Konstantin Kersting

Konstantin Kersting, is a German–Australian record producer, sound engineer and songwriter. He is best known for his production work for artists Mallrat, The Jungle Giants and Tones and I.

Konstantin Kersting
Occupation(s)
  • Record producer
  • songwriter
Years active2012–present
Associated acts
Websitekonstantinkersting.com

Career

Konstantin Kersting began learning the violin via the Suzuki method at the age of four, before picking up bass guitar and double bass in his teens and playing with orchestras and jazz ensembles around his hometown of Berlin.

In 2007, Kersting relocated to Australia as a teenage exchange student and he picked Caloundra on the Sunshine Coast because he wanted to have a quintessentially Australian experience, saying "Growing up in Berlin I didn't really think there was much of a point going to Melbourne or Sydney, I wanted to go somewhere where there was a beach, and where I could surf and do Australian things – or what I thought Australian things were."[1]

Kersting earned a Bachelor of Music from Queensland University of Technology. Kersting commenced working as an in-house sound engineer at Airlock Studios, under the producer Yanto Browning. He picked lessons from nationally and internationally acclaimed producers Paul McKercher, David Schuler, Mirko Vogel, Paul Dempsey and Tom Iansek.[2]

In 2015, Kersting produced the debut extended play Holy Sick by Australian rock band Waax and Snap EP by The Vernons.

In 2017, Kersting co-wrote and produced Mallrat's "Better" which won Best Unpublished Work in the Vanda & Young Songwriting Competition in 2018. Kersting said "Better" was the first song he had ever written with another songwriter saying "I'm extremely grateful that people have heard this song and have resonated with it so deeply".[3]

In May 2018, Kersting was signed to Independent publisher Native Tongue.[3]

In 2019, Kersting re-worked a number of Sunnyboys' tracks for their compilation album, 40.[4]

In September 2019, Kersting received two nominations at the ARIA Music Awards of 2019 for Tones and I's "Dance Monkey".[5]

Discography
Year Artist Song Title Album Credit Certifications
2015 WAAX Holy Sick EP Producer, Engineer
2017 The Kite String Tangle The Kite String Tangle Engineer
2017 The Jungle Giants Quiet Ferocity Producer (Additional Production), Engineer, Mixer
2017 The Jungle Giants "Feel the Way I Do" Quiet Ferocity Producer (Additional Production), Engineer, Mixer ARIA:Platinum[6]
2017 The Jungle Giants "On Your Way Down" Quiet Ferocity Producer (Additional Production), Engineer, Mixer ARIA:Gold[6]
2017 The Jungle Giants "Bad Dream" Quiet Ferocity Producer (Additional Production), Engineer, Mixer ARIA:Gold[6]
2017 The Jungle Giants "Used to Be in Love" Quiet Ferocity Producer (Additional Production), Engineer, Mixer ARIA:Platinum[6]
2017 The Church Man Woman Life Death Infinity Engineer
2017 Mallrat "Better" In The Sky EP Songwriter, Producer, Engineer ARIA:Gold[6]
2018 Tia Gostelow "Strangers" Producer, Engineer, Mixer ARIA:Gold[6]
2018 Tia Gostelow Thick Skin Songwriter, Producer, Engineer
2018 The Kite String Tangle The Kite String Tangle Presents: In A Desperate Moment Engineer
2018 Mallrat "Groceries" In The Sky EP Songwriter, Producer, Engineer ARIA:Platinum[6]
2019 Tones and I "Johnny Run Away" The Kids Are Coming Producer, Engineer, Mixer ARIA: 2× Platinum[6]
2019 Tones and I "Dance Monkey" The Kids Are Coming Producer, Engineer, Mixer
2019 Tones and I "Never Seen the Rain" The Kids Are Coming Producer, Engineer, Mixer
2019 Tones and I The Kids Are Coming Producer, Engineer, Mixer ARIA: Gold[6]
The Jungle Giants "Heavy Hearted" Engineer, Mixer ARIA: Gold[6]
2019 The Rubens "Live in Life" Producer, Mixer ARIA:Platinum[6]
2019 Sunnyboys 40 Engineer, Mixer
2020 Tones and I "Bad Child" Producer, Engineer, Mixer ARIA:Gold[19]
2020 Milky Chance Featuring Jack Johnson "Don't Let Me Down" Producer (additional Production)

Awards and nominations

ARIA Music Awards
Year Category Nominated work Result
2019 Producer of the Year Konstantin Kersting for Tones and I – "Dance Monkey" Nominated
Engineer of the Year Nominated


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References
  1. "Konstantin Kersting Is Shaping A New Australian Sound". LNWY. Retrieved 23 September 2019.
  2. "Konstantin Kersting". Native Tongue. Retrieved 25 September 2019.
  3. "Native Tongue Signs Brisbane Producer & Writer Konstantin Kersting". The Music AU. 11 May 2018. Retrieved 23 September 2019.
  4. "Album Review: SUNNYBOYS 40". BlackGC. 30 January 2020. Retrieved 13 February 2020.
  5. "Revealed: ARIA's 2019 Fine Arts & Artisan Awards nominees [full list]". The Music Network. 24 September 2019. Retrieved 24 September 2019.
  6. "ARIA Australian Top 50 Singles". Australian Recording Industry Association. 16 December 2019. Retrieved 14 December 2019.
  7. "BRIT Certified – bpi" (To access, enter the search parameter "Tones & I" and select "Search"). British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 14 October 2019.
  8. "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank". Retrieved 19 November 2019.
  9. "Certificeringer | IFPI". ifpi.dk. Retrieved 23 September 2019.
  10. "The Official Swiss Charts and Music Community". Hitparade.ch – Swiss Charts. Retrieved 19 December 2019.
  11. "New Zealand single certifications – Tones and I – Dance Monkey". Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved 23 November 2019.
  12. https://www.riaa.com/gold-platinum/?tab_active=default-award&ar=Tones+And+I&ti=Dance+Monkey#search_section
  13. https://musiccanada.com/gold-platinum/?_gp_search=Never+Seen+the+Rain%20Tones+and+I
  14. http://snepmusique.com/les-certifications/?categorie=Singles&interprete=Tones+and+I&titre=Never+Seen+the+Rain
  15. https://www.ultratop.be/nl/goud-platina/2020/singles
  16. https://musiccanada.com/gold-platinum/?_gp_search=Never+Seen+the+Rain%20Tones+and+I
  17. http://snepmusique.com/les-certifications/?categorie=Singles&interprete=Tones+and+I&titre=Never+Seen+the+Rain
  18. https://nztop40.co.nz/chart/singles?chart=4815
  19. "ARIA Australian Top 50 Singles". Australian Recording Industry Association. 6 April 2020. Retrieved 4 April 2020.
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