Boom Jinx
Encyclopedia
Boom Jinx is a music producer
, composer
, audio technician
, sound designer and DJ hailing from Norway
.
developed for the Commodore Amiga
computer. As a teenager, he spent more time making music than attending elementary school. When he was hired as a freelancer to do music for a major US game developer in 1991, he decided to pursue a career in music.
After building a career in the advertising, video game, TV and film industry, he turned his attention to dance music in 2005. Despite a limited number of releases, Boom Jinx quickly developed a reputation for productions that showcased a high level of intricate detail and subtle nuances. Singles such as "Come Play Perfect" and "Remember September" received top reviews by DJ Magazine and URB, and his releases enjoyed support from leading DJs such as Tiësto
, Armin van Buuren, Above & Beyond
, Paul van Dyk
, Ferry Corsten
and more.
Boom Jinx's production "Manipulator" premiered alongside Nelly Furtado
's "Promiscuous Girl" as "hot new track" on BBC Radio 1
and was licensed to the hit television show CSI: Miami
when it was the most popular TV series in the world. In 2009, Boom Jinx teamed up with San Francisco-based Trifonic to write music for Electronic Arts
' video game Need for Speed: Shift
.
, Gareth Emery
, Markus Schulz
, Sander Van Doorn
, Gabriel & Dresden
etc. 14-city US tour with Above & Beyond
in 2009. US tour in 2010. Two Indian tours in 2011.
announced for release in 2012 and is said to feature artists such as Justine Suissa
, Ashley Tomberlin, Aruna, Teebee
& Calyx (artist)
, Jaytech, Andrew Bayer, Matt Lange, Trifonic, Thomas J. Bergersen
and more.
, Anjunadeep
, Enhanced Recordings and Distinct'ive Records
.
Record producer
A record producer is an individual working within the music industry, whose job is to oversee and manage the recording of an artist's music...
, composer
Composer
A composer is a person who creates music, either by musical notation or oral tradition, for interpretation and performance, or through direct manipulation of sonic material through electronic media...
, audio technician
Audio engineering
An audio engineer, also called audio technician, audio technologist or sound technician, is a specialist in a skilled trade that deals with the use of machinery and equipment for the recording, mixing and reproduction of sounds. The field draws on many artistic and vocational areas, including...
, sound designer and DJ hailing from Norway
Norway
Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...
.
Career
In 1989, Øistein J. Eide started making music with SoundTrackerUltimate Soundtracker
Ultimate Soundtracker, or Soundtracker for short, is a music tracker program for the Commodore Amiga. It is the creation of Karsten Obarski, a German software developer and composer at a game development company; sources differ as to the name of the company, recorded it as reLINE, whereas ...
developed for the Commodore Amiga
Amiga
The Amiga is a family of personal computers that was sold by Commodore in the 1980s and 1990s. The first model was launched in 1985 as a high-end home computer and became popular for its graphical, audio and multi-tasking abilities...
computer. As a teenager, he spent more time making music than attending elementary school. When he was hired as a freelancer to do music for a major US game developer in 1991, he decided to pursue a career in music.
After building a career in the advertising, video game, TV and film industry, he turned his attention to dance music in 2005. Despite a limited number of releases, Boom Jinx quickly developed a reputation for productions that showcased a high level of intricate detail and subtle nuances. Singles such as "Come Play Perfect" and "Remember September" received top reviews by DJ Magazine and URB, and his releases enjoyed support from leading DJs such as Tiësto
Tiësto
Tijs Michiel Verwest, , known as Tiësto , is a Dutch musician, DJ and record producer of electronic dance music. Although he has used many aliases in the past, he is best known for his work as DJ Tiësto...
, Armin van Buuren, Above & Beyond
Above & Beyond (band)
Above & Beyond are a British trance music group formed in 2000 and consists of the members Jono Grant, Tony McGuinness, and Finnish Paavo Siljamäki. They have their own record label Anjunabeats, which releases trance and progressive music, and they also host their own weekly radio show Trance...
, Paul van Dyk
Paul van Dyk
Matthias Paul, better known by his stage name Paul van Dyk is a German Grammy Award-winning Electronic Dance Music DJ, musician and record producer...
, Ferry Corsten
Ferry Corsten
Ferry Corsten, also known under the alias System F, is a Dutch producer of trance music, in addition to being a DJ and remixer. He also hosts his own weekly radio show, Corsten's Countdown. He routinely plays at events all over the world with crowds in excess of tens of thousands. In 2009 Ferry...
and more.
Boom Jinx's production "Manipulator" premiered alongside Nelly Furtado
Nelly Furtado
Nelly Kim Furtado is a Canadian singer-songwriter, record producer and actress. Furtado grew up in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada.Furtado first gained fame with her debut album, Whoa, Nelly!, and its single "I'm Like a Bird", which won a 2001 Juno Award for Single of the Year and a 2002 Grammy...
