Real Name:
Terje Olsen
Profile:
DJ and producer from Norway.

Training to become a pianist, Olsen enrolled at a local music school, but to his disappointment there wasn't much jazz being taught there. Gradually leaving the musical career path, he later moved on to study physics at the University Of Oslo. Growing up in the rural village of Mjøndalen, dance music influences were scarce. However, during the early-mid 1990s dance culture sneaked its way into even the most remote parts of Norway, thanks to The Prodigy and national radio stations filling prime time slots with underground jocks Olle Abstract and Pål "Strangefruit" Nyhus from Mungolian Jetset.

On the more personal level, Terje’s sister was a close friend of the late Tore "Erot" Kroknes, who was known for his releases on Telle Records and his production work for his girlfriend Annie on the classic disco pop single "The Greatest Hit". The tapes his sister brought home from Erot to the young Terje became a major source of inspiration for him. Playing around in his early teens on a cheap PC together with his mate Dølle Jølle, Terje made his first attempts on house and jungle music, which they played from cassette tapes on junior high school-dances.
Olsen reckoned that disco was all a bit silly – until Norwegian disco pioneer Bjørn Torske’s "Sexy Disco" caught his ears in 1999 and inflamed his love for the disco sound. In 2001 Olsen got in touch with Prins Thomas, and was also introduced to Hans-Peter Lindstrøm in Oslo.

