JP Backhouse was born as Jimmy Bakhuis on the beautiful multicultural Island of Curacao.

The ideal place to absorb many musical influences, where Caribbean and Latin rhythms are by far the most popular. It wasn't until the age of 15 that he found his passion in music production. Inspired by no one other than DJ Moortje he modified the family PC to create a music making machine.

 

After moving to Europe he fell in love with the rave culture and started to produce and DJ Hard Dance music. He had a great run in which he played at many prestigious festivals and venues across Europe including Defqon 1 and the Heineken Music hall in Amsterdam.

His tracks ended up on numerous CD compilations and were even played on BBC radio 1.

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Still he felt he was neglecting an urge that was getting bigger and bigger, this was the urge to create music filled with Caribbean flavours and rythms.

This was the moment he decided to incorporate his Caribbean roots with his EDM style sounds.

A new alias was born in the form of JP Backhouse. You can expect a unique mix of Caribbean beats and rhythms, hip hop influences and European electronic sounds, resulting in a variety of styles including moombahton, reggaeton, afrobeat and more. 

 

His singles 'Heavy' and Energy are perfect examples in which he combines infectious Caribbean rhythms with European EDM sounds. A deadly combination that will appeal to a very large audience.

He is becoming a household name in the dutch and European Moombahton and Dancehall releasing and remixing tunes on various labels including his own label called Backhouse Beats. He released tracks featuring various artists including Richie Loop, Leftside, K-liber, Sokel and many more. His tracks have topped the Spotify editorial list Moombah madness several times. His most recent track is aimed at the Dutch market and was recognized by the Afro Bros, they signed the track "Bluk Bluk" with rapper Tavv and is currently in heavy rotation.  

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His Bootyshake podcast which essentially is his a mixtape consisting of reggeaton, moombahton, rap and afro beat caused quite a stir and eventually got played on FunX radio, the biggest urban radio station in Holland and has close to 100K views on youtube.

 

JP Backhouse has no limits to his dreams and ambitions, this is just the beginning of much more to come.