Japanese Wallpaper

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Japanese Wallpaper
Birth nameGabriel Strum[1]
Also known asJapanese Wallpaper
Born (1997-05-02) 2 May 1997 (age 24)
OriginMelbourne, Australia
Occupation(s)Musician
Instruments
  • Vocals
  • piano
  • guitar[2]
Years active2013–present
LabelsWonderlick Entertainment,[3] Nettwerk[4]
Associated actsAllday, Mallrat, Wafia

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[]

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[]

Albums[]

Title Details
Glow

EPs[]

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[]

As lead artist[]

List of singles, with selected chart positions
Title Year Peak chart positions Album
AUS[13]
"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"
(featuring Pepa Knight])[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 -

As featured artist[]

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[]

AIR Awards[]

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
AIR Awards of 2015[34] themselves Breakthrough Independent Artist Nominated

J Award[]

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
J Awards of 2014[35] themselves Unearthed Artist of the Year Nominated

National Live Music Awards[]

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
2017[36][37] Japanese Wallpaper Live Electronic Act (or DJ) of the Year Nominated

References[]

  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.
  12. ^ "Japanese Wallpaper by Japanese Wallpaper". Apple Music. 19 June 2015. Retrieved 25 August 2019.
  13. ^ "Chart Watch 311". auspOp. 11 April 2015. 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".
  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". 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. ^ "The J Award 2014". Triple J. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 2014. Retrieved 15 August 2020.
  36. ^ "NLMA reveal 2017 Nominees". NLMA. 9 October 2017. Retrieved 5 September 2020.
  37. ^ "Winners 2017". NLMA. December 2016. Retrieved 5 September 2020.

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