Oliver Patrice Weder is a Swiss musician and composer based between Amsterdam and London. Under the influence of his father’s expansive vinyl collection, he started his musical journey learning classical and jazz piano in the rainy foothills of the Alps.
In 2020, Oliver released a collaborative EP with Icelandic composer and producer, Snorri Hallgrímsson: Hallgrímsson – Weder, as well as his full album Epilogue.
Oliver joined his first blues band at the age of 14, playing organ and synths. He spent his teenage years recording and playing with various bands, which led him to study songwriting in Brighton, UK. He became a part of Brighton’s thriving music scene, working as a session musician and songwriter, and joined psychedelic folk rock band Time for T, releasing EPs and touring all over Europe. During his course, his piano and strings pieces were used for a student film, which sparked his interest in film music composition.
In 2013, Oliver spent a year at Berklee College of Music in Valencia studying film music, making composition and production his main focus. This included a trip to Air Studios in London to record his score for French short film, Edith & Lucile, with a 55-piece film orchestra.
Oliver then moved to London to join the pioneering virtual instrument company, Spitfire Audio, where he is now lead composer. He has also composed for the BBC (Five Star Babies: Inside The Portland Hospital), orchestrates for Keaton Henson and has produced Time for T’s debut album Hoping Something Anything. He has also worked on TV productions such as The Go-Between, Fresh Meat, Inside Number 9, Safe and Maigret‘s Dead Man as assistant composer.
In 2017, Oliver scored a feature horror film, The Haunted, with fellow composer Homay Schmitz. In collaboration with Spitfire, they made Inside the Score, a never-before-seen ten part vlog-style series, documenting the entire scoring process, from meeting the director to seeing the film show at various prestigious international film festivals. During the same year, he scored Heart’s Ease which won several awards including Best UK Short at the Nottingham International Film Festival.
In 2017, Oliver moved his studio to La Coruña, Spain, where he began work on his debut solo album. This deeply personal collection of pieces features an unusual blend of acoustic instruments and rhythms, influenced by his travels across Europe, Brazil and Africa, and his experiences living and making a home in different European countries. In 2018, Oliver relocated his studio to the canals of Amsterdam, where he finished the album. His first EP, featuring three piano pieces, was released in January 2019, available on streaming platforms and as a limited edition 7” vinyl. The same year Oliver also released his eclectic self titled album, OPW.
In August 2021, Oliver released the album The Pool Project that was described by A Closer Listen as “a brisk and hopeful set that bounces from one idea to the next with a finesse unusual in debut releases”.
Now signed to Moderna Records, Oliver has released Grand Piano Works (Vol. I), the first in a series of one-take, live performances on different grand pianos. The album was recorded and filmed in his new home, a former shoe factory in the mountains of the Balearic Island Mallorca. Following in quick succession will be the new record The Shoe Factory, due for release in 2024, with its lead single I’d Like the Birds to Teach Me How to Fly out now.
Oliver Patrice Weder est un musicien et compositeur suisse habitant entre Amsterdam et Londres. Influencé par la grande collection vinyle de son père, il a commencé son voyage musical en apprenant le piano classique et jazz dans les contreforts pluvieux des Alpes.
Oliver a rejoint son premier “blues band” à l’âge de 14 ans, jouant de l’orgue et des synthés. Il a passé ses années d’adolescent à enregistrer et jouer avec divers groupes, pour ensuite étudier la composition de chanson à Brighton, UK. Il est devenu partie intégrante du décor musical florissant de Brighton, travaillant en tant que musicien de studio et compositeur de chanson, et a rejoint le groupe psychédélique folk rock Time for T, sortant des EP et tournant partout en Europe. Pendant ses cours, ses pièces piano et cordes ont été utilisées pour un film d’étudiants, ce qui a incité son intérêt pour la composition musicale pour film.
En 2013, Oliver a passé un an au Berklee College of Music à Valences étudiant la musique de film, se focalisant sur la composition et la production, dont une visite à l’Air Studios à Londres pour enregistrer sa composition pour le court-métrage Edith & Lucile, avec un orchestre film de 55 instruments.
Oliver a ensuite déménagé à Londres pour rejoindre la compagnie d’instruments virtuels pionnière, Spitfire Audio, où il travaille actuellement comme chef compositeur. Il a également composé pour la BBC (Five Star Babies : Inside the Portland Hospital), Extreme Music, orchestre pour Keaton Henson et a produit le premier album de Time for T « Hoping Something Anything ». Il a aussi travaillé sur des productions télé telles que « The Go-Between », « Fresh Meat », « Inside Number 9 », « Safe » ou « Maigret’s Dead Man » comme assistant compositeur.
En 2017, Oliver a composé la musique d’un film d’horreur long-métrage, The Haunted, avec le compositeur Homay Schmitz. En collaboration avec Spitfire, ils ont créé Inside de Score, une série inédite style vlog en dix parties, documentant l’entièreté du processus de composition, de la rencontre avec le directeur à visionner le film à divers festivals internationaux de film prestigieux. Pendant la même année, il a composé “Heart’s Ease” qui a remporté de nombreux prix dont “Best UK Short” au Nottingham International Film Festival.
En 2017, Oliver a déménagé son studio à La Coruña en Espagne où il a commencé à travailler sur son premier album solo. Cette collection très personnelle de pièces présente un mélange inhabituel d’instruments et rythmes, influencé par ses voyages en Europe, au Brésil et en Afrique, et ses expériences à vivre et s’installer dans différents pays européens. En 2018, Oliver a déménagé son studio aux canaux d’Amsterdam où il vient de finir le prochain album, qui sera prêt à sortir sur SA Recordings en 2019. Son premier EP, avec trois pièces piano, est sorti en janvier 2019, disponible sur les plateformes streaming et comme vinyle 7” édition limitée.