“but I still prefer Logic, personally.”

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What DAW does Above & Beyond use?
Above & Beyond use Pioneer DJ CDJ-3000s and usually a DJM-A9 mixer, per a 2025 interview. Tony McGuinness uses Logic Pro and Paavo Siljamäki uses Studio One. Jono Grant has said they use Ableton Live for the radio show, and Tony has said he plays a Taylor 414 acoustic.
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Studio (Tony McGuinness)
“but I still prefer Logic, personally.”
Studio (Paavo Siljamäki)
“I left Logic when Apple was abandoning it for a while”
Radio show (Jono Grant)
“I really like Ableton for the way it deals with audio and tempo”
Studio
“And they’ve got a Pultec EQ in there, which is going to help us with our UAD loading.”
“NEXUS sounds and plays like it was made for musicians by musicians.”
DJ booth
“But now we use CDJ-3000s and whichever Pioneer mixer”
“usually, the Pioneer DJM-A9.”
“Yeah, and one of the reasons we use that is that it’s a holiday from staring at the screen in the studio.”
First decks (Jono Grant)
“I bought one Technics 1210 with a Stanton cartridge on it.”
Guitars (Tony McGuinness)
“Then I picked up this Taylor 414 just strummed eight chords on it”
“I had one at home, an old Takamine, for ages.”
Acoustic stage (Jono Grant)
“onstage we have a Rhodes piano, which is not acoustic, but it’s old enough to be!”
Records that shaped me (Tony McGuinness)
“Robert Miles’ ‘Children’, I remember the first time I heard that”
“something that had the hallmarks of, say, Dark Side of the Moon”
On rotation (Tony McGuinness)
“So, I tend to listen to people like Billie Eilish who’s such an amazing singer/songwriter.”
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What DAW does Above & Beyond use?
Tony McGuinness uses Logic Pro and said in 2025 he still prefers it. Paavo Siljamäki uses PreSonus Studio One. Jono Grant has said they use Ableton Live to put together the Group Therapy radio show.
What DJ gear does Above & Beyond use?
In 2025 Tony McGuinness said they use Pioneer DJ CDJ-3000s and usually the Pioneer DJM-A9 mixer. Jono Grant has also said they prepare with rekordbox. They started out on Technics 1210 turntables.
What plugins does Above & Beyond use?
Above & Beyond are quoted on the reFX artists page praising the Nexus synth, and Tony McGuinness has mentioned their Universal Audio UAD plugin setup.
What guitar does Tony McGuinness of Above & Beyond play?
Tony McGuinness has said a Taylor 414 became his acoustic of choice for Above & Beyond Acoustic, after years with an old Takamine at home.
Above & Beyond are the London trance trio of Jono Grant, Tony McGuinness and Paavo Siljamäki, founders of Anjunabeats and hosts of Group Therapy radio. This guide covers the DAWs, booth setup and instruments the members have named, plus records Tony has talked about.
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