Glenn Morrison (DJ)
Glenn Morrison | |
|---|---|
| Born | September 12, 1985 |
| Origin | Toronto,Ontario,Canada |
| Genres | Electronic dance music,house,progressive house |
| Occupation(s) | DJ,Record Producer,Remixer,Mastering Engineer,Composer |
| Instrument(s) | Synthesizer,Piano,Keyboard,Digital audio workstation |
| Years active | 2005–present |
| Labels | Fall From Grace, Dying Light, Ambient Wave, Wolfe, Ministry of Sound, Play Records,Hope, Time |
| Website | glennmorrison |
Glenn Morrison(born September 12, 1985) is aCanadianDJandrecord producerfromToronto, Ontario. He is best known for his tracks, "Contact", "No Sudden Moves", "Hydrology", and "Circles", which were ghost produced bydeadmau5.[1]
Life and career
[edit]Morrison is a classically trained pianist. Starting piano lessons at the age of four, he began composing and competing through CMC,Kiwanis Music Festival,Richmond Hill Music Festival, and ORMTA - Ontario Registered Music Teachers Association.[2]
In his early high school years, Morrison discoveredTechnofrom a friend in his science class, and started collecting vinyl and becoming absorbed. He then worked at Release Records for five years before starting his own record label Morrison Recordings.[3]
As aDJand performer he entertains with melodicprogressive houseand big-room club sounds.[3]His first international hit was in 2007 whenDJ Tiëstofeatured ‘Contact’ on his compilationIn Search of Sunrise 6: Ibiza[4]and it shot to the top of the World Dance Charts.
Alpine Mastering
[edit]Through Alpine Mastering, Morrison has worked on sound design for video game companies likeLeisure Suit Larry,Toy Story,Activision.A partnership withToysusfor electronic music focused on sound-scoring live theatre visuals. Morrison andIMAXunveiled this concept with a 3 part show series at the 2012ComicCon.[5]
Morrison Recordings
[edit]Morrison also ran Morrison Recordings which designed, developed, manufactured, marketed, supported a wide range of mediums, from music to print services.[6]
Awards and nominations
[edit]| Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Glenn Morrison | Breakthrough Artist of the Year | Nominated |
| 2015 | "Goodbye"(Glenn Morrison) | Dance Recording of the Year | Nominated |
Sirius XM RadioMusic Awards
[edit]| Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Glenn Morrison | Dance Artist of the Year | Nominated |
| Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Glenn Morrison | Artist of the Year | Nominated |
| 2015 | "Goodbye"(Glenn Morrison) | Song of the Year | Nominated |
| 2015 | Glenn Morrison | Dance Artist of the Year | Nominated |
Discography
[edit]Albums
[edit]- Into the Deep(2016)
Extended plays
[edit]- Odyssey(2009)
- Drone(2009)
Singles
[edit]| Year | Single | Peak positions | Certifications | Album | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CAN [7] |
RUS [8] | ||||
| 2007 | "No Sudden Moves (w/ deadmau5)" | — | — | Non-album singles | |
| "Contact" (w/ deadmau5) | — | — | |||
| 2013 | "Goodbye"(featuring Islove) | 12 | 1 |
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| 2014 | "Colourblind(featuring Andrew Cole) | 88 | — | ||
References
[edit]- ^glennmorrisontv (2013-06-01),Glenn Morrison feat. Islove - Goodbye [Official Music Video],archivedfrom the original on 2019-07-30,retrieved2016-08-29
- ^"Glenn Morrison Feature".The DJ List.Archivedfrom the original on 19 April 2016.Retrieved6 December2011.
- ^ab"Artist of the Week: Glenn Morrison".Armada Music.Armada Music 2011.Archivedfrom the original on 4 March 2016.Retrieved2 December2011.
- ^"Tiësto – In Search Of Sunrise 6: Ibiza".Discgos.2011 Discogs.Archivedfrom the original on 17 August 2017.Retrieved2 December2011.
- ^glennmorrisontv (2013-01-14),Glenn Morrison & IMAX present IMAX:Remix,archivedfrom the original on 2019-04-10,retrieved2016-09-02
- ^"Morrison Recordings Website!".Armanda Music.2011 Armada Music.Archivedfrom the original on 4 March 2016.Retrieved6 December2011.
- ^GoodbyeArchived2015-04-28 at theWayback MachineAcharts.us
- ^http://www.tophit.ru/russia_weekly.shtml?week_st=1390248000[dead link]