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CLINIC 4 years anniversary with
JEROME ISMA-AE
PART OF ORKIDEA 20 TOUR

Saturday 4.2.2012
22:00-04:00
age 18

Venue
Pohjoinen Rautatiekatu 21
00100 Helsinki
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Artists:

OPERATION ROOM: (22:00-04:00)

JEROME ISMA-AE (Jee Productions, GER)
http://www.jee-productions.com
http://www.davidlewis.nl

ORKIDEA (Jack, Unity, LOVE)
http://www.djorkidea.com

Paul Easy (Clinic, After Hours)
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Paul-Easy/20648229370

OBSERVATION ROOM: (23:00-04:00)

Concha

K-Fold

TBA
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Visuals:

Lights & visuals

Michelle Silver

Sound:

Precision Audio Premium Double

More about Clinic:

http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=7893507181

Event at Facebook:
https://www.facebook.com/events/272602392788447

Club Venue group at Facebook:
https://www.facebook.com/groups/154159434672649/
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Tickets:

Charge at the Clinic reception: 15€

Advance tickets:

12€€ from Cybershop (Asematunneli, Kamppi & Itäkeskus)
12€€ + booking fee 1,2€€ = 13,2€ €(+ service fee) from Tiketti (http://www.tiketti.fi/)

100 VIP tickets (Only from Tiketti)
Price 22 €€ + booking fee 1,2€€ = 23,2€ €(+ service fee)

VIP ticket includes:

-VIP entrance with free queue passing at the venue
-Special gift @ Venue
-No queuing at the afterparty entrance @ Playground (afterparty ticket is not included to the price)

SUPER VIP ticket only from email: vip@clinic.fi
550€ SUPER VIP for 10 people (only 1 table for sale)

SUPER VIP ticket includes:

-VIP entrance with free queue passing at the venue and escorting to the table
-Table reserved for all night next to the stage, best place at the club
-1 bottle of Smirnoff vodka + mixers, 2 bottles of sparkling wine
-No queuing at the afterparty entrance @ Playground (afterparty ticket is not included to the price)

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JEROME ISMA-AE BIO

Jerome Isma-Ae is producing and Djíng since 1994.
He was also the first German to have a record on US house label Strictly Rhythm (as Future-Funk, with Marcel Krieg), and his resume, while filled with work on independent labels (including his own Jee Productions), also includes tracks on Universal, Sony, Ministry of Sound UK and WEA.

In 2001 he wrote his first Movie Soundtrack for the Movie „100 PRO“. After this he did some Musicproductions for Commercials (Audi, Marlboro…).

In 2002 he did a Remix for the Project „Nightcrawlers- Push the Feeling on“. His Remix reached #1 in the U.S. Billboard Dance Charts and #1 in the German Dance Charts, in 2004 he did another Remix for JCA- Someday, Jeromes Remix reached #1 at the beatport.com Top Downloads, his own Production „Gattaca Grooves“ on Jee-Production reached #1 at the beatport.com Progressive House Top Downloads.

His latest Release is the very strong Track “Rokit” on DJ Tomcrafts Label Craft Music (Great Stuff Rec.) He has produced over 70 Records and countless Remixes for international Artists and his Records are played, charted and playlisted by people like Pete Tong, Chus & Ceballos, Dave Seaman, Hernan Cattaneo, Tom Novy, Roger Sanchez, Eric Morlillo, Oliver Moldan, Sven Väth, ATFC, Eddie Amador, Dr. Kucho…..

Jerome also runs his own monthly Radio Show on Frisky Radio (friskyradio.com), the best online Radiostation for progressive Housemusic!!!

As DJ he was playing in places like: Amnesia, Privillge (Ibiza), Warsaw, Kiev, Prague, Vienna, Zurich, Sarajevo, Kroatia, Venezuela (Carracas), Melboure, Sidney, Darwin, Auckland (New Zealand), Munich, Frankfurt, Hamburg…..

ORKIDEA: 20 YEARS OF DJING & ALBUM RELEASE TOUR
12.11.2011 – 18.02.2012

THE TOUR

This tour celebrates Orkidea’s new album & 20 years of DJing and continues where Taika and Metaverse release tours left. We’ve booked Finland’s best DJs, most enthusiastic local promoters and best venues for an extensive 30 date tour. This will be the biggest club tour so far in Finland and we’ll also visit legendary international venues like Ministry of Sound in London and Technoclub in Frankfurt.

