![]() Thank you to my friends who joined me from all over the country for this very special night, you know who you are! Take care of one another, and until next time.Dream on little dreamers! If you haven't seen Above and Beyond, you owe it to yourself that's all I can say. They closed the night with a Thing Called Love, and also announced a show in LA where I currently reside (helps take the edge off the fact this night had to end)! As I type, I'm currently on a flight back to the west coast after a truly once in a lifetime 24 hr Above and Beyond experience. 3IDs plus new tracks from Anjunabeats label guys and then sprinkled in all of the favorites, playing a total of two hours. They played about a solid hour of brand new, unreleased material. ![]() As usual the visuals and graphics were mind blowing. They opened with their newly released track We're All We Need and took the crowd of 20,000+ on an emotional journey for the following two hours. ![]() The place was going nuts when Tony, Jono & Paavo took the stage (for obvious reasons) and the last of the LED panels flashed to life. Proudly promoting his new label, he threw down arguably the best set of the night out of the three opening acts, depending on who you ask. Mat Zo took the decks to a full house at 10pm. Definitely edgier than Bluestone, but nothing compared to what was about to hit the massive sound system next. Andrew Beyer took it to the next level from 9-10pm. The Garden started to really fill up mid way through. He set the tempo playing a very melodic yet energetic set. We arrived just before 8pm to kick things off with Iian Bluestone. Madison Square Garden was packed with beautiful people ready to share and promote the Anjunabeats message of love and unity, ready to dance together for hours. Everything you'd expect from an Above & Beyond production and then some!!! This is my 3rd or 4th time seeing them live in the States and they pulled out all the stops to celebrate Group Therapy 100. Good God, Thank you! This show was unforgettable, incredible, mind-blowing, life changing, amazing. The name Above and Beyond comes from a poster by American motivational trainer Jono Grant’s motto “Above and Beyond.” The hits “Thing Called Love” and “Sun and Moon” both featuring Bedford became favorites on the airwaves in the UK.Ībove and Beyond hosts a weekly radio show called Group Therapy Radio, and celebrated their 100th episode in October 2014 at Madison Square Garden in New York, U.S. The album contains both fast-paced trance and mellower rhythms. It reached #1on the iTunes Dance Album chart. On 6 June 2011 Above and Beyond’s sophomore album “Group Therapy” was released with vocals by Richard Bedford and Zoë Johnston. The song “Alone Tonight” with Richard Bedford won the best trance track of 2006 at the 22nd International Dance Music Awards in Miami. The single “Air For Life” was concluded to be Tune of the Year in 2005 by the radio show “State of Trance.” The following year “Good for Me” featuring Zoë Johnston was declared Tune of the Year for 2006. They received much love and attention in the UK and from ULTRA festival site, Miami, FL. It was not until 2006 that the trio decided to release an album of original songs entitled “Tri-State” which shook up the EDM and trance music industry. Madonna commissioned the trio to remix another song “Nobody Knows Me.” At the time, they also worked with artists Adamski, Fragma, Delerium, and Japanese artist Ayumi Hamaski.įollowing the collab with Hamaski, Above and Beyond was introduced to a huge audience in Tokyo in 2002 and their popularity expanded soon thereafter. The group was fundamentally known to produce remixes of hit songs, notably “What It Feels Like For a Girl” by Madonna in 2001. ![]() Together with Grant and Siljamäki, McGuiness decided to collaborate on a remix of Chakra’s song “Home.” Thus, Above and Beyond was born. ![]() The label produced music under the names “Dirt Devils,” “Free State,” and the label name “Ajunabeats.” The first single under Ajunabeats called “Volume One” garnered the attention of Warner Music Group’s Tony McGuiness. Grant and Siljamäki were college buddies at the University of Westminster and formed the label Ajunabeats in the summer of 1999. ![]()
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