John Oliver composer
@johnolivermusic
Canadian🇨🇦 composer🎶, electronic musician🎧, guitarist🎸, producer, arranger, teacher. Social handle everywhere is johnolivermusic. UDHR🇺🇳 BUY LOCAL!
My solo from a live concert at The Ship Pub in St. John's Newfoundland on July 20, 2026 as part of the Sound Symposium. The all-star ensemble was lead by Hans Tammen, who provided various music modules he had composed. Thanks to Reinhard Reizenstein for the video.
My album WARFIRE WELFARE is now available on all digital platforms, in case you use those. I still prefer you buy tracks and albums on my bandcamp page where I get 85% of the sale. johnolivermusic.bandcamp.com/album/warfir... This is a very cool album featuring the NOON touch-plate synthesizer.
The 41st Anniversary of the bombing of Air India Flight 182, a creative response in poetry-centred sound art. See my Substack article: open.substack.com/pub/schizoph... #airindia
I analyzed the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and found that Trump has rejected all but 2 of the 30 Articles. See my substack #unitednations #humanrights schizophonicmusic.substack.com/p/universal-...
My one-year anniversary on Substack. THANKS EVERYONE. schizophonicmusic.substack.com
bibi-2003-share-widely. Audio is resampled from a section of the Oliver Stone documentary Persona Non Grata #freepalestine
There's a new social media app under development by a Canadian company, almost ready to roll, secure, no data collection. Check out the link and get on board. gandersocial.ca
"Politics is the entertainment division of the military-industrial complex." - Frank Zappa.
Every day around 4 o’clock, my taste buds take a trip to Iran. I stand with the people of Iran.
CITR 24-hours of radio art marathon all weekend Tune in by going to www.citr.ca/24-hours-of-.... If you happen to be listening from 22h to 23h tonight, you might catch one of my tracks – no idea which one. #canadianmusic #vancouvermusic #canadiancomposer #electronicmusic #broadcast
Defenders of Democracy my ass! More like Defenders of Corporatocracy. #stopusahegemony
My new weekly video podcast conversation with Shane Yirak happens every Wednesday at 10 AM pacific time on Substack. Shane and I discuss current issues, he from California, and me from Vancouver. Find me there at schizophonicmusic #unitednations #uspolitics #humanrights
A great anthem for NO KINGS day Oct. 18 that will get you right into a Pink Floyd The Wall (or Queen) mood. PLEASE SHARE. open.substack.com/pub/schizoph... #progrock #cabaret #NoKings #NoKingsDay #nokingsprotest #nokingsinamerica #pinkfloyd #Queen #sanfranciscomusic
Musicians! Want a new short piece from me? I'm looking to do some new projects. schizophonicmusic.substack.com/p/would-you-... #newmusic #CanadianMusic #vancouvermusic #canadiancomposer
How did I get here: the journey to 70,000+ subscribers on Substack. open.substack.com/pub/schizoph... #substack
My latest subscriber on Substack had this lovely message about why she subscribed: "I enjoy his work and it is the only substack I listen to that isn't 100% political. We all need the arts." #substack #substackwriter
Nice to be #3 on the Substack Bestseller Music list right under Patti Smith! I think my momentum is fed by my namesake😉. I've had several people express their surprise that I am not the comedian, but then go on to explore my music. That's refreshing! #canadianwriter #Substack #canadiancomposer
Finally a protest in Tel Aviv. “Even if someone tells you to do wrong, even if it’s an order, you’re still responsible. Find courage and say no… Because a black flag hangs over what’s happening in Gaza, and over the army’s actions in the West Bank.” #freepalestine open.substack.com/pub/schizoph...
Part 2 of my musical journey since the pandemic. A long post on Substack. open.substack.com/pub/schizoph... #canadiancomposer #electronicmusic
Canadian strawberries: finally the real taste of a strawberry bursts in my mouth, as opposed to the Californian cardboard simulacrum that we used to see on the shelves…https://schizophonicmusic.substack.com/p/a-story-of-two-strawberries?r=3fmu1t #tradewar #CanadianSovereignty
A Compassion Club of America would be an association of citizens, across political party lines, and religious affiliation, who share a core set of values, and believe in living according to those values. #compassion #fascism #club schizophonicmusic.substack.com/p/compassion...
Sometimes a song really helps you get through a day. As I listen to the Great Leader tell everybody to OBEY, I was reminded of this song from the 1980s album Speaking in Tongues by the Talking Heads. The opening words to the song Making Flippy Floppy are “Everybody, get in line.” See my substack.
Stage 5 starvation is okay? What's wrong with the world? I am speechless. The evil are trying to break us so they can own our hollowed-out souls.
Where they have burned books, they will end by burning human beings. – Heinrch Heine
Tragedy strikes at Vancouver's Lapu Lapu festival near John Oliver High School A mentally-ill 30-year old man plows down and kills 11 people at the Filipino Lapu Lapu festival. Read here schizophonicmusic.substack.com/p/tragedy-st... #vancouverlapulapufestival2025 #mentalhealth
This is what Pierre Poilievre will do to you if you believe in inclusion. Please share widely. #canadianpolitics #conservativepartyofcanada #ConservativeLeadership #transphobia
The Pierre Poilievre Loop. Repeat ad nauseam. #neverpierrepoilivre
Talk of Canadian elections, USA chaos, tariffs, abductions, blackmail, taking so much bandwidth. Reminder: there are two really awful wars going on, one of which world opinion has settled on calling a genocide. I created this Remembrance Day 2023. #stopwar #freepalestine #stopwarinukraine