THE ALBUM

The album ’20′ celebrates Orkidea’s 20 years of DJing. It features brand new Orkidea productions, collaborations with Solarstone, Lowland, Heikki L, JS16 and remixes for Tilt vs Paul van Dyk, Way Out West and Art of Trance. Also included are remakes of trance classics such as ‘Hale Bopp’ & ‘Sun Down’ and 2011 remixes of Orkidea classics ‘Unity’ and ‘Beautiful’. The album is released by Universal Music in Scandinavia and Solarstone’s Solaris label in the rest of the known universe. Release date is 11.11.11.

THE BOOK

The album comes equipped with a beautiful 40 page book, that takes us into the history of finnish clubbing and electronic music scene. Featuring interviews with 20 finnish club legends such as Alex Nieminen, Lil’ Tony, Mr.A, Proteus & Tab and some ultra rare interviews with the likes of Sam Inkinen and Eliot Ness. These indepth interviews were conducted by DJ/journalist Erkko Lehtinen. The book – designed by Niko Nyman and Jani Isoranta – is visualized with photos from Finland’s most talented club photographer’s collections from 1991-2011.

ALBUM TRACKLIST

01) Orkidea: Beautiful (Orkidea’s Whiteout Remix)
02) Orkidea & JS16: Hale Bopp
03) Orkidea & Solarstone: Slowmotion II
04) Orkidea: Sun Down
05) Orkidea: Pacifique
06) Art of Trance: Chung Kuo (Orkidea Remix)
07) Lowland & Orkidea: Blackbird
08) Orkidea: Tw3nty
09) Way Out West: Killa (Orkidea 2011 Remix)
10) Orkidea: Hot Trigger
11) Orkidea: Unity (15th Anniversary Mix)

+CD contains unique code for downloading additional tracks & remixes:
12) Tilt vs Paul van Dyk: Rendezvous (Orkidea Remix)
13) Orkidea & Heikki L: Sphere
14) Orkidea: Lifetime Warranty
15) Orkidea: Liberation

SUPPORT
http://www.djorkidea.com
http://www.misc.fi
http://www.thecircus.fi
http://www.sessions2.fi
http://www.kopparberg.fi
http://www.universalmusic.fi
http://www.solaris-recordings.com

20 YEARS OF

Unity, JACK, Kerma, Pete Tong, LOVE, Armada, Beautiful, Nylon, Anjunabeats, Killa, Sun, DTM, Paul Oakenfold, Black Hole, Gatecrasher, Andy Moor, YearZero, Illusions, Uunisaari, Gareth Emery, Metaverse, Solaris, Bye Bye Beautiful, Pacifique, Hype, Jose Padilla, Aeroplane, AVA, Konemetsä, Lepakko, Sven Väth, Tiesto, Flight 643, Perfecto, God’s Garden, Renaissance, Pussy, Hesperia, Hallmark, Nature One, Universal Music, Eric Prydz, One Minute Rave, Pacha, Labyrinth, Laserpoint, Sasha, Oranssi, Ministry of Sound, Q, Solarstone, Tresor, Unity The Island. The story continues…

Saturday 14.1.2012
22:00-04:00
age 18

Venue
Pohjoinen Rautatiekatu 21
00100 Helsinki
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Artists:

OPERATION ROOM: (22:00-04:00)

KYAU & ALBERT (Euphonic Records, GER)
http://www.kyauandalbert.com/#en/home
https://www.facebook.com/kyauandalbertofficial

DENNIS SHEPERD (Euphonic Records, GER)
http://album.dennissheperd.com/
https://www.facebook.com/dennissheperd

Orion (Misc, YleX)
http://www.djorion.fi
https://www.facebook.com/orionfin

OBSERVATION ROOM: (00:00-04:00)

Mio (Sidetrax)
https://www.facebook.com/pages/DJ-MiO/148053021920898

Upi (Sidetrax)
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Dj-Upi/159988700701950
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Lights & visuals:

Michelle Silver

Sound:

Precision Audio Premium Double

More about Clinic:

http://www.clinic.fi
http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=7893507181

Event at Facebook:
https://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=166546660107887

Club Venue group at Facebook:
https://www.facebook.com/groups/154159434672649/
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Tickets:

Charge at the Clinic reception:

10€ b4 23:00, after 12€

Advance tickets from Tiketti, http://www.tiketti.fi:

9€€ + booking fee 1,2€€ = 10,2€ €(+ service fee)

100 VIP tickets
Price 19 €€ + booking fee 1,2€€ = 20,2€ €(+ service fee)

VIP ticket includes:

-VIP entrance with free queue passing at the venue
-Special gift @ Venue
-No queuing at the afterparty entrance @ Playground (afterparty ticket is not included to the price)

SUPER VIP ticket only from email: vip@clinic.fi
550€ SUPER VIP for 10 people (only 1 table for sale)

SUPER VIP ticket includes:

-VIP entrance with free queue passing at the venue and escorting to the table
-Table reserved for all night close to the stage
-1 bottle of Grey Goose vodka + mixers, 2 bottles of sparkling wine
-No queuing at the afterparty entrance @ Playground (afterparty ticket is not included to the price)

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Kyau & Albert bio

Ralph Kyau and Steven Moebius Albert are known to the electronic dance
music world as Kyau & Albert, one of the most original DJ/Producer duos
on the dance music circuit.

