Joel Fletcher

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]

Joel Fletcher
Birth name	Joel Fletcher Allan
Born	(1992-01-30) 30 January 1992 (age 32) Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Genres	Electro house, Melbourne bounce
Occupations	Record producer, disc jockey
Years active	2010–present

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

Singles

Title	Year	Peak chart positions		Certifications
		AUS ^[8]	NZ Hot ^[9]
"Earthquake 8.8" (with Juan Kue)	2010	—	—
"Two Faced" (with Lorenzo D'Ianni)		—	—
"Natures Own"		—	—
"Queef" (with Deorro)	2012	—	—
"Sweet & Sour"		—	—
"Afterdark"	2013	—	—
"Bring It Back" (with Will Sparks)		33	—	ARIA: Platinum^[10]
"Jetfuel" (with Uberjak'd featuring Cris Gamble)		—	—
"Swing" (with Savage)		2	—	ARIA: 4× Platinum^[11]
"Loco" (featuring Seany B)	2014	13	—	ARIA: Gold^[12]
"Back 2 Front" (with Reece Low)		—	—
"Bounce Baby"		—	—
"State of Emergency"	2015	—	—
"Bad Bitches" (with Henry Fong featuring Savage)		—	—
"Drop It Low" (with Orkestrated)	2016	—	—
"Mufasa" (with Miracle)		—	—
"Acid Rain" (with Will Sparks)		—	—
"Obsessed" (featuring Bianca)		—	—
"Smooth Operator" (with Tyron Hapi featuring Bianca)	2017	—	—
"Embers" (featuring Bianca)		—	—
"Kooka" (with Will Sparks)		—	—
"Where's the Love"^[13]	2018	—	—
"Broken" (with Tom Clayton featuring Bianca) ^[14]		—	—
"Lay Me Down" ^[15]		—	—
"Turn Up" (with Reece Low featuring Savage) ^[16]		—	—
"Lose Your Mind" (with Reece Low featuring Savage) ^[17]		—	—
"Wired" (with Uberjak'd) ^[18]		—	—
"Party" (with Sprado) ^[19]	2019	—	—
"Same Year" (featuring Savage)^[20]		—	—
"BANG" (with Tom Clayton)^[21]		—	—
"Righteous" (with Tom Clayton featuring Fozzey)^[22]		—	—
"Unstoppable" (featuring Luciana)^[23]		—	—
"Pablo" (with Orkestrated and Mlbrn)^[24]	2020	—	—
"Wada" (with Lister)^[25]		—	—
"Vibe" (with Kennyon Brown)^[26]		—	—
"The Den" (with Restrcited and Masked Wolf)^[27]		—	—
"Flacko" (with HP Boyz)^[28]		—	40
"Tromba" (with Savage)^[29]	2021	—	—
"Changes" (with Kennyon Brown)^[30]		—	—^[A]
"The Bender" (with Savage and Luciana)^[32]		—	—
"Let's Trot!" (with Brothers)^[33]	2022	26 ^[34]	14	ARIA: Platinum^[35]
"Flutech"^[36]		—	—
"Shut the Gates" (with MLBRN)^[37]		—	—
"Knowing My Place" (with 360)^[38]	2023	—	—
"Tarantella" (with Orkestrated and Sooshi Mango)^[39]		—	—

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.^[31]

Awards and nominations

APRA Awards

The APRA Awards are presented annually from 1982 by the Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA), "honouring composers and songwriters".^[40]

Year	Nominee / work	Award	Result	Ref.
2014	"Bring it Back" (Will Sparks & Joel Fletcher)	Dance Work of the Year	Nominated	^[41]
2015	"Swing (Joel Fletcher Remix)"	Dance Work of the Year	Won	^[42]
	"Swing (Joel Fletcher Remix)"	Most Australian Played Work of the Year	Nominated	^[43]
2023	"Let's Trot!" (with Brothers)	Most Performed Hip Hop/ Rap Work of the Year	Won	^[44] ^[45]

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.
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   • "Flacko": "NZ Hot Singles Chart". Recorded Music NZ. 9 November 2020. Retrieved 26 March 2022.
   • "Let's Trot!": "NZ Hot Singles Chart". Recorded Music NZ. 28 March 2022. Retrieved 26 March 2022.
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. "Where is the Love - single". iTunes Australia. 23 February 2018. Retrieved 23 February 2018.
14. "Broken - single". SoundCloud. Retrieved 2 April 2018.
15. "Lay Me Down - single". SoundCloud. Retrieved 1 May 2018.
16. "Turn Up - single". SoundCloud. Retrieved 21 June 2018.
17. "Lose Your Mind - single". SoundCloud. Retrieved 27 September 2018.
18. "Wired - single". SoundCloud. Retrieved 27 November 2018.
19. "Party- single". iTunes Australia. Retrieved 26 July 2019.
20. "Same Year - single". iTunes Store. Retrieved 26 July 2019.
21. "BANG - single". iTunes Store. Retrieved 26 July 2019.
22. "Righteous - single". iTunes Store. Retrieved 27 September 2019.
23. "Unstoppable - single". iTunes Store. Retrieved 6 December 2019.
24. "Pablo - single". iTunes Store. January 2020. Retrieved 3 July 2020.
25. "Wada - single". iTunes Store. April 2020. Retrieved 3 July 2020.
26. "Vibe - single". iTunes Store. May 2020. Retrieved 3 July 2020.
27. "The Den - single". Apple Music. 28 August 2020. Retrieved 3 July 2020.
28. "Flacko - single". Apple Music. October 2020. Retrieved 3 July 2020.
29. "Tromba - single". Apple Music. 5 February 2021. Retrieved 5 March 2021.
30. "Changes - single". Apple Music. 5 March 2021. Retrieved 5 March 2021.
31. "NZ Hot NZ Singles Chart". Recorded Music NZ. 15 March 2021. Retrieved 26 March 2022.
32. "TOMORROW 😈 TheBender". Facebook. 9 December 2021. Retrieved 11 December 2021.
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34. "ARIA Top 50 Singles Chart". Australian Recording Industry Association. 4 April 2022. Retrieved 1 April 2022.
35. "Singles Accreditations Report - Nov 2023" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 14 December 2023.
36. "Flutech". Beatport. 4 August 2022. Retrieved 6 August 2022.
37. "Shut The Gates - Single". Apple Music. 9 December 2022. Retrieved 11 December 2022.
38. "Crank it!!!". Facebook. 24 February 2023. Retrieved 26 February 2023.
39. "tarantella". Spinning Records. 19 May 2023. Retrieved 21 May 2023.
40. . Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA) | Australasian Mechanical Copyright Owners Society (AMCOS). Archived from the original on 20 September 2010. Retrieved 17 January 2011.
41. . Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA) | Australasian Mechanical Copyright Owners Society (AMCOS). 2014. Archived from the original on 12 March 2016. Retrieved 2 January 2016.
42. . Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA) | Australasian Mechanical Copyright Owners Society (AMCOS). 2015. Archived from the original on 19 March 2016. Retrieved 17 March 2016.
43. . Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA) | Australasian Mechanical Copyright Owners Society (AMCOS). 2015. Archived from the original on 24 January 2019. Retrieved 22 March 2016.
44. "Nominees revealed for the 2023 APRA Music Awards". APRA Awards. 30 March 2023. Retrieved 31 March 2023.
45. "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.