Olga Nunes
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| Birth name | Olga Nunes |
| Born | January 1, 1979 Montreal, Canada |
| Genres | Piano rock, alternative rock, art pop, art rock, baroque pop |
| Occupation(s) | Composer, producer |
| Instrument(s) | Piano |
| Website | www |
Olga Nunes (born January 1, 1979) is a Canadian-born pianist, singer and composer based in San Francisco, California.
Music career
Olga began writing songs in 2005, after being taught the basics of piano by a Buddhist monk, and began playing with her band in Los Angeles soon after.[1]
Her first video of her single "A Dream Of Gardens" was released in 2007, with lyrics by Neil Gaiman. Gaiman also credits Nunes in his crowd-sourcing success.[2]
Nunes also collaborated with Amanda Palmer, designing and curating the “'Who Killed Amanda Palmer “alternate reality game .[3]
In 2009, Olga recorded the xkcd song "Boomdeyada", which she later directed and co-produced as a video with Neil Gaiman, Wil Wheaton, and Cory Doctorow,.[4]
In 2010 Olga launched a project for the forthcoming album LAMP, a series of songs with a fictional story woven around them, told in videos and art installations.[5]
Personal life
Olga was born in Montreal, Canada, to Spanierd and Brazilian parents. Raised in Florida as a teenager, her first experience with music took the form of musical theatre.
Olga is currently living in San Francisco and working towards the release of her next album, LAMP.
Discography
Solo
- Lamp (2013)
- Maps For The Open Road (2009) with Lyrics by Neil Gaiman
- Last Call (2007)
Soundtracks
- 2014 - The Fallow (film) - composer, additional music
Film
- Temple of Art (2016) co-creator (with Allan Amato)
Nunes has also released more than a dozen singles and 20 B-sides, and has contributed original material to independent film soundtracks.
External links
References
- ^ "Olga Nunes Twintterview". the vt blog.
- ^ "Neil Gaiman's The Moon over the Corn Field". Neil Gaiman.
- ^ http://thachr.com/2013/olga-nunes-on-making-transmedia-music/
- ^ "Neil Gaiman, Wil Wheaton Reenact 'XKCD' Strip". Comics alliance. 2010-02-08. Archived from the original on 2013-11-10. Retrieved 2013-11-20.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ "Semi-fictional love stories and music project". boing boing. 2010-11-11. Retrieved 2013-11-20.
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