The two Germans have produced a collection of massive club hits
including ‘Made Of Sun’, ‘Velvet Morning’, ‘Walk Down’, ‘Kiksu’, ‘Are
You Fine?’, ‘Hide & Seek’, ‘Megashira’, ‘I Love You’ and ‘Once In A
Life’. Their outstanding collaboration with Above & Beyond, ‘Anphonic’,
was released in the Summer of 2010, followed by the hit single ‘Painkillers’.

With their new single “Barbizon” K&A started into 2011…

One little known fact: all male vocals are performed by Steven Moebius
Albert, making Kyau & Albert a true DJ band!

Renowned for their exceptional remixing abilities, Kyau & Albert have
remixed the tunes of some of the most influential names in clubland
including Faithless featuring Dido, Paul van Dyk, Bent, Armin van
Buuren, Kosheen and Cosmic Gate, to name a few.

When not in the studio, Kyau & Albert are working hard at their record
label ‘Euphonic’. Founded in 1997, it is the longest running trance
label in the world today.

Their radio show ‘Euphonic Sessions with Kyau & Albert’ is syndicated on
24 FM stations around the globe and has over 14,000 podcast subscribers
on iTunes.

The duo deliver explosive, cutting edge DJ sets and their energy behind
the decks is simply infectious. Catching them live is an experience you
won’t soon forget!

Dennis Sheperd bio

Dennis Sheperd has thrust himself into the spotlight of the club scene in the past few years, offering prestigious music productions. The 26 year old DJ and Producer from Essen in Germany delights his fans and numerous, well-known artists worldwide, who support him and his music.

In 2007, Dennis established his name in the electronic music scene with „A Tribute to Life‟, which received support by the best DJs such as Tiësto, Ferry Corsten, Armin van Buuren, Paul van Dyk and Markus Schulz. This leap towards the forefront of the music scene was followed by his signing to the renowned record label Euphonic Records. Euphonic founders Kyau & Albert called him “Germany‟s most promising newcomer in Progressive Trance”, which he proved with several hits in 2009.

„Black Sun‟ became one of Dennis Sheperd‟s most successful single releases. This was followed by „tyDi & Dennis Sheperd feat. Marcie – Somehow‟ on Armada Music, his first cooperation with Australia‟s most popular Trance DJ. Finally, only one month later, Dennis Sheperd and Cold Blue completed the hat-trick with „Freefalling‟ on High Contrast. With these three releases, Dennis has built a large fan base and was regularly played in clubs and radios all around the globe.

His musical success was rewarded with numerous, international DJ performances on events, festivals and in clubs and with the award “The Best New Artist 2010” of his hometown Essen.

This award encouraged Dennis to push forward his artistic work. The production of his debut album was the next big step in his career. During 2010, he collaborated with well-known singers and songwriters. The result is an excellent album called “A Tribute To Life”, which will be released on High Contrast, and whose first single “Fallen Angel” (feat. Ana Criado) became a hit in the Trance music scene with wide support and a Beatport Trance Chart Number One! This Album will cause a sensation among his fans and the electronic music scene in 2011 and 2012.

Before this will happen, Dennis has more aces up his sleeve, which will shorten the time to wait for the album. Among other things, Dennis made a mix for the upcoming remix album of Gareth Emery, who has already entitled Dennis in 2008 as “hot name to watch for the future” and for Above & Beyond‟s success single release “Sun & Moon”. More Dennis Sheperd Remixes will contribute to new releases of Tiësto pres. Allure, Kyau & Albert, tyDi, and Solarstone. Additionally, Dennis performed on the legendary Mayday in Dortmund in front of 8000 fans, where he proved his skills as DJ once more.

Dennis Sheperd presents himself as talented and outstanding artist, who fills his fans with enthusiasm and gets the support of the biggest DJs and numerous media channels of electronic music for each of his releases. 2011 lifts Dennis‟ development as an artist to a new higher lever, not least because of his debut album.

