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Career

Konstantin Kersting received his musical education in

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, where he learned to play the violin, bass guitar, and double bass. During this time, he also gained experience performing in both a jazz band and an orchestra. Kersting relocated to Australia as a teenager. Kersting is a founding member of indie band

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. 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

's " Better" which won Best Unpublished Work in the Vanda & Young Songwriting Competition in 2018.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. In 2019, Kersting re-worked a number of

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' tracks for their compilation album, '' 40''. In September 2019, Kersting received two nominations at the

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for

's "

Dance Monkey "Dance Monkey" is a song by Australian singer Tones and I, released on 10 May 2019 as the second single (first in the US) from Tones and I's debut EP, '' The Kids Are Coming''. The song was produced and mixed by Konstantin Kersting. "Dance Mon ...

". In 2021, Kersting co-produced and mixed 7 songs on

album "

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", which debuted at #1 on the ARIA charts. In the same year he also mixed and engineered on the #1 ARIA charting album ‘

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’ by Australian band

. That year he went on to win the

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for Producer of the Year and Engineer of the Year. In 2022, Konstantin produced 8 songs on the #1 ARIA charting album ‘ Here Comes Everybody’ by Australian band

. In 2023, Kersting co-produced and mixed

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album, '' How Many Dreams,'' which went on to reach #2 on the ARIA Charts and received three 2023 ARIA Music Award Nominations, winning Best Group. He also produced

's debut EP, '' Manic Dream Pixie'', which debuted at #1 on the ARIA Charts. In addition Konstantin also co-wrote and was the vocal producer on

's single 'Atmosphere', which went onto become platinum certified in Australia & gold certified in New Zealand. In 2024, Kersting co-wrote, produced and mixed Kita Alexander's debut album '' Young in Love''. He also produced The Ruben's album Soda, which charted at #4 on the ARIA charts.

Discography

Awards and nominations

AIR Awards

The Australian Independent Record Awards (commonly known informally as

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) is an annual awards night to recognise, promote and celebrate the success of Australia's Independent Music sector. ! , - ,

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, Konstantin Kersting for

'' How Many Dreams?'' , Independent Producer of the Year , ,

ARIA Music Awards

APRA Awards

References

External links

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