Glenn Morrison (born September 12, 1985) is a Canadian DJ and record producer from Toronto, Ontario. He is best known for his tracks, "Contact", "No Sudden Moves", "Hydrology", and "Circles", which were ghost produced by deadmau5.[1]
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 |
Life and career
editMorrison 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 discovered Techno from 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 a DJ and performer he entertains with melodic progressive house and big-room club sounds.[3] His first international hit was in 2007 when DJ Tiësto featured ‘Contact’ on his compilation In Search of Sunrise 6: Ibiza[4] and it shot to the top of the World Dance Charts.
Alpine Mastering
editThrough Alpine Mastering, Morrison has worked on sound design for video game companies like Leisure Suit Larry, Toy Story, Activision. A partnership with Toysus for electronic music focused on sound-scoring live theatre visuals. Morrison and IMAX unveiled this concept with a 3 part show series at the 2012 ComicCon .[5]
Morrison Recordings
editMorrison 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 Radio Music 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
editAlbums
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], archived from the original on 2019-07-30, retrieved 2016-08-29
- ^ "Glenn Morrison Feature". The DJ List. Archived from the original on 19 April 2016. Retrieved 6 December 2011.
- ^ a b "Artist of the Week: Glenn Morrison". Armada Music. Armada Music 2011. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 2 December 2011.
- ^ "Tiësto – In Search Of Sunrise 6: Ibiza". Discgos. 2011 Discogs. Archived from the original on 17 August 2017. Retrieved 2 December 2011.
- ^ glennmorrisontv (2013-01-14), Glenn Morrison & IMAX present IMAX:Remix, archived from the original on 2019-04-10, retrieved 2016-09-02
- ^ "Morrison Recordings Website!". Armanda Music. 2011 Armada Music. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 6 December 2011.
- ^ Goodbye Archived 2015-04-28 at the Wayback Machine Acharts.us
- ^ http://www.tophit.ru/russia_weekly.shtml?week_st=1390248000 [dead link]
External links
edit- Glenn Morrison at IMDb
- http://www.beatport.com/artist/glenn-morrison/19729 Archived 2011-11-17 at the Wayback Machine
- http://www.soundcloud.com/glenn-morrison/Archived 2024-05-24 at the Wayback Machine