LOGIC BOMB (SWE) LIVE

Friday 13.1.2012
21:00-04:00
Age 18

Venue
Pohjoinen Rautatiekatu 21
00100 Helsinki
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Main floor

Artists:

LOGIC BOMB (TIP Records, SWE) LIVE
http://www.logicbomb.se
http://www.facebook.com/Bomb.Lab
http://soundcloud.com/logicbomb

Miazu b2b Polly (Sangoma Records, POTB)
https://www.facebook.com/MiazuPolly

Soladria (PsynOpticz Productions & Sangoma Records.)
http://www.myspace.com/soladria

Cosmic Delucion (Aura)
http://soundcloud.com/cosmicdelusion

Yonagual (Yoda – Brethren Collective)
http://www.soundcloud.com/yonagual

Full Uv decorations by:

Candydelic (LT) FIRST TIME IN FINLAND
http://www.myspace.com/candydelic

Lights & visuals:

Michelle Silver (Venue)
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Panorama floor

Artists:

Shishya (Sunstation rec)
http://www.myspace.com/shishyaorganigato

Kolibriscope
http://www.facebook.com/kolibriscope
http://soundcloud.com/kolibriscope
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Tickets:

Clinic visits booked in advance:
12€ from Cybershop (Asematunneli, Kamppi & Itis)
12 + booking fee 1,2€ € (total 13,2€+ service fee), from Tiketti (http://www.tiketti.fi)

Charge at the Clinic reception: 15€
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Clinic info:

Clinic @ Facebook:
https://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=7893507181

Event @ Facebook:
https://www.facebook.com/events/190209121063097

Club Venue @ Facebook:
https://www.facebook.com/groups/154159434672649
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Logic Bomb bio

In the mid 90s Sweden was introduced to a new type of dance music brought back from the golden beaches of Goa, India by an adventurous group of friends. Parties were held deep in the mystic forests during summer and attracted a fresh new crowd, enthusiastic for these innovative sounds. Among this crowd were two freshly graduated computer engineers who were struck with a profound fascination for this new music.

This enchantment leads to the inception of the now infamous musical unit ‘Logic Bomb’, formed by Jonas Pettersson and Johan Krafft, in 1998. They released their now highly sought after debut album ‘Headware’, produced together with fellow Swede, Jonas Bergvall, on Spiral Trax in the year of 2000. Following up on the phenomenal success of ‘Headware’, their second album ‘Unlimited’ was released on leading English label TIP World in 2002. After years of silence, things were cooking once again in the bomb-lab, utilizing their highest quality, bleeding edge, digital technology married with the finest analog circuitry of the past they have crafted an album that was both classic and contemporary for that time. Logic Bomb was set to blow up the scene in 2007. Their fourth album is in the making and the Swedish boys are yet again ready to head out on the road, and will be released on spring 2011.

The duo from north are ready to BLAST again…Get prepared !!!

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AFTER HOURS & AFTHERAPY
25 HOUR NEW YEAR MORNING PARTY

@ PLAYGROUND
Sunday 1.1.2012 // 04:00-05:00 // age 18

Playground
Iso Roobertinkatu 10
00120 Helsinki

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OPERATION ROOM 04:00-05:00

Antti Rasi (Clinic, After Hours) LIVE
Paul Easy (Clinic, After Hours)
Milla Lehto (After Hours, Pussy eau de Club)
OlliS (Further)
Flight (Misc)
Unik (Playground)
Flink (Playground)
Peak (Playground)
Jaago b2b Audacious (Visions Collective)
Tony Profondo (Mixxed)
N. Geselle (Mixxed)
GNA (Israel)
Miniloq (Beats Per Minute)
Concha

OBSERVATION ROOM 04:00-16:00

D.N.A b2b Zwek (Illusions, Sunrise)
Lovetone (Spinnin’ Records)
Laz
Soldaut
Winberg

OBSERVATION ROOM: SKINS PARTY DJ BATTLE 16:00-05:00

Daddy Flix (FRA)
Lucky Chucky (UK)
Bâtard (FRA)
Prospero (Bass Jam)
Trampboat (Eulogy Recordings)
Cheesy J (Spittin’ Fiyah Sound)
Doep
Forgetit
Kinderbueno

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CHILL OUT ROOM (UPSTAIRS) 07:00-14:00

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Lights:

marX & the boys

Sound:

Precision Audio

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Tickets:

Door:
15€
8€ after 12:00

Advance: from Tiketti (http://www.tiketti.fi)
10€ + bf 1,2€ = 11,2€ + service fee

50 VIP tickets
Price 25 €€

VIP ticket includes:

-VIP entrance with free queue passing at the venue
-Special gift @ Playground
-Tiketti booking fee

