Above & Beyond is a trance music group formed in 2000 by Jonathan "Jono" Grant, Tony McGuinness, and Paavo Siljamäki.
The group is famous for remixes and progressive trance productions. The group's tracks are regularly played by well-known DJs, such as Tiësto, Armin van Buuren and Paul van Dyk.
Above & Beyond's most famous remix was for Madonna's single "What It Feels Like for a Girl". Madonna was so impressed by the remix that the music video for her song was shot to the Above & Beyond remix instead of the album version.
The video, directed by Guy Ritchie, Madonna's husband, would go on to gain its own notoriety. Most recently, Above & Beyond has made remixes for Delerium, Three Drives and J-pop artist Ayumi Hamasaki.
Above & Beyond eventually began collaborating with other artists, giving birth to several production projects such as: Oceanlab (Above & Beyond with Justine Suissa), Tranquility Base, Tongue of God (Above & Beyond and Jeff Buckley), Rollerball (Above & Beyond in disguise) and other side projects like Aalto, Free State, Nitromethane, and P.O.S.
After many remixes for other artists, the first Above & Beyond self-composed single, "Far from in Love", was released in 2002 to widespread critical acclaim.
Featuring the vocals of trance singer Kate Cameron, "Far from in Love" successfully fused Cameron's vocals with Above & Beyond's distinct progressive sound to become a dance anthem. |