Indian Summer is an

electronic music Electronic music is a genre of music that employs electronic musical instruments, digital instruments, or circuitry-based music technology in its creation. It includes both music made using electronic and electromechanical means ( electroac ...

project of

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, DJ,

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, and

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Gabe Gleeson; it was previously a duo with Chevy Long. He has performed at

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, Field Day,

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, and

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. As of 2020, he also releases music under the pseudonym Gabe Ruth through Medium Rare Recordings. His 2022 single 'Make Your Move' was added to rotation on

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Radio.

Biography

2012 saw Indian Summer signed to Australian electronic label Sweat It Out! Music! Music by its late founder

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, they embarked on their first Australian tour and were listed among

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's most played artists the following year. In 2014 they were invited to perform at

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, toured the

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, were named as one of

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's top producers of the year and mixed Sweat It Out! Music’s ‘Let’s Sweat’ compilation album released by

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. Indian Summer again toured domestically as part of '

Nina Las Vegas Nina Elizabeth Agzarian (born 18 December 1984), known professionally by her stage name Nina Las Vegas, is an Australian radio host, DJ and music producer. From 2009 to 2014 she was the host of ''House Party'' on national radio station Triple J ...

Presents' alongside

TKAY Maidza Takudzwa Victoria Rosa "Tkay" Maidza ( ; born 17 December 1995) is a Zimbabwean-born Australian singer-songwriter and rapper. Biography Maidza was born in Harare, Zimbabwe. Her parents are metallurgists. In 2001, her family moved to Australia ...

Cosmo's Midnight Cosmo's Midnight are an Australian electronic music duo formed in 2012 in Sydney, New South Wales. The duo consists of twin brothers, Cosmo and Patrick Liney. Their debut studio album, '' What Comes Next'' (2018), peaked at number 36 on the AR ...

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, Touch Sensitive and

L D R U Drew Carmody, better known by his stage name L D R U, is an Australian DJ and record producer. His first single, "The Tropics", was released in 2013. L D R U is best known for the single " Keeping Score" featuring Paige IV. The track reached No. ...

as well as for Sweat It Out! Music's 2015 Tour with

Dom Dolla Dominic Matheson, better known by his stage name Dom Dolla, is an Australian house music producer. He has been nominated twice for the ARIA Award for Best Dance Release; in 2017 for "Be Randy", with Torren Foot and in 2019, for the song " Take ...

, Cassian and Go Freek. 'Shiner' ft. Ginger & The Ghost reached #1 on the

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chart; its recording and film clip were respectively added to rotation on

triple j Triple J (stylised in all lowercase) is a government-funded, national Australian Radio in Australia, radio station intended to appeal to listeners of alternative music, which began broadcasting in January 1975. The station also places a greate ...

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and along with 'Loveweights' ft. Shaqdi, The

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's Rage program. The act has been the subject of multiple features on

including two hour long Mix Up segments and its works have attracted unofficial video remixes from fans. Gleeson is the grandson of Italian/Australian filmmaker

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. He performed in bands throughout high school and studied design at university before leaving to focus on the project. He was the editor of influential Australian electronic music website Purple Sneakers between 2012 and 2015, hosted its corresponding two hour weekly radio program and has spoken on industry panels at EMC and BigSound.

Discography

Albums and EPs

Singles

Remix EPs

Remixes

Compilations

Music videos

Gabe Ruth

Singles

Remixes

References

External links

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