When Heikki was ten years old and he got his first stereo system set up in his room. He stole all of his parents’ cassette tapes and listened to them until they were worn out. He then moved onto hunting down music from his friends and neighbours
At the age of thirteen Heikki met a local DJ who handed him a tape that was filled with techno and house music. Inspired by this Heikki bought his first record player and mixer, spending all his pocket money on 12” singles. For two years Heikki would DJ at school and ‘soda’-dances and just before going to high school Heikki booked his first gig playing at a nightclub.
Due to starting at such a young age, Heikki has an amazing ability to interpret the dance floor and this has ranked him as one the busiest touring DJ’s of Finland, always spinning the biggest venues and parties.
Gradually, throughout his teens his passion for music grew into a realization that he wanted to make his own music. All his summers spent mowing lawns made him enough money to buy a computer and synthesisers. Ever since then, his life has never been the same.
At nineteen, Heikki left his hometown Rauma and headed to the capital of Finland, Helsinki. Upon his arrival his very first music collaboration was signed to Sony Music Finland.
On Heikki’s second project, he joined forces with party promoter Alex Kunnari.The first single ‘Darkstar’ from ’Modulation’ ended up on Above and Beyond’s ‘Hard On’ label. The second release ‘Spirits’ ended up on Paul Van Dyk’s ‘Vandit’ and Ferry Corstens’ ‘Purple Eye’ – label. ’Modulation’ is still up and running with Big Star Records.
Helsinki was the place to meet amazing people with similar minds. One of them being Jaakko Salovaara. Surprisingly, even though getting licensed by a few foreign labels, their first project ‘Spectro’ ended up in the bin. Their second project ‘Hi-Tech’ however was signed to Ministery Of Sound which gave the possibility for Dallas Superstars to be born. Dallas superstars marked an era that opened doors aboard and brought Heikki’s name to the attention to the great masses.
After the highly successful Dallas Superstars album ‘Flash’ (2003) Heikki continued to work on music by co-producing Darude’s album ‘Rush’ (2004) which as led to his current project of producing, mixing and remixing Darude’s first single ‘Tell me’ from his upcoming third album.
Dallas Superstars humorously named project ‘Supermodels From Paris’ release ‘Keep on’ ended on several top dj’s playlists inc. Sander Klainenberg’s Sensation White.
The highly anticipated follow up ‘Higher State’ to the Dallas Superstars debut album, was released last year (2006). It included a remake of the classic ‘Fine Day’ which is still causing a buzz around the world.
Now it is time for Heikki to step aside for a moment and create something utterly his own, to put to the test all that he has seen, learned, and understood. Squeeze this knowledge together into the ‘Heikki L’.
In his music Heikki has an ultimate goal to move people, give them shivers that would result into a mind exploding orgasm, share positive energy through out his music as well as through his DJ’ing.
In 2006 Heikki L. partnered up with fellow DJ/producer friends Mister A. and Miika Kuisma to start their own label Danceteria Music. In the beginning of 2007 Heikki L. was just signed to the young and innovative label ‘Fektive Records’ in Holland. He has had his work cut out for him through several remix projects, which will be out in the future releases of Positive Records, Ministery Of Sound and Kontor Records. Heikki L’s first solo release ‘Let the Bass Kick’ has already ended up on Judge Jules play list which can only mean the beginning of something big on the rise.
1. Hard Fi - I Shall Overcome (Axwell Remix)
2. Syndicate of Beats - Tum Tum Track
3. Lil Mo Ying Yang - reach (TV ROCK Miix)
4. Videoteque - Body Reaction (Heikki L Remix)
5. Royal Kinks - Borrowed Time (Michael Casette Remix)
6. Hess & Mr A - Tupayumi 2
7. Sebastian Leger & Chris Lake - Word
8. Alex gold - Give It Up (Adam K & Soha Remix)
9. Heikki L - Classic
10. ??? - Kädet Ilmaan (Acapella)
DISCOGRAPHY Heikki L - Rising Sun
(feat Mija Permanto) [Danceteria Music / Fektive]
1. Radio Edit
2. Original Mix
3. Heikki L Powerhouse Remix
4. Filthy Rich´s Global Groove remix
Heikki L - Let The Bass Kick [Danceteria Music / Fektive]
1. Radio Edit
2. Original Mix
3. JS16 remix
4. Mashtroncis Remix
CO-WORKErcola & Heikki L - Deep At Night [DATA / Nervous]
1. Original Mix
2. Adam K & Soha Remix
Syndicate Of Beats - Tum Tum Track [CR2 records]
1. Heikki L Powerhouse Mix
VAU! & Heikki L - Loud Music [Danceteria Music]
1. Original Mix
Danceteria - Passion [Danceteria music]
1. Heikki L & Mr A REDO 2007
Supermodels From Paris - Keep On [Anjunadeep]
1. Original Mix
2. Komytea Remix
Heikki L - Kädet Ilmaan (Acapella)
Remixes:
Cristal Snow - China Cool (Heikki L & K-System Remix)
Videoteque - Bodyreaction (Heikki L Remix)
Dallas Superstars - Like a Superstar (JS16 & Heikki L Remix)
Sound De-Zign - Happines 2008 (Heikki L Powerhouse Remix)
Wendel Kos -Dandyman (Heikki L Powerhouse Remix)
Cristal Snow - Cristal Clear (Heikki L Powerhouse Remix)
Darude - Tell Me (Heikki L Powerhouse Remix & Dub)
Alex Romano - Living For The Moment (Heikki L Powerhouse Remix)
Ninja - Champagne - (Heikki L Powehouse Remix)
Black Eyed Peas - More (Mr A & Heikki L Danceteria Mix)
Miika Kuisma & Mr A - Honey (Heikki Liimatainen Remix)
Jussi Polet - Positive (Supermodels From Paris Remix)
Sunrise Avenue - Fairytale Gone Bad (Supermodels From Paris Remix)
Modulation - White Flame (Supermodels From Paris Remix)
Albums:
Cristal Snow - The Prophecy
Singles
Cristal Snow - Cristal Clear
Cristal Snow - Scarred
Cristal Snow - Cant Save Me
Cristal Snow - China Cool
Up and coming:
Royal Kinks - Borrowed Time (Heikki L Remix)
Disco te Que - Everytime My Heart (incl Heikki L & Mr A Danceteria Remix)
Heikki L - Classic
Soultronics - Music (Makes You Feel) (incl Heikki L Remix)
Full Force - Round And Round (incl Heikki L Speedbass Remix)