Anjunafamily, thank you for an incredible 2024.
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During 2024 I spent most of the year in the studio, and also enjoyed touring South America with the Lollapalooza festival amongst the many shows Above & Beyond performed. As well as writing new music, I was pleased that we were able to create a volume of tracks for ABGT600 in Mexico City, which seemed to go down well with the fans.
Outside of Above & Beyond, a highlight of 2024 was raising over £10,000 for Mind (a mental health charity) cycling 100 miles, thanks to some very generous support from our wonderful Anjunafamily. I also really enjoyed working on lots of new JODA material with my friend Darren Tate - watch this space!
On behalf of all of us at Anjuna HQ, Iād like to wish you a happy, healthy and prosperous 2025, and I look forward to seeing many of you soon! x
Jono
What a year 2024 has been; true rollercoaster of emotions, feels and highs. Weāve all put all those experiences into songwriting, seeking inspiration through many things blending life and music in so many ways.
My yearās been a combination of living in nature with Johana, and flying to places for shows - for both my P.O.S gigs like at ASOT in Amsterdam and Anjunadeep Explorations in Albania and also for the truly epic and exciting Above & Beyond shows that have felt ever more exciting with all the new A&B material weāve been testing out.
We all start 2025 excited for whatās ahead; an anniversary year with lots of things to look forward to.... but more about those next year...
Paavo
2024 has had a very musical tone. This year saw the welcome release of my solo album, Salt, after a 25 year gestation period. Itās been such a thrill to promote these songs which of course have an enormous resonance for me. The feedback has been amazing.
Above and Beyond has been busy writing and recording new music, in many ways this has been our most productive year ever with a slew of new instrumentals and full songs appearing at ABGT600 in Mexico and many more yet to come. 2025, our 25th year as a band and a label, is sure to be one for the books. Wishing you all the very best for the holidays and an exciting new year. Look after each other. Xx
Tony
This week I finally closed off my fundraising page for #RideLondon100.
Thanks to your kindness and generosity, together we smashed the target, raising a total of over £10k on Just Giving alone, let alone the other platforms.
The lovely folk at Mind were in touch shortly after to say thanks as well, which Iām passing on by way of this messageā¦. The money will be going to a great cause helping people in need. Many of us have had struggles with mental health, big or small, so itās fortunate that in todayās world there are now more resources and awareness than there used to be.
Thank you again for your support, and Iām looking forward to dancing with you at #ABGT600 in Mexico.
The rest of the photos in this post are from my trip to the alps this summer which was a welcome break from making music in the studio for #ABGT600ā¦. Iām normally more of a lover of āwinter in the mountainsā, but the trip may have started to convert meā¦
Thanks, Jono x
A fresh āSparkā ā”ļø
@jonogrant , one half of @jodamusic , teams up with @harrydiamondmusic to put a new spin on āSparkā. With ā80s-inspired synths and a healthy injection of trance, this remix has been lighting up the dancefloor in @aboveandbeyond sets across the United States, Canada and more.
Out now on Anjunabeats, stream the Jono & Harry Diamond remix of āSparkā via the link in our bio š
#Anjunabeats #Anjunafamily #ElectronicMusic
For years now weāve been trying to arrange with @alyandfila to play at The Pyramids in Egypt, but timings never quite worked out.
This year, we were finally able to rectify that and make a dream of ours come true.
Thanks to all of you who joined us, and to @alyandfila for organising and being wonderful hosts too.
Hopefully it wonāt be the last time!
šØNew music alert!šØ
Weāre really happy to share with you a cracking energetic remix from @myonmuzik of @jodamusic āBreaking Down Wallsā taken from the debut JODA album.
Thanks Myon, and thanks for listening - your support is appreciated.
Let me know what you think of it?
Link in bio! Thanks for your support x
#NewMusicFriday
Thank you London for making the closing of #Printworks so special this month. Made me feel proud of our wonderful city, but equally sad to see such a great much loved venue close its doors.
My stadium mix of @jodamusic āWe Find Ourselvesā that I created for our stadium show at #ABGT500 is out today on @anjunabeats .
JODA is a passion project with @darrentatemusic that began in the lockdowns and spawned an album of introspective songs.
If you like what you hear and want to show your support for the project, youāre able to follow JODA and listen on all music platforms. Thanks!
I wanted to create a remix of JODA āWe Find Ourselvesā to play at #ABGT500 at the Banc of California Stadium, Los Angeles.
It was great have the opportunity to share it with you there, and the remix will be released this Thursday on @anjunabeats .
Link in Bio!
Thanks for your support, Jono x