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Japanese Wallpaper
Birth nameGabriel Strum[1]
Also known asJapanese Wallpaper
Born (1997-05-02) 2 May 1997 (age 27)
OriginMelbourne, Australia
OccupationMusician
Instruments
  • Vocals
  • piano
  • guitar[2]
Years active2013–present
LabelsWonderlick Entertainment,[3] Nettwerk[4]

Gabriel Strum, known professionally as Japanese Wallpaper, is an Australian indie pop singer-songwriter and producer. He released his debut single "Breathe In" featuring Wafia on 10 October 2013. The song featured in Zach Braff's film Wish I Was Here.[5] Strum has had three songs feature in the Triple J Hottest 100: "Between Friends" featuring Jesse Davidson at No. 97 (2014), "Forces" featuring Airling at No. 69 (2015) and "In Motion" featuring Allday at No. 44 (2017). He released his debut album Glow on 18 October 2019.[6]

Biography

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Strum is originally from Melbourne, and was the winner of Triple J Unearthed High competition in 2014.

Since then, he has studied music composition and has produced for numerous notable Australian acts including: Mallrat, Holy Holy, Wafia, Eilish Gilligan, Bec Sandridge and Allday.[7][8]

Japanese Wallpaper served as the support act for Lily Allen on her 2019 national tour of Australia.[9]

Discography

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Albums

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Title Details
Glow

EPs

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Title Details
War, Peace, Rocket Ships
  • Released: September 2011[11]
  • Label: Japanese Wallpaper (JAP001)
  • Format: digital download
Japanese Wallpaper
  • Released: 19 June 2015[12]
  • Label: Zero Through Nine (ZTN007)
  • Format: digital download, CD, LP, Cassette

Singles

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As lead artist

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List of singles, with selected chart positions
Title Year Peak chart positions Album
AUS
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"Breathe In"
(featuring Wafia)[14] 		2013 — Japanese Wallpaper
"Waves"
(featuring Pepa Knight)[15] 		2014 —
"Between Friends"
(featuring Jesse Davidson)[16] 		—
"Arrival"[17] 2016 —
"Forces"
(featuring Airling)[18] 		97
"Cocoon"[19] — Glow
"Fooling Around"[20][21] 2018 —
"Claws (Rework)"
(with Megan Washington)[22] 		2019 — non album single
"Imaginary Friends"[23] — Glow
"Tongue Tied"[24] —
"Tell Me What You Mean by That"[25] —
"Cool for a Second"
(with Yumi Zouma)[26] 		2020 — TBA
"Together"
(with Wolfjay)[27] 		—
"Better"
(with Gretta Ray)[28] 		—
"Leave a Light On"[29] 2021 —
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List of singles, with selected details
Title Year Certifications Album
"In Motion"
(Allday featuring Japanese Wallpaper)[30] 		2017 Speeding
"Loner Blood"
(Ceres featuring Japanese Wallpaper)[32] 		Stretch UR skin
"Previously"
(Swim Good Now featuring Anna Weiebe & Japanese Wallpaper)[33] 		2018 Daylight

Awards and nominations

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AIR Awards

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The Australian Independent Record Awards (commonly known informally as AIR Awards) is an annual awards night to recognise, promote and celebrate the success of Australia's Independent Music sector.

Year Nominee / work Award Result
2015[34] themselves Breakthrough Independent Artist Nominated

APRA Awards

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The APRA Awards are presented annually from 1982 by the Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA), "honouring composers and songwriters". They commenced in 1982.[35]

Year Nominee / work Award Result Ref.
2022 "Closer" by Ngaiire (Ngaiire, Jack Grace, Gabriel Strum) Song of the Year Shortlisted [36]

J Award

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The J Awards are an annual series of Australian music awards that were established by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation's youth-focused radio station Triple J. They commenced in 2005.

Year Nominee / work Award Result
2014[37] themselves Unearthed Artist of the Year Nominated

Music Victoria Awards

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The Music Victoria Awards are an annual awards night celebrating Victorian music. They commenced in 2006.

Year Nominee / work Award Result Ref.
2022 Gabriel Strum Best Producer Nominated [38][39]
2023 Gabriel Strum Best Producer Won [40][41]

National Live Music Awards

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The National Live Music Awards (NLMAs) are a broad recognition of Australia's diverse live industry, celebrating the success of the Australian live scene. The awards commenced in 2016.

