The ARIA Music Award for Producer of the Year, is an award presented within the Artisan Awards at the annual ARIA Music Awards. The ARIA Awards recognise "the many achievements of Aussie artists across all music genres", and have been given by the Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) since 1987.
The award is given to the record producer(s) who is from, or resides in Australia, and has overall responsibility for the work's production. The accolade is restricted to "A single track, multiple tracks, or an entire album may be submitted for each producer. DVD releases are not eligible. Only work released during the period of eligibility will be considered. International product is eligible but entrants must accord with the general eligibility criteria for artists. In the case of a co-production, all parties must individually meet the artist eligibility criteria." Producer of the Year is voted for by a judging school, which consists of between 40 and 100 representatives experienced with that genre of music.ARIA Award previous winners. Note: As from November 2018 the ARIA website does not list the winners or nominees for the years (inclusive): 1992, 1993 or 1994. These results are covered by archival sources where available. Note: User may be required to access archived information by selecting 'The History', then 'By Award', 'Producer of the Year' and 'Option Show Nominations'.
Winners and nominees In the following table, the winner is highlighted in a separate colour, and in boldface; the nominees are those that are not highlighted or in boldface. Nominees for some years are not available in published sources.
The years listed in the first column relate to the year and edition of the awards ceremony. The second column indicates the record producer(s) responsible for the work. The "Work title(s) and original recording artist(s)" column names the work(s) whose production has been nominated, and its original recording artist; the musician is not the nominee unless they were the producer.
Producer of the Year
Year Producer(s) Work title(s) and original recording artist(s) 1987Mark Opitz Models' Media by Models "Bad Moon Rising" by The Reels "Good Times" by INXS and Jimmy Barnes "No Lies" by Noiseworks "Sex and Fame" by Jump IncorporatedAlan Thorne Gossip by Paul KellyBrian Canham "Funky Town" by Pseudo EchoCharles Fisher "Blood Is the Colour" by Tango Bravo "Wait Up" by The Cockroaches Plaza Suite by Martin PlazaRoss Fraser Whispering Jack by John Farnham "Flash King Cadillac" by John Justin 1988 Mark Opitz 1989Ross Fraser Age of Reason by John Farnham "When the Word Came Down" by Separate Tables "Real Love" by The State Joe Camilleri, Jeff Burstin Hold On to Me by The Black SorrowsCharles Fisher "That's When I Think of You" by 1927 "Fingertips" by The Cockroaches Simon Hussey Edge by Daryl BraithwaiteLes Karski, Guy Gray "Dark Age" by The Hippos "Clarity of Mind" by Spy vs Spy 1990 Andrew Farriss 1991Ross Fraser Work(s) by John Farnham Work(s) by Southern Sons Work(s) by Girl Overboard Work(s) by Skyhooks 1992Simon Hussey "On My Own" by Craig McLachlan "The Horses", "Higher than Hope", "Don't Hold Back Your Love" by Daryl Braithwaite "Slave" by James Reyne Mark Moffatt, Gavin Campbell, Robert Goodge, Paul Main "Treaty (Filthy Lucre Remix)" by Yothu Yindi, remixed by Filthy LucreNick Mainsbridge "Water" by Def FX "Blind Love Don't Go Now" by Ratcat"Lifeboat" by Tall Tales and TrueRichard Pleasance "Don't Cry" by Richard Pleasance "It's Only the Beginning", "Release Me", "White Roses" by Deborah ConwayRoss Fraser "Hold Me in Your Arms" by Southern Sons "In Days to Come", "That's Freedom" by John Farnham 1993Simon Hussey"Nothing to Lose" by Daryl Braithwaite "Motor City (I Get Lost)", "Sweet Love", "Daddy's Gonna Make You a Star" by Company of StrangersDavid Hirschfelder "Everything's Alright" by John Farnham, Kate Ceberano, Jon Stevens "I Don't Know How to Love Him" by Kate CeberanoJoe Camilleri "Ain't Love the