Approaching Nirvana形成于2009年，由Sam Willson和Andrew Sinclair组成。 　　早在2010年，Approaching Nirvana的音乐作品就开始被各大媒体广泛使用，到了2012年，这个独立的地下电子音乐制作团体已经拥有了Bandcamp销量第一的称号。 　　（Bandcamp是国外最著名的独立音乐人平台，所有艺术家都可以建立自己的主页，上传自己的作品并且销售，曲风不限，国别不限，许多著名音乐人都是从这个平台起步的），YOUTUBE电音类点击率第12的成绩（这个成绩很不易，因为同时与他们竞争的还有当今的顶级大牌们）。 　　他们还赢得了两项著名赛事（为Nick Carter’s “I’m Taking Off”和LIGHTS’“Everybody Breaks a Glass.”混音）的第一名。　　 　　Approaching Nirvana began in 2009 when Sam Willson and Andrew Sinclair collaborated on a song via Skype. Their energetic and emotional brand of Electronica captivated millions of listeners before they ever even met. 　　In 2010, Approaching Nirvana’s music began to be used on various television shows (MTV, VH1, PBS, HGTV, E!, GOLF Channel, Oxygen, Oprah Winfrey Network, TV Guide Network, Smithsonian Channel) as they developed their sound and began posting their songs to YouTube. 　　2011 saw Approaching Nirvana become the YouTube artist of choice for the gaming community to use in their videos. With huge hits like “Bangers‘n Smashed” and “2nd Flight” their album “Lapse in Time” rose to the top of the charts. 　　In 2012, this underground, independent group charted at #1 on Bandcamp (#1 Independent Musician Sales Platform), hit #4 on iTunes (electronic genre) and was consistently charting in the top 200. They also won two prestigious competitions, remixing for Nick Carter’s “I’m Taking Off” and LIGHTS’ “Everybody Breaks a Glass.”