Morten Ristorp
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Morten Ristorp Jensen (born April 3, 1986), also known as "Rissi", is a Danish producer, composer, songwriter and musician (primarily piano and saxophone). He currently lives and works in Los Angeles, USA, signed with Warner Chappell Music.[1]
He is a co-producer from Backbone Studio, and later co-founder of Future Animals together with Stefan Forrest and best known for international hits like 7 Years (2015) by Lukas Graham. He also works with artists such as Patrick Dorgan, TopGunn among others.
Besides being one of Lukas Graham's executive producers, he also temporarily played keyboard in the band in 2011/2012 due to the previous pianist leaving until they found their present pianist, Kasper Daugaard.[2] But in June 2016, Kasper left the band and Morten became their keyboardist again.
He won his first Award, Carl Prisen, in 2013[3] as Talent of the Year with Lukas Graham (the band) alongside his co-songwriters Stefan Forrest, Sebastian Fogh and Lukas Forchhammer.[3]
Morten Ristorp was number 3 most played danish musician in 2015.
Personal life
Morten Ristorp Jensen was born in 1986 at Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen, Denmark. He grew up in Tårnby (Amager) with his parents and two older siblings. He attended Løjtegårdsskolen (elementary school) and graduated in 2002 and went to Sankt Annæ Gymnasium on its special Basic Music Program (MGK). When he was not attending school, he played saxophone in The Tivoli Boys Guard from 1997-2002. After graduated Sankt Annæ Gymnasium in 2006, he was accepted at Rhythmic Music Conservatory in Copenhagen in 2007. In 2010 he graduated with a BA in music from Rhythmic Music Conservatory on saxophone.
Career
Morten Ristorp is co-producer of BackBone Studio and FutureAnimals, songwriter and musician.[4]
Discography
| Year | Artist | Album | Song | Role |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Lukas Graham | Lukas Graham | Ordinary Things | Producer (BackBone) |
| 2012 | Lukas Graham | Lukas Graham | Nice Guy | Producer (BackBone), Songwriter |
| 2012 | Lukas Graham | Lukas Graham | Drunk in the Morning | Producer (BackBone), Songwriter |
| 2012 | Lukas Graham | Lukas Graham | When You're With Me | Producer (BackBone), Songwriter |
| 2012 | Lukas Graham | Lukas Graham | Apologize | Producer (BackBone) |
| 2012 | Lukas Graham | Lukas Graham | Criminal Mind | Producer (BackBone), Songwriter |
| 2012 | Lukas Graham | Lukas Graham | Don't Hurt Me This Way | Producer (BackBone), Songwriter |
| 2012 | Lukas Graham | Lukas Graham | Moving Alone | Producer (BackBone) |
| 2012 | Lukas Graham | Lukas Graham | Oohhh (Interlude) | Producer (BackBone) |
| 2012 | Lukas Graham | Lukas Graham | Never Let Me Down | Producer (BackBone) |
| 2012 | Lukas Graham | Lukas Graham | Before The Morning Sun | Producer (BackBone) |
| 2012 | Lukas Graham | Lukas Graham | Better Than Yourself (Criminal Mind Pt. 2) | Executive producer (BackBone) |
| 2015 | TopGunn | Ingen Andre | Veninder | Producer (FutureAnimals), Songwriter[5] |
| 2015 | Lukas Graham | Lukas Graham (Blue album) | 7 Years | Producer (FutureAnimals), Songwriter> |
| 2015 | Lukas Graham | Lukas Graham (Blue album) | Take The World By Storm | Producer (FutureAnimals), Songwriter |
| 2015 | Lukas Graham | Lukas Graham (Blue album) | Mama Said | Producer (FutureAnimals), Songwriter |
| 2015 | Lukas Graham | Lukas Graham (Blue album) | Happy Home | Producer (FutureAnimals), Songwriter |
| 2015 | Lukas Graham | Lukas Graham (Blue album) | Hayo | Producer (FutureAnimals), Songwriter |
| 2015 | Lukas Graham | Lukas Graham (Blue album) | When I Woke Up (interlude) | Songwriter |
| 2015 | Lukas Graham | Lukas Graham (Blue album) | Don´t You Worry ´Bout Me | Producer (FutureAnimals), Songwriter |
| 2015 | Lukas Graham | Lukas Graham (Blue album) | What Happened To Perfect | Producer (FutureAnimals), Songwriter |
| 2015 | Lukas Graham | Lukas Graham (Blue album) | Playtime | Producer (FutureAnimals), Songwriter |
| 2015 | Lukas Graham | Lukas Graham (Blue album) | Strip No More | Producer (FutureAnimals), Songwriter |
| 2015 | Lukas Graham | Lukas Graham (Blue album) | You´re Not There | Producer (FutureAnimals), Songwriter |
| 2015 | Lukas Graham | Lukas Graham (Blue album) | Funeral | Producer (FutureAnimals), Songwriter |
| 2015 | Patrick Dorgan | Painkillers | Painkillers | Producer (FutureAnimals), Composer[6] |
| 2015 | Patrick Dorgan | Painkillers | On The Way Down | Producer (FutureAnimals), Composer[6] |
| 2015 | Patrick Dorgan | Painkillers | Amazing | Producer (FutureAnimals), Composer[6] |
| 2015 | Patrick Dorgan | Painkillers | Bitter | Producer (FutureAnimals)[6] |
| 2015 | Patrick Dorgan | Painkillers | I Would If I Could | Producer (FutureAnimals)[6] |
| 2015 | Patrick Dorgan | Painkillers | Risky Business | Producer (FutureAnimals), Composer[6] |
| 2015 | Patrick Dorgan | Painkillers | Hollywood | Producer (FutureAnimals)[6] |
| 2015 | Patrick Dorgan | Painkillers | Lullaby | Producer (FutureAnimals), Composer[6] |
| 2015 | Patrick Dorgan | Painkillers | Marilyn | Producer (FutureAnimals), Composer[6] |
| 2015 | Patrick Dorgan | Painkillers | Amy | Producer (FutureAnimals)[6] |
Awards
Won Carl Prisen in 2013 as Talent of the Year with Lukas Graham.[7]
Nominated by Danish Music Awards (DMA) as Danish Songwriter of the Year - Koda-Prisen in 2015 for Lukas Graham (Blue Album).[8][9]
Won Carl Prisen in 2016 as Pop Composer of the Year for Lukas Graham (Blue Album).[10]
References
- ^ "Snapchat: rixdollar on Instagram: "Baaaam! Kæmpe skud ud til @kasperfaerk og @lassetwttw for at have landet den her. ❤️❤️❤️"". Instagram. Retrieved 2016-04-06.
- ^ "Lukas Graham på efterårsturné". GAFFA.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 2016-03-24.
- ^ a b "Carl Prisen 2013 – Musikforlæggerne". musikforlaeggerne.dk. Retrieved 2016-03-24.
- ^ "Kæmpe interview og fotoreportage: Lukas Graham i L.A." www.msn.com. Retrieved 2016-04-03.
- ^ "Veninder | TopGunn". www.dr.dk. Retrieved 2016-04-03.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j "Painkillers | Patrick Dorgan". www.dr.dk. Retrieved 2016-04-03.
- ^ http://musikforlaeggerne.dk/carl-pris-vindere-2013/
- ^ http://tv.tv2.dk/dma/de-nominerede/2015-09-28-aarets-danske-sangskriver-koda-prisen
- ^ http://www.koda.dk/nyheder/article/suspekt-lukas-graham-og-marie-key-i-kamp-om-dma-statuetterne/
- ^ http://musikforlaeggerne.dk/carl-prisen-2016/