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==Career== His first release was the 1991 single "Hypnosynthesis", at the age of 16 (hence the number 16 in his artist name).<ref>{{cite web|title=JS16 (biography)|url=http://www.js16.com/enter.html#|work=js16.com|accessdate=3 November 2017}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite web|title=JS16 - UK Chart History|work=[[Official Charts Company]]|url=http://www.officialcharts.com/artist/4686/js16|accessdate=3 November 2017}}</ref> JS16 has also gained fame by being the producer of Finnish electro-hop group [[Bomfunk MC's]], with three albums and the European hit [[Freestyler (song)|"Freestyler"]] (2000). He has also produced international club anthems like "[[Sandstorm (Darude composition)|Sandstorm]]" and "[[Feel the Beat (Darude song)|Feel the Beat]]" with Finnish DJ [[Darude]]. In 2002, he produced the JS16 Remix and the JS16 Dub of [[Britney Spears]]' hit single "[[Overprotected]]". His remix was also included on [[Music From The Major Motion Picture Crossroads|the soundtrack]] of Spears' 2002 film ''[[Crossroads (2002 film)|Crossroads]]''.<ref>{{cite AV media notes|title=Music from the Major Motion Picture Crossroads |others=Various Artists|date=2002 |type=liner notes |publisher=[[Zomba Records]]}}</ref> Currently, JS16 is producing for the Finnish group Mighty 44. Additionally, he is a member of the group [[Dallas Superstars]], alongside his countryman [[Bostik (musician)|Bostik]] (aka Heikki Liimatainen). Their debut album was 2003's ''Flash'', with hits like "I Feel Love" (reached #1 on Finnish and Swedish dance charts) and "Fast Driving", #4 on the UK Club Chart in the summer of 2004.
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