Strangest Thing", "Better Times", "Come on, Come On" by The Black Sorrows "Caribbean Wind" by The Revelators Rockmelons "Form one Planet", "It's not Over" by RockmelonsTony Cohen This Is Not the Way Home by The Cruel Sea "Get Thee to a Nunnery" by TISM 1994 Tony Cohen The Honeymoon Is Over by The Cruel SeaAngelique Cooper "Last Train" by Christine Anu with Paul Kelly "Holy Road" (Remix) by Neil Murray "World Turning" (Remix) by Yothu Yindi James Black "Rock this Boat", "Single Perfect Raindrop", "Heidelberg", "Barkley Street" by Things of Stone and Wood Joe Camilleri "Stir It Up", "Come on, Come On" by The Black Sorrows Johnny Diesel "I've Been Loving You Too Long", "Never Miss Your Water", "Masterplan" by Diesel 1995 Tony CohenThree Legged Dog by The Cruel Sea Note: this source states that Cohen's 1995 ARIA Artisan Awards were both for the Cruel Sea's album, Three Legged Dog. He shared Engineer of the Year with Paul McKercher. Daniel Denholm David Bridie Paul McKercher Phil McKellar 1996 You Am I Hourly, Daily by You Am I David Bridie Fool for You by Monique Brumby The Badloves, Doug Roberts Holy Roadside by The Badloves Magoo, Regurgitator Tu-Plang by Regurgitator Victor Van Vugt The Soft 'N Sexy Sound by Dave Graney & the Coral Snakes 1997 Charles Fisher "Down on Me" by Hoodoo Gurus"I Am Australian" by Judith Durham, Russell Hitchcock, Mandawuy YunupinguSavage Garden by Savage GardenFar Shore by The Seekers David Bridie "Mary" by Monique Brumby Nick Launay Freak Show by Silverchair Paul Begaud Telling Everybody by Human NatureTim Whitten Furious by Fini Scad Double Allergic by Powderfinger 1998 Magoo, Regurgitator Unit by Regurgitator Paul Begaud Whisper Your Name by Human Nature Daniel Denholm, Phil McKellar "Hard Times" by The Cruel SeaCharles Fisher "Universe" by Savage Garden The Bush Girl by The Seekers Rob Taylor, Tim Freedman Eternal Nightcap by The Whitlams 1999 Bachelor Girl Waiting for the Day by Bachelor GirlPaul Begaud "We'll Never Get Along" by Felicity "Now that I've Found You", "Depend on Me", "Last to Know", "Be There with You" by Human NatureNick Launay "Supposed to Be Here", "24000", "This Is the Sound", "Come to Take You Home" by Primary Neon Ballroom by SilverchairMagoo "Pump it Up" by Automatic "Loverama" by CustardSand on Seven by Not from There Phil McKellar Grand Slam by Spiderbait 2000 Steve James "My Friend" by Oblivia Augie March, Richard Pleasance "Asleep in Perfection" by Augie March Darren Hayes, Daniel Jones Affirmation by Savage Garden Rob Taylor, Tim Freedman "You Gotta Love This City" by The Whitlams Andy Van, Cheyne Coates "Don't Call Me Baby" by Madison Avenue 2001 Bobbydazzler ( Darren Seltmann, Robbie Chater) Since I Left You by The Avalanches Augie March, Paul McKercher, Richard Pleasance Sunset Studies by Augie March Kalju Tonuma The Prize Recruit by Superheist The Mark of Cain This Is This... by The Mark of Cain Nick Launay Roll On by The Living End Paul Kosky "Superman Supergirl" by Killing Heidi 2002 Daniel Johns Diorama by Silverchair Alex Lloyd, Magnus Fiennes Watching Angels Mend by Alex Lloyd Daniel Denholm Torch the Moon by The Whitlams David Nicholas, george Polyserena by george Gerling, Magoo When Young Terrorists Chase the Sun by Gerling Phil McKellar New Detention by Grinspoon Richard Pleasance, Paul Kelly Sensual Being by Archie Roach 2003 Chris Thompson Up All Night by The Waifs David Nicholas Innocent Eyes by Delta Goodrem Jonathan Burnside Lovers by The Sleepy Jackson Magoo Bad Blood by Gerling Paul McKercher Feeler by Pete Murray 2004 Paul McKercher, Eskimo Joe A Song Is a City by Eskimo Joe Andy Baldwin, The Cat Empire The Cat Empire by The Cat Empire Daniel Johns, Paul Mac The Dissociatives by The Dissociatives John Butler Sunrise Over Sea by John Butler Trio Paul McKercher, Pete Murray "So Beautiful" by Pete Murray 2005 David Nicholas The Way Out by Drag Chris Joannou, The Mess Hall Notes from a Ceiling by The Mess Hall Harry Vanda, Glenn Goldsmith "Evie Parts 