3D World was an Australian street press publication for the dance music community.
After being founded in Sydney in 1989, [1] [2] ownership of the publication changed hands several times before publication shut down in 2011. [3] [4] [5]
It was superseded by Three Magazine, another publication by Street Press Australia Pty Ltd, which "was born out of the ashes of 3D World" in August 2011. [6]
3DWorld Publishing also founded the Dance Music Awards (DMA) to recognise achievements by musicians in dance music as well as hip-hop, which was then considered underground. [7] [8]
Nominees in each category were selected by a panel from the music industry, and then voted on by the general public to determine the winners. [7] [9] Awards ceremonies featured DJ set performances from various artists, such as DJ Ajax. [10]
By 2006, it was regarded as "Australia's longest running, biggest and best dance music awards." [11]
3D World Sydney is a weekly glossy dance fashion and lifestyle magazine that has been in existence since 1989.
Electro house and mash-ups never sounded as exciting and edgy in anyone else's hands and for a few years I was lucky enough to see Ajax and his cohorts play sterling, jaw-bruising sets everywhere from the 3D World Dance Music Awards in Sydney…