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 Anthony Chorale. He currently lives in Warsaw, Poland.

Born in the US and growing up in Luxembourg, Olivier spent his early years playing in various bands with drummer and childhood friend Thomas Pettit.[1] In 2004 they moved to Denmark together[2] where they formed the band Très.b along with Misia Furtak. Between 2012 and 2013, Olivier released two albums 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 recorded their first EP Neon Chameleon in 2006 and later their debut LP Scylla & Charybdis in 2008, 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 in Warsaw by Olivier Heim and Bartłomiej Kuźniak in 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. 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 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]

In 2012, Olivier released an LP entitled The Eternal Now under the stage name Anthony Chorale. The album was self-released and is available for free on Bandcamp.[11] In 2013, Olivier released an EP entitled Ambitions of the Son.[12] The album was released on vinyl by the label Zozaya Records.

Solo

Olivier's solo debut album "A Different Life" was recorded, mixed and produced by Michał Kupicz in Warsaw, mastered in New York by Joe Lambert (Deerhunter, Toro Y Moi, The National). The first single "Ocean" was used in a documentary about the painter Kazimir Malevich, running as part of the temporary exhibition at the Stedelijk Museum in Amsterdam.[13]

Discography

Albums and EPs

Singles

Videography

Awards

Year Recipient/Nominated work Award Result
2011 Très.b Fryderyk – Best Debut Album of the Year (Fonograficzny Debiut Roku) Won
2012 Très.b Paszport Polityki – Pop music (Muzyka Popularna) Won

Charts

Year Artist/Title Position
LP3
2012 Tres.b – Let it shine 10

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. ↑ Bandcamp. Anthony Chorale. Retrieved 20 November 2012.
  12. ↑ Wojtasik, Kasia. Anthony Chorale – “Wander Home". Retrieved 28 January 2013.
  13. ↑ Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam in 2013–2014. . Retrieved 6 January 2014
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