Jesper Erik Mathias Dahlbäck (born October 14, 1974) is a Swedish

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DJ and producer. Besides his real name, he has used various

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s and pseudonyms such as Lenk, Dahlback, Dick Track, Faxid, Groove Machine, Janne Me' Amazonen, The Pinguin Man oder DK (with Thomas Krome). Hugg & Pepp / Pepp & Kaliber are names of duos for his common collaborative work with his cousin

John Dahlbäck John Dahlbäck (; born October 13, 1985) is a Swedish house music producer and DJ. He has released five albums and uses a variety of stage names. He has also collaborated with his cousin Jesper Dahlbäck in duo musical projects under the name Hugg ...

. ADJD is used for his collaborations with Alexi Delano. He also uses the names The Persuader and Sunday Brunch together with Jean-Luis Huhta. ast.fm: Jesper Dahlbäck page/ref> He started producing tracks at 17 influenced by the Detroit techno and artists from UK and Germany. In 1993, he founded the Globe Studios together with Adam Beyer and Peter Benisch. He distributed tracks through Planet Rhythm. Working with Cari Lekebusch and Adam Beyer, he gained notoriety in Sweden and throughout Europe with his versatile house music through the specialized label Svek becoming a prominent producer with them. In 1998 and 2001, the label won Swedish Grammy music prize nominations. In 2004, he had an international hit with Canadian producer Tiga called "Pleasure from the Bass". Jesper also co-produced Tiga's 2005 album ''Sexor'' alongside Jori Hulkkonen and

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. More recently, he has started releasing more classical tracks with Acidsounds. Struggling with

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, he has withdrawn from public performances concentrating on music production work.

Discography

*1997: "Midnight Express" (12") vek *1997: "The Persuader" (12") vek *1997: "With Compliments" (12") vek *1998: ''JD's Power Tools Vol. I'' (12") lank LTD *1999: "Nueva York" (12") lank LTD*2000: "Sand & Vatten" (12") vek *2001: ''JD's Power Tools Vol. II'' (12") lank LTD *2001: ''Sommar EP'' (12") vek *2003: ''Hans EP'' (12") ericho *2003: ''Summer Jam Madness EP'' (12") 0:20 Vision *2004: "Finnish Folksong" (12") pecial Needs Recordings *2004: ''JD's Acid Power'' (12") lank LTD *2004: "Machine Dance" (12")

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*2004: "Number in Between" (12") oma Quality Recordings *2005: "Polyhouse" (12")

*2006: "As If Dubs" (12") ad Eye*2007: ''ADJDs's Chronicle of the Urban Dwellers'' (album)

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References

External links

Official website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Dahlback, Jesper 1974 births Living people DJs from Stockholm Swedish electronic musicians Swedish techno musicians Swedish record producers Swedish electronic dance music DJs