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Clinic information:

Clinic group at Facebook:
http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=7893507181

Event at Facebook:
https://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=213270278723990

Playground group at Facebook:
http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=58971814702

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CLINIC proudly presents:

ABOVE & BEYOND’s
Group Therapy World Tour

Saturday 3.12.2011
22:00-04:00
Age 18

Tampereen Tivoli
Puutarhakatu 21
33210 TAMPERE

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Artists:

OPERATION ROOM: (22:00-04:00)

ABOVE & BEYOND (Anjunabeats, UK)
http://www.aboveandbeyond.nu
http://www.twitter.com/aboveandbeyond
http://www.youtube.com/aboveandbeyondTV
http://www.itunes.com/aboveandbeyond
http://www.trancearoundtheworld.com
http://www.myspace.com/aboveandbeyond
http://www.flickr.com/groups/anjunabeats/

Orion (Misc)
https://www.facebook.com/orionfin
http://www.djorion.fi

Lovetone (Spinnin’ Records)
https://www.facebook.com/lovetonemusic

OBSERVATION ROOM: (22:00-04:00)

Paul Easy (Clinic, After Hours)
http://soundcloud.com/pauleasy
http://soundcloud.com/antti-rasi

Flight (Misc)
http://www.djflight.com

Flink (Playground)
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Flink/182747098425642

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Sound:

Precision Audio Premium Double

Clinic information:

http://www.clinic.fi

Clinic group at Facebook:
http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=7893507181

Event at Facebook:
https://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=119684278142399

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Tickets:

Early bird: (8.11-13.11)

15€ + bf 1,2€ = 16,2€ + service fee (http://www.tiketti.fi)

Advance: (14.11-3.12)

18€ + bf 1,2€ = 19,2€ + service fee (http://www.tiketti.fi)

100 VIP tickets for sale on tuesday 8.11.2011 (Only from Tiketti)
Price 30 €€

VIP ticket includes:

-VIP entrance with free queue passing at the venue
-Special gift @ Tivoli
-Tiketti booking fee

Door:

More from the door

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Above & Beyond biography

“Few trance artists have reached Above & Beyond’s stature in terms of integrity and respect.” IDJ

“A cut above.” Mix mag

“Above & Beyond’s vault from innovative trance trio to globetrotting DJ superstars is now complete.” DJ Magazine

“The UK’s new dance superstars.” Pete Tong, Radio 1

“A blend of sleek electronic rhythms, lush filmic textures and old-fashioned songwriting, ‘Tri-State’ is the fulfilment of any dance act’s ultimate album aspiration: a padding-free, skilled, diverse long-player. In a word ‘brilliant’. 5/5” DJ Magazine

There are DJs who can rock a party, a club, a festival. And there are acts that can write songs that will bring out the goose bumps in you. But there’s only one group that can do both: Above & Beyond. Currently fourth in the DJ Magazine annual poll – the highest-placed Brits – in the last year alone, they have sound-tracked the unveiling of a new space-ship, performed an acoustic show in a hot air balloon, and entranced a crowd of 8,000 in Beirut with their first full live show. For the world’s most famous trance trio, there are no limits. “There’s so much going on,” says Tony McGuinness. “We’re trying to do so many things.”
From remixing Madonna (2001), to winning Essential Mix of the Year (2004) or playing to one million people on the beach in Rio de Janeiro (New Year’s Eve 2007), Above & Beyond’s career has been a constant upward curve since the trio formed in 2000. Because Above & Beyond make music, pure and simple. That music happens to be electronic. And it connects. “We’re a group,” says Tony. “And we’re trying to connect with people. When you see people singing along as passionately as they do, I guess you’re getting it right.” The key difference is this: Above & Beyond are DJs, producers – and musicians. “We like to think of ourselves as songwriters first,” says Paavo Siljamaki, who with Jono Grant makes up the trio. “The most challenging thing is to write a song that really touches the listener.”
Creatively and geographically, Above & Beyond don’t believe in borders. Hence 2009’s full live band show in Beirut, Lebanon. “What an undertaking,” says Tony. “We decided to do a really big, high production live show. It was an enormous undertaking and a risk.” It was the first time they had translated the Above & Beyond sound to a live line-up – drums, bass, guitar, keyboards, singers Zoe Johnston and Richard Bedford. “People were blown away and we felt blown away by it ourselves,” says Tony. And Beirut left its mark. “They rebuilt the town centre, it’s beautiful,” says Tony. “But we did a photo shoot in an old Chevrolet showroom and it had bullet holes, and the driver had fought on that very roof, and was picking up shell cases and explaining what happened.”
At the other end of the scale, the group played an acoustic show for two fans and BBC Radio 1’s Pete Tong in a hot air balloon as it sailed serenely over the English countryside. At one point, the driver flew the balloon at little more than a metre over a field of wheat. “It’s like a dream sequence in a movie, because you’re not flying fast or up and down, you’re looking at something you would never see in nature,” says Tony.
And when Richard Branson needed a theme tune for the unveiling of his new Virgin Galactic spaceship in the Mojave Desert with California governor Arnold Schwarzenegger, he turned to Above & Beyond. Jono DJed at the event. And ‘Buzz’, the track Above & Beyond provided, delighted the ‘ship’s designers with its sleek, rocket-fuelled, trance dynamics and crackly radio dialogue by astronaut Buzz Aldrin. “They thought it was perfect, thought it had the right resonance,” says Jono.
From small, East European club shows to major festival like America’s Coachella, Above & Beyond have a unique ability to captivate and engage audiences. Their music has grandeur and melody, but it’s edged with steel too. There are dark shadows among the sweet moments. Trance is too small a word for their cinematic, ambitious sound, it’s bigger than genres.