's "Promiscuous Girl" as "hot new track" on BBC Radio 1
BBC Radio 1
BBC Radio 1 is a British national radio station operated by the British Broadcasting Corporation which also broadcasts internationally, specialising in current popular music and chart hits throughout the day. Radio 1 provides alternative genres after 7:00pm including electronic dance, hip hop, rock...
and was licensed to the hit television show CSI: Miami
CSI: Miami
CSI: Miami is an American police procedural television series, which premiered on September 23, 2002 on CBS. The series is a spin-off of CSI: Crime Scene Investigation....
when it was the most popular TV series in the world. In 2009, Boom Jinx teamed up with San Francisco-based Trifonic to write music for Electronic Arts
Electronic Arts
Electronic Arts, Inc. is a major American developer, marketer, publisher and distributor of video games. Founded and incorporated on May 28, 1982 by Trip Hawkins, the company was a pioneer of the early home computer games industry and was notable for promoting the designers and programmers...
' video game Need for Speed: Shift
Need for Speed: Shift
Need for Speed: Shift is the 13th installment of the long-running racing video game franchise Need for Speed; published by Electronic Arts. It was announced in December 2008 as part of a three-game announcement that includes Need for Speed: Nitro and Need for Speed: World...
.
DJ
Voted #296 worldwide in DJ magazine's Top 100 DJs poll 2010 — considered the most important poll in dance music. Has since 2009 performed in USA, Europe, Asia and Africa, sharing event billing with Above & BeyondAbove & Beyond (band)
Above & Beyond are a British trance music group formed in 2000 and consists of the members Jono Grant, Tony McGuinness, and Finnish Paavo Siljamäki. They have their own record label Anjunabeats, which releases trance and progressive music, and they also host their own weekly radio show Trance...
, Gareth Emery
Gareth Emery
Gareth Emery is a trance-genre producer and DJ. In 2011 he was voted the #13 DJ in the world by DJ Mag Poll.-Background:...
, Markus Schulz
Markus Schulz
Markus Schulz, born , is a German trance music DJ and producer who resides in Miami, Florida, USA. He is best-known for his weekly radio show titled Global DJ Broadcast that airs on Digitally Imported radio, After Hours FM and other online stations...
, Sander Van Doorn
Sander van Doorn
Sander van Doorn Sander van Doorn Sander van Doorn (born Sander Ketelaars [] on February 28, 1979 in Eindhoven, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands is a Dutch tech trance DJ and producer...
, Gabriel & Dresden
Gabriel & Dresden
Gabriel & Dresden is the project name of the DJs and producers Josh Gabriel and Dave Dresden from San Francisco. Their popularity and activities were centered in the United States. They won the WMC award as Best American DJ twice in 2007 and 2008, the same day the group split-up...
etc. 14-city US tour with Above & Beyond
Above & Beyond (band)
Above & Beyond are a British trance music group formed in 2000 and consists of the members Jono Grant, Tony McGuinness, and Finnish Paavo Siljamäki. They have their own record label Anjunabeats, which releases trance and progressive music, and they also host their own weekly radio show Trance...
in 2009. US tour in 2010. Two Indian tours in 2011.
Debut Album
An artist album on AnjunabeatsAnjunabeats
Anjunabeats is a British record label, started by producers Jonathan "Jono" Grant and Paavo Siljamäki in 2000 which releases trance music. The first 12" record was titled Volume One, released under Grant and Siljamäki's alias, Anjunabeats, in 2000. As the label got the name Anjunabeats, they...
announced for release in 2012 and is said to feature artists such as Justine Suissa
Justine Suissa
Justine Suissa is an English singer-songwriter, best known for her work with the trance group OceanLab, which includes her and Above & Beyond. She has also collaborated with some of the most popular DJs in the world, including Armin van Buuren, Markus Schulz and Robbie Rivera...
, Ashley Tomberlin, Aruna, Teebee
Teebee
Teebee or DJ Teebee is a Norwegian DJ and producer of drum and bass. Real name Torgeir Byrknes, Teebee began DJing in 1990 and released his first record in 1996...
& Calyx (artist)
Calyx (artist)
Calyx is a UK based drum and bass act, specialising in the techstep style. Previously the duo Larry Cons and Chris Rush , it is now a solo project of Larry Cons....
, Jaytech, Andrew Bayer, Matt Lange, Trifonic, Thomas J. Bergersen
Thomas J. Bergersen
Thomas J. Bergersen is the co-founder of a trailer music production company called Two Steps From Hell and has written music for several high profile trailers...
and more.
