Indian Summer (record producer)
Indian Summer is an electronic music project of Australian record producer, DJ, songwriter and radio personality Gabe Gleeson;[8] it was previously a duo with Chevy Long.[9] He has performed at Splendour In The Grass,[10] Field Day,[11] Falls Festival[12] and Beyond The Valley.[13]
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Background information | |
Birth name | Gabriel Gleeson |
Born | Melbourne, Australia |
Origin | Melbourne, Victoria, Australia |
Genres | |
Occupation(s) | Record Producer,[1][2][3] DJ[4] |
Instruments | Digital Audio Workstation |
Years active | 2010–present |
Labels | Sweat It Out Music,[5] Indian Summer Music[6] |
Associated acts |
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Website | indiansummerau |
Past members | Chevy Long |
As of 2020, he also releases music under the pseudonym Gabe Ruth through Medium Rare Recordings.[14]
Biography
2012 saw Indian Summer signed to Australian electronic label Sweat It Out! Music by its late founder DJ Ajax,[15] they embarked on their first Australian tour[16] and were listed among FBi Radio's most played artists the following year.[17] In 2014 they were invited to perform at SXSW,[18] toured the United States[19] and were named as one of MTV Australia's top producers of the year;[20] early supporters included Flume, What So Not, Anna Lunoe, Shadow Child and The Magician.[21][22][23][24][25] Indian Summer again toured domestically as part of 'Nina Las Vegas Presents' alongside TKAY Maidza, Cosmo's Midnight, Motez, Touch Sensitive and L D R U[26] as well as for Sweat It Out's 2015 Tour with Dom Dolla, Cassian and Go Freek.[27]
'Shiner' ft. Ginger & The Ghost reached #1 on the Hype Machine chart;[28] its recording and film clip were respectively added to rotation on triple j,[29] Foxtel's Channel V[30] and along with 'Loveweights' ft. Shaqdi,[31] The ABC's Rage program.[32] The act has been the subject of multiple features on triple j[33] including two hour long Mix Up segments[34][35] and its works have attracted unofficial video remixes from fans.[36][37][38]
Gleeson is the grandson of Italian/Australian filmmaker Giorgio Mangiamele.[8] He performed in bands throughout high school and studied design at university before leaving to focus on the project.[39] He was the editor of influential Australian electronic music website Purple Sneakers between 2012 and 2015,[40][41] hosted its corresponding two hour weekly radio program[42] and has spoken on industry panels at EMC[43] and BigSound.[44]
Discography
Albums & EPs
Title | Details | Tracklist |
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No Use |
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Foreign Formula |
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Aged Care[45] |
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Shiner ft. Ginger & The Ghost[47][48] |
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Loveweights |
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Late Night |
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Singles
Title | Released | Label |
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Been Here Before ft Eloise Cleary[53] |
26 August 2016 |
Sweat It Out Music |
Love Like This ft. Lastlings[54][55][56] |
11 November 2016 |
Sweat It Out Music |
Right At Home ft. Aaron Michael[57] |
23 April 2018 |
Sweat It Out Music |
Remix EPs
Title | Details | Tracklist |
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Foreign Formula (Remixed) |
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Loveweights (Remixed) |
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Shiner (Remixes) |
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Been Here Before (The Remixes) |
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Love Like This (The Remixes) |
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Right At Home (Remixes) |
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Remixes
Year | Title |
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2013 |
Kissy Sell Out 'Who Walks Alone' (Indian Summer Remix) |
2013 |
Caseno 'Sebastien' (Indian Summer Remix) |
2013 |
Tyler Touche 'Technicolor Symphony' (Indian Summer Remix) |
2013 |
Terace 'Running' ft. Jupiter Project (Indian Summer Remix) |
2013 |
Jessie Andrews 'You Won't Forget Tonight ft Comets We Fall' (Indian Summer Remix) |
2013 |
Sinden & Vato Gonzalez '$100 Infinite Kung Fu Vixens' (Indian Summer Remix) |
2013 |
Safia 'Listen To Soul, Listen To Blues' (Indian Summer Remix)[66] |
2014 |
CVIRO & GXNXVS 'Benjamins' (Indian Summer Remix) |
2014 |
The Aston Shuffle 'Tear It Down' (Indian Summer Remix)[67] |
2014 |
Beni 'Protect' ft. Antony & Cleopatra (Indian Summer Remix) |
2014 |
Elizabeth Rose 'Sensibility' (Indian Summer Remix)[68] |
2015 |
Porsches 'Karate' (Indian Summer Remix) |
2015 |
Antony & Cleopatra 'Sirens' (Indian Summer Remix) |
2015 |
Yolanda Be Cool 'Sugar Man' (Indian Summer Remix)[69] |
Compilations
Year | Label | Title | Details |
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2013 |
La.Ga.Sta. |
Late Summer compilation Vol 3.[70] |
Appears on |
2014 |
The Sound You Need |
TheSoundYouNeed Vol. 1[71] |
Appears on |
2014 |
Sweat It Out Music |
'Let's Sweat' Vol 1.[72] |
Mixed by / appears on |
2015 |
Sweat It Out Music |
Sweat It Out Classics[73] |
Appears on |
2017 |
The Sound You Need |
TheSoundYouNeed Vol. 3[74] |
Appears on |
2018 |
Sweat It Out Music |
Sweat It Out 2008 - 2018 (Mixed)[75] |
Appears on |
Gabe Ruth
Singles
Title | Released | Label |
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Asking |
April 2 2020 |
Medium Rare Recordings |
References
- Indian Summer at AllMusic. Retrieved May 23, 2020.
