Nightclub & Bar Media Group would like to congratulate the winners of the 2012 Nightclub & Bar Awards! The national awards program celebrates the nightlife industry’s cream of the crop.
As the premier nightlife-industry recognition program, the Nightclub & Bar Awards feature a vigorous judging process. Venue owners, operators and managers, as well as suppliers, vendors and other industry members eager to recognize excellence in on-premise concepts, programs, talent and professionalism are invited to submit entries. Qualifying entries then are presented to an expert judging panel composed of top consultants, developers, educators, writers, editors and trainers in the industry. The judges rank their first, second and third choices for each category; a mathematical calculation identifies the finalists and, ultimately, the winners, based on the judges’ ballots.
“We couldn’t be more proud of the 2012 Nightclub & Bar Awards winners,” says Megan Hernandez, Digital Content Director for Nightclub & Bar Media Group. “They are all shining examples of originality, artistry, enterprise and prosperity — qualities essential to not only surviving but thriving in the modern nightlife industry. We can’t wait to toast the winners at the Nightclub & Bar Convention and Trade Show in Las Vegas!”
The winners will be profiled on Nightclub.com and highlighted in various Nightclub & Bar e-newsletters and other media properties; they also will be invited to walk the red carpet at the Nightclub & Bar Convention and Trade Show in Las Vegas, March 12-14. For more information on the conference, visit NCBShow.com.
The winners of the 2012 Nightclub & Bar Awards are:
Nightclub Categories
Mega-Club of the Year
Roial Eco-Friendly Day and Nightclub, Austin, Texas
New Club of the Year
The Mint, Scottsdale, Ariz.
Nightclub of the Year
1OAK, New York
Resident DJ of the Year
DJ Soloman, Axis-Radius, Scottsdale, Ariz.
Ongoing Promotion/Party/Event of the Year
Shade Lounge at W Scottsdale, Scottsdale, Ariz.
Single Promotion/Party/Event of the Year
Playhouse, Hollywood
Ultra-Lounge of the Year
Darby Downstairs, New York
Las Vegas Nightclub Categories
Mega-Club of the Year
Marquee Nightclub & Dayclub
Nightclub of the Year
TAO Las Vegas
Dayclub of the Year
Encore Beach Club
Resident DJ of the Year
DJ Afrojack, XS
Ongoing Promotion/Party/Event of the Year
Marquee Nightclub & Dayclub
Single Promotion/Party/Event of the Year
TAO Las Vegas
Bar Categories
Bartender of the Year
Russell Davis, Rickhouse, San Francisco
Beer Bar of the Year
Bierhaus NYC, New York
Cocktail Lounge of the Year
Rum Bar, Philadelphia
Hotel Bar of the Year
Grant Grill, San Diego
Small Wonder Bar of the Year
The Ivory Room Piano Bar, Madison, Wis.
Sports Bar of the Year
Bull & Bear, Chicago