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| Birth Name: | Christian Valentin Brunn | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Birth Date: | 20 July 1994 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Birth Place: | Marl, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Years Active: | 2010–present | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Associated Acts: | Excision, 12th Planet, Datsik, Barely Alive, Dodge & Fuski, Modestep | ||||||||||||||||||||
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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.[1] On 16 April 2019, he announced a publishing deal with Skrillex's OWSLA.[2]
Brunn has had numerous Beatport chart hits including "One For All, All For One" with Razihel and "Cali Born" with Helicopter Showdown.[3] Other electronic music outlets, such as Your EDM, have called his music "non-traditional" and "edgy", comparing him to artists like Savant.[4]
Prior to producing under the alias "Virtual Riot", Brunn produced ambient dubstep and future garage music under another alias, Your Personal Tranquilizer.[5]
Brunn has released several EPs under British record label Disciple Records, including his charted EP, Chemistry.[6] 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.
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| There Goes Your Money[8] [9] |
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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 [10] | US Dance Sales [11] | |||
| From Space |
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| Transmission |
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| Drop Some |
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| Sugar Rush[12] |
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| We're Not Alone[13] [14] |
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| 100% No Bangers[15] |
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| Nightmare[16] [17] |
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| Machinery[18] [19] |
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| Chemistry[20] |
| 20 | — | |
| Throwback[21] [22] |
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| Still Kids[23] |
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| German Engineering[24] |
| – | 11 | |
| Preset Junkies[25] |
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| Save Yourself[26] |
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| Head to Head, Vol. 1[27] (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. | ||||
| Title | Details | |
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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[28] (by Astronaut) |
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| Emotional (Remixes)[29] (by Flux Pavilion and Matthew Koma) |
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| Alt Classic[30] (by Kill the Noise) |
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| RAVEN[31] (by Grey) |
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| Title | Year | Album |
|---|---|---|
| "Dreaming" | 2011 | Transmission |
| "Dance with Me" | rowspan="3" | |
| "Renegade A. I." | ||
| "Cold Winds and Warm Blankets" | ||
| "Nights on Fire" | There Goes Your Money | |
| "The Pit" | 2012 | rowspan="4" |
| "Stargarden" | ||
| "Another Way" | ||
| "Energy Drink" | 2013 | |
| "Evil Gameboy" | There Goes Your Money | |
| "Paper Planes" | 2014 | rowspan="3" |
| "Earth & Sky" | ||
| "Rampage" | ||
| "Fuck Gravity" | 100% No Bangers | |
| "Lunar" | 2015 | rowspan="20" |
| "Mittens Is Angry" | ||
| "Yonaka" | ||
| "Disintegrate" | ||
| "Preset Junkies" | ||
| "Stay For a While" | 2016 | |
| "Dragons" | ||
| "Pixel Forest" | 2017 | |
| "Basement Dwellers"[32] (with Barely Alive) | ||
| "Degenerates" | ||
| "Continue" | 2018 | |
| "By My Side"[33] (with Modestep and Barely Alive) | ||
| "Dog Fight"[34] | ||
| "How Do You Turn This On"[35] | ||
| "Cry Some More"[36] | ||
| "PN-35A"[37] | 2019 | |
| "Das Riddim"[38] (with Infekt) | ||
| "Spicy Riddim Drums"[39] (with Modestep) | 2020 | |
| "Dream Logic"[40] | ||
| "Heavy Bass Design, Vol. 2"[41] | ||
| "This Could Be Us"[42] (with Modestep and Frank Zummo) | 2021 | Simulation |
| "Chroma"[43] | ||
| "Neon Angel"[44] (with LeKtriQue and Leah Culver) | ||
| "Raven" (with Grey) | 2023 |
| Title | Year | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| "Idols" | 2013 | Non-album singles | Self-released |
| "Superheroes" | 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" | 2017 | Free Spirits, Vol. 4 | Spirited |
| "Purple Dragons" | Self-released | ||
| "Everyday" | Spirited | ||
| "Preset Junkies" | 2018 | Preset Junkies EP | Disciple Recordings |
| "Lost It"[45] | 2019 | Knights of the Round Table, Vol. 3 | Disciple Round Table |
| "Pray for Riddim" | 2020 | Head to Head Vol. 1 | Disciple Recordings |
| "Cry Some More" | |||
| "Show Up" [46] | 2021 | Head to Head Vol. 2 | |
| "Weeble Wobble" | |||
| "Basement Dwellers" | |||
| "Rivals" | |||
| "Simulation"[47] | 2024 | Simulation - The DLC | |
| "Neon Angeln" | |||
| "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" | 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" | 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"[48] | 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"[49] | 2021 | Modestep and Frank Zummo | Disciple | |
| "Neon Angel" | 2021 | LeKtriQue and Leah Culver | Disciple | |
| "Teardrop" | 2022 | Nghtmre and Marlhy | Lowly |
| Title | Year | Artist | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| "Speaker Fuck" | 2011 | Basis | Phantom Hertz Recordings |
| "One" | 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" | 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" | Barely Alive | Disciple Recordings | |
| "Without a Trace" | Kill The Noise | Owsla | |
| "Next To You" | LDRU | Audiopaxx/Universal | |
| "All We Know" | The Chainsmokers | Self-released | |
| "Talk About It" | 2017 | Pegboard Nerds | Monstercat |
| "One" | Submatik | Self-released | |
| "WFSU" [50] | 2018 | Snails and Waka Flocka Flame | Slugz Music |
| "Clarity" [51] | Zedd | Self-released | |
| "Blame Myself" [52] | 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 |