Biography Orjan NilsenDedicated, hardworking, and energetic – three words that isprobably the best attempt to briefly describe what theNorwegian hot-shot Ørjan Nilsen is about. In the last fewyears he has been wow’ing audiences across the planetwith his take on what a 21st century DJ and producershould be about.Born in 1982 in the Norwegian town of Kirkenes, Ørjan hashad very little doubt about what he wanted to do with his life,having listened to countless CD compilations, and seeingsome of the legends DJing, Ørjan knew that the DJ boothwould be his domain one day.Ørjans work with the dutch label Armada Music started withthe track “Red Woods” released in 2006 under his DJGovernor alias, and over the years Ørjan found his groove,flashing samples of his huge potential, with “La Guitarra”(2008), Lovers Lane and So Long Radio (2010). Ørjan wenton to release his first artist album in 2011 titled “In MyOpinion” which stormed up sales charts and catapultedØrjan onto the watch-list of every EDM-fan around.Even though “In My Opinion” was very successful, Ørjanshowed no intention of slowing down, quickly releasingmammoth tracks like “Viking”, “Atchoo” (2011) and opening2012 in collaboration with Armin van Buuren and the aptlytitled “Belter” followed by his own “Amsterdam” and“Endymion” before finishing out the year with clubdestroyers“Copperfield” and “Filthy Fandango”.As a DJ Ørjan Nilsen quickly established himself with aninfectious blend of all things chunky and groovy, his energyand presence behind the decks has taken him around theworld playing at some of the world’s finest clubs and biggestfestivals, from Sao Paulo to Sydney and many places inbetween.It has been a remarkable journey which resulted inrecognition from industry heavyweights.One thing is certain, there is no stopping this Norwegianprodigy, as he is on a mission, be it in the studio or in the DJbooth, Ørjan Nilsen is determined to surprise, amaze andentertain, and you would not want to miss out.
