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Birth name | Christian Valentin Brunn | ||||||
Born | Marl, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany | July 20, 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 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]
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 his debut studio album titled Simulation, which was released on September 10. [9]
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Simulation [10] |
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Stealing Fire |
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There Goes Your Money [11] [12] |
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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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Title | Details | Peak chart positions | |
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US Dance [13] | US Dance Sales [14] | ||
From Space |
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Transmission |
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Drop Some |
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Sugar Rush [15] |
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We're Not Alone [16] [17] |
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100% No Bangers [18] |
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Nightmare [19] [20] |
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Machinery [21] [22] |
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Chemistry [23] [8] |
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Throwback [24] [25] |
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Still Kids [26] |
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German Engineering [27] |
| – | 11 |
Preset Junkies [28] |
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Save Yourself [29] |
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Head to Head, Vol. 1 [30] (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. |
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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 [31] (by Astronaut) |
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Emotional (Remixes) [32] (by Flux Pavilion and Matthew Koma) |
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Alt Classic [33] (by Kill the Noise) |
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RAVEN [34] (by Grey) |
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Title | Year | Album |
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"Dreaming" | 2011 | Transmission |
"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 |
"Stargarden" | ||
"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 | |
"Lunar" | 2015 | Non-album singles |
"Mittens Is Angry" | ||
"Yonaka" | ||
"Disintegrate" | ||
"Preset Junkies" | ||
"Stay For a While" | 2016 | |
"Dragons" | ||
"Pixel Forest" | 2017 | |
"Basement Dwellers" [35] (with Barely Alive) | ||
"Degenerates" | ||
"Continue" | 2018 | |
"By My Side" [36] (with Modestep and Barely Alive) | ||
"Dog Fight" [37] | ||
"How Do You Turn This On" [38] | ||
"Cry Some More" [39] | ||
"PN-35A" [40] | 2019 | |
"Das Riddim" [41] (with Infekt) | ||
"Spicy Riddim Drums" [42] (with Modestep) | 2020 | |
"Dream Logic" [43] | ||
"Heavy Bass Design, Vol. 2" [44] | ||
"This Could Be Us" [45] (with Modestep and Frank Zummo) | 2021 | Simulation |
"Chroma" [46] | ||
"Neon Angel" [47] (with LeKtriQue and Leah Culver) | ||
"Raven" [48] (with Grey) | 2023 | Non-album singles |
"I heard you like polyrhythms" [49] | 2024 | |
"Give in to you" [50] (with Rezz featuring One True God) | Stealing Fire | |
"Believe What You Want" | ||
"Scorched Earth" |
Title | Year | Album | Label |
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"Idols" | 2013 | Non-album singles | Self-released |
"Superheroes" (with Panda Eyes) | 2015 |
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" [51] (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) [52] | 2021 | Head to Head Vol. 2 (with Barely Alive) | |
"Weeble Wobble" [52] | |||
"Basement Dwellers" [52] | |||
"Rivals" (with Astronaut) [52] | |||
"Simulation" [53] | 2024 | Simulation - The DLC | |
"Neon Angel" (with LeKtriQue and Leah Culver) | |||
"We're Not Alone" |
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 |
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" [54] | 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 | Disciple |
"This Could Be Us" [9] | 2021 | Modestep and Frank Zummo | Disciple |
"Neon Angel" | 2021 | LeKtriQue and Leah Culver | Disciple |
"Teardrop" | 2022 | Nghtmre and Marlhy | Lowly |
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 | |
"WFSU" (with Snails) [55] | 2018 | Snails and Waka Flocka Flame | Slugz Music |
"Clarity" (featuring Foxes) [56] | Zedd | Self-released | |
"Blame Myself" [with Illenium] [57] | 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" | Underscores and 8485 | Self-released | |
"Don't Get Too Close" | Skrillex and Bibi Bourelly | Self-released |
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