Virtual riot
Virtual Riot is a German DJ and producer of electronic dance music , his real name is Christian Valentin Brunn (born July 20, 1994 in Marl ).
Career
Virtual Riot has been publishing electronic dance music since 2011. Since the winter semester 2013 he has been enrolled at the Popakademie Baden-Württemberg in the Pop Music Design course with a focus on producing / DJ producing. In 2014 Christian Brunn signed with Disciple Recordings . His EP Chemistry , released in 2016 , was ranked 20th on Billboard’s Dance / Electronic Albums and his EP German Engineering , released in 2018, was ranked 11th on the Billboard Dance / Electronic Digital Song Sales Charts. On April 16, 2019, he announced that he had signed a contract with the American label OWSLA . Brunn has numerous Beatport chart hits, including One For All, All For One with Razihel and Cali Born with Helicopter Showdown.
Although Virtual Riot is his main alias, he has also released music under various pseudonyms, such as Project Key Generator or Your Personal Tranquilizer .
Brunn produces music of various genres, melodic and bass, dubstep riddim, future bass, electro house and various other styles, as he does not want to commit to one style. With YouTube and SoundCloud he has in each case more than 300,000 subscribers. He had his biggest appearance in Antwerp in 2018 in front of 16,000 spectators.
Discography
Studio albums
| title | Details |
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| There goes your money |
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Compilations
| title | Details |
|---|---|
| The Classics |
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Extended plays
| title | Details | Chart placement | |
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| US
Dance |
US
Dance sales |
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| From space |
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- | - |
| transmission |
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- | - |
| Drop some |
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- | - |
| Sugar Rush |
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- | - |
| We're not alone |
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- | - |
| 100% no bangers |
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- | - |
| Nightmare |
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- | - |
| Machinery |
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- | - |
| Chemistry |
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20th | - |
| Throwback |
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- | - |
| Still kids |
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- | - |
| German engineering |
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- | 11 |
| Preset junkies |
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- | - |
| Save yourself |
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- | - |
| “-” means that the EP did not enter the charts or was not released. | |||
As a featured artist
| title | Details |
|---|---|
| In Love With the World (by Aura Dione) |
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| Getting Wet (by Lock N Bounce) |
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| Destination: Quantum (by Astronaut) |
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| Emotional (Remixes) (by Flux Pavilion and Matthew Koma) |
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| Alt Classic (by Kill the Noise) |
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Singles
| title | year | album |
|---|---|---|
| Dreaming | 2011 | Transmission EP |
| Dance with Me | - | |
| Renegade AI | ||
| Cold Winds and Warm Blankets | ||
| Nights on Fire | There goes your money | |
| The pit | 2012 | - |
| Another way | ||
| Energy drink | 2013 | |
| Evil Gameboy | There goes your money | |
| Paper planes | 2014 | - |
| Earth & Sky | ||
| Rampage | ||
| Fuck Gravity | 100% No Bangers EP | |
| Lunar | 2015 | - |
| Mittens Is Angry | ||
| Yonaka | ||
| Disintegrate | Free Spirits, Vol. 1 | |
| Preset junkies | Transmission EP | |
| Stay for a while | 2016 | Free Spirits, Vol. 2 |
| Dragons | Disciple Alliance, Vol. 3 | |
| Pixel Forest | 2017 | Free Spirits, Vol. 5 |
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Basement dwellers
(with Barely Alive) |
Transmission EP | |
| Degenerates | Knights of the Round Table, Vol. 1 | |
| Continue | 2018 | Disciple x Jericho |
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By my side
(with Modestep and Barely Alive) |
Disciple Alliance, Vol. 4 | |
| Dog fight | ||
| How Do You Turn This On | Disciple x Miniladd | |
| Cry Some More | Knights of the Round Table, Vol. 2 | |
| PN-35A | 2019 | Practice Notes 35 Redux |
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The riddim
(with INFEKT) |
Disciple Alliance, Vol. 5 |
Mashups
| title | year | album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| Idols | 2013 | - | Self-publication |
| Superheroes (with Panda Eyes) | 2015 |
VIP (Variation In Production) mixes
| title | year | album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| We're not alone | 2015 | We're Not Alone (The Remixes) | Disciple Recordings |
| Warm ups | 2016 | Disciple 03: Risen | |
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In My Head
(featuring PRXZM) |
2017 | Free Spirits, Vol. 4 | Spirited |
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Purple Dragons
(Dragons VIP) |
Non-album singles | Self-publication | |
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Every day
(featuring Yosie) |
Spirited | ||
| Preset junkies | 2018 | Preset Junkies EP | Disciple Recordings |
Original compilation features
| title | year | album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| Illusion machine | 2012 | Shock Therapy LP | Phantom Hertz Recordings |
