Virtual Riot
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| Background information | ||||
| Birth name | Christian Valentin Brunn | |||
| Born | July 20, 1994 Marl, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany | |||
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| Years active | 2010–present | |||
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| Associated acts | Excision, 12th Planet, Datsik, Barely Alive, Dodge & Fuski, Modestep | |||
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| Years active | 2011–present | |||
| Genre | Music | |||
| Subscribers | 389 thousand[2] | |||
| Total views | 50 million[2] | |||
| Network | None | |||
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Updated: May 12, 2020 | ||||
Christian Valentin "Val" Brunn (born 20 July 1994), better known by his stage name Virtual Riot, is a German DJ and electronic music producer. He has released seventeen extended plays and one studio album, most notably his 2016 extended play Chemistry, which peaked at 20 on Billboard's Dance/Electronic Albums charts and his 2018 extended play German Engineering, which peaked on the Dance/Electronic Digital Song Sales chart at the No. 11 position. He was signed to the independent music label Disciple Recordings in 2014.[3] On 16 April 2019, he announced a publishing deal with Skrillex's OWSLA.[4]
Career[]
Brunn has had numerous Beatport chart hits including "One For All, All For One" with Razihel and "Cali Born" with Helicopter Showdown.[5] Other electronic music outlets, such as Your EDM, have called his music "non-traditional" and "edgy", comparing him to artists like Savant.[6]
Prior to producing under the alias "Virtual Riot", Brunn produced ambient dubstep and future garage music under another alias, Your Personal Tranquilizer.[7]
Brunn has released several EPs under British record label Disciple Records, including his charted EP, Chemistry.[8] He produces in genres such as riddim, future bass, future garage, electro house, and both bass-heavy and melodic dubstep.
On August 9, 2021, Brunn announced that he is going to release a studio album titled Simulation, which is set to release on September 10.[9]
Discography[]
Studio albums[]
| Title | Details |
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| There Goes Your Money[10][11] |
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Compilation[]
| Title | Details |
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| The Classics |
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| Head to Head Vol. 1 (with Barely Alive) |
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| Head to Head Vol. 2 (with Barely Alive) |
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Extended plays[]
| Title | Details | Peak chart positions | |
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| US Dance [12] |
US Dance Sales [13] | ||
| From Space |
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| Transmission |
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| Drop Some |
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| Sugar Rush[14] |
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| We're Not Alone[15][16] |
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| 100% No Bangers[17] |
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| Nightmare[18][19] |
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| Machinery[20][21] |
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| Chemistry[22][8] |
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| Throwback[23][24] |
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| Still Kids[25] |
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| German Engineering[26] |
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– | 11 |
| Preset Junkies[27] |
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| Save Yourself[28] |
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| Head to Head, Vol. 1[29] (with Barely Alive) |
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| Head to Head, Vol. 2 (with Barely Alive) |
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| "—" denotes an extended play that did not chart or was not released. | |||
As featured artist[]
| Title | Details |
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| In Love With the World (by Aura Dione) |
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| Getting Wet (by Lock N Bounce) |
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| Destination: Quantum[30] (by Astronaut) |
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| Emotional (Remixes)[31] (by Flux Pavilion and Matthew Koma) |
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| Alt Classic[32] (by Kill the Noise) |
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Singles[]
| Title | Year | Album |
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| "Dreaming" | 2011 | Transmission EP |
| "Dance with Me" | Non-album singles | |
| "Renegade A. I." | ||
| "Cold Winds and Warm Blankets" | ||
| "Nights on Fire" | There Goes Your Money | |
| "The Pit" | 2012 | Non-album singles |
| "Another Way" | ||
| "Energy Drink" | 2013 | |
| "Evil Gameboy" | There Goes Your Money | |
| "Paper Planes" | 2014 | Non-album singles |
| "Earth & Sky" | ||
| "Rampage" | ||
| "Fuck Gravity" | 100% No Bangers EP | |
| "Lunar" | 2015 | Non-album singles |
| "Mittens Is Angry" | ||
| "Yonaka" | ||
| "Disintegrate" | Free Spirits, Vol. 1 | |
| "Preset Junkies" | Non-album single | |
