Darude’s (Finnish DJ/artist/producer Ville Virtanen) grand entrance into themusic industry came in 1999, when he slipped a demo CD to one of his idols,acclaimed Finnish dance producer, Jaakko ‘JS16’ Salovaara. Jaakko immediatelysnatched up Darude and signed him to his own label, 16 Inch Records. The twohit the studio together to put the final touches on the demo Darude had handedto Jaakko. The result of this studio time would be a track that wouldeventually spread to every corner of the world; that track was “Sandstorm”.