Oliver Sean

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Oliver Sean is an MTV Europe Music Awards 2012 Nominated International Portuguese Goan Singer / Songwriter / Multi Instrumentalist and Record Producer who thrived in the Goa, Dubai and the UK cultures as they acted as the backdrop to his youth, and the inspiration for his music. His discography with WOA International was birthed in 1999 with his single "There She Is Again" at the age of 16.

Oliver Sean received an MTV Europe Music Awards 2012 Nomination for his Album and Music Video "So Good" in the Best India/Worldwide Act Category

His brand of music is known for its Americana influence with acoustic rock, world and contemporary undertones . AVMax Magazine nominated Oliver Sean's debut album "I like it" for "International Album of the Year" in 2003 along with albums by John Mayer, Robbie Williams, Kylie Minogue and Third Eye Blind. Oliver Sean's eclectic global music style is the trademark for his brand, and is attributed to his mixed Portuguese and Goan Lineage.

A self-taught musician, Oliver Sean is a multi instrumentalist, singer-songwriter and composer. He is a member of the Recording Academy and a Voting Member for the Grammy Awards. He has been selected by the Recording Academy Six times in a row for the Grammy Nomination Ballot List Grammy Awards.

Oliver Sean has been involved with writing music for the French Government for the tourism campaign of the Massif Region, official song for the Goa Floats at the India Republic Day Parade that won the top honours in 2006. As a composer, record producer and filmmaker Oliver Sean's productions have been broadcast on International channels including MTV and Vh1 and has had several No.1 chart listings and Grammy Nomination Listings. Oliver Sean made his debut in film music as a music director when he composed the Soundtrack for a popular Bollywood International film Cutting Chai released in 2012.

Oliver Sean's third studio album 'So Good' (2011) hit the Vh1 Top 10 for his single "Movies" from the album on 4 June 2011, Featured album spot at the Virgin Megastores in Dubai, Grammy nomination consideration in nine categories for the 54th Grammy Awards nomination ballots, a Vh1 Specials feature in India and the MTV Europe Music Awards 2012 nomination in the MTV EMA Best India/Worldwide Act category.

In 2012 Oliver Sean released an Americana single titled "All I Remember" which was released in the US simultaneously announcing his first major US Tour. The music video for "All I Remember" was a featured video on Vh1 India's music channel and went on to hit the No.1 Spot on the Artist Aloud Charts (India Today Group).

Making a foray into holiday music Oliver Sean recorded his version of the Charles Brown hit "Please Come Home for Christmas" in 2013 followed by his Christmas EP ‘Unplugged Christmas’ releasing shortly thereafter.

In February 2015 Oliver Sean released a live and unplugged EP titled Bootleg Recordings Vol.1 dedicated towards animal welfare and followed that up with the Stripped Down Summer Tour across New York, Costa Rica and England.

Going deeper into world and film music in 2017, Oliver Sean recently composed the title track to a Goan (Konkani) feature film titled ‘Devachem Planning’.

The singer's 4th studio album Devil in Blue Jeans was released on the 31st of August 2017 . The album was on the iTunes Bestselling preorders list in the UK and two music videos/singles, New York and First Move, from the album are currently on rotation on Vh1 India/International, 9XO and RTP International.

Devil in Blue Jeans won the Best Rock Album on Dec 15th 2017 awarded by Akademia Awards Los Angeles

Discography

• There She Is Again (Single – WOA Records/W.O.A International) – 1999
• I Like It (LP – WOA Records/W.O.A International) – 2002
• I Like It (Album Re-Release – Times Music/WOA Records/W.O.A International) – 2003
• Libran Mind (Film Score) – 2004
• Darna Chod Do (LP – WOA Records/W.O.A International / Crescendo BMG) – 2007
• Christmas Time (Single – WOA Records/W.O.A International) – 2008
• Goa Chillout Zone Vol.1 (Compilation – WOA Records/W.O.A International) – 2009
• So Good (Single – WOA Records/WOA International) – 2010
• So Good – The Album (LP – WOA Records) – 2011
• NuBreed of the Middle East (Compilation – Daxxar) – 2011
• Cutting Chai (Film Soundtrack – WOA Records/WOA International) – 2012
• All I Remember (Single – WOA Records/WOA International) – 2012
• Christmas Unplugged (LIVE EP – WOA Records/WOA International) – 2012
• (are we) Doing That (Single – WOA Records/WOA International) – 2013
• Please come home for Christmas (Single – WOA Records/WOA International) – 2013
• The Bootleg Recordings Vol.1 (LIVE EP – WOA Records/WOA International) - 2015
• Unplugged Christmas (LIVE EP – WOA Records/WOA International) – 2016
• New York (Single – WOA Records/WOA International) – 2016
• First Move (Single – WOA Records/WOA International) – 2017
• Devachem Planning (Movie Soundtrack/Title Track for Konkani Feature Film Film Score) - 2017
• Decade of Hits (LP/Compilation – WOA Records/WOA International) – 2017
• Devil in Blue Jeans (LP – WOA Records/WOA International) – 2017

Filmography

• I Like It (Oliver Sean), Music Video, Actor / Producer – 2002
• Darna Chod Do (Oliver Sean), Music Video, Actor / Executive Producer – 2007
• Darna Chod Do Remix (Oliver Sean), Music Video, Actor / Executive Producer – 2007
• (Saurabh), Music Video, Executive Producer- 2009
• Peace Remix (Saurabh), Music Video, Executive Producer – 2009
• So Good (Oliver Sean), Music Video, Actor/Producer/Director – 2011
• Movies (Oliver Sean), Music Video, Actor/producer/Director – 2011
• Dichotomy (Kotadama), Music Video, Director – 2011
• Love Song (Jade Steel), Music Video, Director – 2011
• So Naive (Eric Dulle), Music Video, Director – 2011
• Alone (Oliver Sean), Music Video, actor, producer, Director – 2012
• Vh1 Specials – Oliver Sean, Documentary, Director – 2012
• All I Remember (Oliver Sean), Music Video, actor, producer, Director – 2012
• Diacronia (Nagmah), Music Video, Director - 2015
• Necessary Evil (Laura Ainsworth), Music Video, Director - 2015
• Detroit on a Roll (Lorraine Milton), Music Video, Director - 2015
• New York (Oliver Sean), Music Video, Director - 2016
• First Move (Oliver Sean), Music Video Director - 2017

External links

• Official website
• Oliver Sean Band website
• WOA Records Company website

Further reading

• The Hindu article
• "The Portugal News"
• "Indian Express"
• "Times Of India"
• "AVMax"
• "Times Of India"
• "Times Of India"
• "Top40-Charts"
• "Times Of India"
• "Times Of India"
• "Rolling Stone Middle East"
• "Times Of India"
• "The Portugal News"
• "The Gulf News/E+"
• "First Post"
• "Top40-Charts"
• "Times Of India"
• "Whiskey a go-go"
• "Navhind Times"
• "Navhind Times"
• "EventFaqs"
• "'Jaggu Dada' Comes to Town". The Navhind Times. 14 October 2008. Retrieved 15 August 2014.
• "Eventfaqs"
• "Oliver Sean exposes Xiren the con man"