Anjunabeats Releases
- 2008 Boom Jinx feat. Key - Eternal Reminiscence [Original and Oliver Smith Mixes] (Anjunabeats)
- 2009 Boom Jinx & Oliver Smith - Sunrise [Original and Jaytech Mixes] (Anjunabeats)
- 2009 Boom Jinx & Oliver Smith - Sunrise [Joost van der Vleuten's Sunset Remix] (Anjunabeats)
- 2011 Boom Jinx feat. Justine Suissa - Phoenix From The Flames [Club and Omnia & The Blizzard Mixes] (Anjunabeats)
- 2011 Boom Jinx feat. Justine Suissa - Phoenix From The Flames [Maor Levi and Michael Cassette Mixes] (Anjunabeats)
Anjunadeep Releases
- 2006 Boom Jinx - Come Play Perfect / Too Free To Follow [Original Mixes] (Anjunadeep)
- 2006 Boom Jinx - Too Free To Follow [Posh Mix] (Anjunadeep)
- 2007 Boom Jinx feat. Thomas J. Bergersen - Remember September [Original and Duderstadt Mixes] (Anjunadeep)
- 2008 Boom Jinx - Too Free To Follow [Posh Mix] [Stephen J. Kroos Remix] (Anjunadeep)
- 2009 Boom Jinx & Andrew Bayer - To The Six [Original and Matt Lange Mixes] (Anjunadeep)
- 2009 Boom Jinx & Andrew Bayer - To The Six [Club & Martin Roth Mixes] (Anjunadeep)
- 2009 Boom Jinx & Jaytech - Milano [Original and Ad Brown Mixes] (Anjunadeep)
- 2010 Boom Jinx & Andrew Bayer - By All Means / So It Goes [Original and Club Mixes] (Anjunadeep)
- 2010 Boom Jinx & Andrew Bayer - Keyboard Cowboys [Original and Jay Lumen Mixes] (Anjunadeep)
- 2010 Boom Jinx & Andrew Bayer - Fracture [Original, David West and Paul Beckwith Mixes] (Anjunadeep)
- 2010 Boom Jinx & Andrew Bayer vs. Trifonic & Matt Lange - Quadcore [Original and Steve Duda Mixes] (Anjunadeep)
- 2011 Boom Jinx & Andrew Bayer - By All Means [Solarity Remix] (Anjunadeep)
- 2011 Boom Jinx & Soundprank - Pieces Of The Puzzle [Original and Solarity Mixes] (Anjunadeep)
Other Releases
- 2006 Boom Jinx - Suncast [Original, Rune Lindbaek, Lee Coombs, Neophasic, NineLives The Cat and Molomekaniske Remix] (Ruthless Recordings)
- 2006 Boom Jinx - Come On Over [Original and Dub Mixes] (Play Recordings)
- 2006 Boom Jinx - Manipulator [Original and (Praesul Records)
- 2007 Boom Jinx - Flicker [Original, Shiloh Mixes and Joel Armstrong Mixes] (Hunya Munya Records)
- 2010 Boom Jinx pres. BJX - Suncast [Original, Rune Lindbaek, Lee Coombs, Neophasic, NineLives The Cat and Molomekaniske Remix] (Distinctive Records]
- 2010 Boom Jinx pres. BJX - Come On Over [Club Dub, Dub Menace and Plaza De Funk Mixes] (Distinctive Records)
- 2010 Boom Jinx pres. BJX - Manipulator / Think Fast / The Blueberry Bounce [Original and Opencloud Mixes] (Distinctive Records)
Remixes
- 2005 Tilt - New Day [Boom Jinx Remix] (Lost Language)
- 2005 Tilt - New Day [Boom Jinx Dub] (Lost Language)
- 2006 Kyau vs. Albert - Kiksu [Boom Jinx Remix] (Anjunabeats)
- 2006 Can Costa & Josh Collins - Peyote Ugly [Boom Jinx Now! Mix] (CPR Digital)
- 2006 Jacob Todd & Jordan Nafie - Shattered [Boom Jinx's Los Locos Mix] (CP Recordings)
- 2006 Kyau & Albert - Kiksu [Boom Jinx Remix] (Euphonic)
- 2007 David West Ft. Inkfish - Searching For Substance [Boom Jinx Remix] (West Recordings)
- 2008 DJ Ella Shine Like A Superstar - [Boom Jinx Remix] (Microphone Records)
- 2008 LP Feat. Ashley Lawson - Clique [Boom Jinx Remix] (Shiznit Recordings)
- 2009 Hybrid - Finished Symphony [Boom Jinx Remix] (Distinctive Records)
- 2010 Zenith Nadir feat. Katana - Forever [Boom Jinx Club Mix] (Studio Kitty Recordings)
- 2011 Steve Duda - Fish [Boom Jinx & Andrew Bayer Remix] (Xfer Records)
Labels
Boom Jinx is currently signed to AnjunabeatsAnjunabeats
Anjunabeats is a British record label, started by producers Jonathan "Jono" Grant and Paavo Siljamäki in 2000 which releases trance music. The first 12" record was titled Volume One, released under Grant and Siljamäki's alias, Anjunabeats, in 2000. As the label got the name Anjunabeats, they...
, Anjunadeep
Anjunadeep
Anjunadeep is a sub-label of British trance label Anjunabeats, set up in 2005. It releases progressive trance and house records, as opposed to the primarily uplifting, big-room trance of its parent label. It was founded by Tony McGuinness, Jono Grant and Paavo Siljamäki, known collectively as Above...
, Enhanced Recordings and Distinct'ive Records
Distinct'ive Records
Distinct'ive Records is a record label which has hundreds of releases from artists such as Way Out West. It is also the parent label to Distinct'ive Breaks Records. Distinct'ive Records is a sublabel of Avex Trax...
.