Vaughn Oliver
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Vaughn Richard Oliver |
| Also known as | U-Tern |
| Origin | Vancouver, Canada |
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| Occupations | |
| Years active | 2010–present |
| Labels | |
| Member of | Oliver |
Vaughn Richard Oliver is a Canadian music producer, sound designer, DJ, and mix engineer.[1] He was also part of the electronic music production and DJ duo Oliver (DJs) with Producer, DJ and songwriter Oliver Goldstein.
Career
[edit]Vaughn Richard Oliver (also known as U-Tern), originally from Canada, was a hip-hop and scratch DJ in the 1990s. Vaughn Oliver, upon moving to Vancouver, started DJing in clubs and radio shows, while Goldstein played in bands and made beats in the studio. While living separately by distance, Vaughn and Oliver Goldstein communicated by Skype and produced music by sending each other parts via the internet.[2][3][4]
Vaughn launched his duo's debut studio album, which titled Full Circle, which featured collaborations with Chromeo, MNDR, Sam Sparro, De La Soul and Yelle, was released via Interscope Records on August 25, 2017,[5] alongside singles titled "Heart Attack" featuring De La Soul, "Electrify" and "Chemicals".[6][7] The song "Electrify" has received over 1.8 million streams on Spotify and was included in the official soundtrack of EA Sports' FIFA 17.[8]
In the years before 2014, Vaughn released the extended plays titled Dirty Talk (2012), Mechanical (2013) and Light Years Away (2014).[9] In an interview, Vaughn noted his dream collaborations to be Prince, Quincy Jones and Daft Punk.[10][11]
A remix EP of Mechanical was released, featuring remixes from Tchami, Dillon Francis, Values and Nom De Strip.[12] Their song "MYB" was featured on Annie Mac's BBC Radio 1 show.[13] Earlier in 2017, they featured on the Leon Else song "The City Don't Care", which was released via What Are We Doing/Interscope Records.[14]
On October 23, 2019, Vaughn announced on their official Twitter account that no plans were set for any future albums/tours and that they (Goldstein and he) hadn't worked together on music for over a year, citing professional issues. Vaughn intends to sporadically release under the Oliver name, but states that his focus has been on producing and sound engineering for other artists.[15]
After 2019, he made the switch to mainly producing for artists including Latto, Kim Petras, Nicki Minaj, Megan Thee Stallion.
In 2021, Vaughn handled the production of Big Energy, a single by Latto. "Big Energy" has gone 2 x platinum and earned Latto her first top 10 hit on the US Billboard Hot 100, peaking at number three in April 2022. “Big Energy” also reached #1 on U.S. Rhythmic chart and #1 on Top 20.
Vaughn also made contributions to 9 Kim Petras songs from the album "Problematique" and 3 songs from the album "Feed the Beast".
Vaughn Oliver has worked with Nicki Minaj, Megan Thee Stallion, Katy Perry,[16] Latto, Kim Petras, Kylie Minogue, Khalid, Poppy, Slayyyter, Yelle, Remi Wolf, Chromeo, Lu Kala, as a producer and songwriter[17] and frequent collaborators include Dr. Luke, Tobias Wincorn, Jesse St John, Malibu Babie, LunchMoney Lewis, KBeaZy, Ryland Blackinton, Yung Bae, Nico Stadi, Blake Straus and Chloe Angelides.
Splice, Samples and Beat Making
[edit]Vaughn Oliver[18] is well established in the producer community through Splice,[19] where his Power Tools[20] sample packs have become one of the platform's most downloaded brands.[21] He has released three main packs with a total of around 3,000 sounds, along with a DECADES series that focuses on the sounds of the '80s and '90s. Vaughn’s Power Tools sample packs[22] sounds have contributed to the making of many tracks,[23] including underground releases and chart-topping hits.[24] Vaughn’s samples can be found in songs by artists like Doja Cat, Dua Lipa, SZA, Justin Timberlake, Kygo, Sabrina Carpenter,[25] The Weeknd, and Adele.
