Konstantin Kersting
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Years active | 2012–present |
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Website | konstantinkersting |
Konstantin Kersting, is a German–Australian record producer, sound engineer and songwriter. He is best known for his production work for artists Mallrat, The Jungle Giants and Tones and I.
Career[]
Konstantin Kersting began learning the violin via the Suzuki method at the age of four, before picking up bass guitar and double bass in his teens and playing with orchestras and jazz ensembles around his hometown of Berlin. In 2007, Kersting relocated to Australia as a teenage exchange student. After earning a Bachelor of Music from Queensland University of Technology, Kersting commenced working as an in-house sound engineer at Airlock Studios, under the producer Yanto Browning. In 2015, Kersting produced the debut extended play Holy Sick by Australian rock band Waax and Snap EP by The Vernons. In 2017, Kersting co-wrote and produced Mallrat's "Better" which won Best Unpublished Work in the Vanda & Young Songwriting Competition in 2018. In May 2018, Kersting was signed to Independent publisher Native Tongue.[1] In 2019, Kersting re-worked a number of Sunnyboys' tracks for their compilation album, 40.[2] In September 2019, Kersting received two nominations at the ARIA Music Awards of 2019 for Tones and I's "Dance Monkey".[3] In 2021, Kersting co-produced and mixed 7 songs on The Rubens album "0202", which debuted at #1 on the ARIA charts.[4]
Discography[]
Year | Artist | Song Title | Album | Credit | Certifications |
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2015 | WAAX | Holy Sick EP | Producer, Engineer | ||
2017 | The Kite String Tangle | The Kite String Tangle | Engineer | ||
2017 | The Jungle Giants | Quiet Ferocity | Producer (Additional Production), Engineer, Mixer | ||
2017 | The Jungle Giants | "Feel the Way I Do" | Quiet Ferocity | Producer (Additional Production), Engineer, Mixer | ARIA: Platinum[5] |
2017 | The Jungle Giants | "On Your Way Down" | Quiet Ferocity | Producer (Additional Production), Engineer, Mixer | ARIA: Gold[5] |
2017 | The Jungle Giants | "Bad Dream" | Quiet Ferocity | Producer (Additional Production), Engineer, Mixer | ARIA: Gold[5] |
2017 | The Jungle Giants | "Used to Be in Love" | Quiet Ferocity | Producer (Additional Production), Engineer, Mixer | ARIA: Platinum[5] |
2017 | The Church | Man Woman Life Death Infinity | Engineer | ||
2017 | Mallrat | "Better" | In The Sky EP | Songwriter, Producer, Engineer | ARIA: Gold[5] |
2018 | Tia Gostelow | "Strangers" | Producer, Engineer, Mixer | ARIA: Gold[5] | |
2018 | Tia Gostelow | Thick Skin | Songwriter, Producer, Engineer | ||
2018 | The Kite String Tangle | The Kite String Tangle Presents: In A Desperate Moment | Engineer | ||
2018 | Mallrat | "Groceries" | In The Sky EP | Songwriter, Producer, Engineer | ARIA: Platinum[5] |
2019 | Tones and I | "Johnny Run Away" | The Kids Are Coming | Producer, Engineer, Mixer | ARIA: 2× Platinum[5] |
2019 | Tones and I | "Dance Monkey" | The Kids Are Coming | Producer, Engineer, Mixer | |
2019 | Tones and I | "Never Seen the Rain" | The Kids Are Coming | Producer, Engineer, Mixer | |
2019 | Tones and I | The Kids Are Coming | Producer, Engineer, Mixer | ||
2019 | The Jungle Giants | "Heavy Hearted" | Engineer, Mixer | ARIA: Gold[5] | |
2019 | The Rubens | "Live in Life" | Producer, Mixer | ARIA: 2x Platinum[5] | |
2019 | Sunnyboys | 40 | Engineer, Mixer | ||
2020 | Tones and I | "Bad Child" | Producer, Engineer, Mixer | ARIA: Platinum[15] | |
2020 | Milky Chance Featuring Jack Johnson | "Don't Let Me Down" | Producer (additional Production) | ||
2020 | Washington | "Dark Parts" | Batflowers | Engineer, Additional Production and Vocal Production | |
2020 | Eves Karydas | "Complicated" | Mix Engineer | ||
2020 | Dami Im | "Paper Dragon" | Producer, Mix Engineer | ||
2020 | Yoste | A Few Brief Moments | Songwriter, Producer, Engineer | ||
2021 | The Rubens | 0202 | Producer (Co-Producer, Additional Production), Mixer | ||
2021 | The Jungle Giants | "Treat You Right" | Mixer | ||
2021 | Genesis Owusu | "Easy" | Smiling with No Teeth | Mixer | |
2021 | The Jungle Giants | Love Signs | Engineer, Mixer |
Awards and nominations[]
ARIA Music Awards[]
Year | Category | Nominated work | Result |
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2019 | Producer of the Year | Konstantin Kersting for Tones and I – "Dance Monkey" | Nominated |
Engineer of the Year | Nominated |
References[]
- ^ "Native Tongue Signs Brisbane Producer & Writer Konstantin Kersting". The Music AU. 11 May 2018. Retrieved 23 September 2019.
