3D World (Australia) Explained

3D World was an Australian street press publication for the dance music community.

After being founded in Sydney in 1989,^[1] ^[2] ownership of the publication changed hands several times before publication shut down in 2011.^[3] ^[4] ^[5]

It was superseded by Three Magazine, another publication by Street Press Australia Pty Ltd, which "was born out of the ashes of 3D World" in August 2011.^[6]

Australian Dance Music Awards

3DWorld Publishing founded the Australian Dance Music Awards (DMA) to recognise achievements by musicians in dance music as well as hip-hop, which was then considered underground.^[7] ^[8]

Nominees in each category were selected by a panel from the music industry, and then voted on by the general public to determine the winners.^[9] Awards ceremonies featured DJ set performances from various artists, such as DJ Ajax.^[10]

By 2006, it was regarded as "Australia's longest running, biggest and best dance music awards."^[11] No award show was held 2004-2005.^[12] When they returned in 2006, the awards were called The Allen & Heath Dance Music Awards, and were still sponsored by 3D World.^[13]

2000 Dance Music Awards

Only winners are noted^[14] ^[15]

Award	Winner
Outstanding Contribution to Dance	John Ferris
Best Album	"Skin" by Endorphin
Best Club Night	Tweekin' Club 77
Best Dance Compilation	Freaky Loops
Best Dance Website	K-Grind
Best Debut Artist	Madison Avenue
Best DJ	Phil Smart
Best DJ (People's Choice)	Jules Beaumont
Best Event	Vibes on A Summers Day - Sydney
Best Event (People's Choice)	Mobile Home
Best Hip Hop Act	Metabass
Best Independent Label	Creative Vibes
Best Live Act	Sonic Animation
Best Producer	Groove Terminator
Best Radio Show	Groovetrain hosted by Sharif Galal Triple J
Best Single	"Don't Call Me Baby" by Madison Avenue
Best Turntablist	Dexter
Best Video	Sonic Animation

2001 Dance Music Awards

Only winners are noted^[16]

Award	Winner
Outstanding Contribution to Dance	Stephen Allkins
Best Album	"Since I Left You" by The Avalanches
Best Club Night	Sublime Home: Sydney
Best Dance Compilation	Sound Not Scene - mixed by Phil K
Best Dance Website	inthemix
Best Debut Artist	The Avalanches
Best DJ	Kid Kenobi
Best DJ (People's Choice)	NSW/ACT: Kid Kenobi VIC: Sean Quinn QLD: Jen-E WA: Stephen Mallinder SA: Mobin Master
Best Event (People's Choice)	Vibes on A Summers Day
Best Hip Hop Act	Resin Dogs
Best Independent Label	Vicious Vinyl
Best Live Act	The Avalanches
Best Producer	Paul Mac
Best Radio Show	Kiss FM 'Friday Tapes' with Phil K
Best Single	"Since I Left You" by The Avalanches
Best Turntablist	Dexter
Best Video	"Since I Left You" by The Avalanches

2002 Dance Music Awards

Only winners are noted^[17]

Award	Winner
Outstanding Contribution to Dance	Paul Mac
Best Album	"Manipulating Agent" by Katalyst
Best Single	"Legacy" by Infusion
Best Compilation	Airheads 'The Droppin Science Experiment'
Best Producer	Katalyst - Ashley Anderson
Best Independent Label	Creative Vibes
Best Radio Show	Groovetrain hosted by Sharif Galal Triple J
Best Remix	Ivan Gough, Luke Chable & Phil K remix - Paul Mac's Sound of Breaking Up
Best Video Clip	"Beautiful" by Disco Montego
Best Debut Artist	1200 Techniques
Best RnB Act	Selwyn
Best DJ National	Kid Kenobi
Best Hip Hop Act	1200 Techniques
Best Turntablist	Dexter
Best DJ (People's Choice)	NSW/ACT:Goodwill VIC:Sean Quinn SA:Reelax QLD:Kazu Kimura WA:Simon Barwood
Best Event (People's Choice)	Two Tribes
Best Club Night (People's Choice)	NSW:Sublime VIC:One Love SA:Chemistry @ Heaven QLD:Saturdays @ Family WA:Saturdays @ Rise
Best International DJ (People's Choice)	Krafty Kutz

2003 Dance Music Awards

Only winners are noted

Award	Winner
Outstanding Contribution to Dance	Phil K
Best Album	"Choose One" by 1200 Techniques
Best Single	"Dead Souls" by Infusion
Best Compilation	A Night Out with Vicious Grooves
Best Producer	Infusion
Best Independent Label	Vicious Vinyl
Best Remix	Poxymusic vs Kid Kenobi remix of Green Velvet 'La La Land'
Best Video Clip	"One of my Kind" by Rogue Traders
Best Mix CD	"Balance 004" by Phil K
Best Debut Artist	Downsyde
Best Urban Act	Jeremy Gregory
Best DJ National	Phil K
Best Hip Hop Act	1200 Techniques
Best Turntablist	Dexter
Best Live Act	Resin Dogs
Best State DJ (People's Choice)	NSW/ACT:Kid Kenobi VIC:John Course SA:DJ Brendon QLD:Baby Gee WA:Simon Barwood
Best Event (People's Choice)	Two Tribes
Best Club Night (People's Choice)	NSW:Sublime VIC:Bass Station @ The Palace SA:Clubland @ Heaven QLD:Saturdays @ Family WA:Saturdays @ Rise
Best International DJ (People's Choice)	Adam Feeland

2006 Dance Music Awards

Best Video Clip

Title and/or artist	Result
"Going Nowhere" by Cut Copy		^[18]
"Cause an Effect" by N'Fa
"Blackness of the Sea" by Deepchild
"Are you the one?" by The Presets

