Owen Bolwell

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Owen Bolwell
Origin Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Genres Adult contemporary, alternative rock, post-punk
Occupation(s) Singer, songwriter, producer
Instruments Vocals, bass guitar, electric guitar
Years active 1986-2003
Labels Manhole, Anubis, Gotham, Universal
Associated acts Tlot Tlot, Merril Bainbridge

Owen Campbell Bolwell is a Melbourne musician, best known for being a member of the alternative rock band Tlot Tlot.

Tlot Tlot were an Australian pop rock band formed in 1986 as Man in the Wood. The original line-up was Owen Bolwell on bass guitar and lead vocals, Andrew Briant on lead guitar, and Stanley Paulzen on drums and lead vocals. Briant left in 1991 and the band name was changed to Tlot Tlot. Their 1995 single, "The Girlfriend Song", reached the ARIA Singles Chart Top 100 and was nominated for Best Pop Release at ARIA Music Awards of 1995. The group issued four albums, A Day at the Bay (1991), Pistolbuttsa'twinkle (1992), The Live Set - Volume 1 (1993) and Fashion Takes a Holiday (1995), before disbanding in 1997.

History

He studied Fine Art at Monash University between 1986 and 1989. It was in 1986 that his music career began. He formed a post-punk band called Man in the Wood with Stanley Paulzen and Andrew Briant. Bolwell was the leader, singing and playing bass. They released a single called "Rain" in 1989 and an EP called Thumper in 1990. In 1991, Briant left and the band were renamed Tlot Tlot. They continued on until 1996, receiving minor radio success with their single "The Girlfriend Song" in 1995.

Monash University public university based in Melbourne, Australia

Monash University is a public research university based in Melbourne, Australia. Founded in 1958, it is the second oldest university in the State of Victoria. The university has a number of campuses, four of which are in Victoria, and one in Malaysia. Monash also has a research and teaching centre in Prato, Italy, a graduate research school in Mumbai, India and a graduate school in Suzhou, China. Monash University courses are also delivered at other locations, including South Africa.

<i>Thumper</i> (EP) extended play by Tlot Tlot

Thumper is the first EP by the Australian rock band Man in the Wood and the second and final release before the name change to Tlot Tlot a year later. It was released in 1990 on Manhole Productions. It was only released on vinyl.

The Girlfriend Song 1995 single by Tlot Tlot

"The Girlfriend Song" is the second single by the Australian rock band Tlot Tlot. The single was released in 1995 and was nominated for the ARIA award for Best Pop Release.

In 1994, Bolwell and Paulzen met the singer Merril Bainbridge through the producer George Siew Ooi, who also produced "The Girlfriend Song". Bolwell produced Bainbridge's album The Garden with Siew, releasing it in 1995 to worldwide success. In 1998, he released Bainbridge's second album Between the Days, which he co-wrote.

Merril Bainbridge is an Australian pop music singer and songwriter. Her debut was in 1994 with the single, "Mouth", which peaked at number one for six consecutive weeks in Australia and became a top five hit in the United States.

<i>The Garden</i> (Merril Bainbridge album) 1995 studio album by Merril Bainbridge

The Garden is the first album by Australian singer Merril Bainbridge, released in Australia on 31 July 1995 by Gotham Records. The album has a main genre of alternative pop songs — some written by Bainbridge herself, Owen Bolwell, Stan Paulzen and Siew. The Garden debuted inside the top ten on the Australian ARIA Albums Chart and is her highest selling album to date, being certified double platinum by ARIA. The album nominated Bainbridge for eight awards throughout the 1995 and the 1996 ARIA Awards including; "Best Pop Release", "Breakthrough Artist - Single", "Best New Talent", "Best Female Artist", "Single of the Year", "Breakthrough Artist - Album", "Highest Selling Single" and "Highest Selling Album".

Sometime between 1999 and 2000, he married Bainbridge. They had a son c. 2002-2003 and another child sometime during Bainbridge's hiatus.

In 2003, Bainbridge and Bolwell released a single called "Girl Next Door", but it was during the time that both the free music downloading crisis started to bite and the merger between Sony & BMG resulting in a shift of senior executives. Bainbridge sold the Production company and retired not long after.

Bolwell studied Marketing and gained a master's degree in 2010.



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