John Paul Orchison (born December 16, 1991), known professionally as Blanke, is an Australian electronic music producer and DJ from Canberra.
Career
Blanke's first release was a remix of Death Ray Shake on Ministry Of Sound's Downright Music label in 2015. After that in 2016 he released his first EP "Black Mamba/Koji" under Artist Intelligence Agency. After a year Blanke made his debut under the KLASH label with his first single "Immunity". In 2017 John introduced his second EP "Curiosity" and released few remixes. 2018 has been a very productive year for him. He released collaborations and remixes on Buygore, Dim Mak Records, Kannibalen Records, Etcetc Music, WeDidIt, Ultra Records, Joytime Collective, Circus Media. The following year he released "Mixed Signals" as a result of collaboration with electronic music producer Rezz. In 2019 his collaboration with Illenium "Gorgeous" was featured on Illenium's new album Ascend. Blanke accompanied Nick on his tour across the North America as main support for his new album. Later that year he had his first Deadbeats release "Alt.Colour//Voice In The Machine EP" and then "Change & Decay EP". In 2020 he released his follow up EP titled "Change & Decay: The Fall" on Deadbeats Records, which featured Alchemy, a record that went onto to peak at #1 most played on Australia's triple j. and 2021, Blanke made his debut on Seven Lions label Ophelia Records, release collaborations with Jason Ross, Seven Lions as well as 3 Solo singles. He performed at Lost Lands, EDC Las Vegas and many more festival throughout the North American Summer. Blanke also has a drum n bass project named "ÆON:MODE" which was created during early 2021.
Discography
Extended plays
| Title | Released | Record Label | Additional Information |
|---|
| Black Mamba / Koji | 2016 | Artist Intelligence Agency | |
| Curiosity | 2017 | Downright Music | |
| Sneaky Plans | 2018 | Downright Music | |
| Alt.Colour / Voice In The Machine | 2019 | Deadbeats | |
| Change & Decay | Deadbeats | with GG Magree |
| Change & Decay: The Fall | 2020 | Deadbeats | |
| Land of the Wayfarer | 2022 | Ophelia | |
| Emergence | 2024 | Monstercat | |
Singles
| Title | Released | Record Label | Additional Information |
|---|
| "Immunity" | 2017 | KLASH | included in "KLASH: Dime Pieces" |
| "Resistance" | KLASH | |
| "Blue" | Downright Music | with Samsaruh |
| "Supercharged" | 2018 | Dim Mak Records | with Kayoh |
| "Chaos" | Buygore | with Zeke Beats - included in Zeke Beats "Devastate EP" |
| "Destiny" | - | with 1788-L |
| "Disturbed" | - | with Avance |
| "Artifacts" | Kannibalen Records | with JayKode - included in "All I Want For Christmas Is Bass Vol.3" |
| "Mixed Signals" | - | with Rezz |
| "Hacker" | 2019 | Kannibalen Records | with Black Tiger Sex Machine - included in Black Tiger Sex Machine "Download The Future EP" |
| "Contact" | Downright Music | with ATLiens |
| "Gorgeous" | Astralwerks | with Illenium and Bipolar Sunshine - included in Illenium "Ascend LP" |
| "Hellraiser" | Dim Mak Records | with Godlands |
| "Flatline" | Downright Music | with Calivania |
| "Time Travel" | 2020 | Kannibalen Records | with Black Tiger Sex Machine |
| "Fragile Violence" | Downright Music | with Nevve |
| "Control" | - | |
| "Flatline (Reprise)" | - | |
| "Mystery" | 2021 | Downright Music | |
| "One More Day" | Ophelia | with Jason Ross featuring Chandler Leighton |
| "Spark" | with Dia Frampton |
| "Wild and Broken" | with Seven Lions and Trivecta featuring Rbbts |
| "Survive" | with Luma |
| "Boom" |
| "Breathe" | Deadbeats | first track to feature his vocals |
| "Blackout" | Insomniac Records | |
| "Mitosis" | Deadbeats | with Deathpact |
| "Stuck On You" | 2022 | Ophelia | with Donna Tella |
| "Lights Out" | with Runn |
| "Heaven" | 2024 | Monstercat | with Rival and KC |
| "Crashing Hard" | with Casey Cook |
| "Heavy Heart" | with Grant and your friend polly |
| "Turmoil" | with Au5 |
Remixes
| Title | Released | Record Label | Additional Information |
|---|
| "Death Ray Shake & Scribe & Savage - Not Many If Any" | 2015 | Downright Music | |
| "Friendless featuring Dirty Hary - Actin' Up" | 2016 | Be Rich Records | |
| "Peking Duk featuring Elliphant - Stranger" | 2017 | Sony Music Entertainment | included in "Peking Duk featuring Elliphant - Stranger Remixes Pt.1" |
| "Tommy Trash featuring Daisy Guttridge - Sinners" | Astrx | |
| "Kilter featuring Gill Bates - No Games" | 2018 | Etcetc | |
| "William Black and Rico & Miella - Here At Last" | Lowly Palace | |
| "RL Grime - Pressure" | WeDidIt | included in "RL Grime - Nova The Remixes Vol.2" |
| "Carmada featuring Tribes - Ready For It" | Circus Media | |
| "Prince Fox featuring Quinn XCII - Space" | Dim Mak Records | |
| "Steve Aoki featuring Lil Yachty & AJR - Pretender" | Ultra Records | |
| "Jonas Blue and Jack&Jack - Rise" | Positiva | |
| "Marshmello featuring Bastille - Happier" | Joytime Collective | |
| "Pnau - Changa" | Etcetc | |
| "Illenium - Pray" | 2019 | Astralwerks | included in "Illenium - Pray (Remixes)" |
| "Party Favor & EZI - Be Ok" | Area 25 | included in "Party Favor - Layers Remix EP" |
| "Cailin Russo and Chrissy Costanza - Phoenix" | - | |
| "Crooked Colours - I C Light" | 2020 | SweatItOut! | |
| "Slander & Said The Sky featuring JT Roach - Potions" | Monstercat | included in "Slander & Said The Sky feat JT Roach - Potions (Remixes)" |
| "Rynx featuring Kiesza - All For You" | Avant Garden/Island Records | |
| "Dabin - Drown" | 2021 | Seeking Blue Records | |
| "Said the Sky, Illenium & Chelsea Cutler - Walk Me Home" | 2022 | Lowly | |
Flips
Awards and nominations
J Awards
The J Awards are an annual series of Australian music awards that were established by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation's youth-focused radio station Triple J. They commenced in 2005.
| Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result | Ref. |
|---|
| J Awards of 2021 | Blanke | Unearthed Artist of the Year | Nominated | |