- Indian Summer discography at Discogs
- Indian Summer discography at MusicBrainz
- "INDIAN SUMMER sleazy house in The Lab SYD". Mixmag. 18 November 2016.
This week in The Lab SYD we welcome unstoppable Australian duo Indian Summer
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Indian Summer is now a solo act, fronted by Melbourne producer, Gabe Gleeson
- Willis, Charlotte; Adams, Cameron (23 April 2014). "Splendour In The Grass 2014 line-up announced". news.com.au. Retrieved 20 August 2019.
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- "Indian Summer debuts new alias Gabe Ruth". Nocturnals. 19 May 2020. Retrieved 19 May 2020.
- Cooke, Chris (4 March 2013). "Sweat It Out Records founder dies". Complete Music Update. Retrieved 12 September 2019.
he launched his own label Sweat It Out Records, which signed the likes of Indian Summer, Loot & Plunder and Yolanda Be Cool
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- "2014 SXSW Showcasing Artists". SXSW. 7 January 2014. Archived from the original on 12 January 2014. Retrieved 24 July 2019.
- Ubbs (21 October 2014). "Indian Summer Look To Conquer USA, Stream Mike Metro Remix". Stoney Roads. Retrieved 20 August 2019.
a month long stint in the US kicking off at the start of November
- Joyce, Alice (9 April 2014). "10 australian producers we're loving". MTV Australia. Retrieved 20 August 2019.
- Flume [@flumemusic] (25 August 2013). "@indiansummerau warmup dj is playing your track right now at the San Francisco show" (Tweet). Retrieved 12 September 2019 – via Twitter.
- What So Not [@whatsonot] (1 December 2013). "Heard the forthcoming @indiansummerau over the weekend. Watch This..." Retrieved 12 September 2019.
- Lunoe, Anna [@annalunoe] (16 September 2013). "Foreign formula by up n coming Australian producers @IndianSummerau..." (Tweet). Retrieved 12 September 2019 – via Twitter.
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- "Nine Australian DJ/Producers To Look Out For in 2014, Handpicked by Nina Las Vegas". Vice. 19 February 2014.
Sydney's sweetheart talks about her NLV Presents tour and gives you the scoop on the best new dance acts from Down Under
- "Sweaty Predictions (Sweat It Out Tour, 2015)". Pilerats. 15 July 2015.
- Cunningham, Katie (15 July 2014). "Listen to the track that's taken Indian Summer to #1 on Hype Machine". inthemix. Retrieved 12 September 2019.
Last night, Shiner hit the coveted #1 spot on blog aggregator Hype Machine...
- triple j [@triplejplays] (9 November 2014). ". @indiansummerau - shiner {ft. @ginger_theghost } [12:23]" (Tweet). Retrieved 24 July 2019 – via Twitter.
- "VIDEO PREMIERE: INDIAN SUMMER – SHINER". Channel V (Foxtel). Retrieved 20 August 2019.
- "Friday night 13th February 2015". Rage (ABC). 13 February 2015. Retrieved 20 August 2019.
- "Friday night 29th August 2014". Rage (ABC). 29 August 2014. Retrieved 20 August 2019.
- McKirdy, Lewi (8 August 2014). "FRIDAY MIX: Indian Summer". abc.net.au. Archived from the original on 20 August 2014. Retrieved 24 July 2019.
- Las Vegas, Nina (23 April 2014). "Mix Up Exclusives 20/07/2013 WORDLIFE, WAZE & ODYSSEY, INDIAN SUMMER & THE SWISS". abc.net.au. Archived from the original on 11 September 2013. Retrieved 2 July 2019.
- McKirdy, Lewi (13 October 2016). "Mall Grab, Indian Summer, Nora En Pure, Lunice 15/10/16". abc.net.au. Archived from the original on 13 December 2016. Retrieved 2 July 2019.
- "Indian Summer - Shiner ft. Ginger & The Ghost (Unofficial Clip) - YBProd". Yann Bernard Productions via YouTube. 4 June 2017. Retrieved 10 September 2019.
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- "Indian Summer Shiner Tour Interview". X-Press Magazine. 5 August 2014. Retrieved 12 September 2019.
Before I left, I was studying graphic design, and I was in a band, and I worked two jobs, and I was Djing five nights a week – I was doing way too much with myself...
- Swales, Kris (26 January 2014). "No Noise Nightclub: Purple Sneakers DJs". Red Bull. Retrieved 20 August 2019.
