Rune RK
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Rune Reilly Kølsch also known as Rune RK, Rune' and Enur, is a record producer
and DJ from Denmark
. Together with his half-brother Johannes Torpe they make up the musical production team Artificial Funk.
in 2002. In 2003, Artificial Funk released the track "Together", which was nominated for the Top 10 tracks of the year by DJ Mag.
Still in 2003, and working under the Rune RK name, they released the track "Calabria
", an instrumental house tune with a synthesized saxophone riff, on Credence, a sublabel of Parlophone Records, for which he received the Danish Music Award in 2004. Following the remakes of "Calabria" by Drunkenmunky and Alex Gaudino
, this one reaching #4 in the UK charts under the name "Destination Calabria
", Rune and Torpe remade the track with new ragga vocals provided by Danish singer Natasja Saad
, which peaked at #9 in France, #3 in Canada, #3 in Portugal, and #43 in the U.S. and finishing #1 on iTunes
-US sales chart in the Dance-genre, making it one of the most popular reggae fusion
songs to date. The song also appeared in a commercial for Target
.
Enur released his first album, Raggatronic, a predominantly reggae fusion album, on 9 September 2008 and has guest-appearances by Natasja
, Natalie Storm, Majid, Beenie Man
, Greg Nice, Chopper City Boyz
, Nicki Minaj
, and Collie Buddz
Michael Rune.
Rune and Torpe have also founded the labels ArtiFarti Records (2005), Tattoorec.com (2006) and Nightology Records (2008).
Artificial Funk
Ink and Needle
Other aliases
Record producer
A record producer is an individual working within the music industry, whose job is to oversee and manage the recording of an artist's music...
and DJ from Denmark
Denmark
Denmark is a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe. The countries of Denmark and Greenland, as well as the Faroe Islands, constitute the Kingdom of Denmark . It is the southernmost of the Nordic countries, southwest of Sweden and south of Norway, and bordered to the south by Germany. Denmark...
. Together with his half-brother Johannes Torpe they make up the musical production team Artificial Funk.
Career
Rune started producing music in 1995, when he released the single "Zone One", experimenting on techno and drum & bass. Alongside his half-brother Johannes Torpe, he formed the Artificial Funk production team in 2000. The pair achieved some notoriety by being signed to Skint RecordsSkint Records
Skint Records is a Brighton based dance music record label owned by JC Reid, Tim Jeffery and Damian Harris. It was created as a sublabel of Loaded Records, also founded by Reid and Jeffery...
in 2002. In 2003, Artificial Funk released the track "Together", which was nominated for the Top 10 tracks of the year by DJ Mag.
Still in 2003, and working under the Rune RK name, they released the track "Calabria
Calabria (song)
"Calabria" is a house music single by Danish producer Rune. It was co-produced by Rune's half-brother Johannes Torpe and originally released in 2003 by Credence, a sublabel of Parlophone Records....
", an instrumental house tune with a synthesized saxophone riff, on Credence, a sublabel of Parlophone Records, for which he received the Danish Music Award in 2004. Following the remakes of "Calabria" by Drunkenmunky and Alex Gaudino
Alex Gaudino
Alex Gaudino is a record producer and disc jockey from Salerno, Italy.-Early Career :Alex was born in Salerno, Italy...
, this one reaching #4 in the UK charts under the name "Destination Calabria
Destination Calabria
"Destination Calabria" is a DJ track by Italian producer Alex Gaudino, with vocals by Crystal Waters. It is the first single released from his debut album My Destination...
", Rune and Torpe remade the track with new ragga vocals provided by Danish singer Natasja Saad
Natasja Saad
Natasja Saad , also known as Dou T, Double T and Natasja, was a Danish rapper and reggae singer whose vocals on a popular reggae fusion remix of "Calabria" gained her worldwide fame and a number one spot on Billboards Hot Dance Airplay chart six months after her death in a car accident.- Early life...
, which peaked at #9 in France, #3 in Canada, #3 in Portugal, and #43 in the U.S. and finishing #1 on iTunes
ITunes
iTunes is a media player computer program, used for playing, downloading, and organizing digital music and video files on desktop computers. It can also manage contents on iPod, iPhone, iPod Touch and iPad....
-US sales chart in the Dance-genre, making it one of the most popular reggae fusion
Reggae fusion
Reggae fusion is a fusion genre of reggae that mixes reggae or dancehall with other genres, such as pop, rock, hip hop, R&B, house, jazz & drum and bass....
songs to date. The song also appeared in a commercial for Target
Target Corporation
Target Corporation, doing business as Target, is an American retailing company headquartered in Minneapolis, Minnesota. It is the second-largest discount retailer in the United States, behind Walmart. The company is ranked at number 33 on the Fortune 500 and is a component of the Standard & Poor's...
.
Enur released his first album, Raggatronic, a predominantly reggae fusion album, on 9 September 2008 and has guest-appearances by Natasja
Natasja Saad
Natasja Saad , also known as Dou T, Double T and Natasja, was a Danish rapper and reggae singer whose vocals on a popular reggae fusion remix of "Calabria" gained her worldwide fame and a number one spot on Billboards Hot Dance Airplay chart six months after her death in a car accident.- Early life...
, Natalie Storm, Majid, Beenie Man
Beenie Man
Anthony Moses Davis , better known by his stage name Beenie Man, is a Grammy award winning Jamaican reggae artist. He is the self-proclaimed "King of the Dancehall".-Biography:...
