Joel Fletcher Allan is an Australian record producer and DJ from Melbourne, who is best known for his 2013 remix of New Zealand rapper Savage's 2005 single "Swing",[1] which charted in Australia and in New Zealand.[2] In 2014, Fletcher was a support act for Avicii's headline tour for the Melbourne and Brisbane dates.[3][4][5] At the APRA Music Awards of 2015, Fletcher won Dance Work of the Year for "Swing (Joel Fletcher Remix)", which was co-written by Fletcher, Demetrius Savelio (aka Savage), Nathan Holmes and Aaron Ngawhika.[6]

In 2014, Fletcher embarked on a four-month tour of North America, called the Bounce Bus Tour, alongside Timmy Trumpet and Will Sparks.[7]

Discography

Charted Singles

Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications
AUS
[8]
NZ
Hot

[9]
"Bring It Back"
(with Will Sparks)
2013 33
"Swing"
(with Savage)
2
  • ARIA: 4× Platinum[11]
"Loco"
(featuring Seany B)
2014 13
"Flacko"
(with HP Boyz)[13]
2020 40
"Changes"
(with Kennyon Brown)[14]
2021 [A]
"Let's Trot!"
(with Brothers)[16]
2022 26
[17]
14
  1. ^ "Changes" did not enter the New Zealand Hot Singles chart, but charted at number 7 on the New Zealand Hot New Zealand Singles Chart.[15]

Awards and nominations

APRA Awards

The APRA Awards are presented annually from 1982 by the Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA), "honouring composers and songwriters".[19]

Year Nominee / work Award Result Ref.
2014 "Bring it Back" (Will Sparks & Joel Fletcher) Dance Work of the Year Nominated [20]
2015 "Swing (Joel Fletcher Remix)" Dance Work of the Year Won [21]
"Swing (Joel Fletcher Remix)" Most Australian Played Work of the Year Nominated [22]
2023 "Let's Trot!" (with Brothers) Most Performed Hip Hop/ Rap Work of the Year Won [23]
[24]

References

  1. ^ Savage - Swing
  2. ^ Top 20 New Zealand Singles Chart
  3. ^ Avicii Announces Local Supports For Headline Tour
  4. ^ Savage 'swings' back into the charts
  5. ^ Cashmere, Paul (9 January 2014). "Avicii Adds Will Sparks, Joel Fletcher To Australian Tour". Noise11.com. Retrieved 23 September 2021.
  6. ^ "Dance Work of the Year". Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA) | Australasian Mechanical Copyright Owners Society (AMCOS). 2015. Archived from the original on 19 March 2016. Retrieved 24 March 2016.
  7. ^ "Will Sparks, Joel Fletcher and Timmy Trumpet join forces for US tour". itm.junkee.com. Archived from the original on 7 August 2021. Retrieved 7 August 2021.
  8. ^ "Discography Joel Fletcher". australian-charts.com. Retrieved 25 March 2022.
  9. ^ New Zealand Hot Singles Chart peaks:
  10. ^ Twitter message
  11. ^ "ARIA Charts - Accreditations - 2018 Singles". ARIA. Retrieved 23 August 2018.
  12. ^ "ARIA Accreditations Singles 2014". Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 8 July 2014.
  13. ^ "Flacko - single". Apple Music. October 2020. Retrieved 3 July 2020.
  14. ^ "Changes - single". Apple Music. 5 March 2021. Retrieved 5 March 2021.
  15. ^ "NZ Hot NZ Singles Chart". Recorded Music NZ. 15 March 2021. Retrieved 26 March 2022.
  16. ^ "Let's Trot! by Joel Fletcher". Popnable. 17 March 2022. Retrieved 20 March 2022.
  17. ^ "ARIA Top 50 Singles Chart". Australian Recording Industry Association. 4 April 2022. Retrieved 1 April 2022.
  18. ^ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2023" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 18 June 2024.
  19. ^ "APRA History". Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA) | Australasian Mechanical Copyright Owners Society (AMCOS). Archived from the original on 20 September 2010. Retrieved 17 January 2011.
  20. ^ "Dance Work of the Year". Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA) | Australasian Mechanical Copyright Owners Society (AMCOS). 2014. Archived from the original on 12 March 2016. Retrieved 2 January 2016.
  21. ^ "Dance Work of the Year". Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA) | Australasian Mechanical Copyright Owners Society (AMCOS). 2015. Archived from the original on 19 March 2016. Retrieved 17 March 2016.
  22. ^ "Most Played Australian Work". Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA) | Australasian Mechanical Copyright Owners Society (AMCOS). 2015. Archived from the original on 24 January 2019. Retrieved 22 March 2016.
  23. ^ "Nominees revealed for the 2023 APRA Music Awards". APRA Awards. 30 March 2023. Retrieved 31 March 2023.
  24. ^ "APRA AMCOS: 2023 APRA Music Awards". APRA AMCOS (Australasian Performing Right Association and Australasian Mechanical Copyright Owners Society). 27 April 2023. Retrieved 28 April 2023.
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