Michael Oliva

4/25/22 Malibu Weather report #dailylynch @daily_lynch

4/24/22 @daily_lynch

4/23/22 Los Angeles, California Fresh out of the white lodge ❤️🌞🕶

Last night in Columbus was sick! @catelebon puts on an extraordinary show. Her new album is great and her 2019 release Reward still remains my favorite album by any artist in the past 5-10 years #catelebon

More progress with Chopin’s Piano Sonata No 2: Funeral March. I was playing some parts and Melodie’s wrong so went back and dove into this last night, once again by ear. Trying to capture the essence and feel of my favorite pianist, Vladimir Horowitz. Filmed the whole thing about 50 times and realized my hands are cut off. Oh well, more later but for now this will do. This is such a beautiful piece of music. A few botched notes here but I’m not a pianist and this take has good feel. Thanks for watching! #selftaught #amateurpianist #chopin #pianosonatano2

I can’t read music and I’ve never studied piano. I don’t have a proper weighted keyboard and have a poor dynamic curve. That said, I’m very proud of my progress teaching myself this #chopin piece by ear. The middle section of his funeral March (the slow melody) is IMO one of the most beautiful pieces of classical piano ever written and while this song for many symbolizes the gloom of death - to me it highlights every moment/encompasses every emotion, every victory, every failure, every snapshot of life and what it is to be alive and what a miracle it was we were ever here and ever got to experience anything. To me it is not a sorrowful composition but beautiful. Thanks for listening! (To my rant and to me hack away at this piece) • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • #funeralmarch #composer #composersofinstagram #piano #amateurpianist #selftaught #cincinnati #ohio #overtherhine #sundaysounds

When I’m not composing music for media, this is what I’m doing and what I’ve been doing for 20 years and 15 years with these two comrades of mine in @theharlequinsmusic ! Last night my band had the honor of performing a memorial show for a fallen friend. Thank you @maximusician for putting together a wonderful celebration, and thank you @radioartifact for the killer livestream footage/recording. We’ll miss you @heckinlukebeck • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • #composersofinstagram #composer #theharlequinstime #psychedelicrock #psychpop #rocknroll #experimentalmusic #theharlequins #cincinnati #livemusic

Todays work. A solo piano piece! Link to the full piece in my story 🤙🏼 • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • #composer #piano #amateurpianist #february

Todays Psychedelic Improvisation. Link to the full piece in my story! • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • #composersofinstagram #psychedelicmusic #experimental #cincinnati #ohio #otr #composer #number9

Todays work! An experiment in rhythm with non traditional percussion (hits and scrapes off of wooden string instruments)! With the jagged, anxious pace and the Bengals win - this track is titled ‘Tooth and Claw’! Footage compiled in the woods at Spring Grove! • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • #composer #composersofinstagram #bengals

A most likely familiar mock up with Appassionata Strings by @spitfireaudio Another look into my workflow • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • #composer #mediacomposer #creating #harrypotter #hedwig #logicprox

- A day in the life -Here is a short video of my work flow/working on a new piece using @spitfireaudio ‘s Appasionata strings. • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • #composer #mediacomposer #spitfireaudio #filmcomposer #creating #workflow #makemusiceveryday