The Presets

The Presets are an Australian electronic music duo of Julian Hamilton (vocals, keyboards) and Kim Moyes (drums, keyboards). Formed in 2003 and signed to Modular Records, The Presets released two EPs (Blow Up, Girl and the Sea) in advance of their debut album, Beams, released in 2005 to positive critical response. After two years of touring, including as the Australian support for Daft Punk, the band's 2008 release, Apocalypso, debuted at number one on the ARIA Albums Chart, and went on to win six awards at ARIA Awards 2008, including Album of the Year.In 2009, Hamilton and Moyes won an APRA Award for Songwriters of the Year and another ARIA Award, this time for Best Dance Release for "Talk Like That". They released their third album, Pacifica, in Australia in September 2012. It reached No. 3 on the ARIA Albums Chart. Their fourth album, Hi Viz, was released in June 2018. The Presets are known for their dynamic live shows.

Aside from the Presets' extensive performance work, the duo has remixed tracks for several other artists including Kings of Leon, Silverchair and Lenny Kravitz. The Presets are recognised as key players in the dance music explosion in Australia in the late 2000s.

Latest Articles

News / Music

The Presets, Havana Brown, Mashd N Kutcher + More to Perform At Gold Coast 500

From October 27 to 29, the Gold Coast will come alive with the sounds of seven of Australia’s best live acts.

News / Music

The Chemical Brothers Announce 2024 Australian Tour With The Presets & Anna Lunoe

It comes in support of their fast-approaching tenth album, ‘For That Beautiful Feeling’.

Features / Interviews

The Presets Recall Australia’s Golden Age Of Electronic Music & More

“People are almost starting to fall over the cymbals; they’re that close… The energy just keeps ramping up, and you keep feeding off each other, and you walk away completely soaking wet, maybe, like, half your clothes are off now….”

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The Presets Announce Massive Nationwide 20 Date Tour

Special guests will appear each night, handpicked by The Presets to create a series of one-off events.

Features / Music

Take a trip behind RAKA, Golden Features & The Presets' collab EP

On RAKA, two Australian trailblazers unite for a four-track EP which link together their distinct sounds..

Features / Music

Golden Features and The Presets announce new collab EP RAKA, out soon

The two Australian electronic titans team up, with the first single of the EP out on Friday..

Features / Music

Kim Moyes Of The Presets Is A Big Fan Of Mondegreens

After discovering The Presets have some fresh tunes "on the cook", Bryget Chrisfield discusses the endless mirth of misheard lyrics – from "my tinnie" in 'Martini' and "goats" in 'Ghosts' – with Kim Moyes.

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The Presets, The Rubens & Vera Blue Lead 2019 Snowtunes Festival Line-up

Check out the full line-up below!

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'Festivals Inspired Me To Make Music': Read The Presets' Julian Hamilton's Sydney Rally Speech

"I would like to instead focus on the cultural value and the cultural legacy that these music festivals help create and nurture, and the impact, as a musician, that this cultural legacy has had on me."

News / Music

The Presets Join Melbourne's Zoo Twilights Line-up

The duo have been confirmed to close the 2019 program.

News / Music

Wine Machine Reveals Huge 2019 Line-up

Check out the full bill!

Reviews / Live

Live Review: The Presets, Eves Karydas, Priscilla

"The room was moving as one thriving mess, bodies pulsating rhythmically to the beat."