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Kalju Tonuma
Background information
OriginAustralia
GenresRock, Pop, Alternative, Psychedelic Folk, Electro-Pop, Electronic, Alt-Country, Metal
Occupation(s)Record Producer, Audio Artist, Drummer, Performer, Songwriter
Years active1985–present
LabelsOf One Kind
Websitekaljutonuma.com

Kalju Tonuma is an Australian music producer, songwriter, drummer and performer of Estonian descent. He is one half of the production team MEJU (pronounced "me-you") which he founded with Megan Bernard in 2014. He also manages record label Of One Kind and live-stream venue The B Side.[1] Tonuma also performs as the drummer for Anactoria, Megan Bernard and The Indulgence and Peter Farnan and The Home Bodies.[2][3]

He began his career in 1989 at Platinum Studios in South Yarra, Australia. He has been nominated for a number of Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) Music Awards. These include 'Engineer of the Year' (1994) for This Is The Sharp by The Sharp, ‘Engineer of the Year’ (1999) for Kid Indestructible by 28 Days; Felicity Hunter's "Hardcore Adore"; and The Mavis's "Puberty Song",[4] as well as ‘Engineer of the Year’ and ‘Producer of the Year’ (2001) for Superheist’s The Prize Recruit. In 2007, he completed a Master of Music Degree (M.Mus.) at Queensland University of Technology (QUT).

Gold and Platinum Records[edit]

Awards and nominations[edit]

  • 1994 - Nominated for Engineer Of The Year (ARIA Music Awards)
  • 1999 - Nominated for Engineer Of The Year (ARIA Music Awards)
  • 2001 - Nominated for Engineer Of The Year (ARIA Music Awards)
  • 2001 - Nominated for Producer Of The Year (ARIA Music Awards)

Discography[edit]

