Jono Grant (musician)

Jono Grant

Jono in Melbourne, 2006
Background information
Birth name Jonathan David Grant
Also known as Jono Grant, Grant, J.Grant
Born 16 November 1979
Origin England
Genres Trance/House/Progressive
Occupation(s) DJ
Trance Producer
Years active 1999–present
Labels Anjunabeats
Website anjunabeats.com

Jonathan David Grant, better known as Jono Grant, is an English musician who is part of the electronic dance group Above & Beyond.

Biography

From a very early age Jono Grant learned to play the piano and guitar, and moved on to synthesisers as soon as he could afford to buy them after being inspired as a child by the music of Jean-Michel Jarre, the Pet Shop Boys, New Order and others. Later Jono was inspired by a particular Radio 1 Essential mix by Paul Oakenfold, and it was this that led him to start to produce dance music.

Earliest mainstream recognition of Jono was when he was offered to remix the Strike "U Sure Do" in 1999. "Jono's Big Mix" became the lead mix of the re-release and was playlisted on Kiss FM's A-list. This was produced during study for his degree in Commercial Music at the University of Westminster, where he also developed his sound design skills working freelance programming sounds for Yamaha's synthesisers. It was also at the University of Westminster that he met Paavo Siljamäki, with whom he established the Anjunabeats record label.

Initially Anjunabeats was established to provide a way of releasing their own productions under the names "Anjunabeats" and "Free State", but as time passed the strong brand and reputation for quality control started to attract other artists that make it the label it is today.

Shortly after establishing Anjunabeats, Jono met Tony McGuinness (then the director of marketing at Warner Music UK) through his brother Liam McGuinness who had bought a sound library that Jono had created and got in touch.

Tony was offered the opportunity to remix the classic track Chakra "Home", and wanted to work on it with some producers and chose to work with Jono & Paavo. Above & Beyond was born, and the remix went on to achieve wide critical acclaim.

Discography

Singles

Remixes

Remixes as Above and Beyond

Releases as Above and Beyond

Productions as a part of Above & Beyond:

Productions as a part of Tranquility Base:

Productions as a part of OceanLab:

Productions as a part of Rollerball:

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