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Jackson S. Salovaara ’11, who worked as assistant to the political director of Shaheen’s campaign this summer, said he believes the student turnout at the campaign’s canvassing and phonebanking operations made a real difference...
...were definitely helpful this weekend,” Salovaara said. “You need bodies, you need people, and we were able to do that...
...child of classical musicians and a cellist himself, Jaakko Salovaara listened to Bach from birth, with some Twisted Sister and AC/DC thrown in. But when he heard acid house on a trip to London in '89, he was converted. He negotiated his teens with one hand on a bow and the other on a mixing deck. But the pulse of the club beat was stronger than the conductor's baton, and at 20 he launched a solo career as the dance artist JS16...
...Salovaara has launched others' careers, too. He produced two of Finland's hottest exports: last year's smash Sandstorm by Darude and the Euro hit Freestyler by Bomfunk MC's. He has worked with acts like Ricky Martin, A-Teens and Vanessa Mae. And he may like to try rock in the future. "I have so many different styles," says the man with the mixed-up musical resume...
...Right now, though, dance is Salovaara's thing and the British club scene his Mecca. In 1999, he set up a label, 16 Inch Records, to produce and release both his own tracks and other artists' work. Present projects include two new singles by Darude for the U.K. market - "They want something special, a little different" - and a new spin for Swedish star Jessica Folker. With only a handful of artists in his portfolio, Salovaara is content to favor musical values over volume. "Darude went so well," he says, "I just want to keep that quality." - By Elinor Shields