Ollie Wride

Early life Wride grew up in East Riding of Yorkshire, England. He was educated at Pocklington School from 1997 to 2006. In 2007, Wride moved to Brighton to study music at Brighton Institute of Music (BIMM), where he earned a degree in Professional Musicianship in 2009.

Wride has cited that his musical influences were derived from his father's record collection while growing up, including David Bowie, Bryan Ferry & Roxy Music, Peter Gabriel, Queen and Michael McDonald.

Music career Wride got his first break in music when, during his tenure at BIMM, he auditioned for an all-female band and was subsequently signed by Atlantic Records some months later. Within a year of signing with Atlantic, Wride had written for and with Justin Hawkins, Rob Cavallo and Shayne Ward on the Meat Loaf album Hang Cool Teddy Bear, and also Sophie Ellis-Bextor. They toured with Rita Ora, Jessie J, Lawson and Olly Murs

In 2015 Wride was introduced by Dally to synthwave act Timecop1983, collaborating on the track “Wild Love” for the album Reflections released that year.

Wride released his debut album Thanks in Advance in 2019, which charted at 95 on the UK Official Album Downloads Chart. It also charted on Billboards Top 10 Electronic charts as well as No. 1 on iTunes' Electronic charts.

He embarked on his first solo tour across the United States in 2023 with a sold-out performance at West Hollywood’s Troubadour on 15 June 2023.

In the same year, he signed with M3 Recordings,

Wride released his second album The Pressure Point on 7 February 2025 with the final single "Wish You Well" featured on Spotify’s New Music Friday playlist and John Mayer’s SiriusXM Fresh Finds. The single also featured on BBC Music Introducing York & Humberside on 9 January 2025. The album charted at 49 on the UK Official Album Downloads Chart

He supported the album by touring the UK and USA from 2024 to 2025. The performance attracted positive attention on social media. Subsequent shows in San Francisco and Los Angeles featured new material. The tour concluded with a live radio performance and interview with Matt Pinfield on The SoCal Sound 88.5FM, where Wride shared his experiences of growing up in Northern England and discovering music through Queen and David Bowie.

Discography Studio albums Title Details Thanks in Advance Released: 19 July 2019 Label: NRW Records Formats: CD, digital download, Vinyl (LP, 2xLP) The Pressure Point Released: 7 February 2025 Label: M3 Recordings Formats: CD, digital download, Vinyl (LP)

Live albums Title Details Once in a Lifetime Released: 19 November 2021 Label: NRW Records Formats: Vinyl (LP)

Singles As lead artist Title Year Album "Overcome" 2018 Thanks in Advance "Never Live Without You" "The Driver" "Juliette" 2020 Thanks in Advance (Deluxe) "Stranger Love" "Victoria" 2023 The Pressure Point "The Way I See It" "A Matter Of Time" 2024 "Radio" "Wish You Well" 2025

As featured artist Title Year Album "Wild Love" 2015 Reflections "Running in the Night" 2016 Atlas "Don't Want to Change Your Mind" "Never Stop" "Bend & Break" 2019 Bend & Break "Malibu Broken" 2020 Malibu Broken "Wake Up!" Wake Up! "Soul Survivor" 2022 Soul Survivor (feat. Ollie Wride) "Artificial Love" 2024 Artificial Love "Mixed Signals" 2025 Mixed Signals "Year Of The Snake" Year Of The Snake "Ghost Of You" 2026 Ghost Of You "Dancing Through Shadows" Dancing Through Shadows "Adeline" Adeline "Tokyo" Tokyo

Concert tours UK/US Tour (2023) The Pressure Point Tour (2024–2025)