Boom Jinx

Boom Jinx
Background information
Birth name Øistein Johan Eide
Born 10 September 1974
Norway Bergen, Norway
Genres Progressive House
Progressive Trance
Progressive
Breaks
Ambient
Occupation(s) Producer
Years active 2005-present (as Boom Jinx)
Labels Anjunabeats, Anjunadeep, Armada Music, Enhanced Music, Intricate Records, Distinct'ive Records
Associated acts Andrew Bayer, Jaytech, Oliver Smith, Trifonic, BT, Above & Beyond, Justine Suissa, Ashley Tomberlin, Aruna, Teebee & Calyx (artist), Matt Lange, Thomas J. Bergersen, Soundprank, Janai El-Goni, Meredith Call
Website http://facebook.com/boomjinxofficial

Øistein Johan Eide (Norwegian pronunciation: [ˈœjˈstæjn jʊˈhɑnː ˈæjˈdə]; born 10 September 1974 in Bergen), better known by his stage name Boom Jinx is a music producer, composer, audio technician, sound designer and DJ hailing from Norway.

Career

In 1989, Øistein J. Eide started making music with SoundTracker 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,[1] 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 [2] and was licensed to the hit television show CSI: Miami when it was the most popular TV series in the world.[3]

In 2009, Boom Jinx teamed up with San Francisco-based Trifonic to write music for Electronic Arts' video game Need for Speed: Shift.[4]

Music written with Trifonic licensed to CSI Las Vegas episode #1215 in February 2012.

Music video for 2013 single "When You Loved Me" play listed on MTV Dance.[5]

His single with Meredith Call, "The Dark", went to #1 on Beatport Trance Top 100 in August, 2014.

DJ

Has since 2009 performed in North and South America, Europe, Asia and Africa, sharing event billing with Above & Beyond, Gareth Emery, Markus Schulz, Sander Van Doorn, Gabriel & Dresden etc.

14-city US tour with Above & Beyond in 2009. Solo tours in USA 2010 and 2013, two Indian tours in 2011, and a Russian tour in 2012. Solo tour in USA 2014.

Voted #296 worldwide in DJ Magazine's Top 100 DJs poll in 2010. Ranked #171 Trance DJ worldwide according to TopDeejays.com June 2014.[6] #106 in Trance worldwide according to The DJ List.[7]

No Answers In Luck (2015)

An artist album on Anjunabeats is announced for release Q1 2015 called 'No Answers In Luck' and is said to feature artists such as Justine Suissa, Ashley Tomberlin, Aruna, Meredith Call, Janai El-Goni, Teebee & Calyx (artist), Jaytech, Andrew Bayer, Matt Lange, Trifonic, Soundprank, Thomas J. Bergersen and more.

Discography

Anjunabeats Releases

Anjunadeep Releases

Other Releases

Remixes

Labels

Boom Jinx is currently signed to Anjunabeats with additional releases on Anjunadeep, Armada Music, Enhanced Music, Intricate Records and Distinct'ive Records.

References

  1. ↑ "artist information". Retrieved 2009-04-29.
  2. ↑ "Tracklisting from Bobby And Nihal's Radio 1 show.". Retrieved 2010-04-28.
  3. ↑ "heard on tv". Retrieved 2010-04-28.
  4. ↑ "Need for Speed: Shift Original Videogame Score". Retrieved 2010-04-28.
  5. ↑ "Boom Jinx, Maor Levi & Ashley Tomberlin "When You Loved Me" added to MTV Dance UK playlist". Retrieved 2013-09-25.
  6. ↑ "Boom Jinx DJ Profile - TopDeejays.com". Retrieved 2014-06-09.
  7. ↑ "Boom Jinx The DJ List Profile". Retrieved 2014-06-09.

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