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Oceanlab is a vocal trance group consisting of Jonathan Grant, Tony McGuinness, Paavo Siljamäki (who also record and remix under the name Above & Beyond) and Justine Suissa, a singer who has also collaborated with other artists such as Chicane in the track "Autumn Tactics," and Armin van Buuren in "Burned with Desire," both of which were massive trance hits. "Clear Blue Water" has been remixed by Ferry Corsten, "Sky Falls Down" has been remixed by Armin van Buuren, "Satellite" has been remixed by Markus Schulz, and "Sirens of the Sea" has been remixed by Kyau & Albert.
Above & Beyond are DJ / producers Jono Grant, Tony McGuiness and Paavo Siljamäki; making music collectively and individually under monikers including Oceanlab, Aalto, POS, Tranquillity Base, Nitromethane, Dirt Devil and Free State . The boys have also remixed tracks like Madonna ‘What It Feels Like For A Girl' and Armin van Buuren presents Perpetuous Dreamer ‘Sound Of Goodbye', as well as artists such as Delerium, Three Drives and Japanese superstars, Ayumi Hamasaki.
Standout productions from the trio include the debut Above & Beyond solo ‘Far From In Love', Oceanlab classics ‘Clear Blue Water' and ‘Sky Falls Down', Nitromethane ‘Time To Die' and, on Paul van Dyk's ‘Vandit' label, Aalto ‘Rush'.
The trio's Anjunabeats label has become a firm favourite amongst major players like Paul van Dyk, Judge Jules, Ferry Corsten, Matt Hardwick “…easily my favourite label right now..” and Tiesto. Armin van Buuren admits “…I can't remember the last set that didn't have an Above & Beyond production in it”, “They sound great on the radio and rock any dancefloor.” Previous releases on the label include the aforementioned standouts and recently, spectacular cuts likes POS ‘Remember', Oceanlab ‘Beautiful Together' and Rusch & Murray's much talked about ‘Epic' – a track made entirely on forums over the Internet.
Recently, Jono, Paavo and Tony have snapped up a series of fresh artist for Anjunabeats. Out September, check Matt Hardwick vs Smith & Pledger's stunner ‘Day One' (with Above & Beyond remix and in October, check Kyau vs Albert ‘Velvet Morning” (with a brand-new Aalto remix). And the trio will also schedule the second Above & Beyond single before the year close.
The label have recently launched an Anjunabeats tour; showcasing Above & Beyond DJ sets / Live, Oceanlab Live with Justine Suissa on vocals and Aalto Live with Paavo Siljamäki and Miika Eloranta. The first stage of the tour, in Canada , is almost over and has been a huge success; follow-up tours have already been booked for Australia , UK and other countries across Europe, plus a return to Canada early September.
As DJs, Above & Beyond hold regular commitments for Passion and have graced the decks at the likes of Gatecrasher, Ministry of Sound and Room At The Top in the UK, and internationally in Canada, USA, Sweden, Finland, Russia, Australia, Singapore and Japan. Through a combination of silky production skills and uplifting DJ sets, Above & Beyond are fast becoming one of the strongest moving forces behind electronic music. Indeed, the September 2003 issue of Mixmag singles out Above & Beyond as one of the most prominent trance acts in the world today.
Aliases:
Aalto (Paavo with Miika Eloranta of Darude)
Above & Beyond
Anjunabeats
Dirt Devils
Freestate
Nitromethane (Tony & Liam McGuiness)
Oceanlab
Rollerball
Skoob (with Mike Koglin)
Tease
Zed X (Jono & Paavo)
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