Rune RK

Rune started his DJ career in 93.Having spent 4 years playing drums in various funk bands, the basic skills of beatmixing and cutting, came to him easily. Before releasing his first EP in 95, he spent three years producing hip-hop tunes for local talents.
It was in 2002 with the Artificial Funk single “Together” that people outside Denmark started taking notice of what is now the brightest star on the Danish house scene.

After the success of “Together”, Rune’s next outing became one of the Ibiza 2003 season defining tracks, in the shape of the haunting sax driven classic, “Calabria”. Even in 2008 the track is still creating chart mayhem, as the covers won’t seem to end. Runes own version Enur - Calabria, also created mayhem across Europe in the summer of 2007 ending up with topping the American airplay chart in the beginning of 2008 and selling more than 800.000 singles in the U.S alone being the most sold eletronic/dance track on Itunes in 2008. A new updated Rune RK version of Calabria was released in 2008 and has already been adopted by The Swedish House Mafia and many more and was one of the big hits of the 2008 Ibiza season.

Having won ‘best club DJ of the year’ 4 years in a row in his home country Denmark, Rune is known for his unique blend of classics and new releases. His technique is beyond just playing the tracks. You’ll see him adding accapellas, and his sets consist mainly of special edits created for the occasion. Rune believes that it’s important to deliver a show, so there is a lot of action behind the decks.

Name: Rune RK

Age: 32

3 Influences in your music: Robert Hood, Steely Dan, Prince

Favourite Danish Venue: Vega

International Venue: Dc 10 Ibiza

Favourite colour: Yellow

Favourite sneakers: Ato Cowhide boot

Blonde, brunette or redhead: brunette

If Black didn’t exist – what colour would you wear the most: Pink. It takes a real man to pull it off.

Would you like to be taller or shorter: I’m fine

Biggest triumph: sold 4 million of Calabria

Biggest regret: None so far

If reborn and you could choose your sex – Man or woman: Man

What have you done to prevent global warming today: I didn’t shower

What is your weird talent: I cook well

Favourite 5 hour back to back set with: Tim Andresen

Collaborate with non-dj-musician: Prince

1 festival you want to go to eventually: I don’t like festivals

3 parties of the year you don’t want to miss: Present Århus - Raw - Closing week of Ibiza

3 favourite web-sites: Hypebeast, surfthechannel.com and watchpro.com

3 favourite download-sites for music: Beatport, djdownload, and juno.co.uk

5 favourite information sites regarding music: Resident Advisor, hypem, hifly, debug,

Favourite city outside Denmark: New York

Produce your music on what and in which program: Ableton and Madtracker

Best buy this year: Jaguar x300

DISCOGRAPHY

ALBUMS

2008 | ENUR – Raggatronic

2008 | Artificial Funk - Sleep less live more

SINGLES (selcted)

2008 | Rune RK – Dirty Dirty – NIGHTOLOGY RECORDS

2009 | Rune RK – Papperlapapp – ARTI FARTI

2008 | Rune RK – Kosimo – TOOLROOM

2008 | Rune RK - Calabria update – ARTI FARTI

2008 | ink and needle - eleven/twelve - TATTOORECS.COM

2008 | Rune RK - Bodybuilder loves Tattoogirl – ARTI FARTI

2008 | Rune and Jerome Sydenham – Peter Pan / Snow Bored – ADVOCADO RECORDS

2008 | Rune RK - Day in the dark – UNDERWATER RECORDS

2008 | Rune and Jerome Sydenham – Elephant / Can’t stop not – ADVOCADO RECORDS

2007 | Rune RK - Bariton – ARTI FARTI

2007 | Rune pres. Fashionvictims - Koochi Koochi - ARTI FARTI

2007 | Enur - Calabria (ragga version) - MINISTRY OF SOUND

2007 | Rune RK - Yesteryear – ARTI FARTI

2007 | Rune and Jerome Sydenham-time is gone/days of our lives - ELEFANT RECS

2007 | ink and needle - nine/ten - TATTOORECS.COM

2007 | ink and needle - seven/eight - TATTOORECS.COM

2007 | ink and needle - five/six - TATTOORECS.COM

2006 | ink and needle - three/four - TATTOORECS.COM

2006 | ink and needle - one/two - TATTOORECS.COM

2006 | Artificial funk - Friend for a weekend - ARTI FARTI

2006 | Rune RK - Soy Ari/Backyard superman - ARTI FARTI

2005 | Rune RK- You got me - ARTI FARTI

2005 | Artificial Funk - Never Alone - TOOLROOM RECS

2004 | Rude RKade - Smile UNDERWATER

2004 | Heavy Rock - Drummer SOUTHERN FRIED/B’y’N

2004 | Rune - Stonetap CREDENCE

2004 | Rune feat Luco - Nothing New VARIATION

2004 | Rude RKade - Beautiful UNDERWATER

2003 | Rune - Calabria CREDENCE

2002 | Artificial Funk - Together SKINT/SONY

2001 | Artificial Funk - People Don’t Know BROTHER BROWN

1995 | Artificial Funk - Use It (The Music) DISCO:WAX

1995 | Artificial Funk - Real Funk MULTIPLEX

1995 | Artificial Funk – Zone One MULTIPLEX

REMIXES

2008 | Jack Rock – Filter games ARTI FARTI > 2008 | DJ Hell – The Disaster INTERNATIONAL GIGOLO RECORDINGS > 2008 | Jerome Sydenham And Tiger Stripes - Elevation IBADAN > 2007 | Amox & Atle - A Witch’s Kiss TIC TAC TOE > 2007 | James Mowbray & Leaim Sullivan – Tropical heights FOUR:TWENTY RECORDINGS > 2007 | Patrick Bateman - Walk Through The Sky TIC TAC TOE > 2007 | Argy – 1985 LIEBE DETAIL > 2007 | Len Faki - Rainbow Delta OSTGUT TON > 2005 | Deux – Xpand URBANA REC > 2005 | Beatchhuggers – Soulshakers TOOLROOM RECS > 2004 | Safri Duo – Rise UNIVERSAL > 2004 | Random House feat Robert Owens – Longin’ UNDERWATER > 2003 | Safri Duo – Fallin’ High UNIVERSAL > 2003 | Morjac – Stars CREDENCE > 2003 | Örtz – Secret Garden BIGSTAR > 2003 | Space Cowboy – Just Put Your Hand In Mine SOUTHERN FRIED