The Pool Project

Description

Recorded in a pool house surrounded by an evergreen oak tree forest just outside of Madrid; musician and composer Oliver Patrice Weder’s second artist album ‘The Pool Project’ combines textural and meditative sounds that touch on global influences from jazz, ambient and modern composition. In conjunction with the album, Spitfire Audio has released ‘The Pool Project’ sound library, inviting composers and producers to reimagine, recreate or completely pull apart Oliver’s sound world to facilitate their own vision. Capturing the unique acoustics of the pool house, the library is presented in Spitfire Audio's award-winning, easy-to-use plug-in and features a range of controls and effects.

While ‘OPW’ was inspired by constant movement and travelling, ‘The Pool Project’ had quite a contrary motivation. Oliver explains “After making my debut album, it was clear for me that it was only the beginning of a long journey. I enjoy the process and idea of creating something deeply personal and connected to the situation I am in, a snapshot of time so to speak, so I had to start writing a second album sooner or later. I love change and find it very inspiring to creatively adapt to my surroundings and circumstances to see what comes out at the other end. I spent the lockdown time living in a countryside cottage just outside of Madrid, surrounded by holly oak trees. The combination of this and seeing my one year old daughter grow up, as well as expecting another baby boy, created a very unique and fruitful environment to draw inspiration from.â€?

Reviews:
"Rich in beauty and emotion… one of the finest modern composers around" - 8/10, Future Music Mag

"Sounds like a warm oasis of calm" - 8.5/10, Higher Plain Music

Press:
20+ plays on Amazing Radio
5 tracks on the Ambient Flo September playlist.
Play on BBC 6 music’s Ambient Focus radio Show
Play on Nemone’s radio show of BBC 6
Ambient track of the week on Scala Radio
Play on Kayla Painter's show on Worldwide FM
Upcoming interview and plays on Scala Radio

Album review on Electronic Sound
Featured in Headphone Commute's ‘Out in 2021’.

Listening Party hosted by Spitfire Audio.
’The Making of The Pool Project’ documentary on Spitfire Audio.

Achievements:
Recorded and toured across Europe with various bands including psychedelic rock band Time for T.
Composed for the BBC.
Lead composer at Spitfire Audio.
In 2017, Oliver co-scored the feature film ‘The Haunted’ and made a vlog style series Inside the Score with Spitfire Audio, documenting the entire process — from meeting the director, to seeing the film shown at various international film festivals.
Released OPW, a sample library and album, in 2019 with SA Recordings x Spitfire Audio.
Interview with MusicTech.
Fifteen Questions interview.
Interview in Cut Common magazine.

Press for ‘The Pool Project’:
Press and radio coverage by Echo PR.

Marketing Plans:
£1000 Online ad spend
Limited Edition screen prints of album artwork
Extensive coverage on Spitfire Audio’s