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John Paul Orchison, known professionally as Blanke, is an Australian electronic music producer and DJ from Canberra, Australia.[1]

Blanke
Birth nameJohn Paul Orchison
Born (1991-12-16) December 16, 1991 (age 32)
Bundaberg, Australia
OriginCanberra, Australia
Genres
Years active2015–present
Labels

Career

Blanke's first release was a remix of Death Ray Shake on Ministry Of Sound's Downright Music label in 2015.[2] After that in 2016 he released his first EP "Black Mamba/Koji" under Artist Intelligence Agency.[3] After a year Blanke made his debut under the KLASH label with his first single "Immunity". In 2017 John introduced his second EP "Curiosity"[4] and released few remixes. 2018 has been a very productive year for him. He released collaborations and remixes on Buygore, Dim Mak Records,[5] Kannibalen Records,[6] Etcetc Music, WeDidIt,[7] Ultra Records, Joytime Collective, Circus Media. The following year he released "Mixed Signals"[8] as a result of collaboration with electronic music producer Rezz. In 2019 his collaboration with Illenium "Gorgeous" was featured on Illenium's new album Ascend.[9] Blanke accompanied Nick on his tour across the North America as main support for his new album.[10] Later that year he had his first Deadbeats release "Alt.Colour//Voice In The Machine EP"[11] and then "Change & Decay EP".[12] In 2020 he released his follow up EP titled "Change & Decay: The Fall" on Deadbeats Records,[13] which featured Alchemy, a record that went onto to peak at #1 most played on Australia's triple j. and 2021, Blanke made his debut on Seven Lions label Ophelia Records, release collaborations with Jason Ross, Seven Lions as well as 3 Solo singles. He performed at Lost Lands, EDC Las Vegas and many more festival throughout the North American Summer. Blanke also has a drum n bass project named "ÆON:MODE" which was created during early 2021.

Discography

Extended plays

Title Released Record Label Additional Information
Black Mamba / Koji 2016 Artist Intelligence Agency
Curiosity[14] 2017 Downright Music
Sneaky Plans[15] 2018 Downright Music
Alt.Colour / Voice In The Machine 2019 Deadbeats
Change & Decay[16] Deadbeats with GG Magree
Change & Decay: The Fall 2020 Deadbeats
Land of the Wayfarer[17] 2022 Ophelia

Singles

Title[18] Released Record Label Additional Information
"Immunity" 2017 KLASH included in "KLASH: Dime Pieces"
"Resistance" KLASH
"Blue"[19] Downright Music with Samsaruh
"Supercharged" 2018 Dim Mak Records with Kayoh
"Chaos" Buygore with Zeke Beats - included in Zeke Beats "Devastate EP"
"Destiny"[20] - with 1788-L
"Disturbed" - with Avance
"Artifacts" Kannibalen Records with JayKode - included in "All I Want For Christmas Is Bass Vol.3"
"Mixed Signals"[21] - with Rezz
"Hacker" 2019 Kannibalen Records with Black Tiger Sex Machine - included in Black Tiger Sex Machine "Download The Future EP"
"Contact"[22] Downright Music with ATLiens
"Gorgeous" Astralwerks with Illenium and Bipolar Sunshine - included in Illenium "Ascend LP"
"Hellraiser"[23] Dim Mak Records with Godlands
"Flatline"[24] Downright Music with Calivania
"Time Travel"[25] 2020 Kannibalen Records with Black Tiger Sex Machine
"Fragile Violence"[26] Downright Music with Nevve
"Control" -
"Flatline (Reprise)" -
"Mystery"[27] 2021 Downright Music
"One More Day"[28] Ophelia with Jason Ross featuring Chandler Leighton
"Spark"[29] with Dia Frampton
"Wild and Broken"[30] with Seven Lions and Trivecta featuring Rbbts
"Survive"[31] with Luma
"Boom"[32]
"Breathe"[33] Deadbeats first track to feature his vocals
"Blackout"[34] Insomniac Records
"Mitosis"[35] Deadbeats with Deathpact
"Stuck On You"[36] 2022 Ophelia with Donna Tella
"Lights Out"[37] with Runn

