Oliver Sean
Introduction:
Oliver Sean burst into the International Music Industry in 2003 with his self produced debut album I Like It (Times Music/WOA Records) - A blend of Adult Contemporary & World Music where he fuses mainstream pop/rock with Indian Tablas.
Oliver made history when the album I Like It was nominated for Best International Album of the Year (AVMax Awards) along with Robbie Williams, Kylie Minogue, John Mayer & Third Eye Blind. The Single then Hit No.1 on the World Music Charts and won the International Songwriting Contest held by the Grammy Award Partners Loopwise.
History:
At the age of 8 Oliver mastered the Guitar and was writing and composing by 11. Two years later Oliver mastered various other instruments and was awarded the Scholarship for Most Outstanding Student in Music, the first of his many musical achievements.
After being called a prodigy by newspapers and critics around the country and having played with various local bands, he moved to Dubai and pursued his MBA. During this time Oliver Sean started his independent record label WOA Records & released his first Single There She is Again, a critically acclaimed song that received extensive radio airplay in the Middle East & U.K. The rest as they say is History!
Oliver's greatest influence and support has been his Mother ' Wanda Alvares' who has backed him up and managed his career. She now manages Oliver Sean's business affairs in the music industry.
Latest News:
The Oliver Sean Band has been extensively touring and promoting his music. Their last televised concert was at the Closing Ceremony of the International Film Festival Of India, where they rocked the 40,000 strong crowd as one organism to the Oliver Sean Sound watch it soon on Sony Entertainment. You can also catch his Live on Sky TV Concert that is broadcast regularly on the Sky/Granada TV Network. And definitely not to be missed is his unique 70s style music video I Like It which airs on MTV, Channel V etc
Oliver has been invited to perform at various high profile Music Festivals and Events across the world, including the Dubai Shopping Festival this year. This year the band is scheduled to release 2 awesome albums 'Getting Around' & 'Darna Chod Do' these music videos will be playing on all major music channels by june.
Oliver also composed the song for Goa for the Republic Day of India this year which won top honours at the R-Day parade in the capital of India on Jan 26th 2006.
Now known as one of the reigning World Music stars, even the French Government is hooked to Olivers tunes and used his Newest Composition The Libran Mind as their Theme Song for their Tourism Campaign.
One thing is guaranteed You are gonna be tapping your feet and saying I LIKE IT!"
Tell me about your history? How did you get where you are now?
1999 'THERE SHE IS AGAIN' - Single (W.O.A Records)
2001 'SKY TV WORLDWIDE CONCERT' - Television (Sky/Granada TV Network)
2002 'MTV VJ' - Television (MTV Asia Networks)
2003 'I LIKE IT' - Album (Times Music/W.O.A Records)
2003 'I LIKE IT' - Video (W.O.A Records/Waterfall Studios)
2004 WORLDWIDE TELEVISION BROADCAST 'OLIVER SEAN LIVE IN CONCERT' - T.V (B4U Music)
2004 "DARNA CHOD DO" - Single (Crescendo Music)
2004 'ROOP TERA MASTANA' - Single (Crescendo Music)
2005 'I LIKE IT - REMIXED' (Goan Funk Project) - EP (W.O.A Records)
2005 The Libran Mind - Film Score (French Government)
2005 The Goa Song - Background Score
OLIVER SEAN ACCOLADES:
NOMINEE 'INTERNATIONAL ALBUM OFTHE YEAR' - AVMax Awards
ARTIST OF THE MONTH - Times Music
UPCOMING ARTIST OF THE YEAR - Rave Magazine
INVITEE WORLD PEACE MUSIC AWARDS - Hanoi
INVITEE INTERNATIONAL JAZZ FESTIVAL - Montreal
HEADLINED AT THE MICK JAGGER CENTER - United Kingdom
'I LIKE IT' AT No.1 ON WORLD/FUSION CHARTS - Numberonemusic.com
WINNER INTERNATIONAL SONGWRITING CONTEST - Loopwise.com
THEME SONG COMPOSED FOR FRANCE TOURISM CAMPAIGN - French Govt.
HEADLINED AT THE INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL OF INDIA - CLOSING CEREMONY - Goa, India.
REPUBLIC DAY ORIGINAL COMPOSITION WINS TOP HONOURS - Republic Day India, 2006
Have you performed live in front of an audience? Any special memories?
Yes we play live and we love it! Almost every concert we do is special. One of the moments I love to talk about is when we headlined the International FIlm Festival OF India in 2005 - imagine 40,000 people jumping and dancing to the Oliver Sean Sound as one organism - it was amazing (Almost felt like an earthquake)
Your musical influences
Jim Morrison, Dave Mathews Band, Eric Clapton, David Gray, Sting.
What equipment do you use?
Ovation Celebrity Deluxe Guitars, Fender Duo Sonic and Stratocaster Guitars, Fender Jazz Bass, Latin & Indian Percusions, VS 1680 (As a mixer), Protools, KSM 32 Mics & SM58 Mics and loads of software.
Anything else?
My dog Buddy is the main guy in the band - without him in my studio we wouldnt have such great studio sessions and rehearsals :-)
