Oli Brown

Oli Brown
Born	Oliver Brown 1 February 1990 (1990-02-01) (age 21) England, United Kingdom
Occupation	Singer, songwriter
Years active	2008-present

Oli Brown (born 23 May 1989) is a British blues singer-songwriter He was signed to the German blues label, Ruf Records, in January 2008.^[1] He released his debut album, Open Road, in July 2008 to good reviews.^[2]

Oli's second album, Heads I Win Tails You Lose, was released in 2010, and was produced by Mike Vernon.^[3] In the same year, Brown made his debut at the Glastonbury Festival.^[3]

Classic Rock magazine voted Heads I Win Tails You Lose the #3 blues album of 2010. Mojo voted it the #4 blues album of 2010.

At the 2010 British Blues Awards, Brown was named 'Best Male Vocalist' and 'Best Young Artist'.^[4]

Equipment

Oli uses a personal signature edition of the "Legend" solidbody electric guitar by Vanquish-Guitars. The guitar features two P90 Humbucker-sized pickups and a combination of Tune-o-matic bridge and Stop-Tailpiece.

Furthermore, he is mostly seen using a Blackstar Combo Amp.

References

1. ^ "Oli Brown". Ruf Records. http://www.rufrecords.de/artists/60_oli-brown.html. Retrieved 8 April 2009. 
2. ^ Rudd, Steve (25 June 2008). "Idea was inspired". Nefferton Today. http://www.naffertontoday.co.uk/12281/Idea-was-inspired.4216047.jp. Retrieved 8 April 2009. 
3. ^ ^{a b} "Biography by William Ruhlmann". Allmusic.com. http://www.allmusic.com/artist/p1063647/biography. Retrieved 24 December 2010. 
4. ^ British Blues Awards 2010

External links

• Official homepage
• Review of a Oli Brown concert

Persondata
Name	Brown, Oli
Alternative names
Short description
Date of birth	1990
Place of birth	England, United Kingdom
Date of death
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