Remixes

Title Released Record Label Additional Information
"Death Ray Shake & Scribe & Savage - Not Many If Any" 2015 Downright Music
"Friendless featuring Dirty Hary - Actin' Up" 2016 Be Rich Records
"Peking Duk featuring Elliphant - Stranger" 2017 Sony Music Entertainment included in "Peking Duk featuring Elliphant - Stranger Remixes Pt.1"
"Tommy Trash featuring Daisy Guttridge - Sinners" Astrx
"Kilter featuring Gill Bates - No Games" 2018 Etcetc
"William Black and Rico & Miella - Here At Last" Lowly Palace
"RL Grime - Pressure" WeDidIt included in "RL Grime - Nova The Remixes Vol.2"
"Carmada featuring Tribes - Ready For It" Circus Media
"Prince Fox featuring Quinn XCII - Space" Dim Mak Records
"Steve Aoki featuring Lil Yachty & AJR - Pretender" Ultra Records
"Jonas Blue and Jack&Jack - Rise" Positiva
"Marshmello featuring Bastille - Happier" Joytime Collective
"Pnau - Changa" Etcetc
"Illenium - Pray" 2019 Astralwerks included in "Illenium - Pray (Remixes)"
"Party Favor & EZI - Be Ok"[38] Area 25 included in "Party Favor - Layers Remix EP"
"Cailin Russo and Chrissy Costanza - Phoenix"[39] -
"Crooked Colours - I C Light"[citation needed] 2020 SweatItOut!
"Slander & Said The Sky featuring JT Roach - Potions" Monstercat included in "Slander & Said The Sky feat JT Roach - Potions (Remixes)"
"Rynx featuring Kiesza - All For You" Avant Garden/Island Records
"Dabin - Drown"[40] 2021 Seeking Blue Records
"Said the Sky, Illenium & Chelsea Cutler - Walk Me Home" 2022 Lowly

Flips

Title Released
"Virtual Self - Eon Break" 2018
"Boys Noize - Overthrow"[41]
"K?d - Zero One"
"Skrillex - Reptile"
"Madeon - Imperium"
"Nero - Satisfy" 2019
"Paramore - Crushcrushcrush"[42]

Awards and nominations

J Awards

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 Ref.
J Awards of 2021 Blanke Unearthed Artist of the Year Nominated [43][44]

References

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  5. ^ "Blanke And Kayoh Crank The Voltage On New Noise Debut SUPERCHARGED". broadwayworld.com. Retrieved 30 April 2020.
  6. ^ "JAYKODE & BLANKE KICK-OFF KANNIBALEN CHRISTMAS COMPILATION W/ 'ARTIFACTS'". edmboutique.com. Retrieved 30 April 2020.
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  29. ^ Sani, Niko (14 May 2021). "Blanke and Dia Frampton return to Ophelia Records on heartfelt single 'Spark'". EDM.com. Archived from the original on 4 June 2021. Retrieved 4 June 2021.
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  37. ^ Salafia, Zach (11 February 2022). "Blanke, Runn knock the 'Lights Out' with newest Land of the Wayfarer single". Dancing Astronaut. Archived from the original on 4 March 2022. Retrieved 13 March 2022.
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  40. ^ "Drown/Holding On (Remixes) by Dabin on Apple Music". Apple Music. Retrieved 25 August 2021.
  41. ^ "Boys Noize "Overthrow" Gets An Industrial Techno Flip by Blanke!". beatsfordayz.com. Retrieved 30 April 2020.
  42. ^ Meadow, Matthew (14 February 2020). "Blanke Drops Long-Awaited Flip Of Paramore "crushcrushcrush" For Valentine's". youredm.com. Retrieved 17 February 2023.
  43. ^ Kelly, Vivienne (1 November 2021). "Triple j reveals J Awards nominees". The Music Network. Retrieved 1 November 2021.
  44. ^ "Genesis Owusu leads this year's 2021 J Awards winners". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 18 November 2021. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blanke_(DJ)

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