- ^ "Album Review: SUNNYBOYS 40". BlackGC. 30 January 2020. Retrieved 13 February 2020.
- ^ "Revealed: ARIA's 2019 Fine Arts & Artisan Awards nominees [full list]". The Music Network. 24 September 2019. Retrieved 24 September 2019.
- ^ https://www.aria.com.au/charts/news/the-rubens-score-first-aria-1-album-with-0202
- ^ Jump up to: a b c d e f g h i j k "ARIA Australian Top 50 Singles". Australian Recording Industry Association. 16 December 2019. Retrieved 14 December 2019.
- ^ "ARIA Australian Top 50 Singles". Australian Recording Industry Association. 20 July 2020. Retrieved 18 July 2020.
- ^ Jump up to: a b "Ultratop − Goud en Platina – singles 2020". Hung Medien. Retrieved 10 July 2020.
- ^ "BRIT Certified – bpi" (To access, enter the search parameter "Tones & I" and select "Search"). British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 14 October 2019.
- ^ https://www.musikindustrie.de/markt-bestseller/gold-/platin-und-diamond-auszeichnung/datenbank/?action=suche&strInterpret=Tones+and+I&strTtArt=alle&strAwards=checked. Retrieved 29 May 2020. Missing or empty
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(help) - ^ "The Official Swiss Charts and Music Community". Hitparade.ch – Swiss Charts. Retrieved 19 December 2019.
- ^ Jump up to: a b c "Gold/Platinum: Tones and I". Music Canada. Retrieved 8 May 2020.
- ^ https://www.riaa.com/gold-platinum/?tab_active=default-award&ar=Tones+And+I&ti=Dance+Monkey#search_section. Retrieved 5 June 2020. Missing or empty
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(help) - ^ "New Zealand single certifications – Tones and I – Dance Monkey". Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved 27 September 2020.
- ^ "French single certifications – Tones and I – Dance Monkey" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. Retrieved 14 May 2020.
- ^ Jump up to: a b "ARIA Australian Top 50 Singles". Australian Recording Industry Association. 6 April 2020. Retrieved 4 April 2020.
- ^ "New Zealand single certifications – Tones and I – Never Seen The Rain". Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved 3 February 2020.
- ^ "French single certifications – Tones and I – Never Seen the Rain" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. Retrieved 14 May 2020.
- ^ https://www.bpi.co.uk/award/17026-5079-1. Missing or empty
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(help) - ^ "French EP certifications – Tones and I – The Kids Are Coming" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. Retrieved 14 May 2020.
- ^ https://www.riaa.com/gold-platinum/?tab_active=default-award&ar=Tones+and+I&ti=The+Kids+Are+Coming#search_section
External links[]
- 21st-century Australian musicians
- Living people
- Musicians from Brisbane
- University of Queensland alumni
- Australian people of German descent
- 21st-century Australian male musicians