John-Paul (JP) Pirrello was born on 27 December 1984 in Sydney Australia. Known on stage as Hardstyle DJ and music producer Outbreak, he has been active in producing and performing Hard Dance Music, specifically Hardstyle since 2002. In his initial years, JP performed under the name NitrouZ and released tracks "City Bitch," "Crazy Music" with DJ Duro and "Lonely Dark" with Zany, which were picked up among many fans worldwide. During these years, he released his music on a number of labels including Dutch Master Works and Fusion Records. As NitrouZ, JP performed at many parties in Australia and The Netherlands such as Defqon.1 Festival, Dance Valley, Q-Dance: The Next Level, X-Qlusive Showtek, Q-BASE, Euphoria and many more.