- Ollie Sloan
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Ollie Sloan Origin Buckinghamshire, United Kingdom Genres Alternative Rock, Piano Rock, Soft Rock Website myspace.com/olliesloan Ollie Sloan, born Oliver Luke Sloan, is a British recording artist based in Buckinghamshire who has been writing his own music and performing this work from the age of eleven.
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Musical Style
The initial recordings he made featured just him singing and playing piano, but has since introduced full band songs. He also plays guitar in some songs accompanied by Jim Hewins on Bass guitar and Marco Pasquariello playing the drums. His music incorporates a very light, mellow, tone. His influences include James Morrison, Tracy Chapman, the Beach Boys and James Taylor.[1]
Commercial Success
His initial success lay only in the thousands of hits he had from the music he uploaded onto internet music sites. However, Sloan's popularity rocketed after two of his most popular tracks, one of which was "Friends are Family", were used as instrumental music on BBC1's hospital drama Holby City.[2]
In November 2007 and March 2008, 'Friends are Family' and 'Memories' (respectively) were aired during Holby City episodes, and since then both songs have become available to download on iTunes.[3] At this point, Sloan was unsigned but Radio 1 presenter, Jo Whiley, who played Sloan's track on air in November, claimed, "I suspect that won't be for long."[citation needed]
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Categories:- Living people
- People from Buckinghamshire
- British songwriters
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