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 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]
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 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
[edit]Through 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
[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 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
[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], 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