Oli Steadman

Oliver "Oli" Steadman is a British-South African multi-instrumentalist.

Oliver Steadman
Born (1987-11-03) November 3, 1987
Johannesburg, South Africa

Stornoway

Steadman was a founding member of Stornoway.[1]

Other Projects

Studying sound engineering while on the road with Stornoway,[2] Steadman developed a reputation as a studio producer and live sound director,[3] while managing & mentoring local musicians including Willie J Healey[4] and Balloon Ascents/NEVERLND.[5]

Steadman founded Count Drachma in 2013, with whom he still sometimes performs.[6][7] Count Drachma were invited to play at festivals from WOMAD to WOOD to Festival N°6, co-headlined London's Southbank Centre with the Mahotella Queens,[8] and filmed a documentary with The Guardian's Education channel.[9]

Steadman founded music-tech startup Tigmus in 2014[10] with Stornoway's touring trumpet player Thomas Hodgson.[11]

Steadman has been endorsed by Aria Bass Guitars since 2015.[12][13]

References
  1. Rob Power (8 March 2013). "Stornoway's Oli Steadman talks Tales From Terra Firma". Music Radar. Retrieved 12 February 2014.
  2. Sam Inglis (1 May 2013). "Stornoway: Recording Tales From Terra Firma". Sound On Sound. Retrieved 12 February 2014.
  3. Pete Hughes (16 October 2014). "Former Oxford Candyskins rocker completes fourth children's album". Oxford Mail. Retrieved 12 December 2014.
  4. Ronan Munro (10 December 2016). "A quiet word with... Willie J Healey" (PDF). Nightshift. Retrieved 12 December 2016.
  5. Tim Hughes (15 January 2015). "Oxford rockers Balloon Ascents come home for Bullingdon gig". Oxford Times. Retrieved 12 December 2016.
  6. OneNoteForever (14 June 2012). "Spring Offensive @ St. Barnabas – 14/06/2012". Retrieved 12 December 2016.
  7. Heather Nash (17 February 2015). "In The Middle with Stornoway". Retrieved 12 March 2017.
  8. Bilen Shifferaw (15 June 2015). "Mahotella Queens & Count Drachma - 22.07.15". Ethiobeauty. Retrieved 12 December 2016.
  9. Century Films (10 April 2015). "'Maskandi music is the way we recall our South African identity' – video". The Guardian. Retrieved 12 December 2016.
  10. Eleanor Langford (15 June 2015). "INTERVIEW: Stornoway's Oli Steadman discussing Tigmus". Retrieved 12 December 2016.
  11. Pledgemusic (15 June 2015). "Tigmus Improves Touring Experience for Musicians & Fans". Retrieved 12 December 2016.
  12. Aria Guitars (20 December 2015). "Oli Steadman of Stornoway played FEB-FL/F". Retrieved 21 December 2016.
  13. Aria Guitars (20 March 2017). "Oli Steadman with SB-1000RIB". Retrieved 21 March 2017.
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