FIRST ANNUAL DANCE MUSIC HALL OF FAME INDUCTEES

[Bernie]

For Immediate Release - January**9, 2004
Press Contact -*publicity@dmhof.com


NOMINEE ANNOUNCEMENT FOR FIRST ANNUAL
DANCE MUSIC HALL OF FAME INDUCTEES


ANNOUNCEMENT WILL BE MADE MONDAY, JANUARY 26, 2004
AT MIDEM, CANNES, FRANCE


(New York, NY - December 28, 2003) - On Monday, January 26, 2004 at 4:45pm, the Dance Music Hall of Fame will announce the nominees for the first annual awards ceremony. The announcement will be made by members of the Dance Music Hall of Fame Board of Directors at the MIDEM conference in Cannes, France.

Each year the nominating committee and Board of Advisors will select nominees in the categories of Performer, Producer, Record, Remixer and DJ. Ballots are then sent to an international voting committee of over 1,000 dance music experts. In Spring of 2004 the Dance Music Hall of Fame will induct three performers, three records, one producer, one remixer and one DJ at a formal awards dinner in New York City.


Dance Music Hall of Fame (www.dmhof.com) - With*a*regular annual event, the Dance Music Hall of Fame will recognize the contributions of those who have had a significant impact on the evolution and development of dance music and will celebrate the history and significance of dance music. Artists and others that helped shape the dance music industry become eligible for induction 25 years after their first contribution or record release. Criteria include the influence and significance of the nominee's contributions to the development and perpetuation of dance music.


MIDEM (www.midem.com) - "The World's Leading International Music Market." In January 2004, some 9,000 music professionals from around the world will come together on the French Riviera for five days of deal-making, networking, seminars, conferences, presentations, showcases and parties. This event is held at the Palais des Festivals in Cannes, France, where hundreds of stands will promote the hottest recordings, products and catalogues. More than two dozen conferences and seminars and over 35 live performances, from the biggest international star to intimate showcases of emerging talent.