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DJA 2026 Team
Internal · v1.0 · 11 August 2026

The 25th DJ Awards
Team Handover

Everything the team needs, in one place. Six pages. If a number here disagrees with a number anywhere else, this one wins. Andrew owns it; it changes here first.

Where we are
7 OctThe night — Amnesia Ibiza
€471kGross income at full sell-through
14Tables of 30 to break even
1MVote target
The event

What we are actually doing

WhatDetail
EventThe 25th DJ Awards
WhenWednesday 7 October 2026
WhereAmnesia Ibiza, the Terrace — the year Amnesia turns fifty
DealThree-year residency. €50,000 dry hire. 08:00 access, 21:00 event, 01:00 stops
After-party01:00 to 06:00. Amnesia pay the line-up, 80/20 split on door and bar in their favour
BroadcastLive on YouTube, aired in 90 countries
The room520 seated across 52 tables · 200 on the balcony · up to 4,000 for the after-party
Grand Jury50 members. Chairman: Roger Sanchez
DressIbiza club chic

Running order. 21:00 red carpet · 21:30 champagne reception · 22:00 four-course gala dinner · 22:30 the show in three acts · 23:30 the awards · 00:30 doors · 05:30 close.

The line-up

Pairings that exist once

Carl Cox & Roger Sanchez

Two of the most decorated names in the history of the awards, together.

Groove Armada & Basement Jaxx

Two British acts who defined a generation, back to back.

Josh Baker & Danny Tenaglia

New school and legend, on the same records.

Prospa & Louie Vega

The pairing nobody else could make happen.

Agreed. Announced 19 August with the date and venue. Do not publish before then.

Who does what

The team

WhoOwnsReports to
Andrew GrantPricing, Stripe, Amnesia, funding, anything that commits the company
Katie Joyce — Event DirectorBudget control and oversight across every workstream. One day a week, 15 Aug to 8 OctAndrew
Mark Hutchison — Marketing DirectorMarketing, PR, social, web and platform. Manages ROAR and Media NannyAndrew
Mark Netto — Head of Awards & EventsGrand Jury, categories, nominees, talent, running order, the awards manufactured, the show with ChrisAndrew
Julie — Finance & AdminBalance collection, supplier onboarding, invoicing. From 1 SeptemberAndrew
Chris Fitchew — ProductionThe show, three acts. Decision 7 SeptemberNetto
ROARSocial, paid media, the vote driveHutchison
The Media NannyPR, press trip, Idris Elba, the Royal MarinesHutchison
Core Events — JoshTable sales. 10% commissionAndrew
Amnesia VIP teamTable sales through their network. 5% commissionAndrew
NYX DigitalSponsorship. 20% on topAndrew

TechAdVenture Ltd handles all invoicing, contracts, supplier onboarding and travel. Andrew's fee and Julie's fee are invoiced monthly by TechAdVenture as a single supplier. All travel through techadventure.uk.com/travel — never booked directly, never expensed, because the portal is what the door list is built from.

The targets

What good looks like

TargetNumberByOwner
Registrations100,00025 AugustHutchison
Registrations250,00015 SeptemberHutchison
Votes1,000,00015 SeptemberHutchison
Tables sold — the 7 September number14 of 307 SeptemberAndrew and Josh
Sponsorship£70,000 secured, six more categories15 SeptemberNYX
Press40 pieces, 10 outside the music press7 OctoberMedia Nanny

A million votes is not a million people. 25 categories, one vote each. 125,000 people voting in eight categories each is the million. Two levers: registrations, and categories completed per person.

7 September

The decision that gates the show

Fourteen tables by 7 September. That is break-even and it is also the trigger for the show.

If we have sold fourteen tables by 7 September, the €15,000 three-act show is commissioned and Chris has one month to build it. If we have not, there is no show and the ceremony runs without it.

Everyone selling anything should know that number. It is not a stretch target — it is the point at which the event pays for itself and the night becomes what it should be.

The rules

Non-negotiable

Prices only go up

A tier that closes never reopens. We do not discount, ever, and no lower price exists anywhere for any buyer.

Never quote a price not on this site

Anything else comes to Andrew before it is said out loud.

Never name an unsigned partner

If it is not marked signed on the Sponsorship page, it is not signed.

Nothing about a result, ever

No nomination, nominee or winner is discussed with a sponsor or a buyer. Not a hint, at any price.

The door list is contractual

A named guest list goes to Amnesia at least three hours before doors. Nobody gets in who is not on it, including talent.

Language

Never VIP, exclusive, elite, jet-set, access or room. Say the floor, the Terrace, the night, take your seat, a table of ten.

No enemies

We have no competitors and never take a swipe at another awards, club or brand.

Version everything

Every file carries a version number. Never unversioned, never overwritten.

The weekly

Wednesdays, 11:00 UK

One hour, with Andrew. Four numbers in this order: registrations, votes, tables sold, cash collected. Then what has slipped and what needs a decision. No decks.

All-team, all-agency workshop: 20 and 21 October, Barcelona.

Everything else we run

The sites