Above & Beyond (band)

Above & Beyond are an electronic music group consisting of English musicians/DJs Jono Grant, Tony McGuinness and Finnish musician/DJ Paavo Siljamäki.

The trio has been consistently ranked among DJ Magazine's Top 100 DJs Poll; coming at their highest position of No.

[15] Other collaborators in the band's early stages include Andy Moor[16] and vocalists Carrie Skipper, Ashley Tomberlin, Zoë Johnston, and Richard Bedford.

In 2001, Above & Beyond produced a club mix for Madonna's single "What It Feels Like for a Girl", and also remixed select tracks by Delerium, Three Drives, and J-pop artist Ayumi Hamasaki.

[19] As their fan base increased, the trio began to make regular appearances at some of the world's largest music festivals and clubs, including Rockness,[20] Glastonbury[21] and Creamfields[22] in the UK and Amnesia in Ibiza, Spain.

UK-based DJ Magazine gave the album a five-star review, saying, "A blend of sleek electronic rhythms, lush filmic textures and old-fashioned song writing.

'"[25] Singles from the album include "Air for Life", with Andy Moor, which won Best Underground Dance Track at the 2006 Miami Winter Music Conference[26] and was named Tune of the Year for 2005, as voted by the listeners of Armin van Buuren's radio show A State of Trance.

[27] "Alone Tonight", featuring Richard Bedford, was nominated for best progressive house/trance track at the 22nd International Dance Music Awards held at the 2007 Miami WMC,[28] reaching No.

[30] The Above & Beyond Club Mix of their track "Good for Me", featuring Zoë Johnston, was also voted Tune of the Year in 2006 on Van Buuren's A State of Trance.

[30] In 2008, Above & Beyond won Best Underground Dance Track at the IDMA Awards at the Winter Music Conference with their Above & Beyond Club Mix of their single "Home".

[31] On 31 December 2007, Above & Beyond unofficially hosted their largest show ever on Barra Beach, Rio de Janeiro, where they reportedly played to an estimated one million people.

[34] The first single to be heard from Above & Beyond's second artist album, Group Therapy, was "Thing Called Love", featuring vocals from Richard Bedford.

After months of writing, refining, and perfecting, the hugely anticipated album Group Therapy was released to widespread critical acclaim on 6 June 2011.

[41] In 2012, Above & Beyond embarked on its Group Therapy World Tour, performing sold-out shows at select venues and clubs across North America,[42] Europe, Asia and Australia.

[51] The group also performed their first-ever acoustic shows at Porchester Hall in London and The Greek Theater in Los Angeles,[52] featuring Zoë Johnston, Alex Vargas and Annie Drury, among other special guests including Skrillex.

[54] On 18 October 2014, Above & Beyond celebrated Episode 100 of Group Therapy Radio at Madison Square Garden in New York City with a live broadcast.

[57] Following acoustic shows in London and Los Angeles, Above & Beyond premiered the concert film Live From Porchester Hall on 24 January 2014 across the world.

"[59]A special edition of Acoustic was also released, containing a DVD of the concert film in London, a photographic journal, and signed commentary from all members of the band.

[69] A music video which features the artists performing the single on top of a French Alps mountain was released together on the same day.

[citation needed] The album Common Ground was released on 26 January 2018 through Anjunabeats, containing the aforementioned singles "Tightrope", "My Own Hymn", "Northern Soul" and "Always".

[71] Their next single, "Rocket Science", was released on 7 September 2018 and was previously debuted in front of 23,000 listeners at their 2017 Gorge Amphitheatre performance.

On 26 September 2015, Above & Beyond held their 150th episode of Group Therapy Radio through their mainstage event at Sydney, Australia at the Allphones Arena.

[78] On 29 September 2018, ABGT 300 was held in Hong Kong at the AsiaWorld-Expo, featuring performances from other Anjunabeats artists such as Ben Böhmer, Spencer Brown, ilan Bluestone, and Andrew Bayer.

After ABGT 450, a 15-20 minute mix of "Radio Highlights" replaced the full 2-hour podcast/radio show on many streaming platforms like IHeartRadio, Spotify, Audacy and ITunes.

[81] The conventional 2-hour mix, however, continued on YouTube, SoundCloud, Mixcloud and Apple Music (via RSS feed) and is also broadcast as a radio show to stations in more than 30 countries globally.

[citation needed] On 28 March 2022, it was announced that ABGT 500 will be on 15 October 2022 at the Banc of California Stadium in Los Angeles, United States.

[citation needed] In 2018, the group did a guest mix for "Metropolis," a Saturday night show that airs on Los Angeles' KCRW.

Above & Beyond at Trance Energy , 2010.
Above & Beyond in 2011