Ollie Olsen

Ollie Olsen
Birth nameIan Christopher Olsen
Also known as
  • Ollie Olsen
  • Ollie Jngbert Christian Olsen
Born1958 (age 65–66)
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Genres
Occupations
  • Musician
  • composer
  • sound designer
Instruments
Years active1977–2019, 2020-present
LabelsPsy-Harmonics

Ollie Olsen is an Australian multi-instrumentalist, composer and sound designer. He has performed, recorded and produced rock, electronic and experimental music since the mid-1970s. His post punk groups included Whirlywirld (1978–80), Orchestra of Skin and Bone (1984–86) and No (1987–89). Olsen joined with Michael Hutchence (of INXS) to form a short-term band, Max Q, which issued an album in 1989. He co-founded the alternative electronic music record label Psy-Harmonics with Andrew Till in 1993. In 2014 he formed Taipan Tiger Girls.