As Producer, Mixer and/or Engineer

Year Artist Song/Album Producer Engineer Mix Note
2016 Taipan Tiger Girls Live At The Melbourne Town Hall Yes
2016 Taipan Tiger Girls 2 Yes
2016 Video Video Planet Of Storms Yes
2015 Suiciety Crawling Machine Edition Yes
2013 Polygon Palace Sunburnt Shadows Yes
2013 Polygon Palace Starpilots Yes
2013 Dom Italiano & The Upbeat Mafia Way Out Yes
2009 Various & Baterz – Great Big Squiddy Fun: A Baterz Tribute/Baterz For Beginners Morning Afer Yes
2009 The Temper Trap Down River (from Conditions) Yes
2009 All Left Out The Conquest Yes
2005 The D4 Out Of My Head Yes
2005 Jimmy Barnes with Mahalia Barnes Gonna Take Some Time Double Happiness Yes
2005 K-Oscillate K-Oscillate Yes
2004 Rob Mills Up All Night - "That's All You Are" Yes
2004 Infusion Six Feet Above Yesterday Yes Yes (tracks: 2, 8, 9, 12)
2004 Lydia Denker One Perfect Day Yes
2003 Evermore My Own Way Yes
2003 Evermore Oil & Water Yes
2003 Evermore Slipping Away Yes
2002 28 Days Stealing Chairs Yes
2002 The Butterfly Effect Crave Yes
2001 Area 7 Say It To My Face Yes Yes
2001 28 Days Sucker Yes
2001 Superheist The Prize Recruit Yes Yes
2001 28 Days and Apollo 440 This Is Not a Set-Up and Airplanes from Say What? Yes Yes Yes
2000 Superheist Have Your Way 8 Miles High Yes Yes
2000 Mudhead Mudhead Yes
2000 28 Days Here We Go Yes
2000 The Screaming Jets Shine Over Me Yes
2000 The Screaming Jets Higher With You Yes
2000 The Screaming Jets Scam Yes
2000 Superheist Crank The System Yes
2000 28 Days Rip It Up Yes
2000 28 Days Upstyledown Yes
2000 Bodyjar How It Works Yes
2000 Insurge Globalization Yes
1999 Insurge "Feast or Famine" Yes
1999 Lisa Miller As Far As Life Goes Yes
1999 Rebecca's Empire Welcome Yes
2000 Deadstar Somewhere Over The Radio Yes
1999 Felicity Hunter Hardcore Adore Yes
1999 28 Days Kid Indestructible Yes
1998 Mark Seymour Home Again Yes
1998 Beliicose Illusion Yes
1998 Christopher Marshall Strange Waters, Small Mercies Yes
1998 Cold Chisel The Last Wave Of Summer Yes
1998 Hunters & Collectors Suit Your Style Yes
1998 Hunters & Collectors Juggernaut Yes
1998 The Mavis's Pink Pills Yes
1997 Boom Crash Opera Fizz from Dreaming Up A Fire Yes
1997 Mark Seymour Last Ditch Cabaret Yes
1997 Mark Seymour King Without A Clue Yes
1996 Frenzal Rhomb Disappointment Yes
1996 Frenzal Rhomb Not So touch Now Yes
1996 Frenzal Rhomb Punch In The Face Yes
1996 Insurge Soul 4 Sale Yes
1996 Insurge Speculator Yes
1996 Insurge ak 47 Yes
1996 The Body Electric I Don't Want It Yes
1996 Jane McCracken Giraffes Never Forget Yes
1996 Peter Lillie Poetry and Western Yes
1996 Deadstar Don't It Get You Down Yes
1996 Deadstar Milk Yes
1996 Nude Bent As A Dali Yes
1996 Deadstar Sex Sell Yes
1996 Deadstar She Loves She Yes
1995 Insurge Political Prisoners Yes
1995 Richard Pleasance Mythology Yes
1995 Skunkhour Feed Strange Equation Yes
1995 Skunkhour Did You Write It All Down? Up To Our Necks In It Yes
1995 Skunkhour Sunstone Part Of The Solution Yes Yes
1995 Boom Crash Opera Tongue Tied Yes
1995 Hunters & Collectors Living...In Large Rooms and Lounges Yes
1995 Hunters & Collectors Living Single...In Large Rooms and Lounges Yes
1995 Horsehead Liar Yes
1994 Horsehead Sun Yes
1994 Area 7 Demo Tape Yes
1994 The Sharp Sonic Tripod Yes
1994 The Sharp Honest and Sober Yes
1994 The Sharp Alone Like Me Yes Yes
1994 Boom Crash Opera Gimme Yes
1994 The Breadmakers The Night The Moon Forgot To Rise Yes
1994 Scarymother Tai Laeo Yes
1994 Scarymother Looking Down Yes
1994 Hunters & Collectors Easy Yes
1994 Hunters & Collectors Back In The Hole Yes
1994 Hunters & Collectors Demon Flower Yes
1994 David McComb Love Of Will Yes
1994 Crowded House Pineapple Head Yes
1994 Killing Joke Pandemonium Yes
1994 Insurge I.M.F. Yes
1993 Truckasaurus Truckasaurus Yes
1993 The Sharp Train Of Thought Yes
1993 No Comply Buzz Yes
1993 Wings Bazooka Penaka Yes
1993 The Sharp Scratch My Back Yes
1993 Crowded House Together Alone Yes
1993 The Sharp This Is The Sharp Yes
1993 The Makers Hokey Pokey Yes
1992 David Hosking Slow Runners Yes
1992 Joe Creighton Hollywell Yes
1992 Josie Jason And The Argonauts Medusa Goes To Market Yes
1992 The Sharp Spinosity Yes
1992 Soulscraper Heard It All Before Yes
1993 Aqualads So Good Yes
1991 Cezary Skubiszewski SOUNDeSCAPE Yes
1991 The Killjoys Spin Yes
1991 Third Eye Third Eye Yes
1990 Straitjacket Fitz Melt Yes

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MEJU single/album releases[edit]

  • Eternal (May 2023) [6]
  • Well Done (April 2020)[7]
  • Change (May 2020) [8]
  • Turnaround (June 2020) [9]
  • All Is Good (November 2020) [10]
  • Used To Have A Job feat. Pesky Bones (Peter Farnan) (November 2020)[11]

MEJU productions[edit]

  • Anactoria - Good Mind [12]
  • Khristian Mizzi - Hold Onto Me [13]
  • Datson + Hughes - Flowers and the Axe [14]
  • Kate Jukes & The Blue Healers - Heart One [15]

References[edit]

  1. ^ https://www.facebook.com/bsiderocks [user-generated source]
  2. ^ "Come on, Change, by Anactoria".
  3. ^ "Peter Farnan to Launch New Album at the Crystal Ballroom. See New Video". 19 January 2023.
  4. ^ "ARIA Awards – History: Winners by Year 1999: 13th Annual ARIA Awards". Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA). Archived from the original on 19 May 2011. Retrieved 2 April 2010.
  5. ^ "Kalju Tonuma". Discogs.
  6. ^ "ETERNAL, by MEJU".
  7. ^ "Well Done, by MEJU".
  8. ^ "Change, by MEJU".
  9. ^ "Turnaround, by MEJU".
  10. ^ "All is Good, by MEJU".
  11. ^ "Used to Have a Job, by MEJU".
  12. ^ "Good Mind, by Anactoria".
  13. ^ "Khristian Mizzi". Khristianmizzi.bandcamp.com. Retrieved 4 May 2022.
  14. ^ "Flowers and the Axe Lp".
  15. ^ "Heart One, by Kate Jukes & the Blue Healers".

External links[edit]

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