Fisher (musician)
FISHER | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Paul Fisher |
| Born | 5 November 1986 Australia |
| Origin | Australia |
| Genres | Tech house, house |
| Occupation(s) | Music producer, DJ |
| Years active | 2017–present |
| Labels | Dirtybird, Catch & Release |
Paul Nicholas Fisher, known by the stage name FISHER is an Australian music producer. He was nominated for the 2018 ARIA Award for Best Dance Release as well as the Best Dance Recording category at the 61st Annual Grammy Awards for his solo single "Losing It".[1][2]
Career
Surfing
Fisher was a pro surfer on the World Qualifying Series before starting a career in music.[3]
Music
Fisher was one half of the DJ duo Cut Snake. The group was formed with fellow surfer Leigh "Sedz" Sedley. The duo started DJing together while traveling on the pro surfing circuit.[4]
Fisher later went solo and started releasing house music tracks under the stage name FISHER.[5] In June 2017, Fisher released his debut single "Ya Kidding", which was followed by the EP "Oi Oi" in November 2017, which included the tracks "Stop It" and "Ya Didn't".
In July 2018, Fisher released "Losing It" which reached number one on the ARIA Club Tracks chart[6] and made the top 50 on Billboards Hot Dance/Electronic Songs, Dance/Mix Show Airplay, and Dance Club Songs, the latter becoming his first number one in the United States.[7][8] "Losing It" also garnered Fisher his first Grammy nomination for "Best Dance Recording" at the 2019 Grammys.[9] "Losing It" came in at number 2 in the annual countdown Triple J Hottest 100 of 2018.[10]
On 10 May 2019, Fisher released "You Little Beauty".[11]
Discography
Singles
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AUS [12] |
BEL (FL) [13] |
IRE [14] |
UK [15] | |||
| "Ya Kidding"[16] | 2017 | — | — | — | — | |
| "Oi Oi"[17] | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Crowd Control"[18] | 2018 | — | — | — | — | |
| "Losing It" | 35 | 26 | 60 | 60 |
| |
| "You Little Beauty" | 2019 | 41 [20] |
51 | 50 | 83 | |
References
- ^ Moran, Robert; Nathanael, Cooper (11 October 2018), "Amy Shark leads the 2018 ARIA nominations in another big year for women", The Age
- ^ "Zedd, FISHER, and more secure 2019 Grammy nominations". Dancing Astronaut. 7 December 2018. Retrieved 4 January 2019.
- ^ Chatterjee, Uppy (8 January 2017), "Former pro surfer Paul Fisher on his career move into music", Red Bull
- ^ Purkrabek, Sarah (3 December 2014), "Cut Snake Turnef From Pro Surfers to Professional DJs", LA Weekly
- ^ Newstead, Al (13 July 2018), "First Spin: FISHER finally releases his much-bootlegged banger 'Losing It'", Triple J
- ^ "The ARIA Report. Week Commencing ~ 20 August 2018 ~ Issue #1486" (PDF), ARIA, 20 August 2018
- ^ Murray, Gordon (30 August 2018), "Billboard Dance Chart Upstarts: Ummet Ozcan x Laurell, Fisher & Mono Mind", Billboard
- ^ "Fisher Earns First Dance Chart No. 1, Ariana Grande Adds Airplay Top 10" from Billboard (20 December 2018)
- ^ "Zedd, FISHER, and more secure 2019 Grammy nominations". Dancing Astronaut. 7 December 2018. Retrieved 4 January 2019.
- ^ "Hottest 100 2018". triple j. 27 January 2019. Retrieved 27 January 2019.
- ^ "FISHER Makes His Return With New Banger 'You Little Beauty'". Music Feeds. 10 May 2019. Retrieved 11 May 2019.
- ^ "Discography Fisher". australian-charts.com. Retrieved 18 May 2019.
- ^ "Fisher in Belgium Charts". Ultratop. Retrieved 21 January 2019.
- ^ Peaks in Ireland:
- "Losing It": "Discography Fisher". irish-charts.com. Retrieved 18 May 2019.
- "You Little Beauty": "IRMA – Irish Charts". Irish Recorded Music Association. Retrieved 15 June 2019.
- ^ "Fisher | full Official Chart history". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 22 January 2019.
- ^ "Ya Kidding – Single". iTunes. Retrieved 21 January 2019.
- ^ "Oi Oi – Single". iTunes. Retrieved 21 January 2019.
- ^ "Crowd Control – Single". iTunes. Retrieved 21 January 2019.
- ^ "ARIA Charts - Accreditations - 2019 Singles". ARIA. Retrieved 20 March 2019.
- ^ "ARIA Australian Top 50 Singles". Australian Recording Industry Association. 20 May 2019. Retrieved 18 May 2019.