Morten Ristorp Jensen (born 3 April 1986), known professionally as "Rissi", is a Danish producer, composer, songwriter and musician, as well as co-founder and previous member of Future Animals.
Personal life
editMorten Ristorp Jensen was born in 1986 at Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen, Denmark. He grew up in Tårnby (Amager) with his parents and two older siblings. He attended Løjtegårdsskolen (elementary school) and graduated in 2002 and went to Sankt Annæ Gymnasium on its special Basic Music Program (MGK). When he was not attending school, he played saxophone in The Tivoli Boys Guard from 1997 to 2002. After graduating from Sankt Annæ Gymnasium in 2006, he was accepted at Rhythmic Music Conservatory in Copenhagen in 2007. In 2010 he graduated with a BA in music from Rhythmic Music Conservatory on saxophone.
Career
editMorten Ristorp is co-producer of BackBone Studio and Future Animals, songwriter and musician.[1] He is best known for international hits like "7 Years" (2015) by Lukas Graham. He also works with artists such as Kygo, Julia Michaels among others.
Besides being one of Lukas Graham's executive producers, he also temporarily played keyboard for the band from 2011 to 2012 due to the previous pianist, Anders Kirk, leaving. Ristorp filled the role until Kasper Daugaard joined the band.[2] When Duagaard left in June 2016, Ristorp took the role of keyboardist again.
He won his first Award, Carl Prisen, in 2013[3] as Talent of the Year with Lukas Graham (the band) alongside his co-songwriters Stefan Forrest, Sebastian Fogh and Lukas Forchhammer.[3]
Morten Ristorp was the third most-played Danish musician in 2015.[4] In 2018 he was a producer on Lukas Graham's new album, including the single Love Someone.[5] His music has appeared in major motion pictures including 2018's Fifty Shades Freed, and television series including The Greatest Dancer, The Reunion, and The Voice.[6] In 2020 he produced the song “Lose Somebody” by Kygo & OneRepublic that reached the Billboard Magazine music charts.[7]
Discography
edit| Year | Artist | Album | Song | Role |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Lukas Graham | Lukas Graham | "Ordinary Things" | Producer (BackBone) |
| "Nice Guy" | Producer (BackBone), songwriter | |||
| "Drunk in the Morning" | ||||
| "When You're with Me (Interlude)" | ||||
| "Apologize" | Producer (BackBone) | |||
| "Criminal Mind" | Producer (BackBone), songwriter | |||
| "Don't Hurt Me This Way" | ||||
| "Moving Alone" | Producer (BackBone) | |||
| "Oohhh (Interlude)" | ||||
| "Never Let Me Down" | ||||
| "Before The Morning Sun" | ||||
| "Better Than Yourself (Criminal Mind Pt 2)" | Executive producer (BackBone) | |||
| 2015 | TopGunn | Ingen Andre | "Veninder" | Producer (FutureAnimals), songwriter[8] |
| Lukas Graham | Lukas Graham (Blue Album) | "7 Years" | Producer (FutureAnimals), songwriter | |
| "Take the World by Storm" | ||||
| "Mama Said" | ||||
| "Happy Home" | ||||
| "Hayo" | ||||
| "When I Woke Up… (Interlude)" | Songwriter | |||
| "Don't You Worry 'Bout Me" | Producer (FutureAnimals), songwriter | |||
| "What Happened to Perfect" | ||||
| "Playtime" | ||||
| "Strip No More" | ||||
| "You're Not There" | ||||
| Funeral | ||||
| Patrick Dorgan | Painkillers | "Painkillers" | Producer (FutureAnimals), composer[9] | |
| "On The Way Down" | ||||
| "Amazing" | ||||
| "Bitter" | Producer (FutureAnimals)[9] | |||
| "I Would If I Could" | ||||
| "Risky Business" | Producer (FutureAnimals), composer[9] | |||
| "Hollywood" | Producer (FutureAnimals)[9] | |||
| "Lullaby" | Producer (FutureAnimals), composer[9] | |||
| "Marilyn" | ||||
| "Amy" | Producer (FutureAnimals)[9] | |||
| 2017 | Future Animals | Ask For It | "Ask For It" | Producer (FutureAnimals), songwriter |
| Lukas Graham | My Little Pony: The Movie | "Off to See the World" | ||
| 2018 | Julia Michaels | Fifty Shades Freed | "Heaven" | |
| Patrick Dorgan | Coming Home | "Coming Home" | ||
| Lukas Graham | 3 (The Purple Album) | "Love Someone" | Producer/Songwriter | |
| "Lullaby" | Producer/Songwriter[10] | |||
| "You're Not the Only One (Redemption Song)" | Producer/Songwriter[11] | |||
| "Not a Damn Thing Changed" | Producer/Songwriter[12] | |||
| "Promise" | Producer/Songwriter[13] | |||
| "Stick Around" | Producer/Songwriter | |||
| "Unhappy" | Producer/Songwriter | |||