Recording Artist Discography
[edit]Studio albums
[edit]| Year | Artist | Album |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Oliver (DJs) | ‘’Full Circle (Oliver album)’’ |
Extended plays
[edit]| Year | Artist | Album |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Oliver (DJs) | ‘’Inner Circle: Remixes & Rarities’’ |
| 2014 | Oliver (DJs) | ‘’Light Years Away’’ |
| 2013 | Oliver (DJs) | ‘’Mechanical’’ |
| 2012 | Oliver (DJs) | ‘’Dirty Talk’’ |
Singles
[edit]| Year | Artist | Song |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Leon Else (featuring Oliver) | "The City Don't Care" |
| 2017 | Oliver (featuring De La Soul) | "Heart Attack" |
| 2017 | Oliver (featuring MNDR) | "Chemicals" |
| 2013 | Oliver, Tchami | "Myb - Tchami Remix" |
| 2016 | Oliver (featuring Scott Mellis) | "Electrify" |
Production, Remixing and Co-Writing Discography
[edit]Remixes
[edit]| Year | Artist | Song |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Kavinsky | "Renegade" (Oliver Remix) |
| 2018 | Beck | "Up All Night" (Oliver Remix) |
| 2017 | Collapsing Scenery | "Straight World" (Oliver Mix) |
| Tove Lo | “Disco Tits” (Oliver Remix) | |
| The Knocks & Captain Cuts | "House Party" (Oliver Disco Mixx) | |
| Grey featuring Bahari | "I Miss You" (Oliver Remix) | |
| 2016 | Fred Falke featuring Elohim & Mansions on the Moon | "It's A Memory" (Oliver Remix) |
| Leon Else | "Dance" (Oliver Remix) | |
| 2015 | Breakbot | "One Out Of Two" (Oliver Remix) |
| Madeon featuring Kyan | "You're On" (Oliver Remix) | |
| Club Cheval | "From the Basement to the Roof" (Oliver Remix) | |
| Jack Ü featuring AlunaGeorge | "To Ü" (Oliver Remix) | |
| BØRNS | "Electric Love" (Oliver Remix) | |
| 2014 | Boys Noize featuring Siriusmo | "Conchord" (Oliver Remix) |
| Big Data | "Dangerous (ft. Joywave)“ (Oliver Remix) | |
| 2013 | Kris Menace (featuring Black Hills) | "Waiting For You" (Oliver Remix) |
| Blondie | "Heart Of Glass" (Oliver & Thee Mike B Remix) | |
| Mayer Hawthorne | "Her Favorite Song" (Oliver Remix) | |
| Bonnie McKee | "American Girl" (Oliver Remix) | |
| Gigamesh | "Enjoy" (Oliver Remix) | |
| Donna Summer | "Love Is In Control (Finger On The Trigger)" [Chromeo & Oliver Remix] | |
| 2012 | Childish Gambino | “Heartbeat” (Oliver Remix) |
| Housse de Racket | "Roman" (Oliver Remix) | |
| Smalltown DJs featuring Alanna Stuart | "Love Decoy" (Oliver Remix) | |
| Foster The People | "Don't Stop" (Oliver Remix) | |
| Punks Jump Up | "Mr. Overtime" (Oliver Remix) | |
| Live Element | "Be Free" (Oliver Remix) | |
| Black Van | "Inside" (Oliver Remix) | |
| Aeroplane | "We Can't Fly" (Oliver Remix) | |
| 2011 | Don Diablo (featuring Dragonette) | "Animale"(Oliver Remix) |
| Chromeo | "Hot Mess" (Oliver Remix) | |
| Juan Atkins | "Dayshift" (Oliver's Nightshift Remix) | |
| Penguin Prison | "Fair Warning" (Oliver Remix) | |
| Britney Spears | "I Wanna Go" (Oliver Remix) | |
| Sneaky Sound System | "Big" (Oliver Remix) |
Produced and Co-Written Songs
[edit]| Year | Artist | Album | Song |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | LU KALA | — | "Who's Gonna" |
| Usher | — | “Please U” | |
| Kylie Minogue | Tension II | “Diamonds” | |
| “Dance to the Music” | |||
| 2023 | LU KALA | — | "Hotter Now" |
| Slayyyter | Starfucker | "Out of Time" | |
| "Purrr" | |||
