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, Victoria. He first became known for viral videos he posted on Facebook in 2015. In 2020, Ivan Ooze started a duo project with Tasker titled 'Rest For The Wicked' and signed to

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Career

Ivan Ooze has released two albums and has supported

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and

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nationally around Australia. He has played at Australian festivals including

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, Festival Of The Sun and

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Discography

Albums

*93 KFC Rotisserie Gold'' (2016) *''The Social Alien 2: Memoirs from the Milkyway'' (2017)

Singles

*"Fire" (2015) *"Bills" Featuring

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(2016) *"Bounce That" (2017) *"Clouds" (2017) *"Get with It" (2017) *"Accidental Romance" (2017) *"Deserve" (2018) *"Way Past Them" (2018)

As featured artist

*Noy – Swarm (2016) *Krafty Kuts, Dynamite MC – Can I Get (2017) *

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– I Hope You Get It (2017),

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: Gold *Bootleg Rascal – To The Moon (2018) *

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– Flying Cars (2018) *Dexter Seamus – Slow Down (2020) *Congrats – Believe The Hype (2021)

References

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