Vaughn Oliver

Vaughn Richard Oliver is a Canadian record producer, sound designer, disc jockey (DJ), and audio engineer. He was one half of the musical duo Oliver with fellow disc jockey Oliver Goldstein.

Career Vaughn Richard Oliver (also known as U-Tern), originally from Canada, was a hip-hop and scratch DJ in the 1990s. Oliver, upon moving to Vancouver, started DJing in clubs and radio shows, while Goldstein played in bands and made beats in the studio. While living separately by distance, Oliver and Oliver Goldstein communicated by Skype and produced music by sending each other parts via the internet.

Oliver launched his duo's debut studio album, titled Full Circle, which featured collaborations with Chromeo, MNDR, Sam Sparro, De La Soul and Yelle, was released via Interscope Records on August 25, 2017, alongside singles titled "Heart Attack" featuring De La Soul, "Electrify" and "Chemicals". The song "Electrify" has received over 1.8 million streams on Spotify and was included in the official soundtrack of EA Sports' FIFA 17.

In the years before 2014, Oliver released the extended plays titled Dirty Talk (2012), Mechanical (2013), and Light Years Away (2014). In an interview, Oliver noted his dream collaborations to be Prince, Quincy Jones, and Daft Punk.

A remix EP of Mechanical was released, featuring remixes from Tchami, Dillon Francis, Values, and Nom De Strip. Their song "MYB" was featured on Annie Mac's BBC Radio 1 show. Earlier in 2017, they featured on the Leon Else song "The City Don't Care", which was released via What Are We Doing/Interscope Records.

On October 23, 2019, Oliver announced on their official Twitter account that no plans were set for any future albums/tours and that they (Goldstein and he) hadn't worked together on music for over a year, citing professional issues. Oliver intends to sporadically release under the Oliver name, but states that his focus has been on producing and sound engineering for other artists.

After 2019, he made the switch to mainly producing for artists including Latto, Kim Petras, Nicki Minaj, and Megan Thee Stallion.

In 2021, Oliver handled the production of Big Energy, a single by Latto. "Big Energy" has gone 2 x platinum and earned Latto her first top 10 hit on the US Billboard Hot 100, peaking at number three in April 2022. "Big Energy" also reached #1 on U.S. Rhythmic chart and #1 on Top 20.

Oliver also made contributions to 9 Kim Petras songs from the album Problematique and 3 songs from the album Feed the Beast.

Oliver has worked with Nicki Minaj, Megan Thee Stallion, Katy Perry, Latto, Kim Petras, Kylie Minogue, Khalid, Poppy, Slayyyter, Yelle, Remi Wolf, Chromeo, Lu Kala, as a producer and songwriter, and frequent collaborators include Dr. Luke, Tobias Wincorn, Jesse St John, Malibu Babie, LunchMoney Lewis, KBeaZy, Ryland Blackinton, Yung Bae, Nico Stadi, Blake Straus, and Chloe Angelides.

Artistry Oliver is established in the producer community through Splice, where his Power Tools sample packs have become one of the platform's most downloaded brands. He has released three main packs with a total of around 3,000 sounds. Oliver's Power Tools sample packs have been used by producers for artists including Doja Cat, Dua Lipa, SZA, Justin Timberlake, Kygo, Sabrina Carpenter, The Weeknd, and Adele, among others.

Discography

Studio albums Year Artist Album 2017 Oliver Full Circle

Extended plays Year Artist Album 2018 Oliver Inner Circle: Remixes & Rarities 2014 Light Years Away 2013 Mechanical 2012 Dirty Talk

Singles Year Artist Song 2017 Leon Else (featuring Oliver) "The City Don't Care" 2017 Oliver (featuring De La Soul) "Heart Attack" 2017 Oliver (featuring MNDR) "Chemicals" 2013 Oliver, Tchami "Myb - Tchami Remix" 2016 Oliver (featuring Scott Mellis) "Electrify"

