OLIVER SEAN MUSIC PROFILE LATEST NEWS: ? So Good (Single) certified platinum ? So Good featured album @ Virgin Mega Stores ME ? Movies hits the Vh1 Top 10 Charts ? So Good hits Vh1 Hit Factory ? So Good hits No. 2 on International music charts Asia/ME ? Alone hits Vh1 Hit list & Vh1 Gold - 1st June 2012 ? Oliver Sean 'Vh1 Specials' - 7th June 2012 ? TGIRF Feature story & Rockumentary - 20th July 2012
LATEST NEWS:
? So Good (Single) certified platinum
? So Good featured album @ Virgin Mega Stores ME
? Movies hits the Vh1 Top 10 Charts
? So Good hits Vh1 Hit Factory
? So Good hits No. 2 on International music charts Asia/ME
? Alone hits Vh1 Hit list & Vh1 Gold - 1st June 2012
? Oliver Sean 'Vh1 Specials' - 7th June 2012
? TGIRF Feature story & Rockumentary - 20th July 2012
? ALL I REMEMBER - The brand new single by Oliver Sean to be released worldwide on 11th August 2012
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BIOGRAPHY
Oliver Sean is a singer, songwriter. Sean is Portuguese / Italian and 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 W.O.A. Records was birthed in 1999 with his single There She Is Again.
Oliver Sean's media clippings have formed a career of their own. Since his career launched in his teens, Sean's press clippings exceed several hundred features, snippets, and reviews in significant print and broadcast mediums. His brand of music is known for its pop influence with contemporary undertones.
Oliver Sean's eclectic global style is the trademark for his brand. Oliver Sean is a Voting member for the prestigious Grammy Awards and a member of The Recording Academy
Oliver Sean is a self-taught musician. He plays guitar, bass, keyboards and drums. However, it is his distinctive percussive guitar style and unmistakable voice, which is his footprint on the music industry. Unlike the package products of today's trendy music culture, Sean writes and composes all of his music. His distinctive voice is just one of his many assets defining him as a pillar in the music community. He is also involved with writing music for the French Government, producing music for other artists, and working on various film projects.
Sean's last album 'So Good' was released on 11th April 2011 and had several hits including a platinum certified single, a Vh1 Top 10 spot, Grammy nomination consideration in 9 categories and a Vh1 Specials documentary on the artist after the success of his 3rd music video and single 'Alone' from the 'So Good' album (Vh1 Hit factory and Vh1 Gold Listing). The single 'So Good' also hit a No.2 spot on the AA International chart listing for International music in Asia/Middle East.
Oliver Sean's new single 'All I Remember' is scheduled for a release on August 11th 2012.
www.oliversean.com
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PRESS RELEASE
(Various versions published on The Portugal News | The Times Of India | Gulf News | Khaleej Times | The Independent | DNA | Hindustan Times | The Hindu | Deccan Chronicle and other major publications)
PLATINUM SELLING ROCK ARTIST IS ?SO GOOD?
Oliver Sean debuts his U.S. media junket to promote the release of his latest single & music video ?Alone' from his platinum selling album, So Good.
April 28, 2012 Internationally acclaimed musician, Oliver Sean, is taking his brand of popular music global. Already recognized alongside names like John Mayer, Kylie Minogue and Ashanti, Sean has committed to a world-wide tour through W.O.A. Records, with a U.S. and International focused media campaign.
Oliver Sean's name in music is synonymous with success. His mainstream, media viable, sound is popular midst the rock, pop, and adult contemporary audiences. Oliver Sean's work has been certified Platinum and his persona seems to be ever growing.
On April 11th 2011, Oliver Sean continued his trend of success by contributing his latest album, So Good, to the international music industry. The album is a decadent tribute to the artist's daring lyrics complimented by audacious acoustic guitars. The launch led to the release of two music videos from the album with the single and video ?Movies' hitting the Vh1 Top 10 charts on June 2011 and the platinum selling single title track and music video ?So Good' getting on the Hit List of Vh1/MTV in Asia in December of 2011.
So Good offers subtle global appeal while packaged by a heartthrob in singer/songwriter Oliver Sean. The single ?So Good? had over 2.4 million downloads in just three days in the disc's preview stage. The title track also obtained play on over four hundred and fifty U.S. based FM radio stations and over 1500 International stations around the world, including a No.1 slot on the OTC charts in the UK.
His acoustic 'LIVE' version of ?Movies' (Oliver Sean's Vh1 Top 10 Hit) is just one of many Oliver Sean videos to obtain airplay on VH1/MTV, Dubai One, MBC and other channels across Asia and the Middle East, including special unplugged shows and Live TV Concerts on Dubai One, MBC, Zee, B4U and Sky/Granada TV. The International channel Vh1/MTV also had a nationwide Oliver Sean Contest across the region during the launch of the So Good album and the So Good Tour across the Hard Rock Cafe's in Asia/Middle East. The channel will also be premiering the artist's third music video and single from the album to be released in May/June of 2012 along with a special documentary launching the single titled ?Alone' to coincide with the Europe/US leg of the ?So Good Tour' after the tremendous success of the tour in India and Dubai
Oliver Sean's background far exceeds the dime a dozen acts currently flooding the independent market. Sean is fully supported by the highly respected W.O.A. Records. His background as an artist includes holding a top ten spot on MTV's international charts, being nominated for album of the year, being named as one of the top forty-four global successes in music ? while sharing print space with Michelle Branch, Robbie Williams, John Mayer and others, and hosting distribution deals with Times Music and BMG. In addition, Oliver Sean's work has been commissioned by the French Government for use in the country's global tourism campaign for the MASSIF region.
The media doesn't act as a smokescreen for Oliver Sean. There are plenty of other artists who rely on heavy media spin to allow room for their lack of talent. His media viability mixed with his true ability to write and perform music is already generating buzz around So Good.
E+, Gulf News is singing the album's praises. Stuff Magazine said ?Oliver Sean's a name to look out for. His single ?So Good', the title track of the full-length album, managed to garner 350,000 plays and downloads within two hours of being made available as a free download?, Elle Magazine says ?We are digging Oliver Sean's new album?, Rolling Stone defined Oliver Sean's new album as ?Oliver Sean's new album sounds like the Eagles have hired Jack Johnson for lessons on chill?.
As Oliver Sean gears up for the Europe/US leg of his ?So Good Tour', he joins the ranks of Grammy nominees with the ?So Good' album being up for nomination consideration in 9 categories for the 54th grammy awards in 2011.
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A review copy of So Good, live show media credentials, and an interview with Oliver Sean are available to qualified media upon request.
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Media Contact: Irene Sequeira, W.O.A International, woa@woarecords.com / +91-9326126670 (Goa) / +97150 - 3569062 (Dubai) / +1-303-379-6425 (USA)
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Discography
There She Is Again (Single) - 1999
I Like It (Album) - 2002
I Like It (Major Label Re-Release) - 2003
Libran Mind (Film Score) - 2004
Darna Chod Do (Album) - 2006
Christmas Time (Single) - 2007
Cutting Chai (Film Soundtrack) - 2008
Goa Chillout Zone Vol.1 (InternationaL Compilation) - 2009
So Good (Single) - 2010
So Good - The Album (Album) - 2011
All I Remember (Single) - 2012