Morten Breum
Danish DJ and music producer
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Morten Breum (Danish pronunciation: [ˈmɒːtn̩ b̥ʁœwm]; born 26 May 1982), known mononymously as Morten, is a Danish DJ and record producer. He is known for developing and creating the sound and style known as “future rave”, together with David Guetta.
26 May 1982
Morten | |
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Morten at LIV Miami in 2025 | |
| Background information | |
| Born | Morten Breum 26 May 1982 Denmark |
| Origin | Aarhus, Denmark |
| Genres | House, electro, Future Rave |
| Occupations | Disc jockey, record producer |
| Years active | 2008–present |
| Labels | |
His professional music career started with his very own first track "Højere Vildere" with Rune RK, featuring the Danish duo Nik & 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 album Drop!, followed by Nightclub Session in 2010. With a string of releases since then, Morten has explored the genre of "future rave".
Biography
Morten has played festivals around the world solo and in collaboration with French DJ and producer David Guetta. The two close friends coined the future rave genre, releasing a four-track collaborative EP in 2020 titled New Rave. Morten has gathered an audience of 4.7 million monthly listeners on Spotify. In 2021, Morten entered the DJ 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 and Tomorrowland, as well as a residency in Ibiza with Guetta.
Morten has performed at some of the biggest festivals worldwide including Ultra Music Festival, EDC Las Vegas, Sunset Music Festival, Tomorrowland, Creamfields, and EDC Orlando.
Future rave
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 a Billboard 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 at EDC under the title Future Rave.[2][3]
Hï Ibiza Future Rave residency
Rankings and awards
- 2021 – No. 39 on DJ Mag Top 100[8]
- 2021 – No. 20 on 1001Tracklists Top 101 DJs[9]
- 2021 – ClubbingTV Best Highlight Music Video for "Dreams" with David Guetta[10]
- 2022 – No. 28 on 1001Tracklists Top 101 DJs[11]
Discography
Albums
- Drop! (2009)
- Nightclub Session (2010)
Extended plays
- New Rave with David Guetta (2020)[12]
Singles
| Year | Single | Peak position | Certification | Album |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DEN [13] | ||||
| 2008 | "Højere Vildere (Skru op for den bitch)" (with Rune RK featuring Nik & Jay) |
— | Non-album single | |
| 2010 | "Heads Up!" | — | Drop! | |
| "Domestic" (featuring Nik & Jay) |
3 | |||
| "Hamra" | — | |||
| "I Like It" (featuring Camille Jones) |
25 | |||
| "On It!" | — | |||
| "Moist" | 34 | |||
| "Every Time (You Look at Me)" (featuring Sisse Marie) |
1 |
|
Non-album singles | |
| "Welding Love (Morten Remix)" (with Filur featuring Daniel 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" (with Karma Fields featuring Juliette 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" (with Steve Aoki) |
— | 4OKI | ||
| "Love" (featuring Mr. Vegas) |
— | Non-album singles | ||
| "Certified"
(with twoloud) |
— | |||
| "Sharpest Weapon" (with tyDi featuring Cameron Walker) |
— | |||
| "Bomb a Drop (Morten Remix)" (with Garmiani) |
— | |||
| 2017 | "Coffee Can Money" (with Borgeous 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" (featuring Dave East) |
— | ||
| "Baíle De Favela" | — | |||
| 2019 | "Me & You" | — | ||
| "Never Be Alone" (with David Guetta featuring Aloe Blacc) |
— | |||
| "Magnolia" (with Nik & Jay) |
18 [16] |
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| "Make It to Heaven" (with David Guetta featuring Raye)[18] |
— | |||
| "Heaven (David Guetta & Morten Remix)" (with Avicii) |
— | |||
| 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
Free downloads
- "Ballet Only" (2012)
- "Liquids" (2011)
- "Wreck" (2014)
Remixes
- 2008: Højere Vildere (Skru Op For Den Bitch) (MORTEN Radio Edit)
- 2015: Adele — "Hello" (MORTEN Remix)
- 2015: MORTEN - Himalaya (MORTEN & Big N Slim Rework) [Armada Trice]
- 2019: Avicii — "Heaven" (David Guetta and MORTEN Remix)[30]
- 2020: David Guetta — "Let's Love" (David Guetta and MORTEN Future Rave Remix)[31]
- 2021: David Guetta featuring Sia - "Titanium" (David Guetta and MORTEN Future Rave Remix)[32]