Glenn Morrison (born September 12, 1985) is a

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from

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. He is best known for his tracks, "Contact", "No Sudden Moves", "Hydrology", and "Circles", which were ghost produced by

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Life and career

Morrison is a classically trained pianist. Starting piano lessons at the age of four, he began composing and competing through CMC,

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, Richmond Hill Music Festival, and ORMTA - Ontario Registered Music Teachers Association. In his early high school years, Morrison discovered

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from a friend in his science class, and started collecting vinyl and becoming absorbed. He then worked at Release Records for five years before starting his own record label Morrison Recordings. As a DJ and performer he entertains with melodic

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and big-room club sounds. His first international hit was in 2007 when DJ Tiësto featured ‘Contact’ on his compilation In Search of Sunrise 6: Ibiza and it shot to the top of the World Dance Charts.

Alpine Mastering

Through Alpine Mastering, Morrison has worked on sound design for video game companies like Leisure Suit Larry,

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. A partnership with Toysus for electronic music focused on sound-scoring live theatre visuals. Morrison and

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unveiled this concept with a 3 part show series at the 2012 ComicCon .

Morrison Recordings

Morrison also ran Morrison Recordings which designed, developed, manufactured, marketed, supported a wide range of mediums, from music to print services.

Awards and nominations

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Music Awards

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SOCAN Radio Music Awards

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Discography

Albums

*''Into the Deep'' (2016)

Extended plays

*''Odyssey'' (2009) *''Drone'' (2009)

Singles

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References

External links

* *http://www.beatport.com/artist/glenn-morrison/19729 *http://www.soundcloud.com/glenn-morrison/ {{DEFAULTSORT:Morrison, Glenn 1985 births Living people 21st-century Canadian male musicians Canadian DJs Canadian house musicians Canadian electronic musicians Canadian record producers Canadian techno musicians Canadian sound designers Musicians from Toronto