Virtual Riot
German DJ and electronic music producer (born 1994)
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Christian Valentin 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 two studio albums, most notably his 2016 extended play Chemistry, which peaked at 20 on Billboard's Dance/Electronic Albums charts and 2018's extended play German Engineering, which peaked at No. 11 on the Dance/Electronic Digital Song Sales chart. He was signed to the independent music label Disciple Recordings in 2014.[2] On 16 April 2019, he announced a publishing deal with Skrillex's OWSLA.[3]
Born
20 July 1994
Christian Valentin Brunn
20 July 1994
Occupations
- Music producer
- DJ
Instruments
- Synthesizers
- piano
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| Born | Christian Valentin Brunn 20 July 1994 |
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| Years active | 2010–present |
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| Years active | 2011–present |
| Genre | Music |
| Subscribers | 523 thousand |
| Views | 107.8 million |
| Last updated: 17 October 2026 | |
Career
Brunn had numerous Beatport chart hits including "One For All, All For One" with Razihel and "Cali Born" with Helicopter Showdown.[4] Other electronic music outlets, such as Your EDM, have called his music "non-traditional" and "edgy", comparing him to artists like Savant.[5]
Prior to producing under the alias "Virtual Riot", Brunn produced ambient dubstep and future garage music under the alias "Your Personal Tranquilizer".[6]
Brunn released several EPs under British record label Disciple, including his charted EP, Chemistry.[7] He produces in genres such as riddim, future bass, future garage, electro house, and both traditional and melodic dubstep.[citation needed]
On 9 August 2021, Brunn announced his debut studio album titled Simulation, which released on 10 September that same year on Disciple Recordings.[8]
On 18 October 2024, Brunn released his 2nd studio album on the label Monstercat, titled Stealing Fire.[9]
Discography
Studio albums
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| Simulation[10] |
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| Stealing Fire[11] |
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Compilations
| Title | Details |
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| There Goes Your Money[12][13] |
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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 [14] |
US Dance Sales [15] | ||
| From Space |
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| Transmission |
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| Drop Some |
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| Sugar Rush[16] |
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| We're Not Alone[17][18] |
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| 100% No Bangers[19] |
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| Nightmare[20][21] |
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| Machinery[22][23] |
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| Chemistry[24][7] |
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| Throwback[25][26] |
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| Still Kids[27] |
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| German Engineering[28] |
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| Preset Junkies[29] |
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| Save Yourself[30] |
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| Head to Head, Vol. 1[31] (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[32] (by Astronaut) |
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| Emotional (Remixes)[33] (by Flux Pavilion and Matthew Koma) |
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| Alt Classic[34] (by Kill the Noise) |
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| RAVEN[35] (by Grey) |
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Singles
| Title | Year | Album | Label |
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| "Dreaming" | 2011 | Transmission | Phantom Hertz Recordings |
| "Dance with Me" | Non-album singles | Self-released | |
| "Renegade A. I." | |||
| "Cold Winds and Warm Blankets" | |||
| "Nights on Fire" | There Goes Your Money | Disciple Records | |
