Running Touch

Matthew Victor Kopp, who performs as Running Touch, is an Australian singer, songwriter and record producer.[2][3] In addition to his eponymous solo project, he was the founding guitarist of Australian nu metal band, Ocean Grove in 2010, and since 2014 he is a studio-only member. He appears on both their albums, The Rhapsody Tapes (February 2017) and Flip Phone Fantasy (March 2020). He also contributed written material for Adult Art Club.

Running Touch
Birth nameMatthew Victor Kopp
OriginMelbourne, Australia
Genres
Occupation(s)
Instruments
  • Vocals
  • guitar
Years active2010–present
LabelsIsland[1]
Associated actsOcean Grove
Websiterunningtouch.com

Running Touch's debut extended play, A Body Slow, was issued in April 2017 via Island Records Australia/Universal Music Australia, which peaked at No. 31 on the ARIA Digital Albums Chart and No. 1 on the related Hitseekers Albums Chart.[4] Kopp explained to Benjamin Potter of Beat magazine, his use of a pseudonym, "at the start it was all about a personal decision – I didn't want the project to be based on... what I look like, who I am, my past... I didn't think Running Touch was going to be so successful."[5] His single, "My Hands" (July 2018), which reached No. 12 on the ARIA Club Tracks Chart,[6] was certified gold by ARIA for shipment of 35000 units in Australia, in August 2019.[7]

In November 2018 he was featured on the single, "Better Together", by Hayden James. The track reached No. 63 on the ARIA Singles Chart,[8][9] placed number 78 in that year's Triple J Hottest 100. At the APRA Music Awards of 2020 Running Touch (as Matthew Kopp) won Most Performed Dance Work of the Year for "Better Together", which he co-wrote with James, Jack Glass and Cassian Stewart-Kasimba.[10]

Discography

Extended Plays
Title Details
A Body Slow
  • Released: 31 May 2017
  • Label: Running Touch, Universal Music Australia (5715356)
  • Format: digital download, media streaming

As lead artist
Year Title Accreditations Album
2015 "This Is Just To Say" non-album singles
2016 "What's Best for You"[11]
"Post Modern"[12]
"Courtesy Of"[13] A Body Slow
"Aubrey"(featuring Ira Horace)[13]
2017 "Lovely"[14]
"Levitate (It's All Too Perfect)"[15] non-album singles
"Equaliser"(featuring I.H)[16]
2018 "My Hands"[17]
2019 "When I'm Around You"[18]
"Make Your Move"[19]
2020 "Meet Me"[20]
"Signs"[21]
2021 "Juno"[22]
Year Title Accreditations Album
2017 "Thunderdome"
(with Ocean Grove)[23]		 The Rhapsody Tapes
2018 "05 Gwen"
(with Adult Art Club)[24]		 non-album single
"I Give It to You"
(with Verboten Berlin)[25]		 non-album single
"Better Together"
(with Hayden James)
  • ARIA: Gold
 Better Together

Awards

APRA Awards

The APRA Awards are held in Australia and New Zealand by the Australasian Performing Right Association to recognise songwriting skills, sales and airplay performance by its members annually. Running Touch has been nominated for one award (with Hayden James).[26][27]

Year Nominee / work Award Result
2020 "Better Together" (with Hayden James) Most Performed Dance Work of the Year Won

References
  1. "Artists Running Touch". IslandRecordsAustralia.com.
  2. "'Aubrey' at APRA search engine". APRA AMCOS (Australasian Performing Right Association, Australasian Mechanical Copyright Owners Society). Retrieved 23 June 2020. Note: For additional work user may have to select 'Search again' and then 'Enter a title:' &/or 'Performer:'
  3. "Running Touch". Triplejunearthed.com.
  4. Wallace, Ian (10 April 2017). "Week Commencing ~ 10th April 2017 ~ Issue #1415" (PDF). The ARIA Report. Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) (1415): 10, 21. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 April 2017. Retrieved 1 September 2020.
  5. Potter, Benjamin (5 April 2017). "Running Touch". Beat. p. 33. Retrieved 12 September 2020. Matthew Kopp better known as Running Touch...
  6. Wallace, Ian (8 October 2018). "Week Commencing ~ 8th October 2018 ~ Issue #1493" (PDF). The ARIA Report. Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) (1493): 20. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 October 2018. Retrieved 16 September 2020.
  7. "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2019 Singles". Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA). Retrieved 16 September 2020.
  8. "ARIA Chart Watch #509". auspOp. 26 January 2019. Retrieved 13 June 2019.
  9. Newstead, Al (2 November 2019). "Hayden James New Single Better Together Running Touch". Abc.net.au. Retrieved 13 June 2019.
  10. Challenor, Jack (25 May 2020). "Aussie music shines despite 'tech issues' at APRA Music Awards". The Music Network. Retrieved 1 September 2020.
  11. "What's Best for You - single". iTunes Australia. 14 January 2016. Retrieved 8 February 2020.
  12. "Post Modern - single". iTunes Australia. 14 January 2016. Retrieved 8 February 2020.
  13. "Running Touch's new single, Aubrey, is further proof he's destined for greatness". Pilerats. 2016. Retrieved 8 February 2020.
  14. "Running Touch confirms his status as Australia's best with new single, Lovely". pilerats. February 2017. Retrieved 8 February 2020.
  15. "Levitate (It's All Too Perfect) - single". iTunes Australia. 1 July 2017. Retrieved 8 February 2020.
  16. "Equaliser - single". iTunes Australia. 1 July 2017. Retrieved 8 February 2020.
  17. "My Hands - single". iTunes Australia. 12 July 2018. Retrieved 8 February 2020.
  18. "When I'm Around You - single". iTunes Australia. 8 February 2019. Retrieved 8 February 2020.
  19. "Make Your Move - single". iTunes Australia. 30 May 2019. Retrieved 8 February 2020.
  20. "Running Touch releases new single "Meet Me"". NME. 10 April 2020. Retrieved 10 April 2020.
  21. "Singles to Radio 14 August 2020". The Music Network. 14 August 2020. Retrieved 14 August 2020.
  22. "Juno - single". Apple Music. 15 January 2021. Retrieved 15 January 2021.
  23. "Ocean Grove drop new single "Thumderdome" featuring Running Touch". unfdcentral. 13 March 2017. Retrieved 8 February 2020.
  24. "05 Gwen - single". iTunes Australia. 27 June 2018. Retrieved 8 February 2020.
  25. "I Give It to You single". iTunes Australia. 31 August 2018. Retrieved 8 February 2020.
  26. "Tones and I Leads Nominations for 2020 Virtual APRA Awards". Noise11. 7 April 2020. Retrieved 11 April 2020.
  27. "2020 Awards". APRA. 7 April 2020. Retrieved 11 April 2020.
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