Anjunabeats is a British record label started by producers Jonathan "Jono" Grant and Paavo Siljamäki of Above & Beyond in 2000. Initially exclusively a

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label, around 2011 Anjunabeats started releasing primarily trance-edged

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. The name

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comes from the name of a beach in

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, 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) ‘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

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and hard house. On 3 October 2017, Anjunabeats announced a collaboration with

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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

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, which features tracks from their label discography including

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and

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Awards

Anjunabeats was nominated at the

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as ''Best Global Dance Record Label'' in the years 2009, 2010, 2012, 2015, and 2016. Three releases on the label were nominated for the

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Mat Zo Matan Zohar ( ; born 30 April 1990), better known by his stage name Mat Zo, is a British producer and DJ. Zohar released his debut album, ''Damage Control'', via the Anjunabeats and Astralwerks labels on 5 November 2013. His second studio alb ...

'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.

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