Armada Music
| Armada Music | |
|---|---|
 Armada Music logo since 2022 | |
| Founded | 2003 |
| Founder | Armin van Buuren, Maykel Piron, David Lewis |
| Genre | |
| Country of origin | Netherlands |
| Location | Amsterdam |
| Official website | www |
Armada Music is a Dutch independent record label that specialises in releasing electronic dance music.[1][2] The name Armada derives from the first two letters of the founders' first names: Armin van Buuren, Maykel Piron and David Lewis.[3][self-published source?]
Signed artists
Artists currently signed by Armada Music include:[4][self-published source?]
- Andrew Rayel
- Armin van Buuren
- Arty
- Audien
- Bob Sinclar
- Brando
- Cedric Gervais
- Chicane
- D.O.D
- Eelke Kleijn
- Ferry Corsten
- Goldfish
- Inner City
- Janieck
- Kevin Saunderson
- Kidnap
- Loud Luxury
- Mark Sixma
- MistaJam
- Morgan Page
- Ørjan Nilsen
- R Plus
- Shapov
- Sunnery James & Ryan Marciano
- Super8 & Tab
- Tempo Giusto
- Tensnake
- Themba
- Tom Staar
- 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).[2] Armada received two nominations at the 2014 IDMAs.[5] 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.[6] In 2016, Armada Music was one of the 21 labels nominated for the IMPALA FIVEUNDERFIFTEEN[7] campaign shining a light on Europe's most inspiring young labels. The label received the IMPALA Young Label Spotlight Award.[8]
References
- ^ "A night in the life". Time Out. Archived from the original on 26 January 2009. Retrieved 15 June 2008.
- ^ a b Papadatos, Markos (10 December 2015). "Meet Maykel Piron: Co-Founder and CEO of Armada Music SPECIAL". Digital Journal. Retrieved 30 April 2016.
- ^ "About". Armada Music.
- ^ "Artists". Armada Music.
- ^ "31st Annual International Dance Music Awards – Winter Music Conference 2016 – WMC 2016". Winter Music Conference. Archived from the original on 7 November 2017. Retrieved 1 May 2016.
- ^ "GOOGLE, ARMADA, POINT BLANK, DJ MAG: ACADEMY OF ELECTRONIC MUSIC". Webby Awards. Retrieved 30 April 2016.
- ^ "IMPALA Young Label Spotlight". Impala. 27 July 2020.
- ^ "FIVEUNDERFIFTEEN: Armada Music (The Netherlands)". The Independent Echo. Archived from the original on 7 June 2016. Retrieved 15 July 2016.
External links
- Official website
- Armada Music discography at Discogs
