Olivier Heim

Olivier Heim
Background information
Born United States
Origin Netherlands
Genres 70s soul, Surf, Pop
Occupation(s) Composer, musician
Instruments Vocals, Guitar
Labels Pomaton EMI, Zozaya Records, Lado ABC
Associated acts Très.b, Anthony Chorale
Website olivierheim.com

Olivier Heim is a Dutch songwriter and performer also known as a member of Très.b and as Anthony Chorale. He currently lives and works in Warsaw, Poland.

Born in the US and growing up in Luxembourg, Olivier played in various bands with drummer Thomas Pettit.[1] In 2004 they moved to Denmark together[2] where they formed the band Très.b along with Misia Furtak. In 2012, Olivier also started performing under the stage name Anthony Chorale. Olivier currently works as a solo artist under his own name.

Olivier Heim has performed at festivals such as: Primavera Sound Festival, Reeperbahn Festival, Liverpool Sound City, The Great Escape, Europavox, Tallinn Music Week and MIDEM. He has also played at renowned Polish festivals such as Open'er, Off Festival, Męskie Granie, Coke Live Music Festival and Jarocin Festival. Olivier Heim has shared the stage with acts like Jamie Lidell, The Astroids Galaxy Tour, Hey, Dry the River, TV on the Radio, Spiritualized and Seabear.[3]

Très.b

Très.b was formed in Testrup Hojskole in Denmark in 2004. After living together in Copenhagen, the band moved to Maastricht, the Netherlands. There they recorded their first EP Neon Chameleon (2006) and later their debut LP Scylla & Charybdis (2008), which was recorded by Radek Krzyżanowski (KAMP!).[4] Both records were self-released in the Netherlands. The Other Hand (2010) was Très.b's first official release under license of Pomaton EMI in Poland.[5] It was produced by Olivier Heim and Bartłomiej Kuźniak (Studio 333)[6] and mixed in New York by Victor van Vugt (P.J. Harvey, Nick Cave, Depeche Mode). The album was awarded the Fryderyk Award for "Best Debut of the Year."[7] Their second official release 40 Winks of Courage came out in May 2012. In August 2012, the album's second single entitled Let it Shine (sung by Olivier Heim) reached nr.10 on the Lista Przebojów (top 30) on Radio Trójka.[8] In January 2013, Très.b won the highly acclaimed Paszport Polityki award in the category Pop Music.[9] Très.b disbanded as of 2014, playing their final tour in December 2013.[10]

Solo

In August 2012, Olivier Heim released his debut solo-album entitled The Eternal Now under the name Anthony Chorale. The album was recorded by producer Michał Kupicz and features Karolina Rec on cello.[11] The self-released record is downloadable for free on Bandcamp.[12] In January 2013, Anthony Chorale released an EP entitled Ambitions of the Son.[13] Olivier Heim is joined by Karolina Rec on cello and zither and Thomas Pettit (Très.b) on percussion. Tobiasz Biliński features as backing vocalist on the track Riverside.[14] The album was released on vinyl by the label Zozaya Records.

Olivier's latest album "A Different Life" was released in November 2014 under his own name.[15] The new material was recorded, mixed and produced by Michał Kupicz in Warsaw, mastered in New York by Joe Lambert (Deerhunter, Toro Y Moi, The National) and released by Lado ABC and Zozaya Records.[16][17] The album has received very positive reviews,[18] with the first single "Ocean" reaching nr.6 in the top 20 "Lista Przebojów z Charakterem" on Polish National Radio RDC.[19] Ocean was also used in a documentary about the painter Kazimir Malevich, running as part of the temporary exhibition at the Stedelijk Museum in Amsterdam.[20]

Discography

Albums and EPs

Singles

Videography

Awards

Year Recipient Award Result
2011 Très.b Fryderyk – Best Debut Album of the Year (Fonograficzny Debiut Roku) style="background: #99FF99; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="yes table-yes2"|Won
2012 Très.b Paszport Polityki – Pop music (Muzyka Popularna) style="background: #99FF99; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="yes table-yes2"|Won

Charts

Year Artist/Title Position
LP3
2012 Tres.b – Let it shine 10
Year Artist/Title Position
RDC Lista Przebojów z Charakterem
2014 Olivier Heim – Ocean 6

References

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  1. ↑ Onet.Muzyka. Heineken Opener Festival 2012: wywiad z Tres.b. 2012. Retrieved 20 November 2012.
  2. ↑ Piotrowska, Hania. "The b-ness of très.b". Crossroads Magazine, 31 May 2008. Retrieved 20 November 2012.
  3. ↑ très.b website. Retrieved 20 November 2012.
  4. ↑ très.b soundcloud: Scylla & Charybdis (2007). Retrieved 20 November 2012.
  5. ↑ Discogs. très.b – The Other Hand. Retrieved 20 November 2012.
  6. ↑ Wikipedia. "The Other Hand (album).
  7. ↑ Polskie Radio. Fryderyki 2011. Najwięksi zwycięzcy: Acid Drinkers i Monika Brodka.. Retrieved 20 November 2012.
  8. ↑ Lista Przebojów Trójki. "très.b – Let it Shine". Retrieved 20 November 2012.
  9. ↑ Polityki website. Retrieved 18 January 2013.
  10. ↑ http://www.tres-b.com Retrieved 6 January 2014
  11. ↑ Anthony Chorale Soundcloud. "The Eternal Now (2012)". Retrieved 20 November 2012.
  12. ↑ Bandcamp. Anthony Chorale. Retrieved 20 November 2012.
  13. ↑ Wojtasik, Kasia. Anthony Chorale – “Wander Home". Retrieved 28 January 2013.
  14. ↑ Lewandowska, Karolina. Nowa EP-ka Anthony Chorale. Retrieved 28 January 2013.
  15. ↑ Kołodziejski, Sławek. . Retrieved 28 April 2014
  16. ↑ Onet.Muzyka. Nowy singiel od Anthony Chorale. Retrieved 8 October 2013.
  17. ↑ Lewandowska, Karolina. Anthony Chorale Zmienia Oblicze. Retrieved 11 October 2013
  18. ↑ Grupa, Hubert. Olivier Heim – A Different Life. Retrieved 4 December 2014.
  19. ↑ RDC Notowanie 64. Retrieved 4 January 2015.
  20. ↑ Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam in 2013–2014. . Retrieved 6 January 2014