I’ve been watching this scene for a while now and these
awards seem to get more incestuos each year.  Run by Abel Reynolds
(Fingerlickin’ Management), Will Lardner (MD – Ghetto Funk), Ash Richardson
(NSB) and Jimmy Brayks (NSB) you’d think they would keep their interests out of
the running to avoid suspicion of a fixed voting system – yet here is the
extent of their acts/artists/labels chosen for this years’ nominations (and
guessing there are probably more):

Abel Reynolds (co-runs Breakspoll and up for Outstanding Contribution Award)

Abel Reynolds (Krafty Kutz under Abel’s management up for Best Album/Best DJ)

Abel Reynolds (Elite Force under Abel’s management up for Best Producer/Best
Remix/Best Track)

Abel Reynolds (Deekline & Ed Solo both on Ableton’s management roster and
up for Best Remix)

Abel Reynolds (A Skillz under Abel’s management and up for Best Free track /
Best DJ/Best Producer)

Will “Streetwise” Lardner (Co-runs Breakspoll and his own label
Ghetto Funk up for Best Album – the free and poor Icons Vol 2)/ Best label (!)
AND Best Website) 

Will “Streetwise” Lardner (Stickybudz is on Will’s roster for Ghetto
Funk Agency and although he’s been DJing many years – is now up for Best New
DJ)

Will “Streetwise” Lardner (HongKongPingPong on Ghetto Funk’s Roster
and up for best small event)

Jimmy Brayks (Co-runs Breakspoll and his own NSB radio and nuskoolbreaks.co.uk
up for Best Radio Station AND Best website – having ensured wins in past
awards)

I won’t harp on, but sure there are plenty more examples of”vested”
interests once again in this and previous years’ Brokenpoll – including the
fact that Annie Nightingale wins Best Radio Show year after year as a condition
of her agreeing to present the awards and Breakspoll co-organiser Ash
Richardson (Richie Balboa) winning an award for Best Breakthrough DJ in the
past after bagging a plethora of gigs from his buddy – you guessed it – Jimmy
Brayks.  So let me hereby call for someone to start their own unbiased,
fair, true and trustworthy awards so that more real talent and the public’s
choice can get recognition.
 There’s a whole host of artists
and acts not getting the credit they deserve.

I fully expect Jimmy Brayks or another of the organisers to delete or refute
the above or claim that it’s just amazing coincidence or the stupendous talent
of all their people over the rest of the scene chosen by the public, but most
know the truth about what’s going on - they’re either too polite to
confront the issue or don’t want to bite the hand that’s feeding them with gigs
etc.  It’s time to stand up to this back patting nonsense and monopoly by
refusing to support such a shambolic event.

Vote for BrokenPoll…..

Dan Selby (15 Sharrow Vale Road, Manchester)