Glenn Morrison (DJ)
Glenn Morrison | |
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| 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, Sony, Universal, EMI, Ministry of Sound, Bedrock, Extinct, Mau5trap, Songbird, Robbins Entertainment, Pokerflat, 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,"[1] produced by Joel Zimmerman aka deadmau5
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 in underground DJ culture. 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’ a track ghost produced by deadmau5 on his compilation In Search of Sunrise 6: Ibiza[4] and it shot to the top of the World Dance Charts.
Pine Mastering[edit]
Through Mastering, Morrison has worked on sound design for video game companies like Nintendo, EA Sports, Activision and Rockstar. A partnership with IMAX 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 Recordings which designed, developed, manufactured, marketed, supported a wide range of mediums, from music to print services.[6]
Awards and nominations[edit]
Juno Awards[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 |
SOCAN Radio Music Awards[edit]
| 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" | — | — | Non-album singles | |
| "Contact" | — | — | |||
| 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], retrieved 2016-08-29
- ^ "Glenn Morrison Feature". The DJ List. Retrieved 6 December 2011.
- ^ a b "Artist of the Week: Glenn Morrison". Armada Music. Armada Music 2011. Retrieved 2 December 2011.
- ^ "Tiësto – In Search Of Sunrise 6: Ibiza". Discgos. 2011 Discogs. Retrieved 2 December 2011.
- ^ glennmorrisontv (2013-01-14), Glenn Morrison & IMAX present IMAX:Remix, retrieved 2016-09-02
- ^ "New Morrison Recordings Website!". Armanda Music. 2011 Armada Music. Retrieved 6 December 2011.
- ^ Goodbye Acharts.us
- ^ http://www.tophit.ru/russia_weekly.shtml?week_st=1390248000 [dead link]