Michael Peter Olsen (born June 28, 1974) is a Grammy nominated Canadian multi-instrumentalist, producer, engineer, composer and arranger currently based in

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, Ontario, Canada. Olsen has collaborated live on tour and on records with bands and artists such as:

Arcade Fire Arcade Fire is a Canadian indie rock band, consisting of husband and wife Win Butler and Régine Chassagne, alongside Richard Reed Parry, Tim Kingsbury and Jeremy Gara. The band's current touring line-up also includes former core member ...

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, K-OS, Jim Guthrie, Kevin Hearn,

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Great Lake Swimmers Great Lake Swimmers is a Canadian folk rock band from Wainfleet, Ontario, and currently based in Toronto. The current touring line-up includes Tony Dekker on lead vocals, acoustic guitar and harmonica, Erik Arnesen on banjo, electric guitar and ...

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. and Zoon. He is also well known as a producer and has worked with critically acclaimed local talent such as

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, and Spiral Beach,. Olsen was a founder and operator of the Toronto recording studio Uncomfortable Silence. Olsen currently fronts the Toronto band Our Founders, whose members include Spencer Cole of Weaves. Their album, ''The Nines'' was released in October 2013 to good reviews. He was a

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Slaight Music Lab Resident from 2014 to 2015 in Toronto. As a solo artist. Michael Peter Olsen released a full-length record entitled "Yearning Flow" in the spring of 2021 on the Canadian independent label Hand Drawn Dracula

Selected performance discography

Drake

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(2016)

Our Founders

* ''The Nines'' (2013)

The Great Lake Swimmers

* ''

Ongiara ''Ongiara'' is the third studio album by Canadian folk rock band Great Lake Swimmers, released on March 27, 2007. The album was released on Nettwerk. The band recorded most of the album in London, Ontario's historic music venue Aeolian Hall wit ...

'' (2007) * ''

Lost Channels ''Lost Channels'' is the fourth studio album by Canadian folk rock band Great Lake Swimmers, released on March 31, 2009. It was recorded in the Thousand Islands area near the New York–Ontario border and features several guest appearances by other ...

'' (2009)

Arcade Fire

* '' Funeral'' (2004) * ''

Cold Wind "Cold Wind" is a single by Canadian indie rock band Arcade Fire. The song is not found on any of their studio albums. It was released in August 2005 via Merge Records, and was featured on the television soundtrack album '' Six Feet Under, Vol. 2: ...

'' (2005) * ''

Dark Was The Night Dark Was the Night may refer to: * ''Dark Was the Night'' (album), a 2009 compilation album * ''Dark Was the Night'' (2014 film), an American thriller film * ''Dark Was the Night'' (2018 film), an American drama film * "Dark Was the Night" (''Grey' ...

'' (2009)

Hidden Cameras

* ''The Hidden Cameras Play the CBC Sessions'' (2002) * ''

The Smell of Our Own ''The Smell of Our Own'' is a 2003 album by The Hidden Cameras. Track listing # "Golden Streams" – 4:28 # "Ban Marriage" – 4:15 # "A Miracle" – 2:50 # "The Animals of Prey" – 4:04 # "Smells Like Happiness" – 3:08 # "Day Is Dawnin ...

'' (2003) * ''

A Miracle ''A Miracle'' by Molly Davies was her first professionally staged play and was staged first at the upstairs Jerwood Theatre at Royal Court Theatre in London in 2009 as part of the theatre's Young Writers Festival. It starred Russell Tovey, Kate ...

'' (2003) Single CD * ''

Mississauga Goddam ''Mississauga Goddam'' is a 2004 album by The Hidden Cameras. The title is an allusion to Nina Simone's civil rights anthem "Mississippi Goddam" (from the album '' Nina Simone in Concert''), suggesting suburbia (Mississauga is a suburb of Toro ...

'' (2004) * '' Awoo'' (2006) * '' Origin:Orphan'' (2009)

K-os

* '' Joyful Rebellion'' (2004)

Jim Guthrie

* '' Now, More Than Ever'' (2003) * '' Morning Noon Night'' (2003)

Selected production discography

Ohbijou

* ''Swift Feet for Troubling Times'' (2006) Producer/Engineer

Spiral Beach

* ''Ball'' (Sparks/EMI, 2007) Co-Producer/Engineer * ''The Bonus Disc'' (Sparks/EMI, 2008) Producer/Engineer * ''The Only Really Thing'' (Sparks/EMI, 2009) Producer/Engineer

The Organ

* ''The Organ'' (Mint Records/604, 2008) Mix Engineer

References

External links

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Our Founders
Living people 1974 births Canadian people of Danish descent The Hidden Cameras members {{cellist-stub