# Konstantin Kersting

Konstantin Kersting is an Australian music producer, songwriter and sound engineer. He has worked with a diverse range of artists, including Tones and I, Milky Chance, Mallrat, Spacey Jane, Amy Shark, The Jungle Giants, The Rubens, R3HAB, The Church, Genesis Owusu, Budjerah, Kita Alexander and Peach PRC.

## Career

Konstantin Kersting began learning the violin via the Suzuki method at the age of four, before picking up bass guitar and double bass in his teens and playing with orchestras and jazz ensembles around his hometown of Berlin. In 2007, Kersting relocated to Australia as a teenage exchange student. After earning a Bachelor of Music from Queensland University of Technology, Kersting commenced working as an in-house sound engineer at Airlock Studios, under the producer Yanto Browning. 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 In 2017, Kersting co-wrote and produced Mallrat's "Better" which won Best Unpublished Work in the Vanda & Young Songwriting Competition in 2018.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. In 2019, Kersting re-worked a number of Sunnyboys' tracks for their compilation album, 40. In September 2019, Kersting received two nominations at the ARIA Music Awards of 2019 for Tones and I's "Dance Monkey". In 2021, Kersting co-produced and mixed 7 songs on The Rubens album "0202", which debuted at #1 on the ARIA charts. 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 did vocal production on Fisher's single 'Atmosphere', which went on to become certified gold. In 2024, Kersting co-wrote, produced and mixed Kita Alexander's debut album Young in Love.

## Discography

| Year | Artist | Song Title | Album | Credit | Certifications |
| 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 |
| 2017 | The Jungle Giants | "Feel the Way I Do" | Quiet Ferocity | Producer (Additional Production), Engineer, Mixer | ARIA: 2 x Platinum |
| 2017 | The Jungle Giants | "On Your Way Down" | Quiet Ferocity | Producer (Additional Production), Engineer, Mixer | ARIA: Gold |
| 2017 | The Jungle Giants | "Bad Dream" | Quiet Ferocity | Producer (Additional Production), Engineer, Mixer | ARIA: Platinum |
| 2017 | The Jungle Giants | "Used to Be in Love" | Quiet Ferocity | Producer (Additional Production), Engineer, Mixer | ARIA: 2 x Platinum |
| 2017 | The Church | | Man Woman Life Death Infinity | Engineer | |
| 2017 | Mallrat | "Better" | In The Sky EP | Songwriter, Producer, Engineer | ARIA: Platinum |
| 2018 | Tia Gostelow | "Strangers" | | Producer, Engineer, Mixer | ARIA: Platinum |
| 2018 | Tia Gostelow | | Thick Skin | Songwriter, Producer, Engineer | ARIA: Gold |
| 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 |
| 2019 | Tones and I | "Johnny Run Away" | The Kids Are Coming | Producer, Engineer, Mixer | ARIA: 3× Platinum |
| 2019 | Tones and I | "Dance Monkey" | The Kids Are Coming | Producer, Engineer, Mixer | ARIA: 17× Platinum BEA: 4× Platinum BPI: 4× Platinum BVMI: 7× Gold IFPI SWI: 3× Platinum MC: Diamond RIAA: 4× Platinum RMNZ: 5× Platinum SNEP: Diamond |
| 2019 | Tones and I | "Never Seen the Rain" | The Kids Are Coming | Producer, Engineer, Mixer | ARIA: 6× Platinum BEA: Platinum MC: Gold RMNZ: Gold SNEP: Gold BPI: Sliver |
| 2019 | Tones and I | | The Kids Are Coming | Producer, Engineer, Mixer | ARIA: Platinum MC: Gold SNEP: Gold RIAA: Gold |
| 2019 | The Jungle Giants | "Heavy Hearted" | | Engineer, Mixer | ARIA: Platinum |
| 2019 | The Rubens | "Live in Life" | | Producer, Mixer | ARIA: 3× Platinum |
| 2019 | Sunnyboys | | 40 | Engineer, Mixer | |
| 2020 | Tones and I | "Bad Child" | | Producer, Engineer, Mixer | ARIA: 3× Platinum |
| 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 |
| 2020 | Washington | "Dark Parts" | Batflowers | Engineer, Additional Production and Vocal Production | |
| 2020 | Eves Karydas | "Complicated" | | Mix Engineer | ARIA: Gold |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 2022 | Spacey Jane | | Here Comes Everybody | Producer | |
| 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" | | Additional Production, Mixer | |
| 2022 | Harvey Sutherland | | Boy | Mixer | |
| 2022 | R3HAB x Amy Shark | "Sway My Way" | | Producer, Engineer | ARIA: Platinum |
| 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 | |
| 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 | |

## 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. |
| 2024 | Konstantin Kersting for DMA's How Many Dreams? | Independent Producer of the Year | Nominated | |

### ARIA Music Awards

| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result |
| 2019 | Producer of the Year | Konstantin Kersting for Tones and I – "Dance Monkey" | Nominated |
| 2019 | Engineer of the Year | Konstantin Kersting for Tones and I – "Dance Monkey" | Nominated |
| 2021 | Producer of the Year | Konstantin Kersting for The Rubens – 0202 and "Masterpiece" | Won |
| 2021 | Engineer of the Year | Konstantin Kersting for The Rubens – 0202, "Masterpiece" and The Jungle Giants – Love Signs | Won |