Instupendo

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Instupendo
Instupendo in 2016
Instupendo in 2016
Background information
Born
Aidan Penn Peterson
Websitewww.instupendo.com

Aidan Penn Peterson,[1] professionally known as Instupendo, is an American music producer, composer and recording artist working primarily in electronic, experimental pop, art pop, electro pop and ambient genres. He has released numerous albums and EPs and collaborated with artists such as Rostam, Benny Sings, and Teen Daze. He was also nominated for the Best Engineered Album at the 2023 Grammy Awards.

Biography

Raised in Philadelphia, Peterson began his music career releasing tracks on SoundCloud, including the singles "Six Forty Seven" and "Long Live."[2][3] He followed by releasing multiple EPs and collaborated with artists including Roy Blair, Maxwell Young, Lontalius[4][5] Rostam, Benny Sings, and Teen Daze prior to the release of his first album, Love Power A-to-Z in 2021.[6]

Peterson was featured on the track "50-50" on the 2019 Toro y Moi album Outer Peace,[7] which peaked at No. 13 on the Top Alternative Albums.[8] In 2023, his song "Comfort Chain" was used by Jvke in the song "This Is What Heartbreak Feels Like."[9] The same year he was nominated for Best Engineered Album at the 65th Annual Grammy Awards for his work on the BAYNK album Adolescence.[10] He collaborated again with BAYNK in 2024 for the single "Grin,"[11] a song that made the top 30 Aotearoa Music Global Impact List.[12]

In 2025, Peterson released Ripstupendo, a collaborative album with the production collective Ripsquad.[13]

Discography

Studio albums

List of studio albums with selected details
Title Details
Love Power A-to-Z[14]
  • Released: 2021
  • Label: Self-released
Ripstupendo[13]
  • Released: 2025
  • Label: EPsf-released
  • Collaboration with production collective Ripsquad
List of EPs with selected details
Title Details
An Instupendo Collection
  • Released: 2016
  • Label: Self-released
Friend of a Friend[15]
  • Released: 2017
  • Label: Self-released
Faces I Know (Remixed)[16]
  • Released: 2018
  • Label: Self-released
Faces I Know
  • Released: 2018
  • Label: Self-released
Bbg Remixed:R[4]
  • Released: 2019
  • Label: Self-released
Boys by Girls[17]
  • Released: 2019
  • Label: Self-released

Live albums

List of live albums with selected details
Title Details
Instupendo: Live From The Backrooms (DJ Mix)

Singles

As solo artist

List of singles with selected details
Title Year Peaks Album
US
"Oomph" 2015
"Icarus" 2016 —
"Light Lock"
"Falling"
"Wisp"
"Beauty Unit"
"Six Forty Seven"
"Comfort Chain" 2017
"Cinderella - Alternative Version" (feat Ryan Hemsworth)[17] 2019 —
"Kissout, KO with Ripsquad"[18] 2023
"Gin" with Ripsquad[19] 2025

As producer / composer

List of singles with selected details
Title Year Peaks Certifications Artist
US
"Please You"[20] 2015 Maurice Moore
"Can't Sleep" 2017 — Luke Christopher
"Grow Up"[21] Roy Blair
"Grand Theft Auto" Roy Blair
"How Does It Feel" (feat Cosmo's Midnight)[22] 2021 BAYNK
"This Is What Heartbreak Feels Like" 2022 — * RIAA: Platinum[9] Jvke
"Normal" (feat Emilia Ali) Beau Diako
"Centauri" Rei Brown
"Next Try" Golden Vessel
"Ready, Set, Go" Cedric Madden
"Imperfect" Cedric Madden
"Grin"[11] 2024 BAYNK
List of singles with selected details
Title Year Peaks Artist
US
"50-50"[23] 2019 Toro y Moi
"Get a Life" 2020 — RAC
"Yearbook" (feat Harry Teardrop)[24] James Ivy
"Forget Me Not" MISOGI
"Ribbon Bone [Silk Chaser]"[25] 2021 Oli XL

Remixes

List of singles with selected details
Title Year Peaks Artist
US
"History" 2017 — Cosmos Midnight
"Unusual" (feat MNDR) RAC
"Half-Light"[26] 2018 — Rostam
"Old Home Not Yet Built" 2026 — Kane Parsons
Edo Van Breemen

Awards and nominations

Year Award Category Nominee / work Result Ref.
2023 65th Annual Grammy Awards Best Engineered Album "Adolescence" (BAYNK) Nominated [10]

References

  1. "ALONE TIME". ascap.com. American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers. Retrieved June 3, 2026.
  2. Price, Joe. "10 Artists Winning on SoundCloud in 2017". Complex.
  3. Foster, Lucas (26 September 2017). "I Guess I Want to Do it All but More and Better": An Interview with Instupendo". Passion of the Weiss.
  4. Riddell, Rose (20 January 2020). "2020 Must-Know - Instupendo". Coup de Main.
  5. Renshaw, David. "Instupendo's "Antidote" is an electro-pop banger for introverts". Fader.
  6. Cush, Andy. "Hear Rostam's Half-Light Remix EP". Spin.
  7. Burks, Tosten. "Stream Toro y Moi's New Album Outer Peace". Spin Magazine.
  8. "Toro y Moi chart history". Billboard.
  9. "American certifications – Jvke". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved April 11, 2024.
  10. "Complete Winners List". Grammy Awards.
  11. Rebalkin, Ethan. "BAYNK Is Exploring New Territories". Northern Transmissions.
  12. Lochrie, Connor. "Kimbra, Lorde, Balu Brigada & More Make Spotify's Aotearoa Music Global Impact List". Rolling Stone.
  13. Darville, Jordan. "How Instupendo and Ripsquad teamed up to deconstruct pop". The Fader. Retrieved 26 August 2025.
  14. Gomez, Jade. "10 New Albums to Stream Today". Paste Magazine.
  15. Price, Joe. "Listen to Philly Producer Instupendo's Debut EP 'Friend of a Friend'". Complex.
  16. Armour, Elliott. "instupendo – 'Faces I Know EP' Review". Acid Stag.
  17. Moore, Jacob. "Best New Artists of the Month (June)". Complex.
  18. Oliver, Will (11 January 2024). "Instupendo x Ripsquad – "KO"". We All Want Someone to Shout For.
  19. Instupendo (2025-02-11). Instupendo & Ripsquad - Gin (Official Video). Retrieved 2025-02-16 – via YouTube.
  20. Webster, McKenzii (25 August 2016). "Maurice Moore continues to "Please You" with new single [Premiere]". Earmilk.
  21. Riddell, Rose (20 January 2020). "Interview: 2020 Must-Know - Instupendo". Coupe de Main.
  22. Hartung, Silke. "Ex Pat Files BAYNK". NZ Musician.
  23. Gottsegen, Will. "Listen to Toro Y Moi's New Album Outer Peace". Spin.
  24. Graves, Shahlin (13 August 2020). "Introducing: James Ivy + his new song 'Yearbook'". Coup de Main.
  25. Maicki, Salvatore. "10 songs you need in your life this week". Fader.
  26. Cush, Andy. "Hear Rostam's Half-Light Remix EP". Spin.