1, 2 & 3" by The Wrights Paul McKercher BigBigLove by Little Birdy |- | Paul McKercher, Eskimo Joe | "Older Than You" by Eskimo Joe |- |rowspan="6" align="center" | 2006|- style="background:#FAEB86" | Eskimo Joe| Black Fingernails, Red Wine by Eskimo Joe|- | Lindsay Gravina, Magic Dirt | Snow White by Magic Dirt |- | Nick Launay | State of Emergency by The Living End |- | Paul McKercher | Various tracks on Moo, You Bloody Choir by Augie March |- | Wayne Connolly | Casino Twilight Dogs by Youth Group |- |rowspan="6" align="center" | 2007|- style="background:#FAEB86" | Wayne Connolly, Josh Pyke| Memories & Dust by Josh Pyke|- | Nash Chambers | Carnival by Kasey Chambers |- | Magoo | Little Eve by Kate Miller-Heidke |- | Angus McDonald, Peter Dolso | Sneaky Sound System by Sneaky Sound System |- | Phillip McKellar | Perfect Distraction by Something with Numbers |- |rowspan="6" align="center" | 2008|- style="background:#FAEB86" | The Presets (Julian Hamilton, Kim Moyes) | Apocalypso by The Presets|- | Harry Vanda, Glenn Goldsmith | Thieves by British India |- | Matt Lovell, Shihad | Beautiful Machine by Shihad |- | Michael Hohnen | Gurrumul by Geoffrey Gurrumul Yunupingu |- | Scott Horscroft | Cruel Guards by The Panics |- |rowspan="6" align="center" | 2009|- style="background:#FAEB86" | Empire of the Sun, Jonathan "Donnie" Sloan, Peter Mayes| Walking on a Dream by Empire of the Sun|- | Forrester Savell | Sound Awake by Karnivool |- | Suffa | State of the Art by Hilltop Hoods |- | Tim Powles | The Peaceful Atom Is a Bomb by Regular John |- | Wayne Connolly, Paul Dempsey | Everything Is True by Paul Dempsey |- |rowspan="6" align="center" | 2010|- style="background:#FAEB86" | Angus & Julia Stone| Various tracks on Down the Way by Angus & Julia Stone|- | Charles Fisher, Hoodoo Gurus | Purity of Essence by Hoodoo Gurus |- | Forrester Savel | This Is the Warning by Dead Letter Circus |- | Lisa Miller, Shane O'Mara | Car Tape 2 by Lisa Miller |- | Scott Horscroft, Adam Spark | Birds of Tokyo by Birds of Tokyo |- |rowspan="6" align="center" | 2011|- style="background:#FAEB86" | Wally De Backer (aka Gotye) | "Somebody That I Used to Know" by Gotye featuring Kimbra|- | Boy & Bear | Moonfire by Boy & Bear |- | Daniel Denholm | Tangier by Billy Thorpe |- | Eskimo Joe | Ghosts of the Past by Eskimo Joe |- | Wayne Connolly, Josh Pyke | "No One Wants a Lover" by Josh Pyke |- |rowspan="6" align="center" | 2012|- style="background:#FAEB86" | Styalz Fuego| Falling & Flying by 360|- | Chong Lim | Close Your Eyes by Sarah McKenzie |- | Lachlan Mitchell | Prisoner by The Jezabels |- | Lanie Lane | To the Horses by Lanie Lane |- | Virginia Read | The Good, the Bad and the Awkward by Sally Whitwell |- |rowspan="6" align="center" | 2013|- style="background:#FAEB86" | Harley Streten aka Flume | Flume by Flume|- | Kevin Parker | Lonerism by Tame Impala |- | Luke Steele, Nick Littlemore, Peter Mayes, Jonathan Sloan | Ice on the Dune by Empire of the Sun |- | Virginia Read | All Imperfect Things by Sally Whitwell |- | Wayne Connolly, Boy & Bear | Harlequin Dream by Boy & Bear |- |rowspan="6" align="center" | 2014|- style="background:#FAEB86" | Nicholas Murphy aka Chet Faker | Built on Glass by Chet Faker|- | Alex JL Hiew and SLUMS | TRXYE by Troye Sivan |- | Nicholas Wilson, Dann Hume | Land of Pleasure by Sticky Fingers |- | Stuart Stuart | Bombs Away by Sheppard |- | Virginia Read | Gershwin: Take Two by Simon Tedeschi, James Morrison, Sarah McKenzie |- |rowspan="6" align="center" | 2015|- style="background:#FAEB86" | Kevin Parker| Currents by Tame Impala|- | Daniel Johns, Damn Moroda | Talk by Daniel Johns |- | Garth Porter | Spirit of the Anzacs by Lee Kernaghan |- | Luke Dubber, Angus Stuart | Dark Night Sweet Light by Hermitude |- | Nick DiDia | Beautiful You by The Waifs |- |rowspan="6" align="center" | 2016|- style="background:#FAEB86" | Harley Streten| Skin by Flume|- | M-Phazes | "Papercuts" (featuring Vera Blue) by Illy |- | Tony Buchen