Inspired of former UK generation of disco heads, Terje soon began to make his own re-edits of old disco records and moved on to his own productions. His stage name is a homage to house music producer Todd Terry.
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RAFLP 007 Raw Fusion Recordings Presents Inside Scandinavia Vol. 2 — Todd Terje Various New Morning Various - Raw Fusion Recordings Presents Inside Scandinavia Vol. 2 (Comp) Raw Fusion Recordings RAFLP 007 Sweden 2005 Sell This Version
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BS078CD Prima Norsk 3 (The Space Disco Edition) — Todd Terje Various Bodies (Prins Thomas Orgasmatron) Various - Prima Norsk 3 (The Space Disco Edition) (Comp) Beatservice Records BS078CD Norway 2005 Sell This Version
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POMCD004 10 Days Off - The Soundtrack #7 / 05 Days Off - The Soundtrack #4 — Todd Terje Various Eurodans Various - 10 Days Off - The Soundtrack #7 / 05 Days Off - The Soundtrack #4(2xCD, Comp) Play Out! POMCD004 Belgium 2006 Sell This Version
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PCD-28002/3 Full Pupp Presents The Greatest Tits Vol. 1 — Todd Terje Various Glittertind and 2 more… Various - Full Pupp Presents The Greatest Tits Vol. 1 (Comp) Full Pupp PCD-28002/3 Japan 2008 Sell This Version
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SK185CD Computer Incarnations For World Peace II — Todd Terje Various Reinbågan Various - Computer Incarnations For World Peace II (Comp) Sonar Kollektiv SK185CD Germany 2008 Sell This Version
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SKPROMOCD016 The Space In Between: Upcoming SK Singles Volume / Sixteen — Todd Terje Various Reinbagen Various - The Space In Between: Upcoming SK Singles Volume / Sixteen(2xCD, Comp, Promo) Sonar Kollektiv SKPROMOCD016 Germany 2008 Sell This Version
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MOSCD200 The Chilled House Session — Todd Terje Various Italian Stallion Various - The Chilled House Session (Comp) Ministry Of Sound MOSCD200 UK 2009 Sell This Version
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PLAYRJCLTD03 Live At Robert Johnson Volume 8 — Todd Terje Various Snooze 4 Love Various - Live At Robert Johnson Volume 8 (Comp, Album) Live At Robert Johnson PLAYRJCLTD03 Germany 2011 Sell This Version
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CORMIX037 In The Mix (The Sound Of The 12th Season) — Todd Terje Sven Väth Ragysh Sven Väth - In The Mix (The Sound Of The 12th Season) (Comp) Cocoon Recordings CORMIX037 Germany 2011 Sell This Version
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BAL004CD Balance 020 — Todd Terje Deetron Bonysh and 1 more… Deetron - Balance 020 (Comp) Balance Music (3) BAL004CD Australia 2011 Sell This Version
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JPNEASE1, JPNEASE2, JPNEASE3 Japanease - A 120 Track Electronic Dance Music Project For Japan — Todd Terje Various Eurodans Various - Japanease - A 120 Track Electronic Dance Music Project For Japan(138xFile, MP3, Comp, Ltd, 256) Wordandsound, Wordandsound, Wordandsound JPNEASE1, JPNEASE2, JPNEASE3 Germany 2011
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BLN 002DC Travelling Gems Volume Two — Todd Terje Various Ragysh Various - Travelling Gems Volume Two(18xFile, MP3, Comp, 320) BLN.FM BLN 002DC Germany 2011
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none Amante Ibiza (Sounds From The Beach Club) Volume 1 — Todd Terje Various Snooze 4 Love Various - Amante Ibiza (Sounds From The Beach Club) Volume 1(CD, Comp) Needwant none France 2011 Sell This Version
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NEEDCD005I Future Balearica Vol 2 - A New Wave Of Chill — Todd Terje Various Snooze 4 Love (Original Mix) Various - Future Balearica Vol 2 - A New Wave Of Chill(18xFile, MP3, Comp, 320) Needwant Recordings NEEDCD005I UK 2011
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RED010CD Kampengrooves 10 - Loungin' At Redkliff — Todd Terje Various Inspector Norse Various - Kampengrooves 10 - Loungin' At Redkliff(CD, Comp) Redkliff Records RED010CD Germany 2012 Sell This Version
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LMFLF121CD De Maxx Long Player 23 - Retro House Edition — Todd Terje Various Inspector Norse Various - De Maxx Long Player 23 - Retro House Edition(2xCD, Comp) La Musique Fait La Force LMFLF121CD Belgium 2012 Sell This Version
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LMFLF162CD Switch 21 — Todd Terje Various Lanzarote (Diskjokke Remix) Various - Switch 21(2xCD, Comp) La Musique Fait La Force LMFLF162CD Belgium 2013 Sell This Version
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none Café Mambo - 20 Years Of Ibiza Chillout — Todd Terje Various Snooze For Love Various - Café Mambo - 20 Years Of Ibiza Chillout (Comp) Universal Music TV, Universal Music TV, Universal Music TV, Universal Music TV none 2014 Sell This Version
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Nr. 0514 ME-CD Nr. 0514 — Todd Terje Various Delorean Dynamite (Radio Edit) Various - ME-CD Nr. 0514(CD, Comp, Promo) Musikexpress Nr. 0514 Germany 2014 Sell This Version
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RTCC14 Rough Trade Shops (Counter Culture 14) — Todd Terje Various Leisure Suit Preben Various - Rough Trade Shops (Counter Culture 14)(2xCD, Comp) [PIAS] Cooperative RTCC14 UK, Europe & US 2014 Sell This Version
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RTFD14 Field Day 2014 — Todd Terje Various Myggsommer Various - Field Day 2014(2xCD, Comp) Rough Trade Shops RTFD14 Europe 2014 Sell This Version
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CD LI 14 249 La Bande-son 2014 — Todd Terje Various Johnny And Mary Various - La Bande-son 2014(CD, Comp) Les Inrockuptibles CD LI 14 249 France 2014 Sell This Version
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GROOVE 147 / CD 56 Groove 147 / CD 56 — Todd Terje Various Swing Star Part 1 Various - Groove 147 / CD 56(CD, Comp) Groove GROOVE 147 / CD 56 Germany 2014 Sell This Version
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none In Beats & Bass Volume 2 — Todd Terje Various Spiral (Jimi Needles DnB Remix) Various - In Beats & Bass Volume 2(23xFile, MP3, Comp, 320) Relative Dimensions none UK 2014
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TRAX173 Trax 173 — Todd Terje Various Strandbar Various - Trax 173(CD, Comp, P/Mixed, Promo, Smplr) Trax (9) TRAX173 France 2014 Sell This Version