Christian Benson, known professionally as Luude, is an Australian drum and bass producer. He is best known for his 2021 cover of "Down Under".
He is also half of Australian electronic duo Choomba.
Life and career Christian Benson was born in Tasmania, Australia, the son of a guitar shredder, Mark. After high school, he relocated to Perth, Western Australia after being inspired by an Avicii YouTube clip encouraged him to try producing.
Luude released his first single in December 2015.
On 3 September 2021, Luude released the EP 6AM.
In 2021, Luude remixed Men at Work's "Down Under" as a drum and bass track. Men at Work's lead singer Colin Hay re-recorded the vocal for the track's official release in November 2021, on the Sweat It Out label. The record made the top ten in Australia and in the United Kingdom and was number one in New Zealand, where by 6 February 2022, it had spent four weeks at the top, twice as many weeks as the original did in 1982.
Discography EPs Title Details 6AM Released: 3 September 2021 Label: Sweat It Out, Warner Music Australia Format: digital download, streaming
Singles Title Year Chart peak positions Certifications AlbumAUSPeaks in Australia: "Down Under": "Big City Life": NZUK "Big City Life": "Oh My": "Coco Butter" 2015 — — —rowspan="9" "Right Now" 2016 — — — "Sooo" — — — "La De Da" 2017 — — — "Don't Leave Me" — — — "Paradise" — — — "Sink or Swim" 2018 — — — "Hurricane" 2019 — — — "Lava Lamp" — — — "Luudooskins" 2021 — — — 6AM "Wanna Stay" — — — "Down Under" 10 1 5 ARIA: 4× Platinum BPI: 2× Platinum RMNZ: 5× Platinum rowspan="10" "Big City Life" 2022 55 2 8 ARIA: 2× Platinum BPI: Platinum RMNZ: 2× Platinum "Oh My" 2023 — — 98 BPI: Silver "TMO (Turn Me On)" — — 42 BPI: Silver "Pachamama" 2024 — — — RMNZ: Gold "Fun in the Sun" — — — "96" — — — "Darlin'" 2025 — — — "Never Adds Up" 2026 — — — "Ya Mind" — — — "All We Do Is Dance" — — —
Awards and nominations ARIA Music Awards The ARIA Music Awards is an annual awards ceremony that recognises excellence, innovation, and achievement across all genres of Australian music. They commenced in 1987.
! |- | rowspan="4"| 2022 | rowspan="3"| "Down Under" (featuring Colin Hay) | Michael Gudinski Breakthrough Artist | | rowspan="4"| |- | Best Dance/Electronic Release
| Song of the Year
| "Down Under" (featuring Colin Hay) (Luude, Peter Hume) | Best Video
| 2023 | "Big City Life" (with Mattafix) | Song of the Year
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