Kalju Tonuma is an Australian

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, drummer and performer of Estonian descent. He is one half of the production team MEJU (pronounced "me-you") which he founded with Megan Bernard in 2014. He also manages record label Of One Kind and live-stream venue The B Side. Tonuma also performs as the drummer for Anactoria, Megan Bernard and The Indulgence and

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and The Home Bodies. He began his career in 1989 at Platinum Studios in South Yarra, Australia. He has been nominated for a number of

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(ARIA) Music Awards. These include ' Engineer of the Year' (1994) for '' This Is the Sharp'' by The Sharp, ‘Engineer of the Year’ (1999) for ''Kid Indestructible'' by 28 Days; Felicity Hunter's "Hardcore Adore"; and

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" Puberty Song", as well as ‘Engineer of the Year’ and ‘Producer of the Year’ (2001) for

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’s ''

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''. In 2007, he completed a Master of Music Degree (M.Mus.) at

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(QUT).

Gold and Platinum records

*1995 - The Sharp - GOLD (album) - ''This Is The Sharp'' *1997 -

- GOLD (single & album) - '' Cry/ Pink Pills'' *2000 - 28 Days - DOUBLE PLATINUM (album) - '' Upstyledown'' GOLD (single) - ''Rip It Up'' *2005 -

Bodyjar Bodyjar are an Australian pop punk band which formed in 1990. They began performing under the name Bodyjar in 1994; their previous names included Damnation (1990–91) and Helium (1992–93). The latter group released an album, ''You Can't Hold ...

- GOLD (album) - ''

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'' *2009 -

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- PLATINUM (album) SILVER (UK album) - '' Conditions'' *2009 -

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- DOUBLE PLATINUM (album) - ''

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'' *2010 -

- GOLD (album) - ''The Prize Recruit''

Awards and nominations

*1994 - Nominated for Engineer Of The Year (ARIA Music Awards) *1999 - Nominated for Engineer Of The Year (ARIA Music Awards) *2001 - Nominated for Engineer Of The Year (ARIA Music Awards) *2001 - Nominated for Producer Of The Year (ARIA Music Awards)

Discography

As producer, mixer and/or engineer

MEJU single/album releases

*''Eternal'' (May 2023) *''Well Done'' (April 2020) *''Change'' (May 2020) *''Turnaround'' (June 2020) *''All Is Good'' (November 2020) *''Used To Have A Job'' feat. Pesky Bones (

) (November 2020)

MEJU productions

*Anactoria - ''Good Mind'' *Khristian Mizzi - ''Hold Onto Me'' *Datson + Hughes - ''Flowers and the Axe'' *Kate Jukes & The Blue Healers - ''Heart One''

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Tonuma, Kalju Australian audio engineers Australian record producers Living people Musicians from Melbourne Year of birth missing (living people) Australian people of Estonian descent