Ollie Olsen

Biography

Ollie Jngbert Christian Olsen (born Ian Christopher Olsen, 20 February 1958 – 16 October 2024) was an Australian multi-instrumentalist, composer, sound designer and pioneer of electronic music in the Southern Hemisphere. From the mid-1970s until his later years, he performed, recorded and produced electronic, rock and experimental music. His post-punk groups included Whirlywirld (1978–80), Orchestra of Skin and Bone (1984–86) and No (1987–89). Olsen joined with Michael Hutchence (of INXS) to form a short-term band, Max Q, which issued an album in 1989. He co-founded the alternative electronic music record label Psy-Harmonics with Bruce Butler in 1993, and later continued with Andrew Till. In 2014 he formed Taipan Tiger Girls.

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Discography

Records they worked on — most-collected first.

Credited work

310 releases · 76 albums · active 1974–2026

  • Performance · 578
  • Production · 263
  • Other credits · 83
  • Engineering · 60
  • Mastering · 1

Studios: Psy-Harmonics · Richmond Recorders · Sing Sing Studios · Hothouse Audio

Frequent collaborators

  • Various
  • Third Eye
  • Max Q
  • Psyko Disko
  • Mystic Force
  • The Visitors (2)
  • No (2)
  • Whirlywirld

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