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Above & Beyond In Lebanon TATW 400

Saturday, Nov 26, 2011
10:00pm -> 6:30am
Forum de Beyrouth

Poliakov Vodka,Proudly presents An experience no clubber has never ever even dared to dream off with the world’s biggest trance trio DJs:Above & Beyond as part of their TATW 400 World Tour 2011.

Above & Beyond is a trance music group formed in 2000 by Jonathan “Jono” Grant, Tony McGuinness, and Paavo Siljamäki. The trio are popular in the trance scene for their uplifting trance productions and collaborations with many vocalists. The group’s tracks are regularly played by well-known DJs, such as Tiësto, Armin van Buuren, Ferry Corsten, ATB and Paul van Dyk.

Jono Grant and Paavo Siljamäki met at the University of Westminster and they set up the Anjunabeats label in the summer of 1999 with the release of the ‘Anjunabeats Volume 1’. Anjunabeats Volume 1 was the very first track recorded by Jono and Paavo. This ‘Original Mix’ packaged with their ‘Tease Dub Mix’ received immediate attention in various dance clubs, and quickly gained support from Pete Tong, Paul Oakenfold and Paul van Dyk. Above & Beyond came together in 2000 when producer Tony McGuinness called in Grant and Siljamäki to help him complete a remix of Chakra’s “Home” track while at the Warner Music Group.

The inspiration for the name Above & Beyond came from a web page belonging to an American motivational trainer coincidentally named Jono Grant. Jono had the poster stuck to his wall. The slogan used by the motivational trainer was “Above & Beyond”, and when the group was searching for a name to use for their Chakra remix, the slogan stuck out from the poster.

Although the group was relatively unknown at the time, their remix of Chakra’s Home was picked over remixes by Rob Searle and Tilt to be the A side mix, and after plays by Pete Tong, reached number one in the UK club charts.

Special Formula:18 & above ( and not 16 yrs +)