Just got a PM from someone asking for details and I realized I never posted a review.
On my train ride the next day I accidently found the "delete all" button on the digi cam I was borrowing so all my pics are gone but:
1000 breakbeat enthusiasts.
3 floors.
Every name in the breabeat industy, such as: Skool Of Thought, Adam Freeland, Scissorkicks, Smithmonger, Rennie Pilgrem, Meat Katie, Freq Nasty, Atomic Hooligan, Elite Force, Dylan Rhymes, Soul of Man, Lee Coombs, BLIM, Evil 9 ect. ect. ect . The Plump DJ's weren't there because they were on tour but everyone else from Finger Lickin' were there to accept the awards for them and had made lifesize cardboard cutouts of the Plumps (Krafty Kuts was scheduled to play but his gig in another town ran late). That's just the tip of the iceberg as every magazine, record label owner, radio show host, record store owner and B level UK breaks dj were there. Lots of people from France and Spain but no one from North America (I was the only North American there other then a guy from Boston that loves breaks who was on "vacation").
The awards part lasted about 30 mins, they had a stage with a podium and backdrop in the bigger of the 3 rooms. The nominees were called out, everyone cheered for their fav. then they announced the winners.
Honestly really well organized for it only being the second year. Amazing music all night but the fresh beats and the real party was in the "New Blood Room". Evil 9 did a live PA, Splitloop performed live and Atomic Hooligan and Jay Cunning did a 4 turntable show with an MC/beatboxer.
It was worth the loss of sleep and every penny. By the time I crashed on Thursday night I had been up for 40 + hours.
