Luude

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Luude
Birth nameChristian Benson
Origin Tasmania, Australia [1]
Occupation(s)Record producer
Years active2015–present
Labels Sweat It Out, Warner Music Australia

Christian Benson, known professionally as Luude, is an Australian electronic dance music producer. [2] [1] He is best known for his 2021 cover of "Down Under".

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He is also half of Australian electronic duo Choomba. [2]

Life and career

Christian Benson was born in Tasmania, Australia, the son of a guitar shredder, Mark. After high school, he relocated to Perth, Western Australia after being inspired by an Avicii YouTube clip encouraged him to try producing. [1]

Luude released his first single in December 2015.

On 3 September 2021, Luude released the EP 6AM. [3]

In 2021, Luude remixed Men at Work's "Down Under" as a drum and bass track. Men at Work's lead singer Colin Hay re-recorded the vocal for the track's official release in November 2021, [4] on the Sweat It Out label. [5] [6] The record made the top ten in Australia and in the United Kingdom and was number one in New Zealand, [7] where by 6 February 2022, it had spent four weeks at the top, twice as many weeks as the original did in 1982.

Discography

EPs

TitleDetails
6AM

Singles

TitleYearChart peak positions Certifications Album
AUS
[9] 		NZ
[10] 		UK
[11]
"Coco Butter"
(with Twerl) [12] 		2015————
"Right Now"
(with Fabian Mazur) [13] 		2016———
"Sooo" [14] ———
"La De Da" [15] 2017———
"Don't Leave Me" [16] ———
"Paradise"
(with Twerl and Lost Boy) [17] 		———
"Sink or Swim"
(with Example & Georgi Kay) [18] 		2018———
"Hurricane"
(featuring Great News) [19] 		2019———
"Lava Lamp" [20] ———
"Luudooskins"
(double-A sided single featuring "Arms" and "Butters") [21] 		2021———6AM
"Wanna Stay"
(featuring Dear Sunday) [3] 		———
"Down Under"
(featuring Colin Hay)		1015TBA
"Big City Life"
(with Mattafix)		20225528
  • ARIA: Platinum [25]
  • BPI: Platinum [23]
  • RMNZ: 2× Platinum [26]
"Oh My"
(with Issey Cross featuring Moby) [27] 		2023—— [upper-alpha 1] 98
"TMO (Turn Me On)"
(with Bru-C featuring Kevin Lyttle)		—— [upper-alpha 2] 42

Awards and nominations

ARIA Music Awards

The ARIA Music Awards is an annual awards ceremony that recognises excellence, innovation, and achievement across all genres of Australian music. They commenced in 1987.

YearNominee / workAwardResultRef.
2022 "Down Under" (featuring Colin Hay) Michael Gudinski Breakthrough Artist Nominated [30]
Best Dance/Electronic Release Won
Song of the Year Nominated
"Down Under" (featuring Colin Hay) (Luude, Peter Hume) Best Video Nominated
2023 "Big City Life" (with Mattafix)Song of the YearPending [31]

Notes

  1. ↑ "Oh My" did not enter the NZ Top 40 Singles Chart, but peaked at number seven on the NZ Hot Singles Chart. [28]
  2. ↑ "TMO (Turn Me On)" did not enter the NZ Top 40 Singles Chart, but peaked at number three on the NZ Hot Singles Chart. [29]

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  2. 1 2 "Luude Signs To Sweat It Out Releasing Double A Side Luudooskins". April 2021. Retrieved 10 January 2022.
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  26. ↑ "New Zealand single certifications – Luude and Mattafix – Big City Life". Recorded Music NZ . Retrieved 25 April 2023.
  27. ↑ "Luude On Sampling Moby's 'Porcelain': 'One Of Those Songs You'd Never Think You Could Get The Parts For'". The Music . 13 January 2023. Retrieved 14 January 2023.
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