Storm Queen (musician)
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| Birth name | Morgan Geist |
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| Years active | 1994–present |
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Morgan Geist, better known by his stage name Storm Queen,[1] is an American music producer, songwriter, remixer and DJ from Wayne, New Jersey.[2] He is best known for his song "Look Right Through", which was remixed by Marc Kinchen and had Geist's lyrics sung by Damon C. Scott.[1] Geist is also a member of Brooklyn-based house and nu-disco duo Metro Area.[1] Morgan also remixed many artists including The Rapture, Franz Ferdinand, Telex and many others.
Music career
2010–present: Breakthrough
In 2010 Storm Queen released his debut single "Look Right Through" on Geist's own Environ label. In 2011, the follow-up "It Goes On" was released. In July 2012 he released "Let's Make Mistakes" as his third single. On November 3, 2013, a licensed version of the single "Look Right Through" was released via Defected Records/Ministry of Sound. In the United Kingdom, the song entered at the top of the UK Singles Chart on November 10, 2013, becoming Storm Queen's first number one song in The UK, dethroning Eminem and Rihanna's "The Monster" from the top of the chart.[3] In Ireland, the song entered at number thirty on the Irish Singles Chart on November 8, 2013, and peaked at number twenty.
Discography
Studio albums
- The Driving Memoirs (as Morgan Geist) (1997)
- Morgan Geist presents Environ: Into A Separate Space (1998)
- Double Night Time (as Morgan Geist) (2008)
Collaborations
- The Galleria (with Jessy Lanza)[4] (2015)
Singles
| Year | Title | Peak chart positions | Album | ||||||||
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| BEL (Vl) [5] |
BEL (Wa) [6] |
DEN [7] |
IRE [8] |
NL [9] |
UK [10] | ||||||
| 2010 | "Look Right Through" | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album singles | |||
| 2011 | "It Goes On" | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| 2012 | "Let's Make Mistakes" | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| 2013 | "Look Right Through" (MK Remix) | 21 | 26 | 28 | 20 | 54 | 1 | ||||
| "—" denotes single that did not chart or was not released. | |||||||||||
References
- 1 2 3 "US DJ Storm Queen set for debut UK Number 1 single". The Official Charts Company. Retrieved 8 November 2013.
- ↑ village voice > nyclife > Spring Arts Clubs: Electro-Shock by Tricia Romano
- ↑ Storm Queen scores first UK Number 1 with Look Right Through. Official Charts Company
- ↑ "The Galleria". Discogs. Retrieved 2016-09-30.
- ↑ Hung, Steffen. "Discografie Storm Queen" (in Dutch). Belgium (Flanders) Charts Portal. Hung Medien (Steffen Hung).
- ↑ Hung, Steffen. "Discographie Storm Queen" (in French). Belgium (Wallonia) Charts Portal. Hung Medien (Steffen Hung).
- ↑ Hung, Steffen. "Discography Storm Queen" (in Danish). Danish Charts Portal. Hung Medien (Steffen Hung).
- ↑ Hung, Steffen. "Discography Storm Queen". Irish Charts Portal. Hung Medien (Steffen Hung).
- ↑ Hung, Steffen. "Discografie Storm Queen" (in Dutch). Dutch Charts Portal. Hung Medien (Steffen Hung).
- ↑ "UK Charts > Storm Queen". Official Charts Company.