Morten Trust has been DJing and producing on the Danish and international house circuits for more than a decade. Also known as Soulmagic, Generous Flavour and Northern Comfort, Morten is one of Europe’s premier tastemakers of soulful, funky house.
Morten started playing drums at the age of 10 and played in a number of Danish bands throughout the 1980s. In 1990 though, at the age of 20, he swapped his drum sticks for a set of turntables and a modest studio setup and went about learning the art of DJing and production.The releases have since steadily stacked up. Throughout the 1990s Morten released cuts on labels including Outloud Records, Influence, ZYX and Polygram. It was not until the new millennium, however, that Morten’s star really began to shine.
2003’s ‘Soulmagic’, which Morten released under his Soulmagic guise, was a global success, being named ‘Danish Club Track of The Year’ in 2003. Morten followed up this success with the release of ‘Love Has Come Around’ on More House Records. The single was a cover of the 1981 Donald Byrd classic and caused a stir at venues such as Pacha in Ibiza, Angel Deelite in Manchester as well as at Studio 33 and Cherry Jam in London.Early 2004 saw ‘Waiting’ released on Swing City under Morten’s Generous Flavour guise and ‘I Put My Faith In You’, again released on More House; this single made it to 1 in DJ Magazine’s Hype Chart.One of Morten’s production trademarks is using live musicians in his productions; the result is a beautiful combination of tight programming and organic instrumentation. He has received support from some of the most respected artists in the industry including Roger Sanchez, Brian Tappert, Jay-J, Miguel Migs, Grant Nelson and Copyright.August 2004 saw Morten stitch up a deal with Soulfuric Recordings. His first release was ‘Yah Yah’ on Soulfuric Deep and he followed it up in 2005 with ‘Come On Come On’.2005 saw Morten complete remixes for Lovebox’s ‘Love You More Everyday’ and Danism’s ‘Inside My Soul’ release on MN2S, which was subsequently featured on Ministry Of Sound’s debut ‘Housexy’ compilation album as well as Swank Recordings’ ‘Late Night With Andy Caldwell’ release.Morten also produces lounge music under his Northern Comfort moniker and his productions have appeared on many lounge compilations including Karma Chillout, Scusa Lounge and Nirvana Lounge. Every second Friday night he presents his own radio show on Danish National Radio P3.As a DJ, Morten has played all over Copenhagen and the rest of Denmark but has also toured extensively throughout Europe, playing regularly in the UK, Ibiza and at the Miami Winter Music Conference. In 2006 he played several times at renowned Ibiza beachside bar Bora Bora for MN2S as part of their debut Ibiza residency, Sundays at El Divino.Last year saw the launch of Morten’s own label, Soulmagic Recordings. Its first release was a re-release of ‘Soulmagic’ featuring a collection of hot new remixes, which subsequently sold out. Since then a fine collection of tunes has emerged from Soulmagic Recordings featuring more of Mortens own productions but also tracks from other artists including Angie Brown, Starchild, Soul Flava aka Noir and Phil Good.More info on: www.soulmagic.net
