Konstantin Kersting
German–Australian musical artist
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Konstantin Kersting is a German-Australian music producer,[1] songwriter and sound engineer. He has worked with a diverse range of artists, including Tones and I, Milky Chance, Mallrat, Fisher, Spacey Jane, Amy Shark, The Jungle Giants, The Rubens, R3HAB, The Church, Genesis Owusu, Budjerah, Kita Alexander and Peach PRC.
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| Years active | 2012–present |
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Career
Konstantin Kersting received his musical education in Berlin, where he learned to play the violin, bass guitar, and double bass. During this time, he also gained experience performing in both a jazz band and an orchestra.[1] Kersting relocated to Australia as a teenager.
Kersting is a founding member of indie band The Belligerents.[2]
In 2015, Kersting produced the debut extended play Holy Sick by Australian rock band Waax and Snap EP by The Vernons.
In 2017, Kersting co-wrote and produced Mallrat's "Better" which won Best Unpublished Work in the Vanda & Young Songwriting Competition in 2018. In May 2018, Kersting was signed to Independent publisher Native Tongue.[3]
In 2019, Kersting re-worked a number of Sunnyboys' tracks for their compilation album, 40.[4]
In September 2019, Kersting received two nominations at the ARIA Music Awards of 2019 for Tones and I's "Dance Monkey".[5]
In 2021, Kersting co-produced and mixed 7 songs on The Rubens album "0202", which debuted at #1 on the ARIA charts.[6] In the same year he also mixed and engineered on the #1 ARIA charting album ‘Love Signs’ by Australian band The Jungle Giants. That year he went on to win the ARIA award for Producer of the Year and Engineer of the Year.
In 2022, Konstantin produced 8 songs on the #1 ARIA charting album ‘Here Comes Everybody’ by Australian band Spacey Jane.
In 2023, Kersting co-produced and mixed DMA's album, How Many Dreams, which went on to reach #2 on the ARIA Charts and received three 2023 ARIA Music Award Nominations, winning Best Group. He also produced Peach PRC's debut EP, Manic Dream Pixie, which debuted at #1 on the ARIA Charts. In addition Konstantin also co-wrote and was the vocal producer on Fisher's single 'Atmosphere', which went onto become platinum certified in Australia[7] & gold certified in New Zealand.[8]
In 2024, Kersting co-wrote, produced and mixed Kita Alexander's debut album Young in Love. He also produced The Ruben's album Soda, which charted at #4 on the ARIA charts.[9]
Discography
| Year | Artist | Song title | Album | Credit | Certifications |
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| 2015 | WAAX | Holy Sick EP | Producer, Engineer | ||
| 2017 | The Kite String Tangle | The Kite String Tangle | Engineer | ||
| 2017 | The Jungle Giants | Quiet Ferocity | Producer (Additional Production), Engineer, Mixer | ARIA: Gold[10] | |
| 2017 | The Jungle Giants | "Feel the Way I Do" | Quiet Ferocity | Producer (Additional Production), Engineer, Mixer | ARIA: 2 x Platinum[10] |
| 2017 | The Jungle Giants | "On Your Way Down" | Quiet Ferocity | Producer (Additional Production), Engineer, Mixer | ARIA: Gold[10] |
| 2017 | The Jungle Giants | "Bad Dream" | Quiet Ferocity | Producer (Additional Production), Engineer, Mixer | ARIA: Platinum[10] |
| 2017 | The Jungle Giants | "Used to Be in Love" | Quiet Ferocity | Producer (Additional Production), Engineer, Mixer | ARIA: 2 x Platinum[10] |
| 2017 | The Church | Man Woman Life Death Infinity | Engineer | ||
| 2017 | Mallrat | "Better" | In The Sky EP | Songwriter, Producer, Engineer | ARIA: Platinum[10] |
| 2018 | Tia Gostelow | "Strangers" | Producer, Engineer, Mixer | ARIA: Platinum[10] | |
| 2018 | Tia Gostelow | Thick Skin | Songwriter, Producer, Engineer | ARIA: Gold[10] | |
| 2018 | The Kite String Tangle | The Kite String Tangle Presents: In A Desperate Moment | Engineer | ||
| 2018 | Mallrat | "Groceries" | In The Sky EP | Songwriter, Producer, Engineer | ARIA: 3× Platinum[10] |
| 2019 | Tones and I | "Johnny Run Away" | The Kids Are Coming | Producer, Engineer, Mixer | ARIA: 3× Platinum[10] |
| 2019 | Tones and I | "Dance Monkey" | The Kids Are Coming | Producer, Engineer, Mixer | |
| 2019 | Tones and I | "Never Seen the Rain" | The Kids Are Coming | Producer, Engineer, Mixer | |
