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Virtual Riot
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Background information
Birth nameChristian Valentin Brunn
Born (1994-07-20) July 20, 1994 (age 30)
Marl, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
Genres
Occupations
  • Music producer
  • DJ
Instruments
  • Piano
  • Synthetiser
  • Digital Audio Workstation
Years active2010–present
Labels
YouTube information
Channel
Years active2011–present
GenreMusic
Subscribers481 thousand[2]
Total views92.2 million[2]
100,000 subscribers2014

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]

Career

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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]

Discography

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Studio albums

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Title Details
Simulation[10]
Stealing Fire

Compilations

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Title Details
There Goes Your Money[11][12]
The Classics
Head to Head Vol. 1
(with Barely Alive)
Head to Head Vol. 2
(with Barely Alive)
  • Released: 6 February 2021
  • Label : Disciple Recordings
  • Format: Digital download

Extended plays

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Title Details Peak chart positions
US
Dance
[13] 		US
Dance Sales
[14]
From Space — —
Transmission
  • Released: October 4, 2011
  • Label: Phantom Hertz Recordings
  • Format: Digital download
 — —
Drop Some
  • Released: August 6, 2013
  • Label: Bass Liberation
  • Format: Digital download
 — —
Sugar Rush[15]
  • Released: October 14, 2013
  • Label: Audiophile Live
  • Format: Digital download
 — —
We're Not Alone[16][17]
  • Released: August 11, 2014
  • Label: Disciple Recordings
  • Format: Digital download
 — —
100% No Bangers[18]
  • Released: December 27, 2014
  • Label: Self-Released
  • Format: Digital download
 — —
Nightmare[19][20]
  • Released: February 16, 2015
  • Label: Disciple Recordings
  • Format: Digital download
 — —
Machinery[21][22]
  • Released: September 21, 2015
  • Label: Disciple Recordings
  • Format: Digital download
 ��� —
Chemistry[23][8]
  • Released: May 2, 2016
  • Label: Disciple Recordings
  • Format: Digital download
 20 —
Throwback[24][25]
  • Released: February 27, 2017
  • Label: Disciple Recordings
  • Format: Digital download
 — —
Still Kids[26]
  • Released: August 10, 2017
  • Label: Spirited
  • Format: Digital download
 — —
German Engineering[27]
  • Released: January 31, 2018
  • Label: Disciple Recordings
  • Format: Digital download
 – 11
Preset Junkies[28]
  • Released: October 24, 2018
  • Label: Disciple Recordings
  • Format: Digital download
 – —
Save Yourself[29]
  • Released: September 25, 2019
  • Label: Disciple Recordings
  • Format: Digital download
 — —
Head to Head, Vol. 1[30]
(with Barely Alive)
  • Released: August 28, 2020
  • Label: Disciple Recordings
  • Format: Digital download
 — —
Head to Head, Vol. 2
(with Barely Alive)
  • Released: February 6, 2021
  • Label: Disciple Recordings
  • Format: Digital download
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"—" denotes an extended play that did not chart or was not released.
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Title Details
In Love With the World
(by Aura Dione)
  • Released: January 1, 2012
  • Label: Universal Music Germany
  • Format: Digital download
Getting Wet
(by Lock N Bounce)
Destination: Quantum[31]
(by Astronaut)
Emotional (Remixes)[32]
(by Flux Pavilion and Matthew Koma)
Alt Classic[33]
(by Kill the Noise)
RAVEN[34]
(by Grey)

Singles

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Title Year Album
"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"

Mashups

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Title Year Album Label
"Idols" 2013 Non-album singles Self-released
"Superheroes" (with Panda Eyes) 2015

VIP (Variation In Production) mixes

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Title Year Album Label
"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"

Original compilation features

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Title Year Album Label
"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

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Title Year Collaborator(s) Label
"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

Remixes

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Title Year Artist Label
"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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