The Presets are recognized as key players in the dance music explosion in Australia in the late 2000s.
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16 Facts About The Presets
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The Presets formed in Sydney in 2003 with Hamilton on vocals, keyboards and production and Moyes on drums, keyboards, production and programming.
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The Presets released their debut album, Beams in Australia on 12 September 2005.
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The Presets played their first shows in the United Kingdom and Europe, opening as special guests for fellow Australian band The Dissociatives as well as two shows of their own in London.
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The Presets kicked off 2006 with their first-ever national Australian festival run, playing in the Boiler Room for the Big Day Out.
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The first half 2006 saw The Presets begin to promote their music more heavily in the UK, Europe and the US.
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In May 2008, the Presets released an EP, single and a remixed edition of "This Boy's in Love", with the song of the same name still being played on the radio before its release.
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The Presets played at the festival Good Vibrations, which made its way around Australia in February 2009.
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The Presets performed at the same festival 6 years prior in 2006.
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The Presets won Best Live Act in the inthemix Awards for 2012 and the single "Ghosts" was awarded Single of the Year in the Rolling Stone Australia Awards.
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The Presets were nominated for Best Live Act in the inthemix Awards for 2013 and in the Triple J Hottest 100 of the last 20 years "My People" was voted in at number 77.
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The Presets were one of 29 Australian artists, which were recognised in the countdown.
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The Presets went on to reiterate that their 2007 single "My People" was inspired by the plight of asylum seekers during the John Howard era.
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The Presets have received seventeen nominations between 2006 and 2018, of which they have won seven.
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