Tom Iansek

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Tom Iansek
BornAustralia
Occupation(s)
  • Songwriter
  • musician
  • record producer
Years active2006–present
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Tom Iansek is a Melbourne-based [1] Australian record producer and songwriter, best known for his work with #1 Dads, Big Scary, and No Mono. Iansek has produced music for Emma Louise, Airling, Lanks, and Slum Sociable. [2]

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Career

2006-present: Big Scary

In 2006, Iansek formed the folk rock band Big Scary with Joanna Syme. In late 2008, the band went into the studio for the first time, recording six live tracks in a single day. [3] In October 2008, the duo uploaded "The Apple Song" to Triple J Unearthed [4] and officially released it in December 2008, alongside a self-titled debut EP. [3] As of 2021, Big Scary have released four studio albums: Vacation (2011), Not Art (2013), Animal (2016), and Daisy (2021).

2009: Small Time Hero

In 2009, Iansek released his debut album, Top of the Tree, under the moniker Small Time Hero. [2] Iansek wrote, produced, mixed, and self-released the album. [5]

2010–present: #1 Dads

In 2010, Iansek formed the alternative rock band #1 Dads as a side project during downtime, with music that is "more acoustic than electronic in construction". [6] As of 2021, #1 Dads have released three studio albums: Man of Leisure (2011), About Face (2014), and Golden Repair (2020).

2017–present: No Mono

In 2017, Iansek launched the band No Mono with Tom Snowden. [7] Snowdon said of the collaboration, "For the past two years, we've been developing songs for this project, which we recently recorded at the Pieater studio in Collingwood. We like similar music and sounds and are great friends. It's been a very intuitive process. That's what this project is really about—exploring and cultivating our artistic relationship; we just follow our ears and our guts". [8] As of 2021, No Mono have released two studio albums: Islands Part 1 (2018) and Islands Part 2 (2019).

Other work

In April 2017, Iansek re-released his debut album on vinyl under the title Small Time Hero, Top of the Tree for Record Store Day. [2] In 2017, Iansek said "This is the first album I ever made. There was great joy and excitement for me making it. It was the beginning of my love for the entire music-making process, from songwriting and arranging to capturing the performance. I present it now to unashamedly show the beginnings of my journey into making music". [2] [5]

In 2018, Iansek co-produced The Paper Kites' third studio album, On the Train Ride Home .

Personal life

Iansek has a son, born in May 2019. [9]

Solo discography

Albums

List of albums, with release date and label shown
TitleDetails
Top of the Tree
as Small Town Hero
  • Released: 2009 [2]
  • Re-release: 11 April 2017 [10]
  • Label: Pieater
  • Format: CD, LP, digital download
List of non-single album tracks
TitleYearAlbum
"Reckless"
(Vance Joy featuring Bernard Fanning and Tom Iansek		2015 Beat the Drum – Celebrating 40 Years of Triple J
"Take Care of You"
(Airling and Tom Iansek)		2017Hard to Sleep, Easy to Dream
"Not a Fighter"
(Airling and Tom Iansek)
"A Day in the Park"
(Airling and Tom Iansek)
"Shut the Gate Out"
(Airling and Tom Iansek)
"Outgrown"
(Anatole featuring Tom Iansek [11] 		2018Emulsion

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 / workAwardResultRef.
2024 Tom Iansek for I Get Into Trouble by Maple GliderIndependent Producer of the YearPending [12]

ARIA Music Awards

The ARIA Music Awards is an annual awards ceremony that recognises excellence, innovation, and achievement across all genres of Australian music. Tom Iansek has been nominated for one award.

YearNominee / workAwardResultRef.
2017 Tom Iansek for Animal by Big Scary Producer of the Year Nominated [13]

Music Victoria Awards

The Music Victoria Awards are an annual awards night celebrating music from the state of Victoria. They commenced in 2005. [14] [15]

YearNominee / workAwardResultRef.
2015 Tom IansekBest Male MusicianNominated [14] [15]
2018 Tom IansekBest Male MusicianNominated
2020 Tom IansekBest MusicianNominated [16]
Tom Iansek for Golden Repair by #1 DadsBest ProducerNominated

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