Founded by Armin van Buuren, Maykel Piron (CEO) and David Lewis, the label manages an ever-growing catalog of over 40,000 tracks, built up across twenty-plus years of specialized dance music exploitation. Representing artists such as Armin van Buuren, ARTY, D.O.D, Eelke Kleijn, Jan Blomqvist, Loud Luxury, Sunnery James & Ryan Marciano, Tensnake, THEMBA and Yulia Niko, Armada Music amasses more tha
n one billion streams per month, airplay on leading radio outlets such as BBC Radio 1 and Sirius XM, and top positions in the worldās most notable charts. The label also takes great pride in major achievements such as Armin van Buurenās GRAMMY nomination for āThis Is What It Feels Likeā, Loud Luxury and Brandoās āBodyā surpassing one billion streams on Spotify and breaking artists such as Lost Frequencies into global stardom. Across offices in Amsterdam (HQ), New York, London and Laren (NL), Armada Music offers a truly global appeal to its growing roster. The label has its own club, radio studio and multiple production studios, and hosts various live formats. Producer platform Armada University, which offers educational products and opportunities, shows the labelās sustained effort to nurture the next wave of talent. In 2023, Armada Music launched BEAT Music Fund, the worldās first dance music investment company, that acquires catalogs with the mission of honoring, representing and reinvigorating them. BEATās portfolio will continue to grow; in the first six months following its launch, BEAT acquired the catalogs of, among others, electronic music star ARTY, house and techno pioneer Kevin Saundersonās KMS Records, legendary NYC-based house label King Street Sounds and chart-topping producers Chocolate Puma.