| Kim Petras | Feed the Beast | "Hit It From The Back" | |
| "Problématique" | |||
| "Revelations" | |||
| “Dirty Things” | |||
| "All She Wants" | |||
| "Sex Talk" | |||
| "Je T'Adore" | |||
| “Born Again“ | |||
| “Deeper“ | |||
| “Something About You“ | |||
| “Confession“ | |||
| “Love Ya Leave ya“ | |||
| "Coconuts" | |||
| Khalid | — | "Softest Touch" | |
| Jake Shears | Last Man Dancing | "Voices (feat. Kylie Minogue)" | |
| “Too Much Music” | |||
| 2022 | Nicki Minaj | — | "Super Freaky Girl" |
| NVDES | Vibe Mountain Love | "Show Me the Way 2 Love“ | |
| “Anti Cigarettes Love“ | |||
| Latto | 777 | Big Energy | |
| "Big Energy (feat. DJ Khaled) - Remix" | |||
| Megan Thee Stallion | — | "Her" | |
| Choices, Oliver, Ryland Blackinton | — | "Passenger" | |
| Kiinjo, Oliver | — | “Right Here” | |
| Kiinjo, Oliver | — | “Lundi” | |
| Cam'ron, A-Trak, Juelz Santana, Damon Dash | — | “Dipshits” | |
| 2021 | Pentatonix, Little Glee Monster | — | “Midnight In Tokyo (feat. Little Glee Monster)” |
| NYIKO | — | “LA On Fire” | |
| 2020 | Shae Jacobs | — | “ova U” |
| NVDES | — | “Purple Flames” | |
| NVDES, Khadyak | — | “Nvdity Worldwide” | |
| NVDES, Khadyak | — | “Global” | |
| Kim Petras | — | "Future Starts Now" | |
| Kim Petras | — | "Malibu" | |
| 2019 | Kim Petras | Clarity album | "Personal Hell" |
| "Sweet Spot" | |||
| "Do Me" | |||
| "Icy" | |||
| Kim Petras | Turn the lights off - Volume 2: October 1, 2019 | "There Will Be Blood" | |
| "Wrong Turn" | |||
| "Purgatory" | |||
| "Bloody Valentine" | |||
| "Knives" | |||
| "Demons" | |||
| "Massacre" | |||
| "Death by Sex" | |||
| 2018 | Poppy | — | "Time Is Up" |
| Kim Petras | Turn the lights off - Volume 1: October 1, 2018 | "Boo! Bitch!" | |
| "TRANSylvania" | |||
| "i don't wanna die..." | |||
| "o m e n" | |||
| "Party Till I Die" | |||
| 2017 | Betty Who | — | "You can Cry Tomorrow" |
| 2016 | Goldroom | — | "Lying To You" |
| 2015 | Penguin Prison | — | "Calling Out" |
| 2014 | Yelle | — | “Toho” |
| Alex Metric | — | “Motion Study” | |
| Chromeo | White Women | "Old 45s" | |
| "Frequent Flyer" |
Co-Written Songs
[edit]| Year | Artist | Song |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Bree Runway, Khalid | "Be The One (with Khalid)" |
| 2024 | B.I | "Tasty" |
| 2023 | Benny Sings | “Movie Star“ |
| JHart | “Crash My Car” | |
| Benny Sings and Remi Wolf | “Pyjamas” | |
| 2022 | WENGIE | “Ghost“ |
| GuiltyBeatz, Twitch 4EVA, Mr Hudson | “Universe“ | |
| Snakehips | “WATER“ | |
| 2021 | Jake Shears | "Do The Television" |
| 2020 | Yelle | "Je t'aime encore" |
| Sam Sparro | “Marvelous Lover” | |
| Choices | "Less Is More" | |
| 2019 | Goldroom | "Everybody's Lonely" |
| 2018 | Aeroplane, Tawatha Agee | "Love On Hold (feat. Tawatha Agee)" |
| 2017 | Smalltown DJs, Lisa Lobsinger | “Erased the Night” |
| 2016 | Alex Frankel | "Negative Space" |
| Jordan Smith | “Leave A Little Light On“ | |
| 2015 | Against The Current | "Outsiders" |
| Kelly Clarkson | "Nostalgic" | |
| 2014 | Yelle | "Nuit de baise I" |
| Destructo | "Technology" | |
| Alex Metric, Oliver | “Galaxy” | |
| 2013 | Destructo | “Higher” |
| “2112” | ||
| A-Trak, Oliver | “Zamboni” | |
| Anna Lunoe | “Breathe - Extended” | |
| 2012 | A-Trak, Oliver | “Disco Nap” |
| Destructo | “La Funky” | |
| “Stand Sill” |
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