Michael Peter Olsen

Michael Peter Olsen (born June 28, 1974) is a Grammy nominated Canadian multi-instrumentalist, producer, engineer, composer and arranger currently based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

Michael Peter Olsen
Olsen performing at The Drake with his band Our Founders in 2013
Background information
Born (1974-06-28) June 28, 1974
OriginVancouver, British Columbia, Canada
GenresAlternative rock, indie rock, art rock, baroque pop, hip hop
InstrumentsCello, guitar, keyboards
Years active1995–present
Associated actsArcade Fire, Drake, The Hidden Cameras, K-os, Jim Guthrie, Kevin Hearn, The Constantines, Gentleman Reg, Great Lake Swimmers
Websiteuncomfortablesilence.com

Olsen has collaborated live on tour and on records with bands and artists such as: Arcade Fire, Drake, K-OS, Jim Guthrie,[1] Kevin Hearn, The Constantines, Gentleman Reg, Great Lake Swimmers[2] and The Hidden Cameras.[3][4]

He is also well known as a producer and has worked with critically acclaimed local talent such as Ohbijou,[5] and Spiral Beach,.[6][7] Olsen was a founder and operator of the Toronto recording studio Uncomfortable Silence.[4]

Olsen currently fronts the Toronto band Our Founders whose members include Spencer Cole of Weaves.[8] Their album, The Nines was released in October 2013 under good reviews.[9]

He was a Canadian Film Centre Slaight Music Lab Resident from 2014 to 2015 in Toronto.[10]

As a solo artist Michael Peter Olsen will be releasing a full-length record entitled "Yearning Flow" in the Spring of 2021 on the Canadian independent label Hand Drawn Dracula [11]

Selected performance discography

Drake

Our Founders
  • The Nines (2013)

The Great Lake Swimmers

Arcade Fire

Hidden Cameras

K-os

Jim Guthrie

Selected production discography

Ohbijou
  • Swift Feet for Troubling Times (2006) Producer/Engineer

Spiral Beach
  • Ball (Sparks/EMI, 2007) Co-Producer/Engineer
  • The Bonus Disc (Sparks/EMI, 2008) Producer/Engineer
  • The Only Really Thing (Sparks/EMI, 2009) Producer/Engineer

The Organ
  • The Organ (Mint Records/604, 2008) Mix Engineer

References
  1. "Jim Guthrie ++ Press". Archived from the original on February 20, 2010. Retrieved February 8, 2010.
  2. "Great Lake Swimmers Discography". Archived from the original on February 12, 2010.
  3. "Toronto band began as a "social experiment"". UWO Gazette. Archived from the original on September 14, 2012. Retrieved February 8, 2010.
  4. "Hidden Cameras: One Nation Under A Fag". Exclaim! Canada's Music Authority. Archived from the original on August 17, 2009. Retrieved February 8, 2010.
  5. "Ohbijou". CBC Radio 3. Archived from the original on March 1, 2011. Retrieved February 8, 2010.
  6. "Spiral Beach Announce New Album and National Tour". Sparks Music – News. Retrieved August 21, 2009.
  7. "Spiral Beach – The Only Really Thing". Exclaim! Canada's Music Authority. Archived from the original on July 8, 2012. Retrieved February 8, 2010.
  8. "Bands To Watch: Weaves". Rolling Stone. Retrieved May 1, 2015.
  9. "Our Founders". Now. Retrieved May 1, 2015.
  10. "Michael Olsen Bio". CFC. Archived from the original on December 28, 2015. Retrieved May 1, 2015.
  11. "Hand Drawn Dracula home".


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