Instupendo

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Instupendo in 2016. Instupendo Live 2016.jpg
Instupendo in 2016.

Aidan Peterson, professionally known as Instupendo, is an American music producer, composer and recording artist working primarily in electronic, experimental pop, art pop, electro pop and ambient genres. He is from Philadelphia and began his music career releasing tracks on SoundCloud, including the singles "Six Forty Seven" and "Long Live." [1] [2] He followed by releasing multiple EPs and collaborated with artists that include Roy Blair, Maxwell Young, Lontalius [3] [4] Rostam, Benny Sings, and Teen Daze prior to the release of his first album, Love power A-to-Z in 2021. [5]

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Peterson was featured on the track "50-50" on the 2019 Toro y Moi album Outer Peace , [6] which peaked at No. 13 on the Top Alternative Albums. [7] In 2023, he was nominated for Best Engineered Album at the 65th Annual Grammy Awards for his work on the BAYNK album Adolescence. [8]

Discography

Studio albums

List of studio albums with selected details
TitleDetails
Love Power A-to-Z [9]
  • Released: 2021(US)
  • Label: Self-released

EPs

List of EPs with selected details
TitleDetails
Bbg Remixed:R [3]
  • Released: 2019 (US)
  • Label: Self-released
Boys by Girls [10]
  • Released: 2019 (US)
  • Label: Self-released
Faces I Know (Remixed)
  • Released: 2018 (US)
  • Label: Self-released
Faces I Know
  • Released: 2018(US)
  • Label: Self-released
Friend of a Friend [11]
  • Released: 2017(US)
  • Label: Self-released
An Instupendo Collection
  • Released: 2016(US)
  • Label: Self-released

Singles

As solo artist

List of singles with selected details
TitleYearPeaksAlbum
US
"Kissout, KO with Ripsquad" [12] 2023
"Cinderella - Alternative Version" (feat Ryan Hemsworth) [10] 2019
"Comfort Chain"2017
"Icarus"2016
"Light Lock"
"Falling"
"Wisp"
"Beauty Unit"
"Six Forty Seven"
"Oomph"2015

As producer / composer

List of singles with selected details
TitleYearPeaksCertificationsArtist
US
"Please You" [13] 2015Maurice Moore
"Can't Sleep"2017Luke Christopher
"Grow Up" [14] Roy Blair
"Grand Theft Auto"Roy Blair
"How Does It Feel" (feat Cosmo's Midnight) [15] 2021BAYNK
"This is What Heartbreak Feels Like"2022* RIAA: Gold [16] Jvke
"Normal" (feat Emilia Ali)Beau Diako
"Centauri"Rei Brown
"Next Try"Golden Vessel
"Ready, Set, Go"Cedric Madden
"Imperfect"Cedric Madden
List of singles with selected details
TitleYearPeaksArtist
US
"Ribbon Bone [Silk Chaser]" [17] 2021 Oli XL
"50-50" [18] 2019 Toro y Moi
"Get a Life"2020 RAC
"Yearbook" (feat Harry Teardrop) [19] James Ivy
"Forget Me Not"MISOGI

Remixes

List of singles with selected details
TitleYearPeaksArtist
US
"Half-Light" [20] 2018 Rostam
"History"2017Cosmos Midnight
"Unusual" (feat MNDR) RAC

Awards and nominations

YearCategoryNominee / workResultRef.
2023 Best Engineered Album "Adolescence" (BAYNK)Nominated [8]

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