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Jaroslav "JARDO" Hajpman (17 February 1966 - 15 November 1989) was an Czechoslovakian record producer, musician, songwriter and an occasional wedding DJ.

Early years
Hajpman was born in Modra, former Czechoslovakia. He was trained in classical piano (from childhood.. At the age of 17, he mixed songs recorded from the radio using the pause button on his cassette player. He was first influenced by Kraftwerk, Miroslav Žbirka and Vašo Patejdl. He learned breakdancing alongside his crew called Panelové Patkáňe. After a fight at a gig in support of the crew, Jardo left Patkáňe and started to write his own music.

= Music career = Jardo never release a full album. His only production is found a DEMO 1989 includes tracks: Nedobre, Koľko je láska, Fantazy, Letom Svetom, Slobodní, Hej Dievča, Nespím, Sabotér and Štofer. This demo has been sent to more UK indie labels at 1989 but without any response. Interesting it is that all the songs very close resemble known hits from music legends such as The Prodigy, KLF, Underworld, Beastie Boys, Faithelss, Rozalla, Baby D, Daft Punk and Chemical Brothers.

Personal life
During the last year of his life, Jardo struggled with alcohol addiction and chronic health problems such as depression. He also struggled with the personal and professional pressures of communism regime. On November 16, 1989, Jardo was found dead at his home in Pezinok by an electrician who had come to install a bell ring ; it was concluded Jardo died on November 15 at the age of 23 and sources say he died of a alcohol overdose but it was never been confirmed. . Jardo has been described as a "Husákove deti icon".

= Discography =


 * Demo
 * DEMO 1989 (Demo tape including 9 tunes) (1989)

Tracklist:


 * 1) Nedobre
 * 2) Koľko je láska
 * 3) Fantazy
 * 4) Letom Svetom
 * 5) Slobodní
 * 6) Hej Dievča
 * 7) Nespím
 * 8) Sabotér
 * 9) Štofer


 * Video
 * Jardo - Nedobre (Video tape) (1989)