JS16
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Jaakko Sakari Salovaara (born 13 January 1975), better known by his stage name JS16, is a Finnish musician, DJ and record producer. He is best known for his work with Finnish hip hop group Bomfunk MC's, producing their most successful song "Freestyler", and for his work with Finnish DJ and producer Darude, as well as other solo productions and remixes. He released his debut studio album, Stomping System in 1998. He is part of the DJ duo Dallas Superstars with Heikki L, and owns the dance music record label 16 Inch Records.
Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- Finland
- Active from
- 1975-01-13
Discography
- Stomp to My Beat1997
- Stomping System1998
- Stomp to My Beat1998
- Love Supreme1998
- Stomp To My Beat1999
- Rosegarden2007
- Lights Go Wild2008
- Deeper Love2010
- You Woke My Heart2011
- Hale Bop2012
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- Listeners
- 32,626
- Total plays
- 185,681
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Behind the name JS16 is the Finnish musician Jaakko Salovaara who released his first vinyl "Hypnosynthesis" at the age of 16 (hence the name). His interest in composing dance and house music was inspired by DJ:ing which he picked up at the age of 14. This dance artist has a solid classical background as he began taking cello lessons already at the age of five. At the age of 20 Jaakko played the cello for one year in the Turku Philharmonic Orchestra. <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/JS16">Read
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Wikidata facts
- Official website
- www.js16.com
- Image
- JS16 (2022) (cropped).jpg
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- date of birth
- 1975-01-13
- birth name
- Jaakko Sakari Salovaara
- start of work period
- 1991-00-00
- pseudonym
- JS16
- name in native language
- Jaakko Sakari Salovaara
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Jaakko Sakari Salovaara (born 13 January 1975), better known by his stage name JS16, is a Finnish musician, DJ and record producer. He is best known for his work with Finnish hip hop group Bomfunk MC's, producing their most successful song "Freestyler", and for his work with Finnish DJ and producer Darude, as well as other solo productions and remixes. He released his debut studio album, Stomping System in 1998. He is part of the DJ duo Dallas Superstars with Heikki L, and owns the dance music record label 16 Inch Records.
==Career== His first release was the 1991 single "Hypnosynthesis", at the age of 16 (hence the number 16 in his artist name). With the release of the club/dance music album Stomping System in 1998 and hits like "Stomp to My Beat" and "Love Supreme", he gained the Finnish audience's attention. Furthermore, the single "Stomping System" also reached #6 on the UK Club Chart.