Year Nominee / work Award Result Ref.
2017 Japanese Wallpaper Live Electronic Act (or DJ) of the Year Nominated [42][43]

References

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  1. ^ "Japanese Wallpaper Interview Gab Strum". Howlandechoes. Retrieved 10 June 2019.
  2. ^ "Japanese Wallpaper".
  3. ^ "Wonderlick Label". Wonderlick.com.au.
  4. ^ "Nettwerk".
  5. ^ Al Newstead, Al (23 June 2014). "How A 17 Year Old Aussie Ended Up On The Most Anticipated Soundtrack Of The Year". Tonedeaf.thebrag.com.
  6. ^ Newstead, Al (14 August 2019). "Japanese Wallpaper announces debut album and national tour". Triple J. Retrieved 22 October 2019.
  7. ^ "Japanese Wallpaper Wins Triple J Unearthed High 2014".
  8. ^ "Lily Allen Announces Special Guest Japanese Wallpaper for 2019 Australian Tour".
  9. ^ Williams, Tom (23 November 2018). "Lily Allen 2019 Australian Tour Support Act". Music Feeds.
  10. ^ "Glow by Japanese Wallpaper". Apple Music. 18 October 2019. Retrieved 25 August 2019.
  11. ^ "War, Peace, Rocket Ships by Japanese Wallpaper". sunnycellars. March 2012. Retrieved 25 August 2019.
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  13. ^ "Chart Watch 311". auspOp. 11 April 2015. Archived from the original on 11 September 2021. Retrieved 25 August 2020.
  14. ^ ""Breathe In" single". Apple Music. October 2013. Retrieved 25 August 2020.
  15. ^ ""Waves" single". Apple Music. 9 May 2014. Retrieved 25 August 2020.
  16. ^ ""Between Friends" single". Apple Music. 19 September 2014. Retrieved 25 August 2020.
  17. ^ "Arrival LP single". Apple Music. February 2016. Retrieved 25 August 2020.
  18. ^ ""Forces" single". Apple Music. 17 June 2016. Retrieved 25 August 2020.
  19. ^ ""Cocoon" single". Apple Music. 17 June 2016. Retrieved 25 August 2020.
  20. ^ "Japanese Wallpaper New Song Fooling Around Vibrant Collab". Australian Broadcasting Corporation.
  21. ^ "Listen Japanese Wallpaper Fooling Around".
  22. ^ ""Claws " single". Apple Music. 29 March 2019. Retrieved 25 August 2020.
  23. ^ "Imaginary Friends" single". Apple. 26 July 2019. Retrieved 25 August 2020.
  24. ^ ""Tongue Tied" single". Apple. 20 September 2019. Retrieved 25 August 2020.
  25. ^ ""Tell Me What You Mean By That"". survivingthegoldenage. October 2019. Retrieved 25 August 2020.
  26. ^ ""Cool for a Second" single". Apple. 1 July 2020. Retrieved 25 August 2020.
  27. ^ ""Together" single". Apple. 21 August 2020. Retrieved 25 August 2020.
  28. ^ "Better – Single by Gretta Ray & Japanese Wallpaper on Apple Music". Apple Music AU. 11 November 2020. Retrieved 13 November 2020.
  29. ^ "Leave a Light On – Single by Japanese Wallpaper on Apple Music". Apple Music AU. 21 May 2021. Retrieved 25 May 2021.
  30. ^ "In Motion - single". iTunes Australia. Retrieved 22 June 2019.
  31. ^ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2021 Singles" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 25 April 2021.
  32. ^ "Ceres—Loner Blood (Feat. Japanese Wallpaper)". YouTube. 25 May 2017. Retrieved 22 June 2019.
  33. ^ "Previously (single)". Apple Music. 8 June 2018. Retrieved 25 August 2020.
  34. ^ "1 Dads, Courtney Barnett Lead This Year's Independent Music Award Nominations". MusicFeeds. 7 September 2015. Retrieved 20 August 2020.
  35. ^ "APRA History". Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA) | Australasian Mechanical Copyright Owners Society (AMCOS). Archived from the original on 20 September 2010. Retrieved 25 April 2022.
  36. ^ "2022 Peer-Voted APRA Song of the Year shortlist revealed!". APRA AMCOS. 3 February 2022. Retrieved 26 April 2022.
  37. ^ "The J Award 2014". Triple J. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 2014. Retrieved 15 August 2020.
  38. ^ "Music Victoria Awards 2022 Nominees for Industry-Voted Categories Announced". Music Victoria. 27 October 2022. Archived from the original on 27 October 2022. Retrieved 29 October 2022.
  39. ^ "Music Victoria Awards 2022 Winners". Scenestr. 13 December 2022. Retrieved 15 December 2022.
  40. ^ "Nominees, Hall of Fame Inductees Announced for 2023 Music Victoria Awards". Music Feeds. 14 September 2023. Retrieved 14 September 2023.
  41. ^ "All the Winners of the 2023 Music Victoria Awards: Julia Jacklin, Immy Owusu, Cable Ties + More". Music Feeds. 31 October 2023. Retrieved 1 November 2023.
  42. ^ "NLMA reveal 2017 Nominees". NLMA. 9 October 2017. Retrieved 5 September 2020.
  43. ^ "Winners 2017". NLMA. December 2016. Retrieved 5 September 2020.
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