Michael Olsen (musician)

Michael Olsen
Born	June 28, 1974 (1974-06-28) (age 37)
Origin	Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Genres	Alternative rock, indie rock, art rock, baroque pop, hip hop
Instruments	Cello, Guitar, Keyboards
Years active	1995–present
Associated acts	Arcade Fire, The Hidden Cameras, K-os, Jim Guthrie, Kevin Hearn, The Constantines, Gentleman Reg, Great Lake Swimmers
Website	http://www.delusionboy.com
Notable instruments
Cello

Michael Olsen is a multi-instrumentalist, producer, engineer, composer and arranger living in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

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

He is also a producer of artists such as Ohbijou,^[5] Spiral Beach,^[6][7] The Miles and Debbie Suede. He is also a founder and operator of the Toronto recording studio Uncomfortable Silence.^[4]

Selected performance discography

Arcade Fire

• Funeral (2004)
• Cold Wind (2005)
• Dark Was The Night (2009)

Hidden Cameras

• The Hidden Cameras Play The CBC sessions 10” EP (2002)
• The Smell of Our Own (2003)
• Miracle (2003)
• Mississauga Goddam (2004)
• Awoo (2006)
• Origin:Orphan (2009)

K-os

• Joyful Rebellion (2004)

The Great Lake Swimmers

• Ongiara (2007)
• Lost Channels (2009)

Jim Guthrie

• Now, More Than Ever (2003)
• Morning Noon Night (2003)

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

The Miles

• Blood on my Blazer (2008) Producer/Engineer

References

1. ^ "Jim Guthrie ++ Press". http://jimguthrie.org/press.php. Retrieved 2010-02-08. 
2. ^ "Great Lake Swimmers Discography". http://www.greatlakeswimmers.com/discography.html. 
3. ^ "Toronto band began as a "social experiment"". UWO Gazette. http://www.uwogazette.ca/2009/10/20/toronto-band-began-as-a-%E2%80%9Csocial-experiment%E2%80%9D/. Retrieved 2010-02-08. 
4. ^ ^{a b} "Hidden Cameras: One Nation Under A Fag". Exclaim! Canada's Music Authority. http://exclaim.ca/articles/multiarticlesub.aspx?csid1=61&csid2=778&fid1=3174. Retrieved 2010-02-08. 
5. ^ "Ohbijou". CBC Radio 3. http://radio3.cbc.ca/#/bands/Ohbijou. Retrieved 2010-02-08. 
6. ^ "Spiral Beach Announce New Album and National Tour". Sparks Music - News. http://www.sparksmusic.com/news.html. Retrieved 2009-08-21. 
7. ^ "Spiral Beach - The Only Really Thing". Exclaim! Canada's Music Authority. http://exclaim.ca/musicreviews/generalreview.aspx?csid1=137&csid2=850&fid1=41274. Retrieved 2010-02-08. 

External links

• Michael Olsen
• Uncomfortable Silence

Persondata
Name	Olsen, Michael
Alternative names
Short description
Date of birth	1974-06-28
Place of birth
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