{"id":3754,"date":"2015-12-08T19:44:34","date_gmt":"2015-12-08T19:44:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/theduanewells.com\/?p=3754"},"modified":"2018-07-29T03:44:29","modified_gmt":"2018-07-29T03:44:29","slug":"superstar-danish-dj-morten-talks-travel-his-new-single-with-juliette-lewis-and-his-epic-adele-remix","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theduanewells.com\/staging3\/superstar-danish-dj-morten-talks-travel-his-new-single-with-juliette-lewis-and-his-epic-adele-remix\/","title":{"rendered":"Superstar Danish DJ MORTEN Talks Travel, His New Single with Juliette Lewis and His Epic Adele Remix"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"DJ-MORTEN-Sunglasses\"<\/a><\/p>\n

“It is very important in the world we live in today that we as humans can just let go of what we\u2019re doing sometimes and just enjoy ourselves and dance. I love to give people that experience.\u201d<\/em> — MORTEN<\/p>\n

The Danes are coming! While the Swedes may have laid claim to a pretty significant parcel of the dance music landscape in recent years, Danish DJ MORTEN is almost single-handedly carving out a slice of the scene on behalf of his fellow countrymen in neighboring Denmark. Could this be the start of a new Danish dance music revolution?<\/p>\n

Perhaps.<\/p>\n

Who can say? Music is a fickle thing.<\/p>\n

But revolution or not, there can be little doubt as to fact that MORTEN is in the midst of a very big moment that kicked off in earnest back in 2008 with a chart-topping, award-winning collaboration between the DJ and Danish pop duo Nik & Jay and has continued through the last several months capping off what can only be described as a very good year musically for the Dane. In addition to playing a slate of major gigs in some of the hottest venues around the world in 2015, one of the highlights of which was closing the popular Skanderborg Festival just this past August in his native Denmark before a crowd of 35,000, there was his glorious unofficial remix of Adele\u2019s \u201cHello\u201d that began setting dance floors across the globe ablaze just a few weeks back, racking up more than a million spins in its first three weeks of release despite being quite difficult to find given that it was unsanctioned.<\/p>\n

Unlike so many other remixes of late which have woefully fallen so deep into the soulless ravine of homogenous dance beats and contrivances that they wind up completely and utterly detached from the original melody or vocal, MORTEN\u2019s take on \u201cHello\u201d is organic inasmuch as it leaves the signature vocal front and center and respects the intent of the song while simultaneously layering an infectious groove onto it that works for the dance floor. It is in fact the kind of remix that hearkens back to the era of what might be called the \u2018superstar remix\u2019 \u2013 that moment in music not so very long ago that heralded the rise of superstar djs who were savvy enough to craft remixes that were as good as or better than the originals. Remember those? Of course, I\u2019m referring here to the mix masters behind mega remixes of hits in the late 90\u2019s and early 00\u2019s by the likes of that era\u2019s ruling cabal of one-named divas \u2013 Whitney, Mariah and Cher. [Gold star to you if you called that one.]<\/p>\n

\"DJ-MORTEN-Spinning\"<\/a><\/p>\n

Like those who have done with the music of other divas what he has done with Adele\u2019s latest mega hit, perhaps the key to MORTEN\u2019s take on \u201cHello\u201d is that it reflects his deference to the raw talent of the diva about whom the whole of the music business is currently buzzing.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m a great fan of Adele,\u201d the DJ with the model good looks enthused during a call from Copenhagen, where he was taking a break from shooting a new campaign for the Danish brand Halo. \u201cFor me, Adele is one of the greatest singers we may have ever had. I love her so much. The track [\u201cHello\u201d] came out on a Thursday or Friday and I heard it on Saturday. Then I woke up on Sunday\u2026and played around with it. I called my manager that night and played it for him and he was like, \u2018We have to do this!\u201d We knew we had to be on it. I worked three days straight with another DJ in Denmark\u2026I didn\u2019t even sleep because I knew there were going to be other [remixes] coming out.\u201d \u00a0\u00a0MORTEN\u2019s efforts not only paid off in the form of the near universal praise his remix received from his fellow DJs and fans alike but also in the rapturous reception his spin on the hit track has continued to receive during his live sets in clubs from New York to Vancouver and beyond in recent weeks.<\/p>\n

Listen:<\/p>\n