Andrew Grimes

Andrew Grimes is a musician, producer, composer and recording engineer based in Nhulunbuy, Northern Territory. He is the co-founder of Aris & Grimes, a music and film production company delivering creative services across East Arnhem Land.

Andrew has worked extensively with Yolŋu artists and communities, including as a senior producer at ARDS/Yolŋu Radio from 2015–2019.

He is a founding member of the Andrew Gurruwiwi Band.

Andrew has coordinated Production and Programming for numerous festivals and events in the East Arnhem Region and is key orginiser and founder of East Arnhem Live.

His work spans music production, composition, film production, location sound, and event coordination. Andrew’s compositions and sound design have featured in major film, broadcast, and live performance contexts, including national festivals and the Sydney Opera House

STUDIO ALBUMS || Some notable studio albums that Andrew has produced include;

- 2024 Andrew Gurruwiwi Band’s “Sing Your Own Song” Co-Produced alongside Julian BelBachir.

- 2021 Yirrmal’s debut album, Associate Producer alongside Andrew Farris from INXS.

- 2019 Bärra West Wind album ‘Djoŋgirriny’ Co-Produced alongside Stu Kellaway from Yothu Yindi.

- 2018 ‘Buku-waṯhunawuy Niniŋgu Rom: Ancient Languages New Sounds’ Produced alongside Andrew Gurruwiwi for ARDS Aboriginal Corporation

- 2017 Bärra West Wind’s “Gälpu Yothu

NOTABLE ORIGINAL SCORE & SOUND DESIGN

- 2025 “Gumurr-ḏäl” (15 minutes) Short Film Directed by Will Porter and Andrew Gurruwiwi for ARDS

Aboriginal Corporation, Premiered at 2025 Darwin Film Festival (Composer/Sound Design)

- 2024 “One Heart, One Mind” (1 hour 22 minutes) Feature Documentary Directed by Larrisa Behrendt.

Broadcast on SBS, Premiered at 2024 Adelaide Film Festival (Composer/Music Supervisor)

- 2024 “Songspirals” (40 minutes) - Contemporary dance show directed by Rosealee Pearson (Composer/

Sound Design)