Biography

Plutonic Lab is an award-winning Australian artist, music producer, engineer, drummer & performer.

Achievements

His latest EP “The New Ruins” was a feature record on PBSFM and gained high praise from media and airplay across Australia, USA, and the UK on stations such as Worldwide FM, Rinse FM, BBC 6, Double J, RRR and KCRW to name a few.

Nominated for "Engineer Of The Year" at the 2019 ARIA awards.

APRA Music Award winner 2020 “Most Performed Urban Work” for producing the multi-platinum-selling “Leave Me Lonely” Hilltop Hoods.

His album "Deep Above The Noise" Won “Best Hip-Hop Album’ at the AGE Music Victoria Awards 2016, and attained feature album status on Double J & 3PBS. The singles “The Crib” ft. Guilty Simpson & “Sliced Bread” ft Notes To Self BBRC received rotation on Triple J and Double J nationally.

He is a UK Mercury Prize Winner, producing 2 lead singles for Speech Debelle's Mercury Prize-winning LP “Speech Therapy”.

Notably he produced Dialectrix’s 2013 album, “The Cold Light of Day” which was shortlisted for the Australian Music Prize, and was nominated for ‘Best Urban Release’ at the 2008 ARIA Awards as half of the hip-hop duo Muph & Plutonic for their LP “And Then Tomorrow Came”, Muph & Plutonic also placed 2 songs in the Triple J’s “Hottest 100” and landed the highly coveted ‘Triple J Feature Album’ placements multiple times.

Pluto’s versatile involvement in the industry has provided the backdrop for a vast number of artists over a mammoth production career, collaborating locally and internationally with the likes of Ladi6 (NZ), Black Milk (US), Olivier St Louis (US), G-Love (US), Guilty Simpson (US), Wiley (UK) Miles Bonny (US), Natalie Slade (AU), Notes To Self BBRC (Canada), Coma-Chi (Japan) Renee Geyer (AU), Drapht (AU), Hilltop Hoods (AU), Dialectrix (AU), Speech Debelle (UK), Task Force (UK), Fatlip (US), Eternia (Canada), The Grouch & Eligh (US), amongst many more.

‘The New Ruins’ EP 
”Presenting his solid take on modern soul, establishing himself as a musical force to be reckoned with. Having gained support from the likes of Earmilk, SoulBounce, Huey Morgan (BBC 6 Music) Jyoty (Rinse FM), Worldwide FM.

”this is a highly anticipated project accommodating an impressive set of collaborations” - DMC World Magazine
“One of the truly great pairings in modern Australian music” Dan Condon (Double J)
“Plutonic Lab delivers a striking take on modern soul” Okayplayer
“...he has produced some of the greatest Australian hip hop tracks of all time...but take away the rappers and the voices and Plutonic Lab still stands on high ground…”Howl & Echoes

Appraisals

‘“...one of the most revered producers in Australian hip hop.” Resident Advisor

“Influential in shaping the sound of local rap talent for nearly 3 decades” RTRFM

“An absolute legend of Australian hip-hop” Dom Alessio Triple J Home & Hosed

“One of the key players in helping our country’s now thriving hip hop scene become what it is” Double J

“a wonderfully produced, magnificent Hip Hop album - (Deep Above The Noise)” Myf Warhurst

“Plutonic Lab has made a beautiful album, I think it’s quite extraordinary - (Deep Above The Noise)” Monocle UK

“Plutonic Lab continues to prove himself as one of the most versatile producers out there” Howl & Echoes

“TOP 5 Australian Rap releases 2016 - (Deep Above The Noise)” The Source

“A single-minded vision of dark, beautiful entrancing urban music
(Deep Above The Noise) will remain a highpoint of his storied career” Double J

“Set to transcend genres with a futuristic, urban swagger” Scenstr

“Plutonic Lab returns with a swag of stylish cuts and eclectic guest spots (4 Stars)” Rolling Stone

“Heads will nod, heads will bounce, heads will roll” Ronin Hamill (3PBS)

“One of Australia’s best beat makers” Zan Rowe

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