Oliver Quad
Oliver is an 18 solo indie artist from rural Leicestershire. He has always had a great love of music, having been influence by his parent's tastes in classic bands such as The Beatles, The Who, Queen and The Kinks, from a very young age. When he was 7 Oliver began to learn to play the piano but quickly progressed to guitar as well to allow him to begin to follow his dream of becoming a musician.
He completed his A levels this year and has left school with 2 As in Music and Media, and B in English. However rather than carry onto further education Oliver wanted to focus on his music career and his greatest passion. Whilst at college Oliver played shows at local venues and pubs, largely in Leicester City to reach a larger, more diverse audience. These shows were well accepted and rapidly increased in popularity when word of Oliver's vocal, and musical talent got out.
The two greatest influences to Oliver are Kasabian and Arctic Monkeys, with Alex Turner being his hero. Kasabian are particularly influential because they are also from Leicestershire and to see that they have come from so little to being internationally known is always promising. Other influences include Blur, Alex James, Klaxons, Pulp, The Libertines and The Killers.
Oliver Quad's forthcoming debut single and accompanying video is set to be a new indie classic.
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