Morten Ristorp

Picture of Morten Ristorp Jensen in sunglasses taken outside in LA.
Morten Ristorp Jensen in LA

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

  1. "Snapchat: rixdollar on Instagram: "Baaaam! Kæmpe skud ud til @kasperfaerk og @lassetwttw for at have landet den her. ❤️❤️❤️"". Instagram. Retrieved 2016-04-06.
  2. "Lukas Graham på efterårsturné". GAFFA.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 2016-03-24.
  3. 1 2 "Carl Prisen 2013 – Musikforlæggerne". musikforlaeggerne.dk. Retrieved 2016-03-24.
  4. "Kæmpe interview og fotoreportage: Lukas Graham i L.A.". www.msn.com. Retrieved 2016-04-03.
  5. "Veninder | TopGunn". www.dr.dk. Retrieved 2016-04-03.
  6. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 "Painkillers | Patrick Dorgan". www.dr.dk. Retrieved 2016-04-03.
  7. http://musikforlaeggerne.dk/carl-pris-vindere-2013/
  8. http://tv.tv2.dk/dma/de-nominerede/2015-09-28-aarets-danske-sangskriver-koda-prisen
  9. http://www.koda.dk/nyheder/article/suspekt-lukas-graham-og-marie-key-i-kamp-om-dma-statuetterne/
  10. http://musikforlaeggerne.dk/carl-prisen-2016/
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