Trentemøller made his debut in
1997 together with DJ Tom Von Rosen, (aka DJ T.O.M.) when
they formed the first live-house act in Denmark, Trigbag,
and started playing concerts all over the globe. Trigbag's
single “Showtime” was played by international
DJs such as Alex Gopher, Laurent Garnier and Etienne de Crécy.
Trigbag dissolved in 2000.
Trentemøller returned on Naked Music in 2003 with
The Trentemøller EP including the tracks “Le
Champagne” and “Work in Progress”. Trentemøller
received the award “Up Front Release of the Year”
at the Danish DJ Awards in February 2004 for the Track “Le
Champagne”.
In late 2004 he and his friend and partner, DJ Buda, issued
a white label remix of Aphex Twin's "Windowlicker",
under the name "Run Jeremy." Together they've also
made other tracks such as "Gamma" and "25 Timer."
Furthermore, Trentemøller has worked together with
DJ Buda and DJ T.O.M. on another track on the Lulu Rouge album
entitled "Bless You" released in May 2008.
In February 2005, Steve Bug released the renowned Trentemøller
EP "Physical Fraction" on his label Audiomatique.
This release put Trentemøller on the map of internationally
successful producers, and was followed by three releases on
Bug’s main label Poker Flat: Polar Shift, Sunstroke
and the Nam Nam EP. Many reader polls awarded him as the Best
Newcomer of the year 2005.
Trentemøller is also a much demanded remixer. Highlights
have been his remixes for Martinez ("Shadowboxing"),
Sharon Philips ("Want 2 Need 2"), Röyksopp
("What Else Is There"), The Knife ("We Share
Our Mother’s Health"), "Sodom" for the
Pet Shop Boys, and Moby’s hit "Go". "Go
(Trentemøller Remix)" charted at #38 on the Australian
ARIA Club chart in October 2006.
Trentemøller's debut album The Last Resort was released
on Poker Flat in October 2006. German magazine Groove Mag
and French magazine Trax both voted it as "Record of
the Year" in November 2006.
His Essential Mix for BBC Radio 1 was voted Essential Mix
of the Year by listeners in 2006.[1]
In 2007 the song "Moan" by Trentemøller
featuring Ane Trolle was a big hit in Denmark as well as a
top 30 hit in the Belgium Singles Top 50,[2] and was accompanied
with a grim video depicting Laika in space.
In 2008 he composed the soundtrack for the Danish movie Det
Som Ingen Ved (What No One Knows).[3]
The song "Vamp" from The Last Resort is featured
in "Eastbound & Down: Chapter 2" during a dance
scene.
