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Oliver Black

Rock And/Or Roll

About Me

Serena, the singer, is Janis reincarnated, and the band are killer.
Kevin Caveman Shirley - Producer (Led Zeppelin, Aerosmith, Silverchair)

Who the fuck is Oliver Black? Oliver Black gets rock and roll. They understand the need for real music in a world saturated with over-processed, corporate rock.
Formed in 2003, the foursome from Welland, Ontario consists of ferocious lead singer Serena Pruyn, guitarist Nicolas Lesyk, bassist Greg Zack and drummer Allan Colavecchia.
The band relocated to Austin, TX, to write and soak up them great Southern vibes.
Oliver Black’s musical talent and unique song-writing attracted the attention of several legendary producers including mega-producer Daniel Lanois (U2, Peter Gabriel), Michael Beinhorn (Soundgarden, Red Hot Chili Peppers) and Gggarth Richardson (Rage Against The Machine, Trapt).
Being in the center of musical interest, Austin demanded pure talent. Oliver Black embraced this notion by touring with the likes of Queens of the Stone Age, Silvertide, Saliva and Kenny Wayne Shepherd. The bands exclusive worldwide booking agency, The Agency Group, is also home to major recordings artists such as Nickelback and the White Stripes.
During their stay in the Lone Star State, the band recorded Oliver Black Live In Texas EP in Beaumont in summer 2005 produced by Kevin Shirley (Aerosmith, Led Zeppelin).

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 4/25/2004
Band Website: oliverblackmusic.com
Band Members: Serena Pruyn - vox,Nicolas Lesyk - guitar,Greg Zack - bass,Allan Colavecchia - drums
Influences: REQUEST 'SIN CITY' NOW!
British Columbia:
CFOX (Vancouver)
94X (Prince George)
98.3 CIFM (Kamloops)
Power 104 (Kelowna)
The Drive 102.9/99.1 FM (Cranbrook)
The Q (Victoria)
The Zone 91.3 (Victoria)

Alberta:
The Bear (Edmonton)
97 SunFM (Grande Prairie)
My96 (Medicine Hat)
ZED 99 (Red Deer)
Sonic (Edmonton)
CJAY (Calgary)
The Goat (Lloydminster)

Saskatchewan:
The Wolf (Regina), Call the station to request 306.936.WOLF
Z 99 (Regina)
Rock 102 (Saskatoon - call: 306-934.2222)

Manitoba:
Power 97 (Winnipeg)
FREQ 107 (Winnipeg)
KX96 (Brandon)

Ontario:
The Bear (Ottawa)
K-Rock (Kingston)
HTZ FM (St. Catharines)
The Edge (Toronto)
Rock 95 (Barrie)
Y108 (Hamilton)
The Rock (Oshawa)
The Wolf (Peterborough)
FM 96 (London)
Rock 101.9 (Cornwall)
K 106 (Sarnia)
Q92 (Sudbury)
The Fox (North Bay)
The Rock 95.1 (Windsor)

Quebec::
CHOM (Montreal) CHOI (Quebec City) Generation Rock (Sherbrooke)
Prince Edward Island:
Magic 93 (Charlottetown)
Nova Scotia:
Q104 (Halifax) or call 902-451-1043
Newfoundland:
99.1 HITS FM (St. John's )
New Brunswick:
FOX (Fredericton)
Sounds Like:

Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

GIANT FM 91.7

Hey people!  Giant FM 91.7, a Niagara radio station, has begun spinning one of our new songs, "Into The Wind".  It was also nominated for "Song of the Year" at the Niagara Music Awards last ...
Posted by Oliver Black on Wed, 30 Apr 2008 11:25:00 PST

Yeehaw! A show at the Shoe!

HEY YA'LL! We're playing the HORSESHOE TAVERN November 23rd! And we're doing a bus trip for those traveling from Niagara. Tickets for the OB Bus are $20 including the cover to get into the club. Bus ...
Posted by Oliver Black on Wed, 24 Oct 2007 01:18:00 PST

You Tube and soon myspace vids...

Hey everyone, We created and added a couple live songs from our recent show opening for LIVE and Collective Soul in Toronto. There is also an interview we did before the show up there for you guys to ...
Posted by Oliver Black on Sat, 07 Jul 2007 11:20:00 PST

Post Friendship Festival Express

It was an awesome show last night at the friendship festival. Thanks to everyone who came early to check us out. Birds of Wales started the night out with a great set and 5440 played hit after hit, i...
Posted by Oliver Black on Sat, 30 Jun 2007 10:11:00 PST

Facebook... bookface...myspace...mybook...facespace

Hey y'allJust so you know we've created a facebook group... search us out!You'll get all the latest news as it comes up just like here on myspace and once you join the group you can add pics you've ta...
Posted by Oliver Black on Thu, 10 May 2007 06:36:00 PST

Photos photos photos

Hey folks, Thanks to everyone who came out to the really big show this past Saturday at the Kave in Welland. It was a PACKED house to say the least and we've posted a few of the many pictures that wer...
Posted by Oliver Black on Wed, 17 Jan 2007 05:10:00 PST

Monsieur Wooten

Almost heaven, West VirginiaBlue ridge mountainsShenandoah riverLife is old thereOlder than the treesYounger than the mountainsGrowin like a breezeCountry roads, take me homeTo the place I belongWest ...
Posted by Oliver Black on Wed, 13 Dec 2006 11:15:00 PST

Monomonomonomonomonomono

Well it has been a long long time since anyone posted anything so I thought I'd throw in a little info on what's new... nothing. We haven't been playing too much but that's about to change. This comin...
Posted by Oliver Black on Sun, 10 Dec 2006 07:22:00 PST

Blogity blog it up

I sense of heat I couldn't bear to touchI couldn't bear itHope everyone in Canada had a fun and exciting Thanksgiving weekend. I went away to New York and New Jersey for the weekend to visit with my g...
Posted by Oliver Black on Wed, 11 Oct 2006 10:10:00 PST

MYSPACE UPDATES with NEW SONG

Hey Oliver Black friends, Just letting you know that we are working hard at keeping our myspace page updated and fresh.  We are now featuring a new song every month exclusively to our myspace p...
Posted by Oliver Black on Thu, 05 Oct 2006 08:15:00 PST