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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, 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. Music written with Trifonic licensed to CSI:_Crime_Scene_Investigation in February 2012.
DJ
Voted #296 worldwide in DJ Magazine's Top 100 DJs poll in 2010. Has since 2009 performed in USA, 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. US tour in 2010. Two Indian tours in 2011.
Debut Album
An artist album on Anjunabeats 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.
Labels
Boom Jinx is currently signed to Anjunabeats, Anjunadeep, Enhanced Recordings and Distinct'ive Records.