| "Everything That Isn't Me" | Producer/Songwriter | |||
| "Hold My Hand" | Producer/Songwriter | |||
| "Say Yes (Church Ballad)" | Producer/Songwriter | |||
| 2020 | Kygo and OneRepublic | Golden Hour | "Lose Somebody" | Songwriter[14] |
| 2020 | Little Mix | Confetti | "Sweet Melody" | Producer/Songwriter[15] |
| 2021 | JoJo | TBA | "Creature of Habit" | Producer/Songwriter |
| 2022 | Beyoncé | Renaissance | "Cuff It" | Producer/Songwriter |
| 2022 | Mimi Webb | Amelia | "Ghost of You" | Songwriter |
| 2024 | ¥$ (Kanye West & Ty Dolla Sign) | Vultures 1 | "Burn" | Songwriter |
Awards and nominations
edit| Year | Award | Category | Nominee | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Danish Music Awards | New Danish Name of the Year | Lukas Graham | Won | |
| Audience Prize of the Year | Nominated | ||||
| Band of the Year | Nominated | ||||
| Male Artist of the Year | Nominated | ||||
| Newcomer of the Year | Nominated | ||||
| Songwriter of the Year | Nominated | ||||
| Best Pop Album | Lukas Graham | Nominated | |||
| 2013 | Carl Prisen | Talent of the year | Lukas Graham | Won | |
| 2015 | MTV Europe Music Awards | Best Danish Act | Lukas Graham | Won | |
| Best European Act | Nominated | ||||
| 2016 | MTV Video Music Awards | Best New Artist | Nominated | ||
| MTV Europe Music Awards | Best New Act | Nominated | |||
| Best Push Act | Nominated | ||||
| Best Danish Act | Nominated | ||||
| Best Song | "7 Years" | Nominated | |||
| BBC Music Awards | Song of the Year | Nominated | |||
| LOS40 Music Awards | International New Artist of the Year | Themselves | Nominated | ||
| Teen Choice Awards | Choice Summer Song | "7 Years" | Nominated | ||
| Carl Prisen | Composer of the Year – pop | Lukas Graham | Won | ||
| Song of the Year | "7 Years" | Won | |||
| 2017 | Grammy Awards | Record of the Year | Nominated | ||
| Song of the Year | Nominated | ||||
| Best Pop Duo/Group Performance | Nominated | ||||
| iHeartRadio Music Awards | Best Lyrics | Nominated | |||
| Best New Pop Artist | Lukas Graham | Nominated | |||
| Kids' Choice Awards | Best New Artist | Nominated | |||
| Billboard Music Awards | Top New Artist | Nominated | |||
| ASCAP Pop Awards | Winning Song | "7 Years" | Won | ||
| 2020 | BMI Pop Awards | Winning Song | "Love Someone" | Won | |
| 2022 | BMI Pop Awards | Winning Song | "Lose Somebody" | Won | |
| 2023 | BMI R&B/Hip-Hop Awards | Most Performed Songs of the Year | "Cuff It" | Won | |
| ASCAP Rhythm & Soul | Most Performed R&B/Hip-Hop & Rap Songs | "Cuff It" | Won | [17] | |
| Grammy Awards | Best R&B Song | "Cuff It" | Won |
Nominated by Danish Music Awards (DMA) as Danish Songwriter of the Year – Koda-Prisen in 2015 for Lukas Graham (Blue Album).[18][19]
Notes
editReferences
edit- ^ "Kæmpe interview og fotoreportage: Lukas Graham i L.A." MSN. Retrieved 3 April 2016.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Lukas Graham på efterårsturné". Gaffa.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 24 March 2016.
- ^ a b "Carl Prisen 2013 – Musikforlæggerne". Musikforlaeggerne.dk. Retrieved 24 March 2016.
- ^ "Her er Danmarks 10 mest spillede musikere i radio og tv". Gaffa.dk. Retrieved 17 January 2019.
- ^ "Lukas Graham Announces New Album".
- ^ "Morten Ristorp". IMDb.
- ^ "Hot Dance/Electronic Songs Chart". Billboard. 21 January 2013.
- ^ "Veninder | TopGunn". Dr.dk. Retrieved 3 April 2016.
- ^ a b c d e f "Painkillers | Patrick Dorgan". Dr.dk. Retrieved 3 April 2016.
- ^ "Lukas Graham - Lullaby Lyrics". Musixmatch.com. Retrieved 17 January 2019.
- ^ "Lukas Graham – You're Not the Only One (Redemption Song)". Genius.com. Retrieved 17 January 2019.
- ^ Kojo (14 October 2018). ""Not a Damn Thing Changed" by Lukas Graham". Retrieved 17 January 2019.
- ^ "Lukas Graham – Promise". Retrieved 17 January 2019 – via genius.com.
- ^ "Lose Somebody". Retrieved 20 November 2020.
- ^ "Sweet Melody". Retrieved 20 November 2020.
- ^ Grein, Paul (6 September 2023). "2023 BMI R&B/Hip-Hop Awards". Broadcast Music, Inc. Retrieved 11 September 2023.
- ^ "2023 ASCAP Rhythm & Soul Awards". ASCAP. 23 June 2023. Retrieved 30 June 2023.
- ^ "Årets Danske Sangskriver - Koda-Prisen - TV 2". Tv.tv2.dk. 28 September 2015. Retrieved 17 January 2019.
- ^ "Suspekt, Lukas Graham og Marie Key i kamp om DMA-statuetterne". Koda.dk. Retrieved 17 January 2019.