Production discography

Remixes Year Artist Song 2022 Kavinsky "Renegade" (Oliver Remix) 2018 Beck "Up All Night" (Oliver Remix) 2017 Collapsing Scenery "Straight World" (Oliver Mix) Tove Lo “Disco Tits” (Oliver Remix) The Knocks & Captain Cuts "House Party" (Oliver Disco Mixx) Grey featuring Bahari "I Miss You" (Oliver Remix) 2016 Fred Falke featuring Elohim & Mansions on the Moon "It's A Memory" (Oliver Remix) Leon Else "Dance" (Oliver Remix) 2015 Breakbot "One Out Of Two" (Oliver Remix) Madeon featuring Kyan "You're On" (Oliver Remix) Club Cheval "From the Basement to the Roof" (Oliver Remix) Jack Ü featuring AlunaGeorge "To Ü" (Oliver Remix) BØRNS "Electric Love" (Oliver Remix) 2014 Boys Noize featuring Siriusmo "Conchord" (Oliver Remix) Big Data "Dangerous (ft. Joywave)“ (Oliver Remix) 2013 Kris Menace (featuring Black Hills) "Waiting For You" (Oliver Remix) Blondie "Heart Of Glass" (Oliver & Thee Mike B Remix) Mayer Hawthorne "Her Favorite Song" (Oliver Remix) Bonnie McKee "American Girl" (Oliver Remix) Gigamesh "Enjoy" (Oliver Remix) Donna Summer "Love Is In Control (Finger On The Trigger)" [Chromeo & Oliver Remix] 2012 Childish Gambino “Heartbeat” (Oliver Remix) Housse de Racket "Roman" (Oliver Remix) Smalltown DJs featuring Alanna Stuart "Love Decoy" (Oliver Remix) Foster The People "Don't Stop" (Oliver Remix) Punks Jump Up "Mr. Overtime" (Oliver Remix) Live Element "Be Free" (Oliver Remix) Black Van "Inside" (Oliver Remix) Aeroplane "We Can't Fly" (Oliver Remix) 2011 Don Diablo (featuring Dragonette) "Animale"(Oliver Remix) Chromeo "Hot Mess" (Oliver Remix) Juan Atkins "Dayshift" (Oliver's Nightshift Remix) Penguin Prison "Fair Warning" (Oliver Remix) Britney Spears "I Wanna Go" (Oliver Remix) Sneaky Sound System "Big" (Oliver Remix)

Produced and co-written songs Year Song Artist Album 2026"Time After Time"Ejae "In My Hands"Meovv Bite Now2024"Criminal"Lu KalaNo Tears on This Ride "Who's Gonna" “Please U” Usher “Diamonds” Kylie Minogue Tension II “Dance to the Music” 2023 "Hotter Now" Lu Kala No Tears on This Ride "Out of Time" Slayyyter Starfucker "Purrr" "Hit It From The Back" Kim Petras Feed the Beast "Problématique" "Revelations" “Dirty Things” "All She Wants" "Sex Talk" "Je T'Adore" “Born Again“ “Deeper“ “Something About You“ “Confession“ “Love Ya Leave ya“ "Coconuts" "Softest Touch" Khalid "Voices (feat. Kylie Minogue)" Jake Shears Last Man Dancing “Too Much Music” 2022 "Super Freaky Girl" Nicki Minaj "Show Me the Way 2 Love“ NVDES Vibe Mountain Love “Anti Cigarettes Love“ Big Energy Latto 777 "Big Energy (feat. DJ Khaled) - Remix" "Her" Megan Thee Stallion "Passenger" Choices, Oliver, Ryland Blackinton “Right Here” Kiinjo, Oliver “Lundi” Kiinjo, Oliver “Dipshits” Cam'ron, A-Trak, Juelz Santana, Damon Dash 2021 “Midnight In Tokyo (feat. Little Glee Monster)” Pentatonix, Little Glee Monster “LA On Fire” NYIKO 2020 “ova U” Shae Jacobs “Purple Flames” NVDES “Nvdity Worldwide” NVDES, Khadyak “Global” NVDES, Khadyak "Future Starts Now" Kim Petras "Malibu" Kim Petras 2019 "Personal Hell" Kim Petras Clarity "Sweet Spot" "Do Me" "Icy" "There Will Be Blood" Kim Petras Turn Off the Light, Vol. 2 "Wrong Turn" "Purgatory" "Bloody Valentine" "Knives" "Demons" "Massacre" "Death by Sex" 2018 "Time Is Up" Poppy Am I a Girl? "Boo! Bitch!" Kim Petras Turn Off the Light "TRANSylvania" "i don't wanna die..." "o m e n" "Party Till I Die" 2017 "You can Cry Tomorrow" Betty Who 2016 "Lying To You" Goldroom 2015 "Calling Out" Penguin Prison 2014 “Toho” Yelle “Motion Study” Alex Metric "Old 45s" Chromeo White Women "Frequent Flyer"

Co-written songs Year Artist Song 2026 Blackpink "Me and My" 2024 Bree Runway, Khalid "Be The One (with Khalid)" 2024 B.I "Tasty" 2023 Benny Sings “Movie Star“ JHart “Crash My Car” Benny Sings and Remi Wolf “Pyjamas” 2022 WENGIE “Ghost“ GuiltyBeatz, Twitch 4EVA, Mr Hudson “Universe“ Snakehips “WATER“ 2021 Jake Shears "Do The Television" 2020 Yelle "Je t'aime encore" Sam Sparro “Marvelous Lover” Choices "Less Is More" 2019 Goldroom "Everybody's Lonely" 2018 Aeroplane, Tawatha Agee "Love On Hold (feat. Tawatha Agee)" 2017 Smalltown DJs, Lisa Lobsinger “Erased the Night” 2016 Alex Frankel "Negative Space" Jordan Smith “Leave A Little Light On“ 2015 Against The Current "Outsiders" Kelly Clarkson "Nostalgic" 2014 Yelle "Nuit de baise I" Destructo "Technology" Alex Metric, Oliver “Galaxy” 2013 Destructo “Higher” “2112” A-Trak, Oliver “Zamboni” Anna Lunoe “Breathe - Extended” 2012 A-Trak, Oliver “Disco Nap” Destructo “La Funky” “Stand Sill”