Oliver Riot

Oliver Riot Is A R&B/Soul Duo Composed Of Benjamin And Alexander Moore Identical Twins From Albuquerque New Mexico USA. Ben And Alex Moore Lived In Peru Until The Age Of 5 When Their Family Moved To New Mexico. When They Were 14 They Started Playing Gypsy Jazz Together In The Style Of Django Reinhardt At Restaurants Coffee Shops Bars Breweries And Street Corners In Albuquerque. They Purchased Their First Car A Green Ford Explorer With The Money They Received From Gigs And Began Writing Their Music At The Age Of 16. Two Years Later The Brothers Drove To Los Angeles In That Ford Explorer To Play Music. Shortly Following Their Move To LA Oliver Riot Took Home First Place In The Grammy's Annual "Rock The Mic Competition" Showcasing Emerging California Artists And Was Awarded Studio Time With Legendary Producer Mike Clink Guns N' Roses Metallica Eddie Money Etc. . Oliver Riot Released Their Debut EP Hallucinate In November 2015. The Album Was Produced In Its Entirety By Real Miilk 3 In The Back Room Of A Korean Church. Alex Lived In His Van Parked Outside Of The Church While Creating The Record And Both Brothers Continued To Do So While Recording The Duo's Next Album. Often Compared To James Vincent McMorrow James Blake And Passenger Indie TrendSetters Says "Oliver Riot Is A Dazzling Point Of Unnoticed Incandescence An Ineffable Aurora Devoid Of Deserving Admirers A True Work Of Underground Art That Makes Mainstream Music Look Like A Superficial Sham." Based In Los Angeles The Twins Finished Their Second Highly Anticipated EP Entitled Neurosis Which Was Released In Part In December 2016. Oliver Riot Is Represented By Paradigm Talent Agency. After Taking A Musical Break The Duo Released A Single Entitled Nervous In October 2019. read less