THE trio are experienced musicians who know their way around a studio. Tony McGuinness was marketing director for Warner Brothers Records – but for years previously was the guitarist/songwriter of cult indie band Sad Lovers & Giants. Asked to organize a remix of Chakra’s ‘Home’ in 2000, he joined together with Jono Grant and Paavo Siljamaki – and Above & Beyond was born. “By coincidence we ended up putting three individuals with complimentary and different talents into the mix,” says Tony.
Jono Grant first discovered dance music when he borrowed his brother James’s cassette of Paul Oakenfold’s classic Goa mix – and fell in love with its sweeping melodrama. Already training as a classical pianist and guitarist, he was inspired him to build his own studio, taking on part time jobs to fund his equipment. “I managed to save up enough money from mowing the lawn to buy a drum machine,” he laughs. When he arrived at London’s University of Westminster, he had a small, yet compact studio. His first production was a remix of Strike’s Top Five hit ‘U Sure Do’.
Paavo had arrived at the same university from his native Finland. Also classically trained on cello and piano, he was studying music business. The two met one beery night and Jono proceeded to play his latest productions. “Let’s write a track together,” Paavo told Jono. They pooled their studio resources in one mad taxi dash, and Anjunabeats was born. It is now one of the most famous labels on the world stage.
In 2001, Above & Beyond remixed Madonna’s ‘What It Feels Like For A Girl’ after Tony talked his way into her manager’s office – and into a remix. “We were pitching for the stars at that point,” smiles Paavo. Madonna used their mix for her controversial hot rod rampage video, directed by her husband Guy Ritchie. Other remixes have included Dido’s ‘Sand In My Shoes’ and Britney Spears’s ‘Everytime’. Their first single proper, 2002’s ‘Far From In Love’ with Kate Cameron, became a dance anthem. Their 2006 album ‘Tri-State’ was greeted with rave reviews. “Brilliant,” said DJ Magazine. “The ultimate fulfilment of any dance act’s ambition.” It was the song-writing that shone through – sweeping from euphoric melodies to atmospheric down-tempo moments. “We felt the perfect album wouldn’t be 12 club tracks but a collection of songs that take you on a journey,” says Paavo. “There were moments where we weren’t really sure. But in the end we feel we made something we could be proud of.”
One of the album’s many standouts is ‘Alone Tonight’ whose otherworldly melodies and heartfelt vocal performance from Richard Bedford resonate with audiences all over the world. “A lot of people who go to clubs are single, and that song is about being in a relationship but feeling alone,” says Jono. “So it resonates.” Under their Oceanlab alias with singer/songwriter Justine Suissa, they also produced the unforgettable ‘Satellite’. Another lyric with universal appeal – which Tony wrote about Paavo and his Japanese wife, when both were on opposite sides of the world – coupled with melodies to make you shiver and a vocal drenched in emotion. It too has become a vocal trance classic and live favourite.
Yet Above & Beyond aren’t just consummate musicians and songwriters, they are also world class DJs. Their Trance Around The World radio show airs on over 15 FM, Internet and Satellite stations worldwide and has just celebrated its 300th show – in Russia. They began their DJing career in front of 8,000 people in Tokyo in 2002. In 2004 they won BBC Radio 1’s Essential Mix of the Year. They are Number Four in DJ magazine’s prestigious poll. “To be among such great DJs is a real honour,” says Paavo. “There are people above and below that I really, truly respect.”
Their ‘Anjunabeats 100’ – a collection of the very best tracks from their universally respected label – included a DVD documentary of the shows the group played over the Christmas holidays in 2007 in Goa, India and Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, where they celebrated New Year with a million people. A peak in a career that has been full of them. “It was life-changing,” says Tony. “Amazing to look out and see that many people. In some ways it was too big to comprehend!”

