Picture: Olivier Martin
Hi
everyone and happy Sunday to you all!!!
Hope
you all are having a beautiful weekend so far.
Recently
I had the privilege to do an exclusive interview with Melbourne
singer/songwriter Olivier to talk about his career, experiences and what is to
come in the coming months.
One
of my favourite tracks from the EP “Going
Back To Australia” is “Blind Love”.
Check
out the acoustic performance :)
Amazing
right?!
You
can also hear audio via the link below of “Stay
a little longer”.
Head on over to ITunes and purchase the EP now :)
If
you love acoustic, chill out kind of music, then this is the one you have been
looking for!!!
We
are so lucky to have such talented artists’ here in Oz.
They
need to be up there among all the major artists’ in today’s industry.
To
find out more about this artist, please welcome my guest Olivier.
Please tell the
readers, who is Olivier Martin? And where you’re from?
Olivier: I’m a
singer/songwriter based in Melbourne. I was actually born here but I’ve been living
in Spain since I was little.
How old were you when you knew you wanted to become a singer/songwriter?
O: It was just something I
had moving around my head since I was craving a guitar at the age of six.
I used to spend most of my days jamming
in my bedroom and listening to music instead of hanging out with my mates. I
was just feeling more comfortable with a guitar in my hands.
Who were your
influences growing up? And who was your inspiration?
O: I grew up listening to
a lot of different genres. When I was little I was a massive fan of Green Day,
Stevie R. Vaughan and BB King till I discovered John Mayer’s music and went deeper
into the Folk and Soul. That’s when I started to listen to all the stuff that
has been influencing me the most. John Mayer, Bon Jovi, Jeff Buckley, Matt
Corby, Bruce Springsteen…
They’re
my biggest inspiration.
Your latest EP “Going
Back To Australia”, what was the meaning behind the title?
O: Last year, before
moving to Melbourne, I came through a lot of different situations with music,
relationships, growing up as a person and been away from loved ones while I was
writing this EP.
Every song in “Going Back To Australia”
has a little story behind it, they’re all about that, about those feelings.
They’re all weepie little songs written in my bedroom or in a little house I
had for myself and my music.
The EP consists of 5
tracks. Which song is your favourite?
O: I don’t really have a
favourite.
Although, I like the melody of Blind
Love a lot. Most of the songs took days, even months to write and didn’t like
them at all. I wrote “Blind Love” in less than two hours before recording it
and the next month was playing in two of the biggest Spanish radios with “Stay
A Little Longer”. It was crazy!
Out of the 5 songs,
which one do you enjoy performing LIVE?
O: “When We Were
Together” was a very quiet song until my Spanish drummer “Michu” came along and
made it the most amusing song ever. At the gigs we use to play it completely different
than the recorded version in the EP. Everyone joins in clapping so we go into
the crowd and sing it together, It becomes a very special moment, I don’t
really know how to describe it.
Throughout your music
career to date, what has been your fondest memory?
O: Probably one of the
last gigs I played at La Fábrica De Chocolate in Vigo (Spain). It was such an
emotional night. All the pre-tickets were sold out a week before, the venue was
almost full... My band and I were really excited. Also, all the fans knew I was
leaving to Australia so we all tried to make it memorable.
Chlöe’s Clue came from Valencia (Spain)
as a special guest. She’s probably the liveliest person I’ve ever met in my
life and her presence at the gig was felt in the audience.
In the coming months,
what should fans expect?
O: New songs. I just
arrived a few months ago from Spain, I’m still settling in. I needed some time
for myself but I’ll be ready to play around Melbourne with new tunes very soon.
I’m
looking forward to it!
And what would you like
to say to your new and current fans?
O: THANK YOU!
What
a down to earth guy. Thank you so much Olivier in taking the time do this one
on one interview with me.
To
find out more about this artist and his amazing journey, make sure not to miss
a beat and do yourself a favour follow, like and subscribe via the links below!
Twitter: https://twitter.com/oliviermbc
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/oliviermbc/
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCSvP9MGjTocaTF8kv8qeUYA
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/332QQV1KBcTB1G676t90NS
Bandcamp: http://oliviermartin.bandcamp.com/releases
ITunes: https://itunes.apple.com/au/album/going-back-to-australia-ep/id1032205749
Well
that is it for now for Artist Of The
Week.
If
you’re an artist who is interested in being featured, make sure to check out
the music I feature before sending, as by now you would have noticed the kind
of music I post here at Music Beats
Central.
Send brief bio, photo
and link to your music to: musicbeatscentral@outlook.com
Some
think I have people that work for me, I wish. It’s just me. This blog has been
my baby for 2 years now and very proud of it :)
I
use to have another domain but closed it down last year to open this one!!!
Thank
you to all the current and new readers who have been following my journey, what
I post etc. You are amazing and I’m so lucky to have such a fabulous MBC
fam!!!
Have
a wonderful day everyone and chat to you all soon.
Much
love and ciao for now!
Hanan
xx
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