Japanese Wallpaper

Gabriel Strum, known professionally as Japanese Wallpaper, is an Australian indie pop singer-songwriter and producer. He released his debut single "Breathe In" featuring Wafia on 10 October 2013. The song featured in Zach Braff's film Wish I Was Here.^[5] Strum has had three songs feature in the Triple J Hottest 100: "Between Friends" featuring Jesse Davidson at No. 97 (2014), "Forces" featuring Airling at No. 69 (2015) and "In Motion" featuring Allday at No. 44 (2017). He released his debut album Glow on 18 October 2019.^[6]

Japanese Wallpaper
Also known as	Japanese Wallpaper
Born	Gabriel Strum[1] (1997-05-02) 2 May 1997 (age 28)
Origin	Melbourne, Australia
Occupation	Musician
Instruments	Vocals piano guitar[2]
Years active	2013–present
Labels	Wonderlick Entertainment,[3] Nettwerk[4]

Biography

Strum is originally from Melbourne, and was the winner of Triple J Unearthed High competition in 2014.

Since then, he has studied music composition and has produced for numerous notable Australian acts including: Mallrat, Holy Holy, Wafia, Eilish Gilligan, Bec Sandridge and Allday.^[7][8]

Japanese Wallpaper served as the support act for Lily Allen on her 2019 national tour of Australia.^[9]

Discography

Albums

Title	Details
Glow	Released: 18 October 2019[10] Label: Wonderlick, Sony Music (LICK033) Format: digital download, CD, LP

EPs

Title	Details
War, Peace, Rocket Ships	Released: September 2011[11] Label: Japanese Wallpaper (JAP001) Format: digital download
Japanese Wallpaper	Released: 19 June 2015[12] Label: Zero Through Nine (ZTN007) Format: digital download, CD, LP, Cassette

Singles

As lead artist

List of singles, with selected chart positions

Title	Year	Peak chart positions	Album
		AUS [13]
"Breathe In" (featuring Wafia)[14]	2013	—	Japanese Wallpaper
"Waves" (featuring Pepa Knight)[15]	2014	—
"Between Friends" (featuring Jesse Davidson)[16]		—
"Arrival"[17]	2016	—
"Forces" (featuring Airling)[18]		97
"Cocoon"[19]		—	Glow
"Fooling Around"[20][21]	2018	—
"Claws (Rework)" (with Megan Washington)[22]	2019	—	non album single
"Imaginary Friends"[23]		—	Glow
"Tongue Tied"[24]		—
"Tell Me What You Mean by That"[25]		—
"Cool for a Second" (with Yumi Zouma)[26]	2020	—	TBA
"Together" (with Wolfjay)[27]		—
"Better" (with Gretta Ray)[28]		—
"Leave a Light On"[29]	2021	—

As featured artist

List of singles, with selected details

Title	Year	Certifications	Album
"In Motion" (Allday featuring Japanese Wallpaper)[30]	2017	ARIA: Platinum[31]	Speeding
"Loner Blood" (Ceres featuring Japanese Wallpaper)[32]			Stretch UR skin
"Previously" (Swim Good Now featuring Anna Weiebe & Japanese Wallpaper)[33]	2018		Daylight

Awards and nominations

AIR Awards

The Australian Independent Record Awards (commonly known informally as AIR Awards) is an annual awards night to recognise, promote and celebrate the success of Australia's Independent Music sector.

Year	Nominee / work	Award	Result
2015[34]	themselves	Breakthrough Independent Artist	Nominated

APRA Awards

The APRA Awards are presented annually from 1982 by the Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA), "honouring composers and songwriters". They commenced in 1982.^[35]

Year	Nominee / work	Award	Result	Ref.
2022	"Closer" by Ngaiire (Ngaiire, Jack Grace, Gabriel Strum)	Song of the Year	Shortlisted	[36]

J Award

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
2014[37]	themselves	Unearthed Artist of the Year	Nominated

Music Victoria Awards

The Music Victoria Awards are an annual awards night celebrating Victorian music. They commenced in 2006.

Year	Nominee / work	Award	Result	Ref.
2022	Gabriel Strum	Best Producer	Nominated	[38][39]
2023	Gabriel Strum	Best Producer	Won	[40][41]

National Live Music Awards

The National Live Music Awards (NLMAs) are a broad recognition of Australia's diverse live industry, celebrating the success of the Australian live scene. The awards commenced in 2016.

Year	Nominee / work	Award	Result	Ref.
2017	Japanese Wallpaper	Live Electronic Act (or DJ) of the Year	Nominated	[42][43]