Releases - Beats and Styles

Introducing the HOUSE BODY x DANGER project

Posted on May 17, 2025May 18, 2025 by Jaakko

Introducing a musical collaboration between producer Jaakko Manninen (Jutty Ranx, Beats and Styles, Margeaux, Backstreet Boys, Felix Jaehne, Mickey Avalon, Shinee etc), creating dance music as HOUSE BODY. Together with L.A. rapper DANGER (formerly D4NGERBOY) they create a fierce and energetic duo...

Tukka Takana / So Always Fresh Music Video

Posted on February 25, 2025May 18, 2025 by Jaakko

The music video for the new single "So Always Fresh" (or if you're Finnish, you'll probably say "Tukka takana"). I've directed over 300 music videos in my career, but for some reason I put incredible mental blocks around this project beforehand. Only after working closely with many amazing artists...

New Music Alert! SO ALWAYS FRESH

Posted on February 5, 2025February 5, 2025 by Jaakko

The first new song from Beats and Styles Records was the inspiration to get back at it again. Inspired my overgrown long hair and the saying "tukka takana, takatukka" (translates to "hair in the back, the mullet"), I teamed up with D4NGERBOY and the rest is history. Out now on Beatport and all...

Santa vs Joulupukki Rap Battle!

Posted on December 10, 2024December 10, 2024 by Jaakko

Hauliwood Dreams is a sketch-comedy-music squad with myself, comedian Miska Kajanus and singer Maria Voltaine. Also featuring on this song is Minnesota's own Finnish Polka Legend Steven Solkela, who has since been added into the official squad. We had a productive 48 hours during which we wrote...

This is where it all started…

Posted on November 20, 2024November 20, 2024 by Jaakko

Album release party, August 2003. Featuring all the vocalists who lent their voices. Toni Wirtanen from Apulanta, B.O.Dubb from Bomfunk Mc's, Max'C The voice from many big house records, Papa Dee, Slarta John (from Basement Jaxx's Jump and Shout!).

Suomalaiset Piipl!

Posted on November 19, 2024November 20, 2024 by Jaakko

Official Re-Release of Suomalaiset People, a song that introduced the term "Suomalaiset People", penned by the original Natural Pretty from Jamaica (Rest in Peace, Keith) with Jah Bittas, fresh off the plane in Helsinki, giving his insights on the country and its people. The song was originally a...