Anjunabeats is a British record label started by producers Jonathan "Jono" Grant and Paavo Siljamäki of
Above & Beyond in 2000. Initially exclusively a
trance music label, around 2011 Anjunabeats started releasing primarily trance-edged
house
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. The name
Anjuna comes from the name of a beach in
Goa, India.
History
In 2000, Anjunabeats released its first 12" record, titled Volume One, which was released under Grant and Siljamäki's alias ''Anjunabeats''. As the label got the name Anjunabeats, they decided to produce under different aliases, such as Free State and Dirt Devils. They were soon joined by
Tony McGuinness in 2000 after he was asked to collaborate on a remix of
Chakra (trance duo)
The Space Brothers are a British trance music duo comprising Richard 'Ricky' Louis Simmonds and Stephen Christopher Jones, noted for producing under a variety of pseudonyms such as Chakra, Lustral, Ascension, Essence, Ultra High, Lamai and The ...
‘Home’ and formed
Above & Beyond.
In 2005, Above & Beyond launched the sub-label Anjunadeep aimed at releases that don't fit under the main label's trance focus, allowing more diversity within Anjunabeats. The trio also launched 2 other sub-labels, ''Anjunadigital'' that deals with special remixes and releases of Anjunabeats and Anjunadeep tracks, and ''Hard On Recordings'' that was active from 2000 to 2004 and focused on
hard trance and
hard house
UK hard house or simply hard house is a style of electronic dance music that emerged in the early 1990s and is synonymous with its association to the Trade club and the associated DJs there that created the style. It often features a speedy te ...
.
On 3 October 2017, Anjunabeats announced a collaboration with
Beatport to host a production competition titled "Beats In School", in which the winner will earn a year-long mentorship with Anjunabeats artists. Canadian Joel Freck was named as the winner on 10 January 2018, among 20 contest finalists.
In March 2018, Anjunabeats launched a 24/7 radio station on
YouTube, which features tracks from their label discography including
trance and
deep house
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.
Artists
Sources:
Awards
Anjunabeats was nominated at the
International Dance Music Awards in
Miami as ''Best Global Dance Record Label'' in the years 2009, 2010, 2012, 2015, and 2016. Three releases on the label were nominated for the
Grammy Awards
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:
Mat Zo's album ''Damage Control'' in 2015, and Above & Beyond's singles ″We're All We Need″ and "Northern Soul" in 2016 and 2019 respectively.
58th Annual Grammy Awards Winners & Nominees: Best Dance Recording
. Grammy.com, Retrieved 3 April 2016.
See also
* List of record labels
References
External links
Home page
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British record labels
English electronic dance music record labels
Record labels established in 2004
Trance record labels