Party,” Francois K was kinged “Best Resident DJ,” Sullivan Room was voted number one in the “People's Choice NightStalker Award,” and crobar took home awards in all four categories for which it was nominated. Pioneer's DVJ-X1 trumped the “Best Video Product” category and funnyman/DJ/celeb-kin Timbo accepted the “Best LED Product” award for Color Kinetics with a sales-pitch acceptance speech to boot. Veteran Tabu held its place earning “Best Lounge” for a second year and Atlanta broke out with Compound's win for “Best New.” SJ Lighting and V Squared Labs humbly accepted awards for “Best Lighting System” and “Best Video System,” respectively.

Best Superclub - crobar, New York
Best Club - Cielo, New York
Best Lounge - Tabu, Las Vegas
Best New - Compound, Atlanta
Best Sound - Mansion, Phazon & Sound Investment;
                         Rain, Infinite Audio (Tie)
Best Lighting - crobar, SJ Lighting
Best Video - crobar, Artfag & V Squared Labs
Best Interior Design - crobar, BigTime Design & ICRAVE Design Studio
Best Party - Asseteria, New York
Best Resident DJ - Francois K, Deep Space at Cielo
Best DJ Product - Denon DN-S1000
Best Sound Product Or Series - Turbosound Aspect Series
Best Lighting Product Or Series - High End Systems DL2
Best Video Product - Pioneer DVJ-X1
Best Effect Product - Jem Hydra
Best LED Product - Color Kinetics iColor Flex SL
NightStalker Award - Sullivan Room, New York

March 8, 2004 (Nerve, Miami)

Club World’s first year in Miami was a success, with a crowd of industry insiders showing up to support. The Vegas club crew was definitely in the house, and celebrated four major wins: “Best New Venue” and “Best Sound System” for free-standing “metaclub” Ice, and “Best Lounge” and “Best Video System” for MGM Grand ultra-lounge Tabu.

Meanwhile, DJ gear manufacturer Pioneer, Denver club The Church, and interior designer Stephane Dupoux all started mini-dynasties, winning in their respective categories for the second year in a row. Danny Tenaglia won the “Best Resident DJ” disco globe for his Be Yourself residency at New York’s Arc, which would close permanently two months later. But the big story of the night was “Best Superclub” winner Sound Factory: Just a day before, the NYPD raided the club and arrested its owner. It never reopened.

Best Superclub - Sound Factory, New York
Best Club - The Church, Denver
Best Lounge - Tabu Ultra Lounge, Las Vegas
Best New - Ice, Las Vegas
Best Sound System - Ice, Sound Investment
Best Lighting System - Hush, Creative Production & Design
Best Video System - Tabu Ultra Lounge, Reactrix
Best Interior Design - Cielo, Stephane Dupoux Design
Best Resident DJ - Danny Tenaglia, Be Yourself
Best Party - Glow, Panorama Productions
Best Sound Product - EAW SLAM KF730
Best DJ Product - Pioneer CDJ-1000MKII
Best Lighting Product - High End Systems Catalyst DL1
Best Effects Product - Omnisistem Stinger 1MC
Best Video Product - Edirol V4
NightStalker Award – The End-Up, San Francisco

March 26, 2003 (Tabu Ultra-Lounge, Las Vegas)

Club Systems took great pride in introducing Tabu, and its now-legendary four-million-dollar interior and touch-responsive video system, to the national club community through this ceremony. Attendees perched on lush chaises and sipped cocktails delivered by model-waitresses while the entire Testa staff presented the awards. Miami venues logged six wins, including the coveted “Best Sound System” prize for Infinite Audio and owner Louis Puig’s Space; and “Best New Venue” for the now-defunct Maze. Space’s Oscar G was on hand to accept his “Best Resident DJ” disco globe, and to spin at Studio 54 later that night. After the ceremony, DJ Robbie Rivera took the Tabu decks and rocked the house ‘til the morning.

Best Superclub - Avalon, Boston
Best Club - The Church, Denver
Best Lounge - Prive, Miami
Best New - Maze, Miami
Best Sound - Space, Infinite Audio Systems & Louis Puig
Best Lighting - Level, Sound Stage Systems
Best Video - Vue, Obscura Digital
Best Interior Design - Pearl, Stephane Dupoux
Best Resident DJ - Oscar G, Space
Best Party - Release, Martel & Nabiel
Best Sound Product - BSS Soundweb
Best DJ Product - Pioneer CDJ-1000
Best Lighting Product - Coemar ISpot
Best Effects Product - Kryogenifex Kryojet System
Best Video Product - Screenplay Nightlife Music Video System
NightStalker Award - Avalon, Boston