Andrew Klippel

Andrew Klippel is an Australian producer and songwriter who is co-founder of independent management, recording, and publishing label Ourness. Through Ourness, he has managed Genesis Owusu and pop duo Royel Otis.

Early life Andrew Klippel is the son of sculptor and teacher, Robert Klippel. He spent some years in the UK, before returning to Australia.

By the late 1980s, Klippel began playing live with his own small bands around Sydney, including Andrew Klippel and Electric Soul. In the early 1990s, he formed a songwriting/production company called ESP with Melbourne DJ Ean Sugarman.

Career

In 1991, Klippel co-founded Australian dance-pop trio Euphoria with Holly Garnett and Keren Minshull and in October 1991, they released their debut single "Love You Right" which peaked at number 1 on the ARIA Charts. In April 1992, the trio released "One in a Million" which also peaked at number 1 on the ARIA Charts. Debut single "I Like It" was released in June 1995 and peaked at number 28 on the ARIA Charts.

Discography Studio albums + List of albums, with Australian chart positions Title Album details Peak chartpositions AUS Free (as A.K. Soul) Released: July 1996 Format: CD, Cassette Label: Outlaw Records (D31284) 70 The Orange Album Released: November 2007 Format: CD, Digital Label: Warner Music Australia (5144246972) -

Singles + List of singles as lead artist, with Australian chart positions Title Year Peak chart positions Album AUS as Elastic "Caution to the Wind" 1994 61 Free as A.K. Soul "I Like It" 1995 28 Free "Show You Love" (with Jocelyn Brown) 1996 49 "Free" (with Jocelyn Brown) —

Awards and nominations APRA Awards The APRA Awards are held in Australia and New Zealand by the Australasian Performing Right Association to recognise songwriting skills, sales and airplay performance by its members annually 2022 "The Other Black Dog" by Genesis Owusu (Genesis Owusu, Michael Di Francesco, Andrew Klippel, Julian Sudek) Song of the Year

ARIA Music Awards The ARIA Music Awards is an annual awards ceremony that recognises excellence, innovation, and achievement across all genres of Australian music. They commenced in 1987. 2021 Andrew Klippel, Dave Hammer for Genesis Owusu – Smiling with No Teeth Producer of the Year 2023 Andrew Klippel and Dave Hammer for Genesis Owusu – Struggler Best Produced Release