| Gangsters | 2014 | Disciple Alliance, Vol. 1 | Disciple Recordings |
| Beyond | 2015 | Disciple Alliance, Vol. 2 | |
| Dragons | 2017 | Disciple Alliance, Vol. 3 | |
| Degenerates | Knights of the Round Table, Vol. 1 | Disciple round table | |
| Continue | 2018 | Disciple x Jericho | Disciple Recordings |
| Dog fight | Disciple Alliance, Vol. 4 | ||
| How Do You Turn This On | Disciple x Miniladd | ||
| Cry Some More | Knights of the Round Table, Vol. 2 | Disciple round table |
Collaborations
| title | year | Collaborator | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| Superhuman | 2012 | Amba Shepherd | Quantum |
| Never Let You Go | Crystal Drop & Bunjee | Bass Liberation | |
| Project Mayhem | 2013 | ANiMAL | Self-released |
| Cali Born | Helicopter showdown | Anamnesis | |
| One for all, all for one | Razihel | Monstercat | |
| Where are you | Sub.Sound | Audiophile Live | |
| Symphony | 2014 | Jonas Minor | Disciple |
| Thwek | Mr. Bill | Section Z Records | |
| Nightmare (featuring Splitbreed) | 2015 | Autodrive | Disciple |
| Fatal Fist Punch | Megalodon | Never Say Die Records | |
| Alien | Dodge & Fuski | Disciple | |
| Feel the bass | JVST SAY YES | ||
| Running From The Cops | Armanni Reign | ||
| Borg | 2016 | FuntCase | |
| Showdown | ShockOne | ||
| Juices | Dubloadz | ||
| Nasty | Datsik | Firepower Records | |
| Leave It Behind (featuring Ash Riser) | 12th planet | Disciple | |
| Flutter | Madi | Moving Castle | |
| In My Head | PRXZM | Spirited. | |
| Graveyard Shift | Bukez Finezt | Disciple | |
| Kung fu | 2017 | PhaseOne | |
| Beat Dem Up | Dirtyphonics | Buygore | |
| Lists | The Others | Disciple | |
| Don't get spooked | Dubloadz | ||
| Basement dwellers | Barely Alive | ||
| Warriors of the Night | 2018 | Datsik | Firepower Records |
| Freakuency | |||
| Rampage | Barely Alive, PhaseOne, & Myro | Rampage | |
| Triforce | Panda Eyes & Barely Alive | Disciple | |
| By my side | Modestep & Barely Alive | ||
| Guardians Of The Universe | TeddyLoid | Gan-Shin Records | |
| Nothing | 2019 | Fashion step | Disciple |
| Gang shit | Virus Syndicate & Dion Timmer | Disciple round table | |
| The riddim | INFECTION | Disciple |
Remixes
| title | year | Artist | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| Speaker fuck | 2011 | Base | Phantom Hertz Recordings |
| One (featuring Holly Drummond) | 2012 | Submatik & Phil | Self-publication |
| Now That You're Gone | Nick Galea | One eighty | |
| Never Let You Go | Crystal Drop, Bunjee, & Virtual Riot | Bass Liberation | |
| Black light | Lisa Rowe | Self-publication | |
| In Love With The World | Aura Dione | Universal Music Germany | |
| Million miles | off / chopped | Self-publication | |
| Stories Can Wait | 2013 | Submatic | Quantum |
| Bad news | Lock N Bounce | Jet set trash | |
| Where Do We Go | 1OAKS | Warner Music Germany | |
| Arms | MNRS | Konkordski | |
| Work bitch | Britney Spears | RCA / Sony | |
| Next Ones To Come | Claire | Polydor / Island / Universal | |
| Time is now | Youthkills | ||
| Mistake | Teqq vs. Alive & Kicking | Modern Chap | |
| Can you feel my heart | Bring Me The Horizon | Self-publication | |
| Get it right | Left boy | ||
| Chasing Ghosts (featuring Spock & Directive) | 2014 | Barely Alive | Disciple Recordings |
| Lovers On The Run | NIHILS | Self-publication | |
| Quantum | astronaut | Monstercat | |
| Fire away | Skrillex | Self-publication | |
| Dial up | Barely Alive | Disciple Recordings | |
| Follow you | Au5 | Monstercat | |
| Ultraviolence | Lana Del Rey | Self-publication | |
| Together | MUST THE! | ||
| Lionhearted | 2015 | Porter Robinson | |
| I've got you | Animal Music | MUK Records | |
| True Colors | Zedd | Interscope / Universal | |
| Code name X | 2016 | Excision | Rottun Recordings |
| Emotionally | Flux Pavilion & Matthew Koma | Circus Records | |
| Binary (with Barely Alive) | Barely Alive | Disciple Recordings | |
| Without a Trace (featuring Stalking Gia) [with Kill The Noise] | Kill The Noise | OWSLA | |
| Next To You (featuring Savoi) | LDRU | Audiopaxx / Universal | |
| All We Know (featuring Phoebe Ryan) | The Chainsmokers | Self-publication | |
| Talk About It (featuring Desirée Dawson) | 2017 | Pegboard nerds | Monstercat |
| One (featuring Holly Drummond) | Submatic | Self-publication | |
| WFSU (with Snails) | 2018 | Snails & Waka Flocka Flame | Slugz Music |
| Clarity (featuring Foxes) | Zedd | Self-publication |
Web links
- Virtual Riot at Discogs (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Virtual Riot | Biography & History. Retrieved November 15, 2019 (American English).
- ↑ EDM Music & Dance Albums Chart. Retrieved November 15, 2019 .
- ↑ Billboard Dance Chart Upstarts: PNAU, Zack Martino & Virtual Riot. Retrieved November 15, 2019 .
- ↑ Exclusive Interview with Virtual Riot from the Disciple Takeover Tour in Philly | The Musies. August 30, 2016, accessed November 15, 2019 .
- ↑ virtual riot - YouTube. Accessed November 15, 2019 (German).
- ↑ Virtual Riot search results on SoundCloud - Listen to music. Retrieved November 15, 2019 .
- ↑ China, Japan, Tomorrowland: Valentin Brunn plays as a virtual riot in front of thousands. December 27, 2018, accessed November 15, 2019 .
- ^ Virtual Riot - There Goes Your Money. Retrieved November 15, 2019 .
- ^ Virtual Riot - The Classics. Retrieved November 15, 2019 .
- ^ Phantom Hertz Recordings. Retrieved November 15, 2019 .
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Virtual riot |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Brunn, Christian Valentin (real name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German DJ and producer of electronic dance music |
| DATE OF BIRTH | July 20, 1994 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Marl , Germany |