Armada Music is a Dutch
independent record label
An independent record label (or indie label) is a record label that operates without the funding or distribution of major record labels; they are a type of small- to medium-sized enterprise, or SME. The labels and artists are often represented ...
that specialises in releasing
electronic dance music.
The name Armada derives from the first two letters of the founders' first names:
Armin van Buuren
Armin Jozef Jacobus Daniël van Buuren ( , ; born 25 December 1976) is a Dutch DJ and record producer from Leiden, South Holland. Since 2001, he has hosted ''A State of Trance'' (ASOT), a weekly radio show, which is broadcast to nearly 40&nbs ...
, Maykel Piron and David Lewis.
Signed artists
Artists currently signed by Armada Music include:
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Andrew Rayel
Andrei Rață (born 21 July 1992, in Chișinău), better known by his stage name Andrew Rayel, is a Moldovan producer and DJ. Initially releasing his music on Armada Music, Rayel founded the label "inHarmony Music" on 22 September 2017, where h ...
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Armin van Buuren
Armin Jozef Jacobus Daniël van Buuren ( , ; born 25 December 1976) is a Dutch DJ and record producer from Leiden, South Holland. Since 2001, he has hosted ''A State of Trance'' (ASOT), a weekly radio show, which is broadcast to nearly 40&nbs ...
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Arty
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Audien
Nathaniel "Nate" Rathbun (born January 11, 1992), better known under his stage name Audien, is a Grammy-nominated American DJ, record producer and musician. He produces progressive house, Trance music, trance, electro house, and Trap music (EDM), ...
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Bob Sinclar
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People
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Cedric Gervais
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Chicane
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D.O.D
Dan O'Donnell (born 5 April 1995), better known as D.O.D, is a British DJ and record producer. He debuted at number 96 at the ''DJ Mag'' Top 100 DJs list.
Biography
Active since 2009, D.O.D. was supported at his beginning by renowned artists ...
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Eelke Kleijn
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Ferry Corsten
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Goldfish
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Inner City
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Janieck
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Kevin Saunderson
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Kidnap
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Loud Luxury
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Mark Sixma
Mark Sixma () is a Dutch trance and house music producer and DJ. In his career, Sixma has worked on collaborations with Armin van Buuren, Faruk Sabanci and W&W, among others. He’s best known for his hit singles Sinfonia, X, Chased with A ...
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MistaJam
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Morgan Page
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Orjan Nilsen
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R Plus
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Shapov
Alexander Shapovalov (russian: Александр Шаповалов, link=no, Latn, ru, Aleksandr Shapovalov; born 28 January 1989, in Smolensk), better known by his stage name Shapov, is a Russian record producer and DJ. He is also a former me ...
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Sunnery James & Ryan Marciano
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Super8 & Tab
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Tempo Giusto
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Tensnake
Marco Niemerski, known professionally as Tensnake (born 1975), is a German DJ and producer from Hamburg best known for his 2010 track " Coma Cat", which appeared on at least 15 compilations that year.
"Coma Cat" reached number 85 on the UK Singl ...
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Themba
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Tom Staar
Thomas Ingamells (born 24 October 1982), better known by his stage name Tom Staar, is an English DJ and record producer.
Biography
Many of his singles remain for several consecutive weeks in the top 100 on downloading platform Beatport, inclu ...
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Youngr
Awards and nominations
As of December 2015, the label had won the "Best Global Record Label" award for five years in a row at the International Dance Music Awards (IDMA's).
Armada received two nominations at the 2014 IDMAs. The Academy of Electronic Music, a joint venture between Armada, Google, Point Blank, and ''
DJ Mag'', was the recipient of the 'People's Voice Award' at the 2014
Webby Awards
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. In 2016, Armada Music was one of the 21 labels nominated for the IMPALA FIVEUNDERFIFTEEN campaign shining a light on Europe's most inspiring young labels. The label received the IMPALA Young Label Spotlight Award.
References
External links
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Dutch record labels
Trance record labels
House music record labels
Electronic dance music record labels
IFPI members
Armin van Buuren
Record labels established in 2003
2003 establishments in the Netherlands
Companies based in Amsterdam
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