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Dixie Dance Kings 2002 Record Pool Of Year

DDK does it again!! We got this note from Dan.....

The staff, management and membership of the Dixie Dance Kings would like to thank The Winter Music Conference and the Dance Music Community for recognizing the members of DDK as the Record Pool of the Year for 2002 at the International Dance Music Awards in Miami on March 20th, 2003.

We would also like to congratulate all of the winners, especially our friends at Robbins for their multi category wins, and our friend, Gary Deane as Independent Promoter for the third consecutive year.

Thanks to all of the labels that support the DDK and all record pools. There is no more cost effective way to create a nationwide presence on the dance floors of America than by using the pool system that has been assisting the Dance Promotion Community for 25 years.

We are at your service.

Dan Miller
Robbye Miller
Brandon Blake
Dave Fernandez
Derrick Kiker

Dixie Dance Kings 2001 Record Pool Of Year

The following is an open letter we received from Dan Miller....

Atlanta, GA - April 19, 2002 -Congratulations are in order for all of the past and present members of the DDK. Last Monday, at the International Dance Music Awards in Miami Beach, Dixie Dance Kings received the award for Record Pool of the year. Not bad for an organization that  started in 1979 with 5 boxes of records and a roll of tape.

Thanks to all of you for your support, hard work, enthusiasm, and most of all,
through the tough times, your faith in Dance Music and Club DJs. This is the first time in several years that this award has been given, and the first time EVER that the award has gone to a pool outside of New York.

Please keep in mind that this award is for the Record Pool of the Year, not the
Record Pool Director of the Year. We service the best DJs and Hot Mixers in the Southeastern US and all of us at DDK are extremely proud of their efforts on our behalf, and on behalf of our industry, DJ Times and FMQB.

We are know facing the most challenging period I have ever experienced in this
business, and that goes back 25 years. But challenges create opportunities. For all of you out there, at the labels and the radio stations and in the clubs, remember that the Record Pools of America are here to help you. Our sole purpose is to facilitate communication between the Artists and Labels and the DJs that we service, and to provide fast, accurate information to Radio and Retail.

We are, as we always have been, the least expensive, most effective tool the
industry has ever known to distribute dance music to clubs. Yes, even faster than a speeding internet, able to leap tall..... But I digress.

Thank you all for you help, support and encouragement over the years. And if
you need anything, we are here to serve.

Dan Miller
Director / Dixie Dance Kings - http://www.dancekings.com/ 
Chart Editor / DJ Times Magazine
Club Chart Editor / Friday Morning Quarterback

• EDITOR'S NOTE: No one in the Industry is more deserving of this award than Dan & his crew at DDK. From day one, they have been a model for all record pool administration & service. Congrats, DDK!!
  
  I remember how proud we all were, Jack Witherby, George Hill, Hubert Charles, & I (Ray Ford), (among others) back in 1979 when our Southwest Record Pool won the Record Pool Of The Tear award at the Billboard Dance Music Forum in NYC.