Best Urban Act

Title and/or artist	Result
Guy Sebastian
Jade Macrae
Israel
Kid Confucius

Best Debut Artist

Title and/or artist	Result
Midnight Juggernauts
N’Fa
Riot In Belgium
Van She

Best Live Act

Title and/or artist	Result
Cut Copy
Hilltop Hoods
The Presets
Midnight Juggernauts

Best Remix

Title and/or artist	Result
Hilltop Hoods "The Hard Road" Suffa Remix
Prodigy "Voodoo People" Pendulum Remix
T Rek "Freakshow Disco #3" Stick Figures Risky Disco Mix
Ignition - "This Love is War" Goodwill Remix

Best Compilation

Title and/or artist	Result
Bondi Calling 3
Future Classics attractions
Modular - Modular presents Leave them all behind
Balance

Best Mix CD

Title and/or artist	Result
Bang Gang - Mashed 2
John Course & Goodwill - Sessions Three
Mark Walton – Story of Electro
Tiga & Ajax - In the Mix 05

Best Independent Label

Title and/or artist	Result
Obese
Elefant Traks
Inertia
Modular

Best Hip Hop Act

Title and/or artist	Result
Hermitude
The Herd
Hilltop Hoods
Koolism

Best Turntablist

Title and/or artist	Result
Danielsan
Dexter
J-Red
Samrai

Best Producer

Title and/or artist	Result
Dirty South
Debris
Plutonic Lab
Suffa (Hilltop Hoods)

Best Single

Title and/or artist	Result
"Its too late" by Dirty South Vs Evermore
"The Hard Road" by Hilltop Hoods
"Tarantula" by Pendulum
"Are you the one?" by The Presets

Best Album

Title and/or artist	Result
"Beams" by The Presets
"Lifetime" by Deepchild
"Hard Road" by Hilltop Hoods
"Tales from the drift" by Hermitude

Best DJ

Title and/or artist	Result
Ajax
John Course
Nick Toth
Regal

People's Choice Awards

Only winners listed

Award	Title and/or artist
Best International DJ	James Zabiela
Best Event	Big Day Out
Best Radio Show	FBI Sunsets
Best Club Night (statewide)	NSW/ACT – KinkVIC – One Love QLD – Saturdays @ Family SA – HQ WA – Saturdays @ The Church
Best DJ (statewide)	NSW/ACT – AjaxVIC – John Course QLD – Baby Gee SA – Debris WA – Kenny L

Outstanding Contribution to Dance

Only winner listed

Notes and References

Web site: Hardaker. Tim. 3DWorld sold for second time in 12 months. inthemix. 24 April 2013.
Web site: 3D World Sydney . AustralianMagazineSubscriptions.com . 25 April 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20121228183923/http://www.australianmagazinesubscriptions.com/entertainment_magazines/3d_world_sydney.html . 28 December 2012 . 3D World Sydney is a weekly glossy dance fashion and lifestyle magazine that has been in existence since 1989. . dead . dmy-all .
Web site: Howe. Dave Ruby. 3D World officially shutting down. inthemix. 24 April 2013. https://archive.today/20130629131314/http://www.inthemix.com/news/50067/3D_World_officially_shutting_down. 29 June 2013. dead. dmy-all.
Web site: Jolly. Nathan. 3D World to close down. The Music Network. 25 April 2013.
Web site: Smith. Barnaby. 3D World To Cease Publication. Music Feeds. 18 May 2011 . 25 April 2013.
Web site: About Us ♫ theMusic.com.au . The Music. Street Press Australia Pty Ltd. 25 April 2013.
Web site: Hardaker. Tim. 2003 Dance Music Awards: ITM puts the questions to DMA Producer Marnie Neck. inthemix. 24 April 2013.
Web site: Jordan. Oppy. 2006 DMAs @ Home, Sydney (17/11/06). inthemix. 24 April 2013.
Web site: Vote in the Australian Dance Music Awards. Resident Advisor. 24 April 2013.
News: Mikey. Cahill. DJ Ajax Remembered as Australia's Crown Prince of dance music. 25 April 2013. 1 March 2013. Electro house and mash-ups never sounded as exciting and edgy in anyone else’s hands and for a few years I was lucky enough to see Ajax and his cohorts play sterling, jaw-bruising sets everywhere from the 3D World Dance Music Awards in Sydney….
Web site: A&H sponsors Australian Dance Music Awards . Pro Audio Guide . 25 April 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160304024001/http://proaudioguide.com/search.php?area%5B2%5D=news&search=nov&pageID=24&id=15866&go=news_detail . 4 March 2016 . dead .
Web site: 20 Aug 2010 - inthemix triumphs at the 2006 DMAs! on inthemix.com.au - Archived Website . 2024-07-04 . Trove . en.
Web site: 30 Aug 2006 - inthemix News The Allen & Heath Dance Music Awards - Archived Website . 2024-07-04 . Trove . en.
Web site: 25 Mar 2008 - Dance Music Awards 2006 - History - Archived Website . 2024-07-04 . Trove . en.
Web site: 11 Dec 2002 - inthemix.com.au: news: Inaugural DMAs: And the winner is... - Archived Website . 2024-07-04 . Trove . en.
Web site: 11 Dec 2002 - inthemix.com.au: news: DMAs 2000 + 1: And the winners are... - Archived Website . 2024-07-04 . Trove . en.
Web site: 02 Dec 2002 - inthemix.com.au: news: The 2002 DMAs: And the winners are... - Archived Website . 2024-07-04 . Trove . en.
Web site: 02 Sep 2007 - Dance Music Awards 2006 - News - Archived Website . 2024-07-04 . Trove . en.