For the newbies, this is a lesser known event compared to Breakspoll. However, for those who are looking for a whole spectrum of breakbeat to celebrate the Ist May 2009, you may want to head over to Eden Project, St Austell, Cornwall to get the finest funk, drum and bass, breaks, jazz, hip hop, soul, latino and arts. The South West Drum n Bass Awards are co-promoted by Darren Bason and Nigel Muntz through the 247 Magazine connection. It started as a Drum n Bass polling event to recognise hardworking individuals, especially popular MC, DJ talents and those who put out the best nights to create the lively scene at the South West Side of UK ( mainly the counties of Cornwall, Devon, Somerset and Bristol). To ensure a fair and true representation of the best in their scene, the awards are compiled from votes of people who check out the music and the different nights across the region.

With the success of the breaks room at their 2007 event, a new Breaks awards was introduced. This year, in association with Streetwise Music, their breaks resident DJs are hosting the first South West Breakbeat Awards alongside the event. More of the line-up and joint forces here.