WHAT audiences around the world also respond to is the professionalism and enthusiasm that Above & Beyond bring to their art. There is a warmth about the trio that people love. Tony is the one who gives it all on stage. “Tony is really the rock n’ roll star of the whole crew,” says Paavo. Tony sums up his band members with equal enthusiasm. “Jono is ambivalent about the incredible talent he has. He has a lot of energy, he is fearless when he’s DJing and is always in a good mood.” If Jono’s contribution is an effortless musicality, says Tony, Paavo adds heart and soul. “What he brings is a sense is how to bring out the emotion in a track.”
The ongoing Above & Beyond world tour continues. They just hosted a stage at the Future Music Festival, Australia’s biggest live event, covering five cities. In the studio, they moved towards a fusion of house and trance with their gorgeously anthemic remix of Dirty Vegas’s ‘Tonight’ – recorded in just 24 hours as part of the Ibiza Winter Music Conference. It’s a direction the group are also following with their Anjundadeep label which hit Number One on the US itunes album chart. “It felt to us like the road between house and trance used to be fairly empty,” notes Tony. “Now that has turned into an eight lane highway.” The album included a daring, soaring remix of Radiohead’s ‘Reckoner’. “We always wanted to work with a Thom Yorke vocal, they’re one of the most distinctive groups in the world,” says Tony. Meanwhile their remix album of Oceanlab’s ‘Sirens Of The Sea’ also reached Number One in the itunes Dance Album chart with pumped up versions of hits like ‘On A Good Day’.
The next major project is the new Above & Beyond studio album – currently scheduled for Autumn 2010, their first since ‘Tri-State’ and in its finishing stages. Above & Beyond are a team of perfectionists, constantly striving to get better. “You get more out of life by collaborating,” notes Tony. “We’re always trying to grow.” And what they do is make music with melody, movement – and meaning. Music, in short, that matters to people across the globe. “You can do stuff that is popular without selling out,” says Jono. “If you do something with quality, people respond to that.” Which is why even when they are half a world away, audiences always make Above & Beyond feel at home.

Related show

• Artist: Clinic pres. ABOVE & BEYOND’s Group Therapy World Tour
• Date: Saturday, December 3rd 2011
• Time: 10:00pm
• City: Clinic pres. ABOVE & BEYOND’s Group Therapy World Tour in Tampere
• Venue: Tampereen Tivoli
• Address: Puutarhakatu 21
• Country: Finland
• Admission: 18€ + bf 1,2€ = 19,2€ + service
• Age restrictions: No Minors
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In the second room the beats will be delivered to you by Milla Lehto and Flink
The event will be held in a new club called Venue. With its state-of-art sound system, Premium Double by Precision Audio, Venue will be a perfect location for a unique experience. Even though Venue opens with Clinic event it will host evenings of live music as well. Besides Clinic and Venue itself, the program will be tailored in cooperation with the best promoters in Finland.

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CLINIC presents at Venue opening party

JOHN DIGWEED (UK)

Friday 4.11.2011
22:00-04:00
age 18

Venue (at the moment YK)
Pohjoinen Rautatiekatu 21
00100 Helsinki
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Artists:

OPERATION ROOM: (22:00-04:00)

JOHN DIGWEED (Bedrock Records, UK) 3 HOUR SET
http://www.johndigweed.com
http://www.bedrock.uk.net
http://www.facebook.com/djjohndigweed

warm up
Paul Easy (Clinic, After Hours)
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Paul-Easy/20648229370

OBSERVATION ROOM: (00:00-04:00)

Milla Lehto (After Hours, Pussy eau de Club)
https://www.facebook.com/djmillalehto

Flink (Playground)
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Flink/182747098425642
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Visuals:

Lights & visuals

Michelle Silver

Sound:

Precision Audio Premium Double

More about Clinic:

http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=7893507181

Event at Facebook:
https://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=275898275773573

Club Venue group at Facebook:
https://www.facebook.com/groups/154159434672649/
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Tickets:

Charge at the Clinic reception: TBA€

Clinic visits booked in advance:

Early Bird (till 27.10 if not sold out before) LIMITED AMOUNT!

