Joel Fletcher

Joel Fletcher Allan is an Australian record producer and DJ from Melbourne, who is best known for his 2013 remix of New Zealand rapper Savage's 2005 single "Swing",^[1] which charted in Australia and in New Zealand.^[2] In 2014, Fletcher was a support act for Avicii's headline tour for the Melbourne and Brisbane dates.^[3][4][5] At the APRA Music Awards of 2015, Fletcher won Dance Work of the Year for "Swing (Joel Fletcher Remix)", which was co-written by Fletcher, Demetrius Savelio (aka Savage), Nathan Holmes and Aaron Ngawhika.^[6]

Joel Fletcher
Birth name	Joel Fletcher Allan
Born	(1992-01-30) 30 January 1992 (age 32) Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Genres	Electro house, Melbourne bounce
Occupations	Record producer, DJ
Years active	2010–present

In 2014, Fletcher embarked on a four-month tour of North America, called the Bounce Bus Tour, alongside Timmy Trumpet and Will Sparks.^[7]

Discography

Charted Singles

Title	Year	Peak chart positions		Certifications
		AUS [8]	NZ Hot [9]
"Bring It Back" (with Will Sparks)	2013	33	—	ARIA: Platinum[10]
"Swing" (with Savage)		2	—	ARIA: 4× Platinum[11]
"Loco" (featuring Seany B)	2014	13	—	ARIA: Gold[12]
"Flacko" (with HP Boyz)[13]	2020	—	40
"Changes" (with Kennyon Brown)[14]	2021	—	—[A]
"Let's Trot!" (with Brothers)[16]	2022	26 [17]	14	ARIA: Platinum[18]

1. "Changes" did not enter the New Zealand Hot Singles chart, but charted at number 7 on the New Zealand Hot New Zealand Singles Chart.^[15]

Awards and nominations

APRA Awards

The APRA Awards are presented annually from 1982 by the Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA), "honouring composers and songwriters".^[19]

Year	Nominee / work	Award	Result	Ref.
2014	"Bring it Back" (Will Sparks & Joel Fletcher)	Dance Work of the Year	Nominated	[20]
2015	"Swing (Joel Fletcher Remix)"	Dance Work of the Year	Won	[21]
	"Swing (Joel Fletcher Remix)"	Most Australian Played Work of the Year	Nominated	[22]
2023	"Let's Trot!" (with Brothers)	Most Performed Hip Hop/ Rap Work of the Year	Won	[23] [24]

References

1. Savage - Swing
2. Top 20 New Zealand Singles Chart
3. Avicii Announces Local Supports For Headline Tour
4. Savage 'swings' back into the charts
5. Cashmere, Paul (9 January 2014). "Avicii Adds Will Sparks, Joel Fletcher To Australian Tour". Noise11.com. Retrieved 23 September 2021.
6. "Dance Work of the Year". Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA) | Australasian Mechanical Copyright Owners Society (AMCOS). 2015. Archived from the original on 19 March 2016. Retrieved 24 March 2016.
7. "Will Sparks, Joel Fletcher and Timmy Trumpet join forces for US tour". itm.junkee.com. Archived from the original on 7 August 2021. Retrieved 7 August 2021.
8. "Discography Joel Fletcher". australian-charts.com. Retrieved 25 March 2022.
9. New Zealand Hot Singles Chart peaks:

   • "Flacko": "NZ Hot Singles Chart". Recorded Music NZ. 9 November 2020. Retrieved 26 March 2022.
   • "Let's Trot!": "NZ Hot Singles Chart". Recorded Music NZ. 28 March 2022. Retrieved 26 March 2022.
10. Twitter message
11. "ARIA Charts - Accreditations - 2018 Singles". ARIA. Retrieved 23 August 2018.
12. "ARIA Accreditations Singles 2014". Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 8 July 2014.
13. "Flacko - single". Apple Music. October 2020. Retrieved 3 July 2020.
14. "Changes - single". Apple Music. 5 March 2021. Retrieved 5 March 2021.
15. "NZ Hot NZ Singles Chart". Recorded Music NZ. 15 March 2021. Retrieved 26 March 2022.
16. "Let's Trot! by Joel Fletcher". Popnable. 17 March 2022. Retrieved 20 March 2022.
17. "ARIA Top 50 Singles Chart". Australian Recording Industry Association. 4 April 2022. Retrieved 1 April 2022.
18. "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2023" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 18 June 2024.
19. "APRA History". Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA) | Australasian Mechanical Copyright Owners Society (AMCOS). Archived from the original on 20 September 2010. Retrieved 17 January 2011.
20. "Dance Work of the Year". Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA) | Australasian Mechanical Copyright Owners Society (AMCOS). 2014. Archived from the original on 12 March 2016. Retrieved 2 January 2016.
21. "Dance Work of the Year". Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA) | Australasian Mechanical Copyright Owners Society (AMCOS). 2015. Archived from the original on 19 March 2016. Retrieved 17 March 2016.
22. "Most Played Australian Work". Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA) | Australasian Mechanical Copyright Owners Society (AMCOS). 2015. Archived from the original on 24 January 2019. Retrieved 22 March 2016.
23. "Nominees revealed for the 2023 APRA Music Awards". APRA Awards. 30 March 2023. Retrieved 31 March 2023.
24. "APRA AMCOS: 2023 APRA Music Awards". APRA AMCOS (Australasian Performing Right Association and Australasian Mechanical Copyright Owners Society). 27 April 2023. Retrieved 28 April 2023.