John Paul Orchison (born 16 December 1991), known professionally as Blanke, is an Australian

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producer and DJ from

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Career

Blanke's first release was a remix of Death Ray Shake on Ministry Of Sound's Downright Music label in 2015. After that in 2016 he released his first EP "Black Mamba/Koji" under Artist Intelligence Agency. After a year Blanke made his debut under the KLASH label with his first single "Immunity". In 2017 John introduced his second EP "Curiosity" and released few remixes. 2018 has been a very productive year for him. He released collaborations and remixes on Buygore,

Dim Mak Records Dim Mak Records is an independent, Los Angeles–based record label, events company, and lifestyle brand founded by Steve Aoki in 1996. The label has released music under the genres of punk, indie rock, hardcore, hip hop, and electronic dance m ...

, Kannibalen Records, Etcetc Music, WeDidIt,

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, Joytime Collective, Circus Media. The following year he released "Mixed Signals" as a result of collaboration with electronic music producer Rezz. In 2019 his collaboration with

Illenium Nicholas Daniel "Nick" Miller (born December 26, 1990), professionally known as Illenium (stylized in all caps), is an American musician, DJ, music producer, and songwriter. He has released five studio albums, his most recent being ''Illenium'', ...

"Gorgeous" was featured on Illenium's new album Ascend. Blanke accompanied Nick on his tour across the

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as main support for his new album. Later that year he had his first Deadbeats release "Alt.Colour//Voice In The Machine EP" and then "Change & Decay EP". In 2020 he released his follow up EP titled "Change & Decay: The Fall" on Deadbeats Records, which featured Alchemy, a record that went onto to peak at #1 most played on Australia's triple j. and 2021, Blanke made his debut on Seven Lions label Ophelia Records, release collaborations with Jason Ross, Seven Lions as well as 3 Solo singles. He performed at Lost Lands, EDC Las Vegas and many more festival throughout the North American Summer. Blanke also has a drum n bass project named "ÆON:MODE" which was created during early 2021.

Discography

Extended plays

Singles

Remixes

Flips

Awards and nominations

J Awards

The

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are an annual series of Australian music awards that were established by the

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's youth-focused radio station

Triple J Triple J is an Australian government-funded national radio station founded in 1975 as a division of the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC). It aims to appeal to young listeners of alternative music, and plays far more Australian conten ...

. They commenced in 2005. ! , - , J Awards of 2021 , Blanke , Unearthed Artist of the Year , ,

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