Alexander Brown (musician)

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Alexander Brown
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DJ and producer Alexander Brown
Background information
Birth nameKenneth Alexander Nicolaisen
Born1982 (age 4142)
Denmark
GenresHouse
Occupation(s)
  • DJ
  • producer
Instrument(s)
  • Keyboards
  • mixer
  • synthesizer
Years active1998 present
Labels
  • Cutbrook
  • Disco:wax
  • Copenhagen Records

Kenneth Alexander Nicolaisen (born 1982), known professionally as Alexander Brown, is a Danish DJ. He began his career at age 15 and has received four successive nominations for Best Danish DJ. He was part of the Ministry of Sound Tour.

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In 2009, Brown formed a collaboration with record producer and DJ Morten Hampenberg, going on to release joint singles as Morten Hampenberg & Alexander Brown. Some of their recordings feature collaborations with other artists, including Yepha, Stine Bramsen, Casper Christensen, and Nabiha. They gained international fame with "Raise the Roof" featuring Fatman Scoop, Pitbull and Nabiha.

Discography

EPs

YearAlbumPeak positionCertification
DAN
[1]
2013#Human
2014#X
"—" means no official placement in the charts.

Singles

YearSinglePeak positionCertification
DAN
[1]
2011"Lift Off"
(with Christian Amby)
24
2012"Tættere på"
(feat. Siff)
19
"1.21 Gigawatts"
"Sidste gang"
(feat. Szhirley)
"Black"
2013"Ingenting"
(feat. Jon Century)
"Miss You"
(feat. Camille Jones)
"Mind Distorted"
(feat. The Storm)
2014"More more more"
2015"Down"
(feat. Joe Forrest)
2015"Jack in a Box"
(feat. Jack Savoretti)
2015"The Other Side of Love"
(feat. Jack Savoretti)

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References

  1. 1 2 "danishcharts.dk - Discography Alexander Brown". Hitlisten . Hung Medien. Retrieved 22 July 2011.