Øistein Johan Eide (born 10 September 1974 in Bergen), better known by his stage name Boom Jinx, is a Norwegian music producer and DJ.

Career

In 1989, Boom Jinx started making music with SoundTracker developed for the Commodore Amiga computer. In 1991, he was hired as a freelancer to create music for a US game developer. In 2005, after a career in advertising, video games, television and film, he turned to dance music. Boom Jinx's track "Manipulator" was featured as "a hot new track" on BBC Radio 1, and was licensed to the soundtrack of the television show CSI: Miami. In 2009, Boom Jinx collaborated with San Francisco-based Trifonic to write music for Electronic Arts' Need for Speed: Shift. Tracks co-written with Trifonic were later licensed to CSI Las Vegas (episode #1215) in February 2012. The music video for his 2013 single "When You Loved Me" was added to a playlist on MTV Dance.

DJ

Boom Jinx has performed as a DJ in North and South America, Europe, Asia and Africa since 2009. He went on a 14-city US tour with Above & Beyond in 2009. He also went on solo tours in the USA in 2010 and 2013, two tours in India in 2011, and a Russian tour in 2012. He also had a solo tour of the US in 2014. Boom Jinx was voted #296 worldwide in DJ Magazine's Top 100 DJs poll in 2010. He ranked #171 Trance DJ worldwide according to TopDeejays.com June 2014. He was also named #106 in Trance worldwide according to The DJ List.

No Answers In Luck (2015)

Boom Jinx released an artist album called No Answers In Luck on Anjunabeats in 2015, featuring Justine Suissa, Teebee & Calyx, Matt Lange, and Thomas J. Bergersen.

Discography

Anjunabeats releases

Anjunadeep releases

Other releases

Remixes

Labels

Boom Jinx is currently signed to Anjunabeats with additional releases on Anjunadeep, Armada Music, Enhanced Music, Intricate Records, Distinct'ive Records and Silk Music.