Armada Music is a Dutch

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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: *

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 ...

* Arty *

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), ...

* Bob Sinclar * Brando * Cedric Gervais *

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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 ...

* Eelke Kleijn * Ferry Corsten * Goldfish * Inner City * Janieck * Kevin Saunderson * Kidnap * Loud Luxury *

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 ...

* MistaJam * Morgan Page * Orjan Nilsen * R Plus *

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 ...

* Sunnery James & Ryan Marciano * Super8 & Tab *

Tempo Giusto ''Tempo giusto'' () is a musical term that literally means 'in exact time', often directing a return to strict time following a period of rubato. It most commonly indicates a return to the main tempo after a temporary change (e.g. a rallentando). ...

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 ...

* Themba *

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 ...

* 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. 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

* * 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 {{Netherlands-record-label-stub