I take care of all the website, operational sort of stuff, and we both very much contribute to the DJing part of what we do
- "Our Team". Purple Sneakers. Archived from the original on 4 August 2019. Retrieved 15 May 2020.
- "FBi CLICK LAUNCH: JUNE 2014". FBi Radio. 2 July 2014. Retrieved 9 August 2019.
- Miranda, Jessica (6 September 2014). "Nikhil Chinapa Announced As Panelist For Electronic Music Conference". Rolling Stone India. Retrieved 20 August 2019.
...list of influential speakers that include American electro-house artist Steve Aoki, Australian electronica duos Peking Duk and Indian Summer...
- "BIGSOUND Live". WAM. 10 September 2014. Retrieved 20 August 2019.
- "[GDD PREMIERE] Indian Summer - Aged Care ft. Benjamin Joseph". Gotta Dance Dirty. 4 July 2014. Archived from the original on 21 February 2014. Retrieved 2 February 2019.
...a jackin bassline and house groove that wont quit
- "[Premiere] Indian Summer: "Pin Tweaks"". Last Gas Station. 21 February 2014. Retrieved 20 August 2019.
...a heavy-hitting slice of electro-house with dark, intense beats
- Schwartzberg, Lauren (4 July 2014). "Lose Yourself to Indian Summer's Latest Release, "Shiner"". Vice Media. Retrieved 20 August 2019.
A song somehow comforting in its eerie unease
- "Shiner ft. Ginger & The Ghost". TheSoundYouNeed. 8 July 2014. Retrieved 20 August 2019.
- Bonavoglia, Brian (17 July 2014). "[TSS Premiere] Indian Summer Release B-Side To Their Latest EP, "Palm Kings"". ThisSongSlaps. Retrieved 20 August 2019.
an almost four minute musical journey that features an addicting melody and some seriously aggressive bass
- "Indian Summer (ft. Shaqdi) – Loveweights". Discobelle. 10 December 2014. Retrieved 20 August 2019.
Loveweights opens with some emotional piano chords before expanding into voluminous synths and Shaqdi’s delicate vocals
- "Burning Man 2016 - Da Vinci's Workshop". Junkee Media via YouTube. 8 September 2016. Retrieved 10 September 2019.
Music: Indian Summer - Elliptical
- May, Michael (10 December 2014). "Indian Summer return with "Slideways" off 'Late Night' EP [Premiere]". Earmilk. Retrieved 20 August 2019.
...distorted synths and a hyped vocal sample, culminating in one club ready hit
- "Froth Of The Day: Indian Summer 'Been Here Before' ft. Eloise Cleary". I Oh You. 20 September 2016. Retrieved 20 August 2019.
Skittish beats underpin a welcome smattering of uptempo, new wave synths – working in (and out) of sync to instil the sense that there’s organised chaos playing out as each second passes
- Ruby Howe, Dave (8 December 2016). "The 80 Best Tracks of 2016". inthemix. Archived from the original on 7 September 2017. Retrieved 25 January 2019.
...a serendipitous collaboration
- "Indian Summer 'Love Like This' ft Lastlings". TheSoundYouNeed. 4 December 2017. Retrieved 20 August 2019.
...a beautiful, powerful track, and filled with those brillant australian sounds that we love
- Cabines, Scott (9 November 2016). "Indian Summer are feeling a 'Love Like This'". Mixmag UK. Retrieved 20 August 2019.
- Mahal, Erik (19 April 2018). "Indian Summer Releases New Infectious, Pop Infused Summer Anthem – 'Right At Home' [Exclusive Premiere]". EDM Sauce. Retrieved 20 August 2019.
...Gabe Gleeson, better known as Indian Summer, has teamed up with the LA-based vocalist Aaron Michael for a truly inspired single, ‘Right At Home'...
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- Fiction, Fan (2015). "Worthy Gets Tapped To Remix Indian Summer For Sweat It Out Recs". Nest HQ. Retrieved 20 August 2019.
...incorporating a sultry mix of metallic clicks, growling bass shots and spacious industrial clatter around featured vocalist Shaqdi’s etherial, Grimes-esque lead
- Porter, Graham (16 October 2014). "Shiner ft Ginger & The Ghost (Option4 Remix)". YourMusicRadar. Retrieved 20 August 2019.
...definitely packs a knockout punch
- Carter, Roy (20 October 2014). "Indian Summer – Shiner (Mike Metro Remix)". Dancing Astronaut. Retrieved 20 August 2019.
...the man behind “Empty Soul” stays on course for outright genre reckoning, bringing that low-end savvy style to two of his nation’s most eclectic staples of 2014
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- "Premiere: Indian Summer's Right At Home gets' a jackin' new remix from More Than Friends". Pilerats. 7 August 2018. Retrieved 20 August 2019.
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...Rose let us be the first to premiere the new remix of Sensibility by Melbourne’s Indian Summer
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A sweet, sad, club banging take on Sugar Man from Melbourne duo Indian Summer
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they sent me a few videos that they liked as a style guide; they didn’t want a specific storyline, just the characters
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Filmmakers: Tay Kaka + Liam Oz for Made in the Pile
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