Flume

Harley Edward Streten (born 5 November 1991), known professionally as Flume, is an Australian musician, DJ, and music producer.

He is regarded as a pioneer of future bass who helped popularise the genre.

Harley Edward Streten was born on 5 November 1991 in Sydney.

His father, Glen Streten, is a filmmaker and record producer, and his mother, Lyndall, is a horticulturist and former teacher.

He grew up on the Northern Beaches of Sydney with a younger sister and brother, and attended Seaforth Public School for primary school and St Augustine's College, Brookvale and Mosman High School for secondary school.

He began composing music at the age of 11, with a basic DJ and mixing program CD for windows that was packaged in a box of Kelloggs' Nutrigrain.

The disk showed how music was layered and gave Flume a new perspective that jump-started his music production.

In 2010, Flume began producing house music under his initials, HEDS.

He created two tracks, "Flow" and "Fizz", in addition to several remixes.

Flume had his first radio play with the song "Possum", which had been uploaded to Triple J Unearthed, and was signed in 2011 through an original artists competition managed by the Australian record company Future Classic.

He submitted the tracks "Sleepless", "Over You" and "Paper Thin" to finish second in the competition.

Nathan McLay, founder of Future Classic and now Flume's manager, assisted with the release of his first EP, titled Sleepless, which contained the three original tracks.

He opted for the moniker "Flume" after the Bon Iver song of the same name.

His self-titled debut studio album, Flume, was released in 2012 to positive reviews, topping the ARIA Albums Chart and reaching double-platinum accreditation in Australia.

Flume has remixed songs from such artists as Lorde, Sam Smith, Arcade Fire, Hermitude and Disclosure.

Flume's self-titled debut album was released on 9 November 2012.

The album has 15 songs and is 49 minutes long.

It was done on his first laptop that he had ever purchased.

He finished the album on this laptop while he was on a low-budget trip to London.

The album's production saw Flume collaborating with vocal artists Moon Holiday, Jezzabell Doran, Chet Faker, and New York rapper T-shirt.

It debuted on the ARIA Albums Chart at number two, behind One Direction's Take Me Home.

In December 2012, Flume signed with Mom + Pop Music and announced the North American release of his self-titled debut studio album.

The album was released in the US on 21 February 2013 and received strong support from American critics, averaging a score of 73 out of 100 on review aggregate site Metacritic.

On Australia Day 2013, four of Flume's songs (including a remix) were listed on Triple J Hottest 100 for 2012.

His album's breakthrough song "Holdin On" was listed at number four, the highest-charting Australian song.

Other inclusions were "Sleepless" and his remix of "Hyperparadise" by Hermitude, both in the top 20 (numbers 12 and 18, respectively), and "On Top" at number 67.

Flume's voted songs placed higher on the ARIA Singles Chart.

"Holdin On" returned to the top 50 chart in the spot of number 17, its highest-ever placement.

His "Hyperparadise" remix also debuted in the top 50 at number 38.

"Sleepless" and "On Top" debuted at numbers 53 and 75, respectively.

Flume's debut studio album reached number one on the ARIA Albums Chart.

In February 2013, Flume announced his first national headlining Australian tour, entitled the "Infinity Prism Tour".

His second studio album, Skin, was released in 2016, again topping the ARIA Albums Chart.

After the release of Skin, Flume released Skin Companion EP 1 in November 2016 and Skin Companion EP 2 in February 2017 as the album's B-side EPs.

The album won the Best Dance/Electronic Album at the 2017 Grammy Awards.

The album gained international recognition for its lead single, "Never Be Like You", which was nominated for Best Dance Recording.

In 2019, he released a mixtape, Hi This Is Flume, to positive reviews.

His third studio album, Palaces, was released in May 2022.

In February 2023, he released his second mixtape, Things Don’t Always Go the Way You Plan.

His third mixtape, titled Arrived Anxious, Left Bored was released in May 2023.