22€€ from Cybershop (Asematunneli, Kamppi & Itäkeskus)
22€€ + booking fee 1,2€€ = 23,2€ €(+ service fee) from Tiketti (http://www.tiketti.fi/)

Advance tickets:

25€€ from Cybershop (Asematunneli, Kamppi & Itäkeskus)
25€€ + booking fee 1,2€€ = 26,2€ €(+ service fee) from Tiketti (http://www.tiketti.fi/)

100 VIP tickets (Only from Tiketti)
Price 30 €€ + booking fee 1,2€€ = 32,2€ €(+ service fee)

VIP ticket includes:

-VIP entrance with free queue passing at the venue
-Special gift @ Venue
-No queuing at the afterparty entrance @ Playground (afterparty ticket is not included to the price)

SUPER VIP ticket only from email: vip@clinic.fi
650€ SUPER VIP for 10 people (only 1 table for sale)

SUPER VIP ticket includes:

-VIP entrance with free queue passing at the venue and escorting to the table
-Table reserved for all night next to the stage, best place at the club
-1 bottle of Smirnoff vodka + mixers, 2 bottles of sparkling wine
-No queuing at the afterparty entrance @ Playground (afterparty ticket is not included to the price)

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John Digweed biography

If you are not an avid follower of dance music but are tuned into popular culture at all youve likely experienced music touched by the hands of John Digweed. Originally hailing from England but having clearly arrived on the global scene nearly a decade ago, John has long since cemented his name in the pages of dance music history. His list of achievements is groundbreaking to say the least.

Highlights would be the first proper dj mix compilation (Renaissance, done with Sasha), being the first British dj to hold a residency at what was then the worlds most well known club in NYC (Twilo, also with Sasha) as well as having remixed tracks by Danny Tenaglia, Underworld and New Order.

John Digweed is a DJ’s DJ. The beauty of what he does lies in just how different he really is from his contemporaries. From his early beginnings in Hastings, England at the age of 15 in the blossoming scene of acid house to the apex of the international dj’ing world, he has created and maintained a level of integrity that is the benchmark for both djs and producers globally. In fact, he has reached the very top of his profession, being voted ..1 in a voter’s poll by DJ magazine in 2001. John Digweed has become the peoples choice while maintaining his longstanding presence in underground dance culture. His popularity as both a dj and a person seems to have no limits, but his efforts transcend dj’ing alone, he is as much a producer and promoter. His moniker Bedrock is actually three things: a record label, a promotions company and a studio production partnership (with Nick Muir).

His management and creative direction for the Bedrock record label has helped launch the careers of Danny Howells (with Dick Trevor as Science Department), Jimmy Van M, Chris Fortier and Phil Thompson (Moonface). He has had the vision and creative insight to seek out mixes and remixes from artists as varied as Rui Da Silva, POB, Freelance Icebreakers and the Second Hand Satellites. The label has effectively served as a foundation for artistic expression and a medium for creative output, allowing underground artists to break through to a much wider audience. To have a record released on Bedrock serves as the global stamp of production quality, ingenuity and integrity for producers worldwide.

In fact, the name John Digweed is synonymous with quality, ingenuity and integrity. From the nights he has either created or been a part of (Bedrock, Northern Exposure, Renaissance) to his world renowned mix cd’s (Renaissance, Global Underground, Northern Exposure, Communicate and Bedrock) he has consistently produced characteristic products that stay in demand, himself included. Even with all of his global traveling he has still been able to hold down two monthly Bedrock residencies in both London (Heaven) and Brighton (The Beach).

As one half of Bedrock the production duo he has landed two tracks in the top 40 (Heaven Scent and For What You Dream Of) the latter of which made it into the hit movie Trainspotting. He has even tried a bit of acting himself (“Groove”). He and Nick Muir as Bedrock the production team also recently scored a Hollywood film (Stark Raving Mad).

His Kiss100 radio show is quickly coming up on its second year as one of the most successful dance music shows in all of England with internet broadcasts to all of the world. It has achieved a near cult status with listeners trading cds and mp3s of the various broadcasts across the internet. John shares his platform weekly by bringing in worldwide guest djs. As a person John’s lack of pretense is enveloped in imagination and invention. Good reason for John being one of the most respected, analyzed and imitated dj’s in the world. Digweed is both solid and durable with unyielding precision. His sinuous dj’ing and production sound has become its own convincing dance ethic. He is centered to the principles of life, living and friends in such a way that he generates an aura of self-explanatory excitement and enthusiasm. Without heroic pretensions his sets are filled with moodiness and musical mystery but held down with a punchy distinctiveness and earthly rhythm. Always emanating a sense of boundlessness he overlaps dream events that spill into reality with an enormous certainty.