, Greg Nice, Chopper City Boyz
Chopper City Boyz
The Chopper City Boyz was a New Orleans-based rap group signed to rapper B.G.'s Chopper City Records. The group was formed in 2003 consisting of B.G.'s younger brother Hakizzle, Gar and Snipe, then VL Mike became an addition to the group in early 2004. The group had been featured on B.G.'s solo...
, Nicki Minaj
Nicki Minaj
Onika Tanya Maraj , better known by her stage name Nicki Minaj; ), is a Trinidadian-born American recording artist...
, and Collie Buddz
Collie Buddz
Collie Buddz is a Bermudian reggae and dancehall artist best known for his single "Come Around". Although born in New Orleans, Louisiana, he was raised in Bermuda. He performed on Shaggy's 2007 album Intoxication on the track "Mad Mad World". In 2008, he performed the song "SOS" on WWE The Music,...
Michael Rune.
Rune and Torpe have also founded the labels ArtiFarti Records (2005), Tattoorec.com (2006) and Nightology Records (2008).
Albums
- 2008 RaggatronicRaggatronicRaggatronic is the debut album of dance music group Enur. According to their MySpace, the album features reggae vocalists Natasja and Natalie Storm, Majid, Beenie Man, Chopper City Boyz, Nicki Minaj, Michael Rune and Strange Boy....
, as Enur - 2008 Sleep Less, Live More, as Artificial Funk
Singles
Rune/Rune RK/Enur- All tracks co-produced by Johannes Torpe
- 2003 "CalabriaCalabria (song)"Calabria" is a house music single by Danish producer Rune. It was co-produced by Rune's half-brother Johannes Torpe and originally released in 2003 by Credence, a sublabel of Parlophone Records....
" - 2004 "Nothing New" (with Morten Luco)
- 2005 "Good to Me/You Got Me" (with Morten Luco)
- 2005 "You Got Me EP" (with Morten Luco)
- 2007 "Calabria 2007Calabria (song)"Calabria" is a house music single by Danish producer Rune. It was co-produced by Rune's half-brother Johannes Torpe and originally released in 2003 by Credence, a sublabel of Parlophone Records....
" (with Natasja SaadNatasja SaadNatasja Saad , also known as Dou T, Double T and Natasja, was a Danish rapper and reggae singer whose vocals on a popular reggae fusion remix of "Calabria" gained her worldwide fame and a number one spot on Billboards Hot Dance Airplay chart six months after her death in a car accident.- Early life...
) - 2007 "Yesteryear/Run In"
- 2007 "Soi Ari/Backyard Superman"
- 2008 "Calabria 2008Calabria (song)"Calabria" is a house music single by Danish producer Rune. It was co-produced by Rune's half-brother Johannes Torpe and originally released in 2003 by Credence, a sublabel of Parlophone Records....
" (with MimsMims (rapper)-Career:Mims graduated from Westbury High School and was born in Westbury Ny enrolled at Nassau Community College. He left the institution after two months of classes to pursue a career in rap music. He began spending time in Harlem with Cam'ron as an acquaintance...
) - 2008 "Bodybuilder Loves Tatoogirl"
- 2008 "Day In The Dark/Less Rock"
- 2009 "Bonfire" (with Natasja SaadNatasja SaadNatasja Saad , also known as Dou T, Double T and Natasja, was a Danish rapper and reggae singer whose vocals on a popular reggae fusion remix of "Calabria" gained her worldwide fame and a number one spot on Billboards Hot Dance Airplay chart six months after her death in a car accident.- Early life...
& LumideeLumideeLumidee Cedeño is an American singer-songwriter and rapper. Cedeño was born in Spanish Harlem where she was raised by her grandparents...
) - 2009 "Jeg er din" (with Clara Sofie)
- 2010 "Har det hele" (with KarenKarenKaren may refer to:* Karen people, an ethnic group in Burma and Thailand** Karen languages, spoken by the Karen people* Karen , a given name )* Karen , an NBC sitcom starring Debbie Watson...
& Jooks) - 2011 "Når tiden går baglæns" (with Clara Sofie)
- 2011 "Memorize Me" (with Databoy)
- 2011 "Kom Kom" (with Stanley Most)
- 2003 "Calabria
Artificial Funk
- All tracks co-produced by Johannes Torpe
- 1995 "Real Funk"
- 1996 "Zone One"
- 2000 "Use It (The Music)"
- 2001 "People Don't Know"
- 2002 "Together" (with Nellie Ettison)
- 2005 "Never Alone"
Ink and Needle
- 2006 "Number One/Number Two"
- 2006 "Number Three/Number Four"
- 2007 "Number Five/Number Six"
- 2007 "Number Seven/Number Eight"
- 2008 "Number Nine/Number Ten"
- 2008 "Number Eleven/Number Twelve"
Other aliases
- 2003 "I Just Want to Be a Drummer", as Heavy Rock (with Johannes Torpe)
- 2004 "Beautiful", as Rude RKade (with Morten Luco)
- 2007 "Koochi Koochi", as Fashion Victims (with Johannes Torpe)
- 2007 "Elephant", as Rune & Sydenham (with Jerome Sydenham)
- 2008 "Peter Pan/Snow Bored", as Rune & Sydenham (with Jerome Sydenham)