Jukka Backlund

Jukka Backlund in studio with Sunrise Avenue's Samu Haber

Jukka Henri Kristian Backlund (born 30 December 1982, Helsinki) is a Finnish music producer and multi-instrumentalist. Backlund is best known for producing the first Sunrise Avenue[1] album On the Way to Wonderland,[2] which is the best selling international debut from Finland.[3] Many of the songs on the album were co-written by Backlund and the lead singer Samu Haber, including the singles "Fairytale Gone Bad" and "Forever Yours".

As a musician Backlund has worked as a bandleader and keyboardist for numerous artists since he started his professional career in 1998. In 2011 he founded the band DEAD SIRIUS 3000 with his brother Tapio Backlund and guitarist Petteri Sariola. In this band Backlund plays drums.

Backlund started studying classical piano at the age of five. Later he studied jazz and musical composition in the youth department of Sibelius Academy.

Awards

  • 2 Finnish Grammy Awards[4][5]
  • 6 NRJ Radio Awards[6]
  • European Border Breaker Award [7]
  • Eska Award [6]
  • Impala Award [6]
  • Radio Regenbogen Award [6]

Selected discography

Jukka Backlund has contributed to these records among others:[8]

YearAlbum nameRole
2013DEAD SIRIUS 3000 - Get SiriusBand Member, Drums, Keyboards, Programming, Producer
2013Sunrise Avenue - Unholy GroundProducer, Piano, Programming
2013Jenni Jaakkola - Siipeni MunProducer, Keyboards, Programming
2011Sunrise Avenue - Out of StyleProducer, Keyboards, Programming, Guitars, Bass, Drums
2011Fireal - The Dark SideProducer, Keyboards, Programming
2010Flamboy - Neighbour Girl RevolutionProducer, Mixing, Keyboards, Drums, Bass, Guitars, Programming
2010Sunrise Avenue - Acoustic Tour 2010Keyboards
2009Clarkkent - This is PersonalProducer, Mixing, Keyboards, Programming
2009Sunrise Avenue - PopgasmProducer, Mixing, Guitars, Bass, Keyboards, Vocals, Programming
2008Killer Aspect - How Does It Work?Producer, Mixing, Keyboards, Vocals, Programming
2007Ninja - I Don't Play GuitarProducer, Mixing, Guitars, Keyboards, Programming
2006Sunrise Avenue - On the Way to WonderlandProducer, Mixing, Keyboards, Vocals, Programming
2004Hanna Pakarinen - When I Become MeProducer, Mixing, Keyboards, Vocals
2004Geir Rönning - Ready for the RideProducer, Mixing, Keyboards
2003Killer - Sure You Know How to Drive This ThingProducer, Keyboards
2003M. Heavenly - File Under: MusicProducer, Keyboards

References

  1. ↑ "Sunrise Avenue und Frida Gold bei "Arena of Pop"". Boulevard Baden (in German). 24 June 2011. Archived from the original on 23 March 2012. Retrieved 17 August 2011.
  2. ↑ http://www.discogs.com/Sunrise-Avenue-On-The-Way-To-Wonderland/release/2005165
  3. ↑ http://voice.fi/index.php?tmpl=blog&option=com_sbsarticle&cid=3848&cat=1&m=05&mv=Sunrise%20Avenue
  4. ↑ "Musiikkituottajat - Uutiset - Arkisto - Emma-voittajat 2007". Retrieved 9 May 2015.
  5. ↑ "Emman historia". Retrieved 9 May 2015.
  6. 1 2 3 4 http://www.sonyatv.com/en-scan/index.php/articles/artist_writer/409
  7. ↑ "European Border Breakers awards: 2009 winners". Retrieved 9 May 2015.
  8. ↑ "Jukka Backlund". METELI. Retrieved 9 May 2015.

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