Armada Music

Armada Music
Armada Music logo since 2022
Founded2003
FounderArmin van Buuren, Maykel Piron, David Lewis
Genre
Country of originNetherlands
LocationAmsterdam
Official websitewww.armadamusic.com

Armada Music is a Dutch independent record label that specialises in releasing electronic dance music.[1][2] Armada Music was founded on 1 June 2003 by Dutch producer Armin van Buuren, Dutch business executive Maykel Piron, and music manager David Lewis. The name is an acronym containing the first two letters of each of the founders' names.[3]

In 2022, Armada launched the investment company BEAT (Best Ever Acquired Tracks) Music Fund.[4] The company bought Cloud9 Music a year later.[5][6][7]

  1. ^ "A night in the life". Time Out. Archived from the original on 26 January 2009. Retrieved 15 June 2008.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference MeetPiron was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ "Armada: Inside the world's biggest independent dance label". BBC. 10 August 2019.
  4. ^ "Armin van Buuren's Armada Music launches $100m catalog-buying fund backed by Pinnacle Financial". Music Business Worldwide. 20 April 2023. Retrieved 3 January 2025.
  5. ^ "Armin van Buuren's Armada forms new parent company, acquires Amsterdam's Cloud 9 Music, and targets $500m in new investments via its BEAT Music Fund". Music Business Worldwide. 16 April 2024. Retrieved 3 January 2025.
  6. ^ "Armada's BEAT Music fund acquires publisher Cloud 9 Music". www.musicweek.com. Retrieved 3 January 2025.
  7. ^ Szalai, Georg (16 April 2024). "Beat Music Fund, Part of Armin van Buuren's Armada, Buys Amsterdam Music Publisher Cloud 9". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 3 January 2025.

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