Fisher

Paul Nicholas Fisher (born 5 November 1985), known by the stage name and last name FISHER (stylised in all caps), is an Australian music producer and a disc jockey. He has been nominated for several awards, including ARIA Music Awards, Grammy Awards and Ranked the No. 7 on top 100 DJ Mag in 2025.

Early life and surfing career Fisher was born and raised on the Gold Coast where he attended Palm Beach Currumbin State High School. He pursued a professional surfing career early in his life and competed in the World Surf League Qualifying Series for multiple years before retiring from the sport to start a music career in 2012.

Music career Fisher was one half of the DJ duo Cut Snake. The group was formed with fellow surfer Leigh "Sedz" Sedley. The duo started DJing together while traveling on the pro surfing circuit.

Fisher later went solo and started releasing house music tracks under the stage name Fisher. In June 2017, Fisher released his debut single "Ya Kidding", followed by the EP Oi Oi in November 2017, which includes the tracks "Stop It" and "Ya Didn't".

In March 2018, Fisher released "Crowd Control". "Crowd Control" came in at number 116 in the Triple J Hottest 100 of 2018.

In July 2018, Fisher released "Losing It" which reached number one on the ARIA Club Tracks Chart and made the top 50 on Billboards Hot Dance/Electronic Songs, Dance/Mix Show Airplay, and Dance Club Songs, the latter becoming his first number one in the United States. "Losing It" also garnered Fisher his first Grammy nomination for "Best Dance Recording" at the 2019 Grammys. "Losing It" came in at number 2 in the Triple J Hottest 100 of 2018.

On 10 May 2019, Fisher released "You Little Beauty", which became his second number one on the Dance Club Songs chart. "You Little Beauty" came in at number 53 in the Triple J Hottest 100 of 2019.

On 20 March 2020, Fisher released "Freaks", the lead single from his extended play of the same name. The EP was released on 31 March, alongside the second single “Wanna Go Dancin’”.

On 8 July 2022, Fisher released World, Hold On (Fisher rework), a remix of the 2006 song by Bob Sinclar featuring Steve Edwards. This was Fisher's first remix release.

In 2023, Fisher released singles "Take It Off", and "Atmosphere".

In 2024, alongside Chris Lake and Sante Sansone, Fisher released a remix of "Somebody That I Used to Know", titled Somebody (2024). He also released singles "Boost Up" and "Ocean", which are collaborations with Flowdan and AR/CO respectively.

Discography Extended plays Title Details Oi Oi Released: 10 November 2017 Label: Dirty Bird Format: Digital download, streaming Freaks Released: 31 March 2020 Label: Catch & Release Format: Digital download, streaming

Singles +List of singles, with year released, peak chart positions, certifications, and album name shown Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications Album AUS BEL(FL) IRE NZHot UK US Dance/Elec. US Dance Club "Ya Kidding" 2017 — — — — — — — — — RMNZ: Gold — — — — — — — — — RMNZ: Gold 2018 — — — — — — — — — — "Losing It" 35 26 60 — 17 — 60 22 1 — ARIA: 4× Platinum BPI: Platinum "Rain" did not enter the Australian top 100 Singles Chart, but peaked at number 5 on Australian Artist Chart. — — — 13 3 5 100 14 — 7 "What a Life" — — — 97 7 — — — — — "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released."*" denotes that the chart did not exist at that time.

Remixes +List of notable "Fisher remixes" singles, with year released and certifications Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications NZHot "World, Hold On (Fisher rework)" 2022 17 — — — — ARIA: Platinum BPI: Gold "Jamming (Fisher rework)" 2024 — 7 — — — "Somebody (2024)" 82 — 25 — 74 ARIA: Platinum RMNZ: Gold 2024 "Atmosphere" (with Kita Alexander) Best Independent Dance, Electronica or Club Single 2026 "Stay" Best Independent Dance / Club Single

APRA Music Awards The APRA Music Awards were established by Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA) in 1982 to honour the achievements of songwriters and music composers, and to recognise their song writing skills, sales and airplay performance, by its members annually. 2025 "Atmosphere" with Kita Alexander Most Performed Dance/Electronic Work

ARIA Music Awards The ARIA Music Awards is an annual awards ceremony that recognises excellence, innovation, and achievement across all genres of Australian music. 2018 "Losing It" Best Dance Release 2019 "You Little Beauty" Best Dance Release 2023 "Take It Off" (with Aatig) Best Dance/Electronic Release

Best Dance/Electronic Release

Song of the Year Fisher for "Atmosphere" by Fisher and Kita Alexander Best Produced Release

Best Dance/Electronic Release

"Somebody (2024)" (Gotye, Fisher and Chris Lake featuring Kimbra and Sante Sansone)

DJ Magazine's top 100 DJs The top 100 DJs is a public poll of the world's 100 most popular DJ by the magazine.

Year Position Notes 2019 63 New Entry 2020 76 Down 13 2021 77 Down 1 2022 48 Up 29 2023 20 Up 28 2024 8 Up 12 2025 7 Up 1

Electronic Dance Music Awards The Electronic Dance Music Awards are presented by iHeart Radio and commenced in 2016 (Known as Radio Remix Awards from 2016-2019 and had a two year break from 2020-2022).

"I'm Losing Sexyback" (SJUR remix) (with Justin Timberlake) Best Mashup

"Losing It" Dance Song of the Year (Non Remix)

Dance Song of the Year

Tech House Song of the Year 2023 "World Hold On" by Bob Sinclar (Fisher remix) Remix Rewind

Producer of the Year

Tech House Artist of the Year

House Song of the Year Tech House Song of the Year Music Video of the Year

"Atmosphere" (With Kita Alexander)

Producer of the Year

Tech House Artist of the Year

Tech House Song of the Year

Remixer of the Year

Remake of the Year

Remix Rewind

Fisher Tech House Artist of the Year

Fisher B2B Chris Lake Favourite B2B International Dance Music Awards The International Dance Music Awards is an annual awards ceremony held in Miami Beach, Florida, United States as a major part of the Winter Music Conference. The awards commenced ran from 1985 to 2020.

Grammy Awards The Grammy Award is an award presented by the Recording Academy to recognize achievement in the music industry. The awards commenced in 1959. YearCategoryWorkOutcome Best Dance Recording "Losing It"

Queensland Music Awards The Queensland Music Awards (previously known as Q Song Awards) are annual awards celebrating Queensland, Australia's brightest emerging artists and established legends. They commenced in 2006.

"Atmosphere" with Kita Alexander Highest Selling Single

Highest Selling Single

Rolling Stone Australia Awards The Rolling Stone Australia Awards are awarded annually by the Australian edition of Rolling Stone magazine for outstanding contributions to popular culture in the previous year.

"Atmosphere" with Kita Alexander Best Single

Fisher Rolling Stone Global Award