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{{Short description|Finnish musician, DJ and record producer}}
{{BLP sources|date=November 2017}}
{{Infobox musical artist <!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject Musicians -->
| name             = JS16
| image            = Bomfunk MC’s Allas 9.jpg
| caption          = Jaakko Salovaara and [[Rummy Nanji]] performing in 2022
| background       = non_vocal_instrumentalist
| birth_name       = Jaakko Sakari Salovaara<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ascap.com/repertory#/ace/search/workID/490925354 |title=STOMP TO MY BEAT |website=ASCAP |publisher=American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers |access-date=February 26, 2024}}</ref>
| alias            = 
| birth_date       ={{Birth date and age|1975|1|13|df=y}}
| birth_place      = 
| origin           = Finland
| instrument       = 
| genre            = 
| occupation       = {{hlist|DJ|record producer}}
| years_active     = 1991–present
| label            = 16 Inch Records
| associated_acts  = {{hlist|[[Bomfunk MC's]]|[[Darude]]|[[Dallas Superstars]]}}
| website          = [http://www.js16.com/ js16.com]
}}

'''Jaakko Sakari Salovaara''' (born 13 January 1975), better known by his stage name '''JS16''', is a Finnish musician, [[disc jockey|DJ]] and [[record producer]]. He is best known for his work with Finnish hip hop group [[Bomfunk MC's]], producing their most successful song "[[Freestyler]]", and for his work with Finnish DJ and producer [[Darude]], as well as other solo productions and remixes. He released his debut studio album, ''Stomping System'' in 1998. He is part of the DJ duo [[Dallas Superstars]] with [[Heikki L]], and owns the dance music record label 16 Inch Records.<ref>{{cite web|title=16 Inch Records - bio|work=[[Discogs]]|url=https://www.discogs.com/label/3967-16-Inch-Records|accessdate=3 November 2017}}</ref>

==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|archive-date=4 October 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171004065213/http://js16.com/enter.html|url-status=dead}}</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.

==Discography==
===Albums===
;Studio albums
* ''Stomping System'' (1998)

;Mix albums
* ''InTheMix'' (2000)
* ''Trancemania'' (2001)

===Singles===
;As lead artist
* 1991: "Hypnosynthesis"
* 1992: "Untitled" <small>(featuring Markku Lintula)</small>
* 1997: "Stomping System" (UK #76, Aug 1998)
* 1997: "Stomp to My Beat"
* 1999: "Love Supreme" (UK #77, Apr 1999)
* 2007: "Rosegarden"
* 2008: "Lights Go Wild"
* 2012: "Hale Bopp" <small>(with [[Orkidea]])</small>
* 2014: "Girls on Film" <small>(with Erkka)</small>
* 2019: "Don't Stop" <small>(with Dex featuring Fiia)</small><ref>{{cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/dont-stop-feat-fiia-single/1482890814 |title=Don't Stop (feat. Fiia) - Single by JS16 on Apple Music |website=iTunes Store |accessdate=22 November 2019}}</ref>
* 2020: "In the Spot" <small>(with Stella Mwangi featuring B.O.W.)</small>

;As featured artist
* 2009: Ola featuring JS16 - "PlayMe"
* 2011: [[Pandora (singer)|Pandora]] featuring JS16 - "You Woke My Heart"
* 2016: Tom & Hills featuring JS16 - "Another Chance"
* 2018: [[JES (musician)|JES]] featuring Joonas Hahmo and JS16 - "The One"

===Remixes===
* 2001: [[A-Teens]] - "[[Upside Down (A-Teens song)|Bouncing Off the Ceiling (Upside Down)]]" (JS16 Remix)
* 2019: [[Camille Jones]] — "[[The Creeps (song)|The Creeps]]" (JS16 Remix)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://open.spotify.com/album/6VCWD62DHyvdHVHUHO9n1D |title=The Creeps - Bingo Players Remix, a song by Camille Jones on Spotify |website=Spotify |accessdate=18 December 2019}}</ref>

===Video games===
"Stomp to My Beat" by JS16 was featured in 9 releases of the ''[[Dance Dance Revolution]]'' arcade series, plus ''[[Dancing Stage]] EuroMix''. The song is also available in ''Dance Dance Revolution 2ndReMix'' and ''Dance Dance Revolution Best Hits'' for the Japanese [[PlayStation (console)|PlayStation]], and in ''[[DDRMAX Dance Dance Revolution 6thMix|DDRMAX]]'' for the North American [[PlayStation 2]].

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
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! rowspan="2" | Song
! colspan="10" | Arcade game
|-
| ''2nd''
| ''3rd''
| ''[[Dancing Stage#Dancing Stage EuroMix|Euro]]''
| ''[[Dance Dance Revolution 4thMix|4th]]''
| ''USA''
| ''[[Dance Dance Revolution 4thMix#Sequel|5th]]''
| ''[[Dance Dance Revolution X3 vs. 2ndMix|X3]]''
| ''[[Dance Dance Revolution (2013 video game)|2013]]''
| ''[[Dance Dance Revolution (2013 video game)|2014]]''
| ''[[Dance Dance Revolution A|A]]''
|-
| "Stomp to My Beat"
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A yellow check mark indicates that "Stomp to My Beat" is exclusive to Asian releases of ''[[Dance Dance Revolution A]]'', with song being removed from that game on May 30, 2016.

==References==
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==External links==
*{{official website|http://www.js16.com}}
*[http://www.darude.com/ Darude official site]
*[http://www.16inchrecords.com/ 16 Inch Records official site]
*[http://www.dallassuperstars.com/ Dallas Superstars official site] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090928025746/http://www.dallassuperstars.com/ |date=2009-09-28 }}

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