Top international DJ and producer Christopher Lawrence nabs best American DJ award at Internation Dance Music Awards at WMC 2005

Miami Beach, Florida, April 1, 2005- Christopher Lawrence has won "Best American DJ" at the International Dance Music Awards held at the Winter Music Conference this year. His award was presented by Macy Gray in front of an audience of thousands of dance music delegates, who attended this years event.

The International Dance Music Awards is considered one of the premier awards show for the dance music industry. Being the first of it's kind, it has set the precedent for all subsequent dance music awards shows. Over 10,000 ballots are cast to vote for the most innovative and elite artists, producers, promoters, remixers, and record labels in the industry.

Industry professionals gathered to pay tribute to those who achieved exceptional acclaim throughout the course of the previous year. With many live performances and celebrity presenters, the IDMA's is a must see event for anyone involved in the industry.

Christopher's "Best American DJ" win at the IDMA's follows his ranking as the #7 DJ in the world in DJ Magazine's 'Top 100' poll for 2004, and a recent "Best DJ" win at Dancestar USA. Christopher’s website was also nominated in the “Best Music” website category at the SXSW Awards, which are considered the Academy Awards of web design.