Vaughn Oliver

Vaughn Richard Oliver is a Canadian record producer, sound designer, disc jockey (DJ), and audio engineer. He is one half of the musical duo Oliver with fellow disc jockey Oliver Goldstein.

Career

Vaughn Richard Oliver (also known as U-Tern), originally from Canada, was a hip-hop and scratch DJ in the 1990s. Vaughn Oliver, upon moving to Vancouver, started DJing in clubs and radio shows, while Goldstein played in bands and made beats in the studio. While living separately by distance, Vaughn and Oliver Goldstein communicated by Skype and produced music by sending each other parts via the internet.

Vaughn launched his duo's debut studio album, titled '' Full Circle'', which featured collaborations with Chromeo, MNDR, Sam Sparro, De La Soul and Yelle, was released via Interscope Records on August 25, 2017, alongside singles titled "Heart Attack" featuring De La Soul, "Electrify" and "Chemicals". The song "Electrify" has received over 1.8 million streams on Spotify and was included in the official soundtrack of EA Sports' FIFA 17.

In the years before 2014, Vaughn released the extended plays titled ''Dirty Talk'' (2012), ''Mechanical'' (2013) and ''Light Years Away'' (2014). In an interview, Vaughn noted his dream collaborations to be Prince, Quincy Jones and Daft Punk.

A remix EP of ''Mechanical'' was released, featuring remixes from Tchami, Dillon Francis, Values and Nom De Strip. Their song "MYB" was featured on Annie Mac's BBC Radio 1 show. Earlier in 2017, they featured on the Leon Else song "The City Don't Care", which was released via What Are We Doing/Interscope Records.

On October 23, 2019, Vaughn announced on their official Twitter account that no plans were set for any future albums/tours and that they (Goldstein and he) hadn't worked together on music for over a year, citing professional issues. Vaughn intends to sporadically release under the Oliver name, but states that his focus has been on producing and sound engineering for other artists.

After 2019, he made the switch to mainly producing for artists including Latto, Kim Petras, Nicki Minaj, Megan Thee Stallion.

In 2021, Vaughn handled the production of ''Big Energy'', a single by Latto. "Big Energy" has gone 2 x platinum and earned Latto her first top 10 hit on the US Billboard Hot 100, peaking at number three in April 2022. “Big Energy” also reached #1 on U.S. Rhythmic chart and #1 on Top 20.

Vaughn also made contributions to 9 Kim Petras songs from the album "Problematique" and 3 songs from the album "Feed the Beast".

Vaughn Oliver has worked with Nicki Minaj, Megan Thee Stallion, Katy Perry, Latto, Kim Petras, Kylie Minogue, Khalid, Poppy, Slayyyter, Yelle, Remi Wolf, Chromeo, Lu Kala, as a producer and songwriter and frequent collaborators include Dr. Luke, Tobias Wincorn, Jesse St John, Malibu Babie, LunchMoney Lewis, KBeaZy, Ryland Blackinton, Yung Bae, Nico Stadi, Blake Straus and Chloe Angelides.

Artistry

Oliver is established in the producer community through Splice, where his Power Tools sample packs have become one of the platform's most downloaded brands. He has released three main packs with a total of around 3,000 sounds. Vaughn's Power Tools sample packs have been used by producers for artists including Doja Cat, Dua Lipa, SZA, Justin Timberlake, Kygo, Sabrina Carpenter,sabrina carpenter espresso splice loops
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Discography

Studio albums

Extended plays

Singles

Production discography

Remixes

Produced and Co-Written Songs

Co-Written Songs

References

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DJs from Los Angeles
American DJs
American electronic musicians
Living people
Record producers from California
Canadian electronic dance music DJs
Year of birth missing (living people)