Each year the nominating committee and Board of Advisors will select nominees in the categories of Performer, Record, Producer, Remixer and DJ. Ballots are then sent to an international voting committee of over 1,000 dance music experts. Artists and others that helped shape the dance music industry become eligible for induction 25 years after their first contribution or record release. Nominations are not based solely on the subjects revenue or popularity. Criteria also includes the influence and significance of the nominee's contributions to the development and perpetuation of dance music.