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Japanese Wallpaper
Birth nameGabriel Strum [1]
Also known asJapanese Wallpaper
Born (1997-05-02) 2 May 1997 (age 26)
Origin Melbourne, Australia
Occupation(s)Musician
Instrument(s)
  • Vocals
  • piano
  • guitar [2]
Years active2013–present
Labels Wonderlick Entertainment, [3] Nettwerk [4]

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]

Contents

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

TitleDetails
Glow

EPs

TitleDetails
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
TitleYearPeak chart positionsAlbum
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" [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—
List of singles, with selected details
TitleYear 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] 		2018Daylight

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.

YearNominee / workAwardResult
AIR Awards of 2015 [34] themselvesBreakthrough Independent ArtistNominated

APRA Awards

The APRA Awards are presented annually from 1982 by the Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA), "honouring composers and songwriters". They commenced in 1982. [35]

YearNominee / workAwardResultRef.
2022 "Closer" by Ngaiire (Ngaiire, Jack Grace, Gabriel Strum)Song of the YearShortlisted [36]

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.

YearNominee / workAwardResult
J Awards of 2014 [37] themselvesUnearthed Artist of the YearNominated

Music Victoria Awards

The Music Victoria Awards are an annual awards night celebrating Victorian music. They commenced in 2006.

YearNominee / workAwardResultRef.
2022 Gabriel StrumBest ProducerNominated [38] [39]
2023 Gabriel StrumBest ProducerWon [40] [41]

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.

YearNominee / workAwardResultRef.
2017 Japanese WallpaperLive Electronic Act (or DJ) of the YearNominated [42] [43]

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