# Japanese Wallpaper

Gabriel Strum, known professionally as Japanese Wallpaper, is an Australian indie pop singer-songwriter and producer. He released his debut single "Breathe In" featuring Wafia on 10 October 2013. The song featured in Zach Braff's film Wish I Was Here. Strum has had three songs feature in the Triple J Hottest 100: "Between Friends" featuring Jesse Davidson at No. 97 (2014), "Forces" featuring Airling at No. 69 (2015) and "In Motion" featuring Allday at No. 44 (2017). He released his debut album Glow on 18 October 2019.

## Biography

Strum is originally from Melbourne, and was the winner of Triple J Unearthed High competition in 2014.
Since then, he has studied music composition and has produced for numerous notable Australian acts including: Mallrat, Holy Holy, Wafia, Eilish Gilligan, Bec Sandridge and Allday.
Japanese Wallpaper served as the support act for Lily Allen on her 2019 national tour of Australia.

## Discography
### Albums

| Title | Details |
| Glow | Released: 18 October 2019 Label: Wonderlick, Sony Music (LICK033) Format: digital download, CD, LP |

### EPs

| Title | Details |
| War, Peace, Rocket Ships | Released: September 2011 Label: Japanese Wallpaper (JAP001) Format: digital download |
| Japanese Wallpaper | Released: 19 June 2015 Label: Zero Through Nine (ZTN007) Format: digital download, CD, LP, Cassette |

### Singles
#### As lead artist

List of singles, with selected chart positions :
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album |
| Title | Year | AUS | Album |
| "Breathe In" (featuring Wafia) | 2013 | — | Japanese Wallpaper |
| "Waves" (featuring Pepa Knight) | 2014 | — | Japanese Wallpaper |
| "Between Friends" (featuring Jesse Davidson) | 2014 | — | Japanese Wallpaper |
| "Arrival" | 2016 | — | Japanese Wallpaper |
| "Forces" (featuring Airling) | 2016 | 97 | Japanese Wallpaper |
| "Cocoon" | 2016 | — | Glow |
| "Fooling Around" | 2018 | — | Glow |
| "Claws (Rework)" (with Megan Washington) | 2019 | — | non album single |
| "Imaginary Friends" | 2019 | — | Glow |
| "Tongue Tied" | 2019 | — | Glow |
| "Tell Me What You Mean by That" | 2019 | — | Glow |
| "Cool for a Second" (with Yumi Zouma) | 2020 | — | TBA |
| "Together" (with Wolfjay) | 2020 | — | TBA |
| "Better" (with Gretta Ray) | 2020 | — | TBA |
| "Leave a Light On" | 2021 | — | TBA |

#### As featured artist

List of singles, with selected details :
| Title | Year | Certifications | Album |
| "In Motion" (Allday featuring Japanese Wallpaper) | 2017 | ARIA: Platinum | Speeding |
| "Loner Blood" (Ceres featuring Japanese Wallpaper) | 2017 | | Stretch UR skin |
| "Previously" (Swim Good Now featuring Anna Weiebe & Japanese Wallpaper) | 2018 | | Daylight |

## 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 |
| 2015 | themselves | Breakthrough Independent Artist | Nominated |

### APRA Awards

The APRA Awards are presented annually from 1982 by the Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA), "honouring composers and songwriters". They commenced in 1982.
| Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result | Ref. |
| 2022 | "Closer" by Ngaiire (Ngaiire, Jack Grace, Gabriel Strum) | Song of the Year | Shortlisted | |

### J Award

The J Awards are an annual series of Australian music awards that were established by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation's youth-focused radio station Triple J. They commenced in 2005.
| Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result |
| 2014 | themselves | Unearthed Artist of the Year | Nominated |

### Music Victoria Awards

The Music Victoria Awards are an annual awards night celebrating Victorian music. They commenced in 2006.
| Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result | Ref. |
| 2022 | Gabriel Strum | Best Producer | Nominated | |
| 2023 | Gabriel Strum | Best Producer | Won | |

### National Live Music Awards

The National Live Music Awards (NLMAs) are a broad recognition of Australia's diverse live industry, celebrating the success of the Australian live scene. The awards commenced in 2016.
| Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result | Ref. |
| 2017 | Japanese Wallpaper | Live Electronic Act (or DJ) of the Year | Nominated | |