Tom Iansek

Tom Iansek is a Melbourne-based Australian record producer and songwriter, best known for his work with #1 Dads, Big Scary, and No Mono. Iansek has produced music for Emma Louise, Airling, Lanks, and Slum Sociable. and officially released it in December 2008, alongside a self-titled debut EP. As of 2021, Big Scary have released four studio albums: Vacation, Not Art (2013), Animal (2016), and Daisy (2021).

2009: Small Time Hero In 2009, Iansek released his debut album, Top of the Tree, under the moniker Small Time Hero.

2010–present: #1 Dads

In 2010, Iansek formed the alternative rock band #1 Dads as a side project during downtime, with music that is "more acoustic than electronic in construction". As of 2021, #1 Dads have released three studio albums: Man of Leisure (2011), About Face (2014), and Golden Repair (2020).

2017–present: No Mono In 2017, Iansek launched the band No Mono with Tom Snowden. Snowdon said of the collaboration, "For the past two years, we've been developing songs for this project, which we recently recorded at the Pieater studio in Collingwood. We like similar music and sounds and are great friends. It's been a very intuitive process. That's what this project is really about—exploring and cultivating our artistic relationship; we just follow our ears and our guts". As of 2021, No Mono have released two studio albums: Islands Part 1 (2018) and Islands Part 2 (2019).

Other work In April 2017, Iansek re-released his debut album on vinyl under the title Small Time Hero, Top of the Tree for Record Store Day.

Solo discography Albums + Title Details Top of the Tree as Small Town Hero Released: 2009 Label: Pieater Format: CD, LP, digital download

Featured as solo musician + Title Year Album "Reckless" 2015 Beat the Drum – Celebrating 40 Years of Triple J "Take Care of You" 2017 Hard to Sleep, Easy to Dream "Not a Fighter" "A Day in the Park" "Shut the Gate Out" "Outgrown" 2018 Emulsion

Awards and nominations AIR Awards The Australian Independent Record Awards (commonly known informally as AIR Awards) is an annual awards night to recognise, promote and celebrate the success of Australia's Independent Music sector. 2024 Tom Iansek for I Get Into Trouble by Maple Glider Independent Producer of the Year 2025 Tom Iansek for Lonely Tree by Tom Snowdon Independent Producer 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. Tom Iansek has been nominated for one award. 2017 Tom Iansek for Animal by Big Scary Producer of the Year

Music Victoria Awards The Music Victoria Awards are an annual awards night celebrating music from the state of Victoria. They commenced in 2005. 2015 Tom Iansek Best Male Musician

Tom Iansek for Golden Repair by #1 Dads Best Producer