| 2019 | Tones and I | The Kids Are Coming | Producer, Engineer, Mixer | ||
| 2019 | The Jungle Giants | "Heavy Hearted" | Engineer, Mixer | ARIA: Platinum[10] | |
| 2019 | The Rubens | "Live in Life" | Producer, Mixer | ARIA: 3× Platinum[10] | |
| 2019 | Sunnyboys | 40 | Engineer, Mixer | ||
| 2020 | Tones and I | "Bad Child" | Producer, Engineer, Mixer | ARIA: 3× Platinum[21] | |
| 2020 | Milky Chance Featuring Jack Johnson | "Don't Let Me Down" | Producer (additional Production) | ||
| 2020 | The Jungle Giants | "Sending Me Ur Loving" | Love Signs | Co-Mixer | ARIA: Gold[10] |
| 2020 | Washington | "Dark Parts" | Batflowers | Engineer, Additional Production and Vocal Production | |
| 2020 | Eves Karydas | "Complicated" | Mix Engineer | ARIA: Gold[10] | |
| 2020 | Eves Karydas | "Get Me So High" | Mix Engineer | ||
| 2020 | Dami Im | "Paper Dragon" | Producer, Mix Engineer | ||
| 2020 | Yoste | A Few Brief Moments | Songwriter, Producer, Engineer | ||
| 2020 | The Rubens | "Masterpiece" | Producer (Co-Producer), Mixer | ARIA: Gold[10] | |
| 2021 | The Rubens | 0202 | Producer (Co-Producer, Additional Production), Mixer | ||
| 2021 | The Jungle Giants | "Treat You Right" | Mixer | ||
| 2021 | Genesis Owusu | "Easy" | Smiling with No Teeth | Mixer | |
| 2021 | Peach PRC | "Heavy" | Producer | ||
| 2021 | The Jungle Giants | Love Signs | Engineer, Mixer | ||
| 2021 | Tones and I | "Dark Waters" | Welcome to the Madhouse | Producer, Mixer | MC: Gold[17] |
| 2022 | Spacey Jane | Here Comes Everybody | Producer | ARIA: Gold[27] | |
| 2022 | Budjerah | "What Should I Do?" | Conversations | Writer, Co-Producer | |
| 2022 | Kita Alexander | "Run" | Mixer | ||
| 2022 | Sycco | "Superstar" | Co-Producer | ||
| 2022 | The Belligerents | "Another Way of Living - EP" | Additional Production, Mixer | ||
| 2022 | Harvey Sutherland | Boy | Mixer | ||
| 2022 | R3HAB x Amy Shark | "Sway My Way" | Producer, Engineer | ARIA: Platinum[10] | |
| 2022 | Mallrat | "Obsessed" | Butterfly Blue | Co-Writer, Producer | |
| 2022 | Amy Shark | "Only Wanna Be With You" | Co-Producer | ||
| 2022 | DMA's | "Everybody’s Saying Thursday’s The Weekend" | Co-Producer, Mixer | ||
| 2023 | Spacey Jane ft Benee | "Lots of Nothing" | Producer | ||
| 2023 | DMA's | How Many Dreams | Co-Producer, Mixer | ||
| 2023 | Peach PRC | Manic Dream Pixie EP | Producer | ||
| 2023 | Fisher | "Atmosphere" | Co-Writer, Vocal Production | ARIA: Platinum[28]
RMNZ: Gold[29] | |
| 2023 | Tash Sultana | Sugar EP | Mixer | ||
| 2024 | The Rubens | "Good Mood" | Producer | ||
| 2024 | Kita Alexander | Young in Love | Co-Writer, Mixer, Producer | ||
| 2024 | Spacey Jane | "One Bad Day" | Co-Writer, Producer | ||
| 2024 | The Rubens | Soda | Co-producer, Mixer | ||
| 2025 | Keli Holiday | "Dancing2" | Producer, Co-Writer | ||
| 2025 | Keli Holiday | "Ecstasy" | Producer, Co-Writer | ||
| 2026 | Keli Holiday | Capital Fiction | Producer, Co-Writer | ||
| 2026 | bbyclose | "dream about u" | Producer, Co-Writer | ||
| 2026 | BLOND:ISH | "In Da Jungle" | Co-Producer | ||
| 2026 | The Jungle Giants | Experiencing Feelings of Joy | Mixer, Additional Production | ||
| 2026 | Contact Sports | "Me & My Machine" | Producer |
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.
| Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result | Ref. |
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| 2024 | Konstantin Kersting for DMA's How Many Dreams? | Independent Producer of the Year | Nominated | [30] |
ARIA Music Awards
| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
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| 2019 | Producer of the Year | Konstantin Kersting for Tones and I – "Dance Monkey" | Nominated | |
| Engineer of the Year | Nominated | |||
| 2021 | Producer of the Year | Konstantin Kersting for The Rubens – 0202 and "Masterpiece" | Won | [31][32] |
| Engineer of the Year | Konstantin Kersting for The Rubens – 0202, "Masterpiece" and The Jungle Giants – Love Signs | Won | ||
APRA Awards
| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
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| 2025 | Most Performed Dance/Electronic Work | Fisher & Kita Alexander - Atmosphere | Nominated | [33] |
| 2026 | Song of the Year | "Dancing2" by Keli Holiday (Adam Hyde, Alex Cameron, Konstantin Kersting) |
Nominated | [34][35] |
| Most Performed Alternative Work | Nominated |