Fisher

Biography

Paul Nicholas Fisher (born 5 November 1985), known by the stage name and last name Fisher (stylised in all caps), is an Australian music producer and a disc jockey. He has been nominated for several awards, including ARIA Music Awards, Grammy Awards and ranked the No. 7 on top 100 DJ Mag in 2025.

Early life and surfing career

Fisher was born and raised on the Gold Coast where he attended Palm Beach Currumbin State High School. He pursued a professional surfing career early in his life and competed in the World Surf League Qualifying Series for multiple years before retiring from the sport to start a music career in 2012.

Music career

Fisher was one half of the DJ duo Cut Snake. The group was formed with fellow surfer Leigh "Sedz" Sedley. The duo started DJing together while traveling on the pro surfing circuit.
Fisher later went solo and started releasing house music tracks under the stage name Fisher. In June 2017, Fisher released his debut single "Ya Kidding×Ya Kidding30 June 2017 · SingleSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 3 tracks1Ya Kidding6:102Ya Kidding (Solardo remix)7:083Ya Kidding (Sébastien V remix)6:11", followed by the EP Oi Oi×Oi Oi10 November 2017 · EPSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 3 tracks1Stop It6:272Stop It (Extended Mix)3Ya Didn't5:40 in November 2017, which includes the tracks "Stop It×Stop It13 April 2018 · SingleSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 1 track1Stop It6:27" and "Ya Didn't".
In March 2018, Fisher released "Crowd Control×Crowd Control2 March 2018 · SingleSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 1 track1Crowd Control3:51". "Crowd Control" came in at number 116 in the Triple J Hottest 100 of 2018.
In July 2018, Fisher released "Losing It×Losing It13 July 2018 · SingleSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 1 track1Losing It4:08" which reached number one on the ARIA Club Tracks Chart and made the top 50 on Billboard's Hot Dance/Electronic Songs, Dance/Mix Show Airplay, and Dance Club Songs, the latter becoming his first number one in the United States. "Losing It" also garnered Fisher his first Grammy nomination for "Best Dance Recording" at the 2019 Grammys. "Losing It" came in at number 2 in the Triple J Hottest 100 of 2018.
On 10 May 2019, Fisher released "You Little Beauty×You Little Beauty10 May 2019 · SingleSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 1 track1You Little Beauty3:27", which became his second number one on the Dance Club Songs chart. "You Little Beauty" came in at number 53 in the Triple J Hottest 100 of 2019.
On 20 March 2020, Fisher released "Freaks×Freaks20 March 2020 · SingleSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 1 track1Freaks (extended)6:16", the lead single from his extended play of the same name. The EP was released on 31 March, alongside the second single “Wanna Go Dancin’”.
On 8 July 2022, Fisher released World, Hold On (Fisher rework), a remix of the 2006 song by Bob Sinclar featuring Steve Edwards. This was Fisher's first remix release.
In 2023, Fisher released singles "Take It Off×Take It Off21 April 2023 · SingleSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 1 track1Take It Off3:15", and "Atmosphere×Atmosphere11 August 2023 · SingleSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 1 track1Atmosphere3:03".
In 2024, alongside Chris Lake and Sante Sansone, Fisher released a remix of "Somebody That I Used to Know", titled Somebody (2024). He also released singles "Boost Up×Boost Up9 August 2024 · SingleSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 1 track1Boost Up3:32" and "Ocean×Ocean29 November 2024 · SingleSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 1 track1Ocean (extended mix)5:04", which are collaborations with Flowdan and AR/CO respectively.

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.

APRA Music Awards

The APRA Music Awards were established by Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA) in 1982 to honour the achievements of songwriters and music composers, and to recognise their song writing skills, sales and airplay performance, by its members annually.

ARIA Music Awards

The ARIA Music Awards is an annual awards ceremony that recognises excellence, innovation, and achievement across all genres of Australian music.

DJ Magazine's top 100 DJs

The top 100 DJs is a public poll of the world's 100 most popular DJ by the magazine.

Electronic Dance Music Awards

The Electronic Dance Music Awards are presented by iHeart Radio and commenced in 2016 (Known as Radio Remix Awards from 2016-2019 and had a two year break from 2020-2022).

International Dance Music Awards

The International Dance Music Awards is an annual awards ceremony held in Miami Beach, Florida, United States as a major part of the Winter Music Conference. The awards commenced ran from 1985 to 2020.

Grammy Awards

The Grammy Award is an award presented by the Recording Academy to recognize achievement in the music industry. The awards commenced in 1959.

Queensland Music Awards

The Queensland Music Awards (previously known as Q Song Awards) are annual awards celebrating Queensland, Australia's brightest emerging artists and established legends. They commenced in 2006.

Rolling Stone Australia Awards

The Rolling Stone Australia Awards are awarded annually by the Australian edition of Rolling Stone magazine for outstanding contributions to popular culture in the previous year.