Education and early work: first APRA award After studying
fine art at the
Victorian College of the Arts, Skubiszewski worked as a sound engineer and producer at
Sing Sing Studio, whilst also writing and producing in his own right. In 1999 at the age of 18, Skubiszewski collaborated with his father Cezary to compose the score for
Two Hands starring
Heath Ledger, which won the
APRA award for Best Film Score.
2000-2010: Gold records, ARIA Award, number one records, Screen Music Awards, and AIR nominations Throughout the 2000s, Skubiszewski began to gain widespread recognition as a songwriter, producer and performing musician, securing awards and nominations at
APRA,
AIR and
ARIA for songwriting and production work with
Illy,
Phrase,
The Cat Empire and
Daniel Merriweather, as well as his own band
Jackson Jackson, a joint project with
Harry James Angus that secured an ARIA nomination for Best Urban Album in 2007. In 2007, Skubiszewski worked with British producer
Mark Ronson as an engineer on Ronson's album
Stop Me, which reached number 2 in the UK singles charts. He also produced his first
Gold Record for the
Cat Empire. During this period, Skubiszewski continued collaborated on film and television projects with Cezary, including film and television hits such as
Bran Nue Dae,
Hating Alison Ashley,
Book of Revelation,
Serangoon Road (which won the APRA award for Best Music for a Television Series or Serial) and
Carla Cametti PD (which was nominated for Best Television Theme).
2011-2020: Multiple number one records and gold discs, Screen Music Awards, ARIA Awards Skubiszewski's status as one of Australia's top producers was consolidated by a stream of awards, nominations, number one hits, gold records and critical acclaim throughout the 2010s. Some key milestones were: • At the
2014 ARIA awards, Skubiszewski was recognised for producing the
ARIA-award winning record
Flesh & Blood by
John Butler Trio. The album debuted and peaked at number 2 on the
ARIA Albums Chart and was certified gold. • In 2014, Skubiszewski co-wrote and produced the single "On and On" on
Cinematic with
Illy, which was nominated for Best Urban Album at the ARIA awards and which garnered critical and commercial success upon release, debuting at number four on the Australian ARIA Albums Chart. • The same year, Skubiszewski and father Cezary won the
APRA Screen Music Award for
Serangoon Road in the Best Music for a Television Series category. • In 2016 '
Rising With The Sun' by
The Cat Empire, produced and recorded by Skubiszewski, debuted at number one on the ARIA and AIR charts in Australia, staying in the AIR top 20 for 21 weeks. • In 2017, Skubiszewski's production on
Dan Sultan's record
Killer, was recognised when the album was nominated for three ARIA awards and met with widespread critical acclaim, specifically for Skubiszewski's production, including four stars from
Rolling Stone. • In 2018 Skubiszewski won the
APRA 2018 Screen Music Awards for the score of
Picnic at Hanging Rock (another collaboration with father Cezary) • In 2018,
John Butler's record '
Home', which Skubiszewski produced, debuted at number one on the Australian charts. • In 2018,
Little J and Big Cuz (an Indigenous children's television, which Skubiszewski wrote the music for with his father Cezary) won the
Logie Award for Most Outstanding Children's Program. The program featured Indigenous Australian stars such as
Deborah Mailman,
Miranda Tapsell, and
Aaron Fa’oaso. •
Killer Under a Blood Moon, (produced and recorded by Skubiszewski) was nominated for two
ARIA awards in 2018 - a collaboration between
Dan Sultan,
Gang of Youths' David Le'aupepe,
AB Original,
Camp Cope and
Meg Mac. It debuted at number 5 on the ARIA Albums Chart. •
Nali and Friends, a children's record released by
ABC Music by Dan Sultan which Skubiszewski produced, won the 2019 ARIA award for Best Children's record after it debuted at number one on the children's chart, beating
The Wiggles, and at number 22 on the ARIA chart.
2020-present • In 2021, Jan won the Screen Music Awards, Australia for Best Television Theme for
Halifax: Retribution. • In 2022
Little J and Big Cuz (an Indigenous children's television, which Skubiszewski wrote the music for with his father Cezary) won its second
Logie Award for Most Outstanding Children's Program. • In 2022, Jan composed the score for the documentary In the Water Behind the Lens • In 2023, Jan composed the music for season 4 of
Little J and Big Cuz • In 2024, Skubiszewski composed the score for
High Country season 1.
High Country premiered on 19 March 2024 on
Foxtel-on-demand service,
Binge, followed by a television screening on Foxtel's
Showcase. • Skubiszewski won the APRA award for Best Music for a Television Drama for
High Country • In 2025, Skubiszewski composed the score for Playing Gracie Darling, distributed by
Paramount+ in Australia and
Sony Pictures Television worldwide.
Red Moon Studios In June 2017, Skubiszewski and his wife opened Red Moon Studios, formerly
The Stables, a music production studio in the
Macedon Ranges specialising in high-end record production and film composition. == Personal life ==