Tony McGuinness (English musician)


Anthony Patrick James "Tony" McGuinness, is an Irish trance artist. Above & Beyond. He is also a guitarist/songwriter with cult indie band Sad Lovers & Giants.

Biography

Tony McGuinness plays guitar with English indie band Sad Lovers & Giants, with whom he released three albums, between 1988 and 2002 and is still an active member having toured US and Europe regularly with them since 2009.
McGuinness was also a highly successful marketing director for Warner Music Group, winning awards for his campaigns for Madonna, Seal, Simply Red and Mike Oldfield. While working at Warners, McGuinness shifted away from alternative rock towards electronic dance music. He worked as A&R for a number of dance artists, including William Orbit and Hysteric Ego.
Tony McGuinness and his brother Liam teamed up to create electronic dance music under the alias Nitromethane since the early 2000s. While still working at Warner, Tony was asked to remix Chakra's "Home" by an A&R colleague.
Tony approached Anjunabeats to work on the remix together. The result, their remix of "Home", was an instant hit, topping the dance charts for many weeks. The collaboration led to the creation of Above & Beyond, consisting of McGuinness, Grant, and Siljamäki.
Above & Beyond's second studio album, Group Therapy, features Tony's first ever vocal single on the track "Black Room Boy".

Discography

Singles

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:
Albums with Above & Beyond:
Anjunabeats:
Upon becoming a member of the band Sad Lovers & Giants in 1986, Tony McGuinness had a successful career in the music industry. Their discography includes the following albums:
As a part of Oceanlab, Above & Beyond, Anjunabeats, Rollerball and Tranquility Base, Tony McGuinness produced numerous tracks as a team under the label Anjunabeats.