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

Leo Salminen has worked with a vast group of international artists such as

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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

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and

Reino Nordin Reino Nordin (born 25 May 1983) is a Finnish actor and musician who is known for starring in films such as '' Young Gods'', '' Ganes'' and ''Purge''. Nordin has released four solo albums and two albums with his band Reino & The Rhinos. His siste ...

'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,

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and Alex Mattson.

Early years as a DJ

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

's Next Era publishing in 2013. Leo also DJ'd for a Finnish pop artist Kasmir, but eventually started to concentrate in producing records.

Miscellaneous

Leo is also a video artist and has created visuals for other Finnish musicians like

Pyhimys Mikko Heikki Matias Kuoppala (born 28 October 1981), professionally known as Pyhimys (in English ''The Saint''), is a Finnish rapper, songwriter and founder of the record company Yellowmic Records. He has gained success both as a solo artist and ...

. Moreover, he also plays the piano as his main instrument.Interview with Leo Jupiter - Julius Nikander, September 2018.

Discography

Songwriting and production credits

References

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