Flume is an Australian DJ, record producer and musician, best known for his self-titled debut album Flume , released 9 November 2012. In 2013 it topped the albums chart in Australia and later went national with sales of more than 140,000 copies awarded “Platinum”. After the album’s release, Flume was seen as a trendsetter and was credited with pioneering and promoting the ‘future bass’ genre. His tracks used modulated synthesizer bass sounds close to the style of Mura Masa, Martin Garrix, Marshmello, Wave Race and other mid-2010s artists. He also released an EP album before the studio album took off – Sleepless(2011) and a second after the release of the album – Lockjaw (2013).

Flume’s second studio album, titled Haut , released March 27, 2016, reached #1 on the ARIE Albums Chart and Flume received a 2017 Grammy Award for “Best Dance/Electronic Album”. Never Be Like You was also nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Dance Recording that same year. After the album release, he released his third EP album – Skin Companion EP 1 on November 25, 2016 and 4th EP, titled Skin Companion EP 2 on February 17, 2017 on November 25, 2016. After a two-year hiatus, he debuted his mixtape with entitled Hello, this is Flumeon March 19, 2019. Flume has a massive online following with more than 2 million followers on SoundCloud, more than 1.5 million subscribers on YouTube, more than 2 million followers on Facebook and more than 1 million followers on Instagram.

Born name

Harley Edward D. Streten

nickname

Flume, HEDS

Sun sign

Scorpio

Place of birth

Sydney, New South Wales, Australien

Residence

• Sydney, New South Wales, Australien
• Los Angeles, California, United States

nationality

training

Flume attended Seaforth Public School in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia for his primary education.

He then studied at Mosman High School in Mosman, New South Wales, Australia. After graduating, Flute enrolled at St. Augustine’s College in Brookvale, New South Wales, Australia.

occupation

Musician, DJ, record producer

family

• Father – Glen Stritt (Filmmaker, Record Producer)
• Mother – Lyndall Stritt (former teacher, horticulturist)
• Siblings – He has a younger sister.

Manager

Flume is represented by –

• Future Classic (managers) in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia and Los Angeles, California, USA
• Paradigm Agency (Talent Agent) in the US and Canada
• Coda Agency (Talent Agent) in the UK, Europe and Asia
• Future Classic (Talent Agent) in Australia and New Zealand
• Sacks And Co. (publicist) in the United States and Canada
• Bossy Music (publicist) in Australia, New Zealand and Asia
• Bleached Communications, Practice Music (Publicist) in UK and Europe

Genre

Electronica, Future Bass, Electropop, Experimental, EDM, Hip Hop

instruments

Turntable, sampler, synthesizer, saxophone, guitar

labels

• Future Classic
• Transgressive Records
• Mama + Pop Music

To build

Slim

Height

5 feet 11 inches or 180.5 cm

weight

73 kg

girlfriend/spouse

Flume likes to keep his dating history private.

race/ethnicity

White

He is of Australian descent.

hair colour

dark brown

eye color

hazel

sexual orientation

unknown

distinguishing features

Tall, lean physique

brand promotion

Flume hasn’t endorsed any brands yet.

Religion

Roman Catholicism

Known for

• His studio albums Gerinne (2012) and Haut (2016) and EP albums Schlaflos (2011), Lockjaw (2013), Skin Companion EP 1 (2016), Skin Companion EP 2 (2017) and a mixtape titled Hallo, das ist Flume , published in March 2019
• Working with world-renowned artists such as Chet Faker, Vince Staples, Lorde, Slowthai, Kai, Tove Lo, Sam Smith, Arcade Fire and more

First album

Flume released his debut studio album entitled Flume on November 9, 2012 under Future Classic record label. A deluxe version of the album was released on November 12, 2013. It consisted of 15 titles, of which Wait It Out , Sleepless , On Top , Stay Close , Insane , More Than You Thought , What You Need , Left Alone , and Bring Yourself Down were the most prominent. The album was met with generally positive reviews, earning a rating of 73 out of 100 on the Metacriticreached number one in the annual Australian Artist Albums Chart in 2013 and has been certified twice Platinum in Australia.

Curd favorite things

• Activity – travelling, swimming, sunbathing, skiing, fishing, surfing, cycling, motorcycling
• animal – dog
• Place – Aspen Mountain, Bubble Gum Wall in Seattle, Washington, USA

Clot facts

1. He has a dog named Percy who has his own Instagram account with more than 15,000 followers.
2. Flume grew up in the Northern Beaches, a suburb of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
3. His first production disc was packaged in a cereal box and made at the age of 13.
4. His parents played Van Morrison, Deep Forest and Santana. Flume hated Santana more and more because they played it in the car on every road trip.
5. His father, a filmmaker, often brought television commercials that customers were not satisfied with. Flume then repaired the audio library and received a small paycheck.
6. Flume’s 1st stage name consisted of his initials – HEDS, which he used in 2010. Under this nickname he created 2 original tracks – Fizz and Fliess and made several remixes.
7. The 1st radio play of his song called Opossum was about the Triple J’s Unearthed , a competition to uncover hidden talent in Australia. In the end he took 2nd place.
8. His stage name Flume comes from the title of the first track of Bon Iver’s album For Emma, ​​​​Forever Away (2007).
9. Flume’s debut studio album, simply titled Flumes , was created on the first laptop he ever bought and while on a low-budget trip to London, England, UK.
10. On the studio album Flume, he collaborated with Chet Baker on a song Alone Left , rapper T.Shirt on a song On It , and artists Moon Holiday, George Maple, and Jezzabell Doran.
11. Flume’s first national tour of Australia, entitled Infinity Prism Tour , sold more than 40,000 tickets between April and May 2013.
12. He was from the Fuse TV in the. Voted one of 30 “Must-See Acts” at the SXSW Festival in March 2013.
13. Flume debuted his remix of Lorde’s song Tennis Court at the festivals Lollapalooza in South America and Coachella in Indio, California.
14. He was involved in a side project in the form of a duo So What’s Not between 2011 and 2015 with record producer Emoh Statt. In February 2015, Flume announced that they hadn’t created anything in a year and left the project.
15. He was always inspired by nature. Flume admitted he’d gotten through a creator block many times by renting a car, driving to a secluded cabin, and spending days simply drawing inspiration.
16. Flume loves to experiment and incorporate new elements into his music. For one of his projects, he found a lumberjack who ran music plug-ins as a side job and bought unique sounds from him.
17. His 2nd studio album, Haut (2016) featured collaborations with artists Kai, Vic Mensa, Tove Lo, Vince Staples, Kučka, Allan Kingdom, Raekwon, AlunaGeorge and MNDR.
18. His single Never Be Like You became the #1 spot on Triple J Radio Station’s “Hottest 100 of 2016” in January 2017, after garnering more than 2.2 million votes. It was also a record for the number of votes received at the time.
19. In early 2017 he moved to Los Angeles, California, USA. His goal was to make his home a creative hub for producers and musicians, where everyone could find inspiration.
20. The only part of his job as a music producer that he dislikes is being lonely while he works with only his computer and instrument in front of him.
21. Flume was a presenter at the ARIA Music Awards on November 28, 2017.
22. His mixtape, Hello, This Is Flume (2019), which consisted of 17 songs, debuted at #9 Billboard Dance/Electronic Chart, and at number 185 on the Billboard 200 chart.
23. Visit his official website @ flumemusic.com.
24. Follow him on Instagram, Twitter, Facebook, SoundCloud, YouTube, iTunes, Spotify, Discogs and Last.fm.