TWEED

Born in Essex in the UK, Oliver Jones (TWEED) left British shores with his family in 1974 to set up camp in Brisbane. His parents realized he was very musical at a young age and encouraged him to follow his heart. He picked up guitar at 11 and by 16 was playing in his first rock band. His vocal ability was also growing stronger year by year and by 21, Oliver was fronting his own band. Writing songs and recording them in his own production company by 23, Oliver was then signed worldwide by EMI music publishing and has had his works released by Sony, EMI and Roadshow artists to name a few. His constant hard work has taken him to the USA on numerous occasions to work with international producers and songwriters. He has worked and written with Tom Lord Alge, Roger Sommers, Clif Magnus, Mark Goldenberg, Chrissie Amphlett, Kate Cebrano, Danielle Brisbois, Savage Garden, Steven Haigler and many, many more. He helped produce and engineer Savage Garden demos and mixed “Santa Monica” on the self titled debut album selling over 11 million units. oliver also mixed numerous B-sides. His production company credits artists such as Melissa Tallon, Adam Thompson (Chocolate Starfish), Sean Ikin. Oliver also played guitar tracks on 2 Australian number one hits by Shannon Noll and Paulini from Australian Idol fame. Oliver is also known as TWEED www.myspace.com/tweedtunes (his original project) which has spawned 2 albums available to purchase on itunes. THE POWER OF SILENCE & WHEN I WAS A SOLDIER.