| "Stay For a While" | 2016 | Free Spirits, Vol. 2 |
| "Dragons" | Disciple Alliance, Vol. 3 | |
| "Pixel Forest" | 2017 | Free Spirits, Vol. 5 |
| "Basement Dwellers"[33] (with Barely Alive) |
Non-album single | |
| "Degenerates" | Knights of the Round Table, Vol. 1 | |
| "Continue" | 2018 | Disciple x Jericho |
| "By My Side"[34] (with Modestep and Barely Alive) |
Disciple Alliance, Vol. 4 | |
| "Dog Fight"[35] | ||
| "How Do You Turn This On"[36] | Disciple x Miniladd | |
| "Cry Some More"[37] | Knights of the Round Table, Vol. 2 | |
| "PN-35A"[38] | 2019 | Practice Notes 35 Redux |
| "Das Riddim"[39] (with Infekt) |
Disciple Alliance, Vol. 5 | |
| "Spicy Riddim Drums"[40] (with Modestep) |
2020 | Non-album Single/Sample Pack Demo |
| "Dream Logic"[41] | Disciple Alliance, Vol. 6 | |
| "Heavy Bass Design, Vol. 2"[42] |
Non-album Single/Sample Pack Demo | |
| "This Could Be Us"[43] (with Modestep and Frank Zummo) |
2021 | Simulation |
| "Chroma"[44] | ||
| "Neon Angel"[45] (with LeKtriQue and Leah Culver) |
Mashups[]
| Title | Year | Album | Label |
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| "Idols" | 2013 | Non-album singles | Self-released |
| "Superheroes" (with Panda Eyes) | 2015 |
VIP (Variation In Production) mixes[]
| Title | Year | Album | Label |
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| "We're Not Alone" | 2015 | We're Not Alone (The Remixes) | Disciple Recordings |
| "Warm Ups" | 2016 | Disciple 03: Risen | |
| "In My Head" (featuring PRXZM) |
2017 | Free Spirits, Vol. 4 | Spirited |
| "Purple Dragons" (Dragons VIP) |
Non-album singles | Self-released | |
| "Everyday" (featuring Yosie) |
Spirited | ||
| "Preset Junkies" | 2018 | Preset Junkies EP | Disciple Recordings |
| "Lost It"[46] (featuring Pearl Andersson) |
2019 | Knights of the Round Table, Vol. 3 | Disciple Round Table |
| "Pray for Riddim" | 2020 | Head to Head Vol. 1 (with Barely Alive) |
Disciple Recordings |
| "Cry Some More" | |||
| "Show Up" (featuring Virus Syndicate)[47] |
2021 | Head to Head Vol. 2 (with Barely Alive) | |
| "Weeble Wobble"[47] | |||
| "Basement Dwellers"[47] | |||
| "Rivals" (with Astronaut)[47] |
Original compilation features[]
| Title | Year | Album | Label |
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| "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 | |
| "Das Riddim" (with Infekt) | 2019 | Disciple Alliance, Vol. 5 | Disciple Recordings |
| "Lost It - VIP" (featuring Pearl Andersson) | 2019 | Knights of the Round Table, Vol. 3 | Disciple Round Table |
| "Dream Logic" | 2020 | Alliance, Vol. 6 | Disciple Recordings |
Collaborations[]
| Title | Year | Collaborator(s) | Label |
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| "Superhuman" | 2012 | Amba Shepherd | Quantum |
| "Never Let You Go" | Crystal Drop & Bunjee | Bass Liberation | |
| "Project Mayhem" | 2013 | Animal | Self-released |
| "Cali Born" | Helicopter Showdown | Anemnesis | |
| "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 | |
| "Listen" | 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"[48] | TeddyLoid | Gan-Shin Records | |
| "Nothing" | 2019 | Modestep | Disciple |
| "Gang Shit" | Virus Syndicate & Dion Timmer | Disciple Round Table | |
| "Das Riddim" | Infekt | Disciple | |
| "Spicy Riddim Drums" | 2020 | Modestep | Disciple |
| "This Could Be Us"[9] | 2021 | Modestep & Frank Zummo | Disciple |
Remixes[]
| Title | Year | Artist | Label |
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| "Speaker Fuck" | 2011 | Basis | Phantom Hertz Recordings |
| "One" (featuring Holly Drummond) | 2012 | Submatik & Phil | Self-released |
| "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-released | |
| "In Love With The World" | Aura Dione | Universal Music Germany | |
| "Million Miles" | off/chopped | Self-released | |
| "Stories Can Wait" | 2013 | Submatik | 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-released | |
| "Get It Right" | Left Boy | ||
| "Chasing Ghosts" (featuring Spock & Directive) | 2014 | Barely Alive | Disciple Recordings |
| "Lovers On The Run" | NIHILS | Self-released | |
| "Quantum" | Astronaut | Monstercat | |
| "Fire Away" | Skrillex | Self-released | |
| "Dial Up" | Barely Alive | Disciple Recordings | |
| "Follow You" | Au5 | Monstercat | |
| "Ultraviolence" | Lana Del Rey | Self-released | |
| "Together" | MUST DIE! | ||
| "Lionhearted" | 2015 | Porter Robinson | |
| "I've Got You" | Animal Music | MUK Records | |
| "True Colors" | Zedd | Interscope/Universal | |
| "Codename X" | 2016 | Excision | Rottun Recordings |
| "Emotional" | 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-released | |
| "Talk About It" (featuring Desirée Dawson) | 2017 | Pegboard Nerds | Monstercat |
| "One" (featuring Holly Drummond) | Submatik | Self-released | |
| "WFSU" (with Snails)[49] | 2018 | Snails & Waka Flocka Flame | Slugz Music |
| "Clarity" (featuring Foxes)[50] | Zedd | Self-released | |
| Rivals | 2021 | Barely Alive and Astronaut | Disciple Recordings |
References[]
- ^ Meadow, Matthew (31 January 2018). "Virtual Riot's New EP Is Exactly What Bass Music Needed". Your EDM. Retrieved 4 September 2019.
- ^ Jump up to: a b "About Virtual Riot". YouTube.
- ^ "Virtual Riot - Biography & History - AllMusic". AllMusic. Archived from the original on 13 June 2017. Retrieved 13 June 2017.
- ^ "Virtual Riot on Instagram: "Today I signed a publishing deal with @owsla . Thanks to @skrillex and my legendary managers for making this happen