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John Oliver, composer, guitarist
Vancouver, BC, CA        Classical / Experimental / Minimal

Bio

Welcome! I write music to intensify the experience of our common humanity. I am classically-trained and write music that might be called "contemporary classical," although sometimes "post-minimal" or "post-modern/post avant-garde" might a better way to describe it. My music typically deals with serious issues, philosophical, moral, spiritual, and existential, and ranges from the dramatic to lyric, ecstatic to placid, tragic to humourous, and can be playful or frightening, cathartic and restor...

Songs

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Dust (excerpt)
John Oliver, composer, guitarist
Dust (excerpt)
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Fantasie No. 1 from Hot Tempere...
John Oliver, composer, guitarist
Fantasie No. 1 from Hot Tempered Clavier
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Monkey Running (demo)
John Oliver, composer, guitarist
Monkey Running (demo)
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Give Us Peace (excerpt)
John Oliver, composer, guitarist
Give Us Peace (excerpt)
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Just Inference (excerpt)
John Oliver, composer, guitarist
Just Inference (excerpt)
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Five-ring Concerto - 1 - Curling ...
John Oliver, composer, guitarist
Five-ring Concerto - 1 - Curling excerpt

Comments

Sills & Smith
Sills & Smith: This is experimental music, at times harrowing and jarring but always human and captivating. Dense, profound soundscapes that leave me awe-struck. Frank Smith  Oct 14
Dale Harris
Dale Harris: John, your Dust composition is fantastic and somehow reminds me of those textures that I love in Alban Berg's Four Pieces for Clarinet and Piano and also his Chamber Concerto!!  Oct 08
Bill Wren and Frank Ralls Music
Bill Wren and Frank Ralls Music: I'm still captivated by your magnificent music. True talent!  Jul 27
PROMIZE™
PROMIZE™: Awesome music my friend! Good luck on RN!  Jul 24
Enoch. Arcane
Enoch. Arcane: Magnificent...Originality...Amazing Work! Best REGARD! Sean  Jul 24
Bill Wren and Frank Ralls Music
Bill Wren and Frank Ralls Music: This is some of the most unique music I'v heard in a while. The playfulness comes out in so many suprising ways. wishing you the best in your up-comming performance. Bill Wren  May 02
Francisco Vítola
Francisco Vítola: Evokes strange objects and places. Very good!  Mar 01
PRESTIGIOUZ CONSULTING & MANAGEMENT ™
PRESTIGIOUZ CONSULTING & ...: LOVING THE DRIVE, THE HUNGER, THE PASSION!!! KEEP PUSHING AND ALL YOUR GOALS WILL BE MET... FOLLOW ME @ http://www.twitter.com/Prest1giouz THANK YOU  Feb 17
Eric Lemieux - Composer
Eric Lemieux - Composer: Hello John! Keep on creating great sounds scape. All the Best! Eric  Feb 07
Paul Chantrill
Paul Chantrill: Very thoughtful and dedicted approach to music you have John. I have much respect for what you are doing. Cheers Paul  Jan 26

Chart Position

Classical charts
for Vancouver, BC, CA.

Artist Stats

Fans: 4,810
Song Plays: 4,707
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