Instupendo

Aidan Penn Peterson, professionally known as Instupendo, is an American music producer, composer and recording artist working primarily in electronic, experimental pop, art pop, electro pop and ambient genres. He has released numerous albums and EPs and collaborated with artists such as Rostam, Benny Sings, and Teen Daze. He was also nominated for the Best Engineered Album at the 2023 Grammy Awards.

Biography

Raised in Philadelphia, Peterson began his music career releasing tracks on SoundCloud, including the singles "Six Forty Seven" and "Long Live." He followed by releasing multiple EPs and collaborated with artists including Roy Blair, Maxwell Young, Lontalius Rostam, Benny Sings, and Teen Daze prior to the release of his first album, Love Power A-to-Z in 2021.

Peterson was featured on the track "50-50" on the 2019 Toro y Moi album Outer Peace, which peaked at No. 13 on the Top Alternative Albums. In 2023, his song "Comfort Chain" was used by Jvke in the song "This Is What Heartbreak Feels Like." a song that made the top 30 Aotearoa Music Global Impact List.

In 2025, Peterson released Ripstupendo, a collaborative album with the production collective Ripsquad. Released: 2021 Label: Self-released

Released: 2025 Label: EPsf-released Collaboration with production collective Ripsquad

+ List of EPs with selected details Title Details An Instupendo Collection Released: 2016 Label: Self-released Friend of a Friend Released: 2017 Label: Self-released Faces I Know (Remixed) Released: 2018 Label: Self-released Faces I Know Released: 2018 Label: Self-released Bbg Remixed:R Released: 2019 Label: Self-released

Live albums +List of live albums with selected details Title Details Instupendo: Live From The Backrooms (DJ Mix) Released: 2026 Label: A24 Music

Singles As solo artist + List of singles with selected details Title Year Peaks Album US "Oomph"2015 "Icarus" 2016 — "Light Lock" "Falling" "Wisp" "Beauty Unit" "Six Forty Seven" "Comfort Chain"2017 "Cinderella - Alternative Version" (feat Ryan Hemsworth) 2023"Gin" with Ripsquad 2025

As producer / composer

Remixes

+ List of singles with selected details Title Year Peaks Artist US "History" 2017 — Cosmos Midnight "Unusual" (feat MNDR) RAC "Half-Light" 2018 — Rostam "Old Home Not Yet Built" 2026 — Kane ParsonsEdo Van Breemen

Awards and nominations

YearAward Category Nominee / work Result Ref. 202365th Annual Grammy Awards Best Engineered Album "Adolescence" (BAYNK)