Leo Jupiter

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Leo Jupiter
Background information
Born
Leo Salminen
GenresPop, electronic, indie
Occupation(s)Record producer, DJ
InstrumentPiano
Years active2011–present
LabelsNext Era, Elements Music

Leo Salminen, known professionally as Leo Jupiter, is a Finnish record producer, DJ and video artist. He is known for his multi-platinum certified productions for artists such as Reino Nordin and Teflon Brothers.

Career as a record producer

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Leo Salminen has worked with a vast group of international artists such as Laidback Luke, Wyclef Jean and LLuHan. In 2016, Salminen signed a publishing deal with the Finnish publisher Elements Music. Since then, Leo has found success in the Finnish market, by producing multi-platinum certified records such as "Hubba Bubba" by Teflon Brothers and Reino Nordin's "Antaudun", which reached number one position in Finland in 2017 in terms of airplay and streams. In addition, Leo has worked with numerous notable Finnish artists such as Kasmir, Elastinen, Robin and Alex Mattson.[1]

Early years as a DJ

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Leo's music career started back in 2011 as an active member of the Finnish DJ community. Leo later joined the Heavyweight DJ's collective that contributed to bringing EDM culture to the Finnish mainstream. After touring Finland for a few years, Leo's producer career caught wind as he was signed to Laidback Luke's Next Era publishing in 2013. Leo also DJ'd for a Finnish pop artist Kasmir, but eventually started to concentrate in producing records.[2]

Miscellaneous

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Leo is also a video artist and has created visuals for other Finnish musicians like Pyhimys. Moreover, he also plays the piano as his main instrument.[3]

Discography

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Songwriting and production credits

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Songwriting and production credits
Year Title Peak chart positions Album Credits Artist Certifications
FI[4]
2016 "Forget You" 17[5] Non-album single Co-writer / Producer Alex Mattson IFPI FI: Gold
2016 "Hubba Bubba" 2 Circus Co-writer / Producer Teflon Brothers IFPI FI: 3× Platinum
2017 "Antaudun" 1 Antaudun Co-writer / Producer Reino Nordin IFPI FI: 3× Platinum
2017 "Kosketa" 13 Antaudun Co-writer / Producer Reino Nordin IFPI FI: Platinum
2017 "Puhu Vaan" 18 Antaudun Co-writer / Producer Reino Nordin IFPI FI: Platinum
2017 "Ihmeeni" — Non-album single Co-writer / Producer Reino Nordin IFPI FI: Gold
2017 "Good Kids" 76[6] Non-album single Co-writer / Producer Alex Mattson —
2018 "Another Sucker" — Sad Bangers Co-writer / Producer LCMDF —
2024 "Always on the Run" — — Co-writer / Producer Isaak —

References

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  1. ^ "Leo Jupiter - Elements Music". Elements Music. 2017-06-05. Retrieved 2018-11-21.
  2. ^ Interview with Leo Jupiter - Julius Nikander, September 2018.
  3. ^ Interview with Leo Jupiter - Julius Nikander, September 2018.
  4. ^ "Musiikkituottajat – Tilastot – Suomen virallinen lista". ifpi.fi (in Finnish). Retrieved 2018-11-22.
  5. ^ "Musiikkituottajat – Suomen virallinen lista – Artistit: Alex Mattson – Forget You". ifpi.fi (in Finnish). Retrieved 2018-11-22.
  6. ^ "Musiikkituottajat – Suomen virallinen lista – Artistit: Alex Mattson – Good Kids". ifpi.fi (in Finnish). Retrieved 2018-11-22.