Monday Choon: JODA - We Find Ourselves (Jono Grant’s Stadium Mix)

2022 was a big year for Jono Grant and Darren Tate, aka JODA. Grant is one-third of Above & Beyond who, throughout a two-decade career, have established themselves as one of the biggest electronic groups in the world. In 2019, Above & Beyond received an offer to score an environmental documentary, ‘The Last Glaciers’. He enlisted classically trained musician, songwriter, producer, hitmaker and close friend Darren Tate, and the duo got stuck into composing together. It became a dream project all around – not least because it sparked further ideas. JODA was born. Working in Tate’s studio in suburban north London, and A&B’s south London HQ, the pair were in a creative bubble during the early days of the pandemic. And the partnership proved fruitful. Their self-titled album ‘JODA’, celebrating the musical influences that Jono and Darren grew up with, was released on Anjunabeats in August 2022 – to a rapturous reception from the Anjunafamily and beyond. 

'We Find Ourselves' was released in April 2022 as the lead single from the JODA project, featuring Jono on vocals. His 'Stadium Mix' was premiered at Above & Beyond’s sold-out Group Therapy 500 celebrations in Los Angeles last October.

Monday Choon: JODA feat. Robyn Sherwell - Closer

If you are an avid listener of the Above & Beyond weekly podcast, Group Therapy like myself, then you will know all about todays featured artist JODA. The duo which is made up by Jono Grant from Above & Beyond and Darren Tate of DT8 Project have decided to started their own passion project under the name JODA, today's track Closer, is taken from their self-titled album 'JODA' and features the vocals of Robyn Sherwell. The full album will be released on August 26th and will be available for online streaming and vinyl purchases. It's a great new sound brought you by the dup and something which is mellow but has a great beat backline to get the BPM at that right level.