Olga Nunes | |
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Olga Nunes |
| Born | January 1st Montreal, Canada |
| Genres | Piano rock, alternative rock, art pop, art rock, baroque pop |
| Occupation(s) | Composer, producer |
| Instrument(s) | Piano |
| Website | www |
Olga Nunes is a Canadian-born performer, pianist, singer and composer based in San Francisco, California.
Olga began writing songs in 2005, after being taught the basics of piano by a Buddhist monk, and began playing with her band in Los Angeles soon after. [1]
Her first video of her single "A Dream Of Gardens" was released in 2007, with lyrics by Neil Gaiman. Gaiman also credits Nunes in his crowd-sourcing success. [2]
Nunes also collaborated with Amanda Palmer, designing and curating the “'Who Killed Amanda Palmer “alternate reality game . [3]
In 2009, Olga recorded the xkcd song "Boomdeyada", which she later directed and co-produced as a video with Neil Gaiman, Wil Wheaton, and Cory Doctorow,. [4]
In 2010 Olga launched a project for the forthcoming album LAMP, a series of songs with a fictional story woven around them, told in videos and art installations. [5]
Olga Nunes, then developed a feature-length a documentary; Temple of Art (with Allan Amato). The documentary profiles Grant Morrison, Bill Sienkiewicz, Brian Thies, Barron Storey, Amanda Palmer, Neil Gaiman, David W. Mack, Dave McKean and others, [6] each sharing their stories of their creations, influences and philosophies. [7]
Olga was born in Montreal, Canada, to Spanish and Brazilian parents. Raised in Florida as a teenager, her first experience with music took the form of musical theatre.
Olga is currently living in San Francisco.
Nunes has also released more than a dozen singles and 20 B-sides, and has contributed original material to independent film soundtracks.
Neil Richard MacKinnon Gaiman is an English author of short fiction, novels, comic books, graphic novels, audio theatre, and a screenwriter. His works include the comic book series The Sandman and the novels Good Omens, Stardust, Anansi Boys, American Gods, Coraline, and The Graveyard Book. In 2023, he starred as the voice of Gef the talking mongoose in the black comedy film Nandor Fodor and the Talking Mongoose.
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Amanda MacKinnon Gaiman Palmer is an American singer, songwriter, musician, and performance artist who is the lead vocalist, pianist, and lyricist of the duo the Dresden Dolls. She performs as a solo artist and was also a member of the duo Evelyn Evelyn and the lead singer and songwriter of Amanda Palmer and the Grand Theft Orchestra. She has gained a cult fanbase throughout her career, and was one of the first musical artists to popularize the use of crowdfunding websites.
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Theatre Is Evil is the second studio album by Amanda Palmer, and first with her band The Grand Theft Orchestra. It was released on September 7, 2012 in Australia, on September 10, 2012 in the United Kingdom and Europe, and September 11, 2012 in the United States and Canada. The album has been released by Palmer's own record label, 8 Ft. Records, with distribution handled by Cooking Vinyl in the UK and Europe, and Alliance Entertainment in the US.
8in8 is a supergroup comprising Ben Folds, Amanda Palmer, Neil Gaiman, and Damian Kulash of OK Go. In 2011 they gathered together with the intention of writing and recording eight songs in eight hours, hence the name "8in8". Aside from being friends, members of the group have various connections with each other: Neil Gaiman and Amanda Palmer were married, and Ben Folds appeared on and produced Palmer's solo debut Who Killed Amanda Palmer. The band have been referred to as a supergroup, acknowledging that moniker by describing themselves as "tomorrow's supergroup today". The musical members of 8in8 each have different styles and the EP Nighty Night was created to reflect each one, with main lyricist Gaiman adapting to suit.
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Saturday also sees ... a non-comics panel worth noting: ... Temple of Art brings together a whole host of amazing talent including Dave McKean, Bill Sienkiewicz, Grant Morrison, Kent Williams and many more to discuss an ongoing cross-media project. ..., given the pedigree of those involved, just may be the most interesting panel of the entire show.
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