Hithouse is the stage name of Peter Slaghuis, a Dutch musician and the founder of the record label, Hithouse Records.

The name, Hithouse, is the literal translation of Slaghuis' last name in English. Slag means Hit, Huis means House.

Slaghuis was born in 1961 in Rijswijk, the Netherlands. He was a figure in the European Dance music scene in the 1980s, producing popular remixes of various hits (most notably the song, “I Can’t Wait” by Nu Shooz). With the arrival of House music in Europe, Slaghuis took up the pseudonym, Hithouse, and began using his sampling techniques in this field. His best known work, “Jack to the Sound of the Underground”, reached #14 on the UK Singles Chart in 1988. Slaghuis' next few works did not attain the same level of success, though “Jack to the Sound of the Underground” remained in public consciousness in the UK when used as the theme for both the radio and television versions of the BBC comedy show, The Mary Whitehouse Experience.

Slaghuis was part of the VideoKids group, which released the song “Woodpeckers from Space” in 1985, featuring Slaghuis in the video.

Slaghuis also delivered remixes to the Disco Mix Club which published them on their monthly and compilation CDs. One of his most famous mixes was the song, “La Isla Bonita” by Madonna.

Slaghuis passed away in 1991 due to car crash.