| "The Pit" | 2012 | Non-album singles | Self-released |
| "Stargarden" | |||
| "Another Way" | |||
| "Energy Drink" | 2013 | ||
| "Evil Gameboy" | There Goes Your Money | Disciple Records | |
| "Paper Planes" | 2014 | Non-album singles | Self-released |
| "Earth & Sky" | |||
| "Rampage" | |||
| "Fuck Gravity" | 100% No Bangers | ||
| "Lunar" | 2015 | Non-album singles | Disciple Records |
| "Mittens Is Angry" | Self-released | ||
| "Yonaka" | |||
| "Disintegrate" | Spirited | ||
| "Preset Junkies" | Disciple Records / UKF Music | ||
| "Stay For a While" | 2016 | Spirited | |
| "Dragons" | Disciple Records | ||
| "Pixel Forest" | 2017 | Spirited | |
| "Basement Dwellers"[36] (with Barely Alive) |
Disciple Records | ||
| "Degenerates" | |||
| "Continue" | 2018 | ||
| "By My Side"[37] (with Modestep and Barely Alive) | |||
| "Dog Fight"[38] | |||
| "How Do You Turn This On"[39] | |||
| "Cry Some More"[40] | |||
| "PN-35A"[41][dead link] | 2019 | Self-released | |
| "Das Riddim"[42] (with Infekt) |
Disciple Records | ||
| "Spicy Riddim Drums"[43] (with Modestep) |
2020 | ||
| "Dream Logic"[44] | |||
| "Heavy Bass Design, Vol. 2"[45] | |||
| "This Could Be Us"[46] (with Modestep and Frank Zummo) |
2021 | Simulation | |
| "Chroma"[47] | |||
| "Neon Angel"[48] (with LeKtriQue and Leah Culver) | |||
| "Raven"[49] (with Grey) |
2023 | Non-album singles | Lowly Records |
| "I heard you like polyrhythms"[50] | 2024 | Self-released | |
| "Give in to you"[51] (with Rezz featuring One True God) |
Stealing Fire | Monstercat | |
| "Believe What You Want" | |||
| "Scorched Earth" | |||
| "Damage" (with DJ Diesel featuring Shaquille O'Neal) |
M.D.E. | ||
| "What U Got" (with Viperactive) |
2025 | Non-album singles | |
| "Aura Farming" (with Eliminate) | |||
| "Sh*t's on F*re" | 2026 | ||
| "Best of Me" (with Blanke featuring Dia Frampton) |
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"[52] (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)[53] |
2021 | Head to Head Vol. 2 (with Barely Alive) | |
| "Weeble Wobble"[53] | |||
| "Basement Dwellers"[53] | |||
| "Rivals" (with Astronaut)[53] | |||
| "Simulation"[54] | 2024 | Simulation - The DLC | |
| "Neon Angel" (with LeKtriQue and Leah Culver) | |||
| "We're Not Alone" | |||
| "WHILE YOU WERE SLEEPING" (with Skrillex and Nakeesha) |
2025 | Fuck U Skrillex You Think Ur Andy Warhol but Ur Not!! | Atlantic Records |
| "Star Destroyer" | Stealing Fire (Remixes) | Monstercat | |
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 | Disciple Alliance, Vol. 6 | Disciple Recordings |
| "Don't Need You" | 2021 | Disciple Alliance, Vol. 7 | Disciple Recordings |
| "All Of The Above" | 2023 | All Nighter Vol. 8 | FORM |
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, and Myro | Rampage | |
| "Triforce" | Panda Eyes and Barely Alive | Disciple | |
| "By My Side" | Modestep and Barely Alive | ||
| "Guardians Of The Universe"[55] | TeddyLoid | Gan-Shin Records | |
| "Nothing" | 2019 | Modestep | Disciple |
| "Gang Shit" | Virus Syndicate and Dion Timmer | Disciple Round Table | |
| "Das Riddim" | Infekt | Disciple | |
| "Spicy Riddim Drums" | 2020 | Modestep | |
| "This Could Be Us"[8] | 2021 | Modestep and Frank Zummo | |
| "Neon Angel" | 2021 | LeKtriQue and Leah Culver | |
| "Teardrop" | 2022 | Nghtmre and Marlhy | Lowly |
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, and 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 and 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 | |
| "Throwin' Elbows" (with Getter) | Excisions and Space Laces | Rottun recordings | |
| "WFSU" (with Snails)[56] | 2018 | Snails and Waka Flocka Flame | Slugz Music |
| "Clarity" (featuring Foxes)[57] | Zedd | Self-released | |
| "Blame Myself" [with Illenium][58] | 2021 | Illenium and Tori Kelly | Warner Music |
| "Everybody's Dead!" | 2022 | Underscores | Self-released |
| "Spacetime" | Subtronics and Nevve | Cyclops Recordings | |
| "Pleasure Seeker" | 2023 | Mr. Bill | Self-released |
| "Your Favorite Sidekick"[59] | Underscores and 8485 | Self-released | |
| "Don't Get Too Close" | Skrillex and Bibi Bourelly | Self-released | |
| "Und die Engel singen" | 2025 | Till Lindemann | Out of Line Music |
| "DIVIDE" | PhaseOne, Intervals, and Micah Martin | Sounds Of Mayhem | |