Junseok de Back (aka Seoul Train) is a Korean adoptee raised in the Netherlands and now based in London. He is an award-winning composer, self-producing artist, DJ, pianist and percussionist.
Formerly known as Shogun, he is most well-known for his work with the band TrackAddicts. With this band, in which he played keys, rapped and (co-)produced, he recorded two albums, toured the Netherlands and played in France and Romania (B’estival 2007). The band was signed to George Clinton’s CMG/WeFunk Records and Seoul Train eventually worked with George Clinton and Parliament Funkadelic themselves.
As a solo artist, he opened for Jeru da Damaja and shared stage with Wu-Tang Clan, Bilal, DITC and others.
As a producer, he also worked with Dutch Hip-Hop legends E1-Ten, Brainpower, Maikal X, Nicotine and numerous upcoming artists in the US and UK.
In 2022 Seoul Train composed the music for the “Hot Hanbok & Cool Glass” fashion show at the International Festival of Glass in Birmingham. The documentary of this show recently won Best Documentary at the Korea International Short Film Festival 2023 in Seoul.