ABOVEANDBEYOND are producers Jono Grant, Tony McGuinness and Paavo Sijamäki. Collectively they have been responsible for some of the world’s biggest club tracks over the last few years and now rank among the most respected trance producers globally, with a number of successful projects including OCEANLAB, FREESTATE, TRANQUILITYBASE, POS, NITROMETHANE and DIRTDEVILS.
After building a strong reputation through remix work for acts like Adamski and Dario G, Above and Beyond’s major breakthrough came when their spec mix of Madonna’s single “What It Feels Like For A Girl” was accepted. In fact, Madge was so impressed with their version that she decided to shoot a video to the Above & Beyond mix instead of the album version! The infamous video was directed by husband Guy Ritchie.
Since then the guys have been busy dishing out the remix treatment to high profile acts like DELERIUM, THREEDRIVES and Japanese superstar AYUMIHAMASAKI, whose last album sold 5 million copies in Japan alone. The buzz around Above & Beyond also reached the US, where a remix of ARMINVAN BUUREN’s ‘The Sound of Goodbye’ enjoyed major radio play and hit No.1 in the Billboard Dance Chart late In 2002.