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Background information | |
Birth name | Morten Breum |
Born | (1982-05-26)26 May 1982 (age 42) Denmark |
Origin | Aarhus, Denmark |
Genres | House,electro,Future Rave |
Occupation(s) | Disc jockey, record producer |
Years active | 2008–present |
Morten Breum (Danish pronunciation:[ˈmɒːtn̩b̥ʁœwm]; born 26 May 1982), better known by his stage nameMorten, is a Danish DJ and record producer, together withDavid Guetta he developed and created the sound known as “future rave”.
His professional music career started with his very own first track "Højere Vildere" withRune RK, featuring the Danish duoNik & Jay in 2008, but his track "Domestic" in 2010 was his breakthrough track, reaching No. 3 on the Danish Singles Chart. In 2009, he released his albumDrop!, followed byNightclub Session in 2010. With a string of releases since then, Morten has explored the genre of "future rave".
Morten has played festivals around the world solo and in collaboration with French DJ and producerDavid Guetta. The two close friends coined thefuture rave genre, releasing a four-track collaborative EP in 2020 titledNew Rave. Morten has gathered an audience of 4.7 million monthly listeners onSpotify. In 2021, Morten entered theDJ Mag Top 100 as the highest new entry at number 39, and landed at number 20 on the 1001Tracklists ranking. In 2022, his music video for "Dreams" with David Guetta featuring Lanie Garnder won Best Highlight Video at Clubbing TV's Music Video Awards. In 2022 he played the mainstage at EDC Las Vegas andTomorrowland, as well as a residency in Ibiza with Guetta.
Morten has performed at some of the biggest festivals worldwide includingUltra Music Festival,EDC Las Vegas, Sunset Music Festival,Tomorrowland,Creamfields, and EDC Orlando.
Since 2019,David Guetta and Morten have explored a dance music sound known as "future rave". Emerging from their desire to play something new in their sets, the duo intends to bring the elements of both the EDM and underground scenes together, combining the energy and the hooks of EDM, the futuristic sounds of techno, and the emotion of trance and (future) house.
David Guetta commented on their collaboration in aBillboard interview: "Morten came with this sound, and it's so hard to find a new sound. Then I have more experience in making chords and melodies and structuring records, so it's been really interesting to be able to kind of complete each other. I think what we're doing doesn't sound like anyone else. It's really fresh and new and I'm so excited about it. DJs I play it for are excited about it too. I haven't been excited about dance music like this for a long time."[1]
In 2022, the pair went on a US tour including a set atEDC under the title Future Rave.[2][3]
On 8 April 2022,David Guetta and Morten announced that they would have an 18-week residency at the clubHï Ibiza on the island of Ibiza in mid-2022.[4][5][6][7]
Year | Single | Peak position | Certification | Album |
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DEN [13] | ||||
2008 | "Højere Vildere (Skru op for den bitch)" (withRune RK featuringNik & Jay) | — | Non-album single | |
2010 | "Heads Up!" | — | Drop! | |
"Domestic" (featuring Nik & Jay) | 3 | |||
"Hamra" | — | |||
"I Like It" (featuringCamille Jones) | 25 | |||
"On It!" | — | |||
"Moist" | 34 | |||
"Every Time (You Look at Me)" (featuringSisse Marie) | 1 |
| Non-album singles | |
"Welding Love (Morten Remix)" (with Filur featuringDaniel August) | — | |||
"Waterline (Morten Remix)"(with Dizzy Mizz Lizzy) | — | |||
"Regardless (Morten Remix)"(with J.O. & Klaur Christensen) | — | |||
2011 | "Famous" (featuring Joachim S) | 34 | ||
"Never Surrender" (featuring Jay Colin) | 19 | |||
"6 AM" | 15 | |||
2012 | "Ingen Anden Drøm" (vs.Pegboard Nerds) | 26 | ||
"Larva (Far Away)" | 12 | |||
"Forever (Morten Remix)"(with Medina) | — | |||
2013 | "Look Closer" (featuring Paul Aiden) | 19 | ||
"Taken Over (Morten Remix)"(with Rebecca & Fiona) | — | |||
"Hello (Morten Remix)"(with Stafford Brothers featuring Lil Wayne & Christina Milian) | — | |||
"Ran for My Life (Morten Remix)"(with Guinevere) | — | |||
2014 | "Perfect Dive" | — | ||
"Pulsing (Morten Remix)"(with Thomas Barfod featuring Nina K.) | — | |||
2015 | "Himalaya" | — | ||
"Ukali" | — | |||
"Stickup" (withKarma Fields featuringJuliette Lewis) | — | |||
"Hello (Morten Remix)" (with Adele) | — | |||
"What I Did for Love (Morten Remix)" (with David Guetta featuring Emeli Sandé) | — | |||
2016 | "Beautiful Heartbeat (Morten Remix)" (featuring Frida Sundemo) | — | ||
"Body Down (Inspector Gadget)" | — | |||
"Fiyaa" | — | |||
"Kids" (withSteve Aoki) | — | 4OKI | ||
"Love" (featuringMr. Vegas) | — | Non-album singles | ||
"Certified" (withtwoloud) | — | |||
"Sharpest Weapon" (withtyDi featuring Cameron Walker) | — | |||
"Bomb a Drop (Morten Remix)" (with Garmiani) | — | |||
2017 | "Coffee Can Money" (withBorgeous featuring Runaground) | — | ||
"TTFU" (with Riggi & Piros) | — | |||
"Hypnotized" | — | |||
"Hold Up" (with Borgeous) | — | |||
"Keep Me from You" (featuring ODA) | — | |||
"China White" | — | |||
"Ride Around" (featuring Conor Darvid) | — | |||
"2U (Morten Remix)" (with David Guetta & Justin Bieber) | — | |||
2018 | "Family" (featuringDave East) | — | ||
"Baíle De Favela" | — | |||
2019 | "Me & You" | — | ||
"Never Be Alone" (withDavid Guetta featuringAloe Blacc) | — | |||
"Magnolia" (with Nik & Jay) | 18 [16] |
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"Make It to Heaven" (with David Guetta featuringRaye)[18] | — | |||
"Heaven (David Guetta & Morten Remix)" (withAvicii) | — | |||
2020 | "Polar"[19] | — | ||
"Detroit 3 AM"[20] (with David Guetta) | — | |||
"Kill Me Slow"[21] (with David Guetta) | — | New Rave | ||
"Save My Life"[22] (with David Guetta featuring Lovespeake) | — | Non-album singles | ||
"Dreams"[23] (with David Guetta featuring Lanie Gardner) | — | |||
"Let's Love (David Guetta & Morten Future Rave Remix)" (with David Guetta featuring Sia) | — | |||
2021 | "Impossible"[24] (with David Guetta featuring John Martin) | — | ||
"Alive Again"[25] (with David Guetta & Roland Clark) | — | |||
"Titanium (David Guetta and Morten Remix)" (with David Guetta featuring Sia) | — | |||
2022 | "Permanence"[26] (with David Guetta) | — | ||
"No Good"[27] | — | |||
"You Can't Change Me" (with David Guetta featuring Raye)[28] | — | Future Rave | ||
2023 | "Lost in the Rhythm" (with David Guetta)[29] | — | ||
2024 | "The Future Is Now" (with David Guetta) | — | ||
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released. |
As featured artist
Year | Single | Peak position | Album |
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DEN [13] | |||
2011 | "Banger til min banger" (Joey Moe featuring Morten Breum) | 36 | Fuldmåne (album by Joey Moe) |
In his most recent Instagram post, Guetta announces his new single with Morten named Kill Me Slow through a video teaser that shows how the main melody was produced.