Oliver Chapoy is a musician/multi-instrumentalist/producer who resides in

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. Oliver is known for his work as a former co-writer/collaborator with Experimental Pop group

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, the instrumental band Saxon Shore and his collaborations with the likes of

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, Sinkane (DFA Records), Mikael Jorgensen (Wilco), Leverage Models & more. Oliver is also known for his performance in the group

Shai Hulud Shai Hulud is an American metalcore band formed in Pompano Beach, Florida, in 1995, and later based in Poughkeepsie, New York. The band is named after the giant sandworms in Frank Herbert's novel ''Dune''. The two mainstay members of Shai Hul ...

. However he has been in other acts renowned for affecting the late 1990s Florida

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, and metalcore scene tremendously. Oliver has also engineered records at

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for producer

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, including records for

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and

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. Oliver is currently writing for his new solo electronic music project under the name, Certain Creatures,Certain Creatures Official website
/ref> under which he has already remixed the likes of School of Seven Bells (Ghostly Int.), Bear In Heaven, Leverage Models and more. Oliver recently collaborated with Stuart Argabright of Ike Yard (Factory Records/Acute Records) on the A-side of a 12" to be released by Brooklyn-based label Styles Upon Styles. In August 2009, Oliver was one of 200 guitarists chosen to perform in the American premiere of Rhys Chatham's A Crimson Grail. Two hundred electric guitarists performed the piece at the Damrosch Park Bandshell in New York City and was commissioned by the Lincoln Center.

Bands

(1995–1998) *

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(2000–2001) *

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(2002–2004) * Saxon Shore (2004–Present) *

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Live Only (2006–2009) *

Live Band (2009–2010) *

(2010–2012) * Certain Creatures (2012–Present)

Discography

References

External links

Official website
of Certain Creatures
Official website
of Saxon Shore Living people Guitarists from Florida American rock guitarists Shai Hulud members Year of birth missing (living people) The Rocking Horse Winner members {{US-punk-rock-guitarist-stub