Todd Terje

Not to be confused with Todd Terry.

Todd Terje
Also known asWade Nichols, Duliatten Disco Dandia, Chuck Norris, New Mjøndalen Disco Swingers, Kacic Kullmann's Five
BornMay 1981 (age 43)
Mjøndalen, Norway[1]
Genres
InstrumentsArpeggiator, keyboards, drum machine, sequencer, sampler
Years active1999–present
LabelsPermanent Vacation, Bacause Music, Soul Jazz Records, Bear Funk, Full Pupp, Running Back, Smalltown Supersound, Olsen
Websitetoddterje.com

Terje Olsen (born 1981), known professionally as Todd Terje, is a Norwegian DJ, songwriter, and record producer. His stage name is a homage to house music producer Todd Terry.[1]

Called "King of the summer jams"[4] by Mixmag, "one third of the Holy Trinity of Norwegian disco"[5] by Spin magazine, and "one of [the Scandinavian dance scene's] prominent figures"[6] by AllMusic, Todd Terje made his name with a string of remixes and re-edits in the mid 2000s. He is the younger brother of Olaf Olsen, known as the drummer from Bigbang, who often performs drums for Terje's live shows.

He was one of the headliners at the prestigious Sónar festival in Barcelona, playing alongside frequent collaborator Lindstrøm.[7] He was listed at #17 in the Rolling Stone magazine list of "The 25 DJs That Rule the Earth".[8] In July 2013 he recorded a mix for BBC Radio 1's Essential Mix series. He is best known for his 2012 house track "Inspector Norse".[9] The song Alfonso Muskedunder was featured in an episode of the third season of the television series Better Call Saul on AMC. The introduction to It's Album Time is regularly referenced in a feature in Radio 1 DJ, Huw Stephens' late night show.

In 2017, he was nominated for Record of the Year for the Four Tet Remix of his song "Jungelknugen" at the Electronic Music Awards. The original version of this track, however, has not been released officially as of August 2023.

  1. ^ a b "Under the gun: Todd Terje". Resident Advisor. 25 October 2007. Retrieved 15 September 2014.
  2. ^ a b Fenwick, Tom (28 May 2014). "Todd Terje: It's Album Time (Olsen) Review". Under the Radar. Retrieved 8 January 2018.
  3. ^ Huizenga, Tom; Tsioulcas, Anastasia; Powers, Ann; McCartney, Kelly; Hart, Otis; Thompson, Stephen; Hilton, Robin; Ganz, Jacob; Gotrich, Lars; Fitzgerald, Kiana; King, Jason; Kelley, Frannie; Contreras, Felix; Jarenwattananon, Patrick; Garsd, Jasmine; Dye, David; Carter, Bobby; Boilen, Bob; Katzif, Mike. "NPR Music's Favorite Songs Of 2014". National Public Radio. National Public Radio. Retrieved 12 May 2017.
  4. ^ "Listen To New Todd Terje Track". Mixmag. 12 June 2013. Archived from the original on 11 August 2014. Retrieved 1 August 2014.
  5. ^ "Todd Terje". SPIN. 5 September 2012. Retrieved 1 August 2014.
  6. ^ Andy Kellman. "Todd Terje | Biography". AllMusic. Retrieved 1 August 2014.
  7. ^ "Sónar 13.14.15.16 June 2013 :: Lindstrøm & Todd Terje". 31 August 2013. Archived from the original on 31 August 2013. Retrieved 27 August 2020.
  8. ^ "The 25 DJs That Rule the Earth: Todd Terje". Rolling Stone. 9 November 2012. Retrieved 1 August 2014.
  9. ^ "BBC Radio 1 - BBC Radio 1's Essential Mix, Todd Terje". Bbc.co.uk. 27 July 2013. Retrieved 1 August 2014.