CLOSE COUNTERS

Melbourne-based duo Close Counters kicked off 2022 with a flurry of remixes and their collab 'Rollout' with Young Franco featured UK rappers Scrufizzer and Jay Prince and went on to clock multiple spins on BBC Radio 1, iHeart Radio, triple j, FBi Radio and landed a slew of playlist support from Spotify and Apple Music, winning over new fans across the globe.

The pair's 'FLUX' EP was BBC Radio 1Xtra's #1 'EP of the Week' and shortly after were touted as the stations' 'After Dark Discovery' upon EP release by Jamz Supernova in late 2021. Widespread international tastemaker support has rolled in from Indie Shuffle, Mixmag, NME, XLR8R, Clash Mag, EARMILK, This Song Is Sick, DUMMY, KALTBLUT Magazine, plus local outlets Pilerats, Purple Sneakers, Music Feeds and Stoney Roads showing support. Radio teams at BBC Radio 1, BBC 6 Music, Sirius XM, Worldwide FM, iHeart Radio, KEXP Seattle, FLUX FM, NTS Radio, Balamii Radio, Rinse FM, Soho Radio and local frequencies triple j, triple j Unearthed, FBi Radio, 3RRR, PBS, SYN, 4ZZZ and Edge Radio have all sung the praises of Close Counters.

With a knack for flow and re-inventing Close Counters have put their unique remix abilities to work on singles from Young Franco & Denzel Curry, Bag Raiders, 30/70, ZFEX and multiple ARIA Award Winning Genesis Owusu & Tim Shiel's 'Coliseum', while garnering support from BBC Radio 1 (Bradley Zero Essential Mix), Worldwide FM, triple j, Sirius XM, Laurence Guy, Dam Swindle, Harvey Sutherland, Fouk, Bugz In The Attic, The Magician, Shy One, Pat Lok and Set Mo.

Close Counters and their expanded 7 piece tour-de-force live group have ticked off bucket-list festivals with Splendour In The Grass, Falls Festival, Let Them Eat Cake, Strawberry Fields, Meredith Music Festival, MONA FOMA and Party in the Paddock / Party in the Apocalypse. They've swept crowds supporting Sofi Tukker (USA), Tall Black Guy (USA), Confidence Man, The Jungle Giants, Roland Tings, Motez, Mickey Kojak, and showcased at BIGSOUND, Electronic Music Conference, 3 x sold out shows at Melbourne Music Week, all the while collecting millions of streams and cementing their status as one of Australia's hottest house and soul exports.