Born Oliver Thomas Johnson, in the early years he climbed an ascent perhaps exemplary of this generation’s brightest production talents: after experimenting with production software, piano, and saxophone throughout his teenage years, he studied multi-media art at university before catching the internet’s attention with virtuosic video footage of himself shredding on a microKORG and dropping out to pursue music-making more seriously. In the span of a few years he had caught the attention of such sonic agenda-setters as Gilles Peterson, Benji B, and Mary Anne Hobbs; released a flurry of EPs; performed with The Cinematic Orchestra at Royal Albert Hall; got spotted by Flying Lotus and invited to tour in his live band. After finding a home on Ninja Tune, he enjoyed underground success with the release of his album “Joined Ends,” dizzyingly intricate singles which made the rounds on dancefloors worldwide, and subsequent live touring from Glastonbury to Sonar to MoMA PS1’s Warm Up.

He then released two albums on Brainfeeder Records (“The Nature of Imitation” and “What We Do For Others”) and has contributed production to Thundercat’s “The Golden Age of Apocalypse,” as well as played keys on Flying Lotus’s seminal album “Cosmogramma.” Most recently, he collaborated with Kenny Beats on his debut album “Louie.” He also partnered with Mark Pritchard to compose music for Damien Jalet's contemporary dance performance “Kites” at the Gothenburg Operan. In 2020, Oliver worked with one of the world’s leading ensembles for contemporary music – Klangforum Wien – composing and performing a piece called “Hyperopia”. His latest release was the freeform and unpredictable Music From A Room Full Of Synths — recorded at the Swiss Museum for Electronic Music Instruments in Fribourg.