Oliver Brian (born 1988) is an Australian multi-instrumentalist, songwriter, producer, and music educator who has worked with The Wiggles in various capacities, primarily as both a studio and touring musician while also serving as a songwriter and occasional music producer on the band's albums and as a performer and production crew member on several of the band's video specials.
After initially taking piano and guitar lessons as a young child, Brian performed in various school bands and orchestras growing up. Prior to joining the Wiggles' team, he worked as a music teacher after graduating high school, played with Warrnambool-based bands The Axis and The Highwater Ballroom Band, and composed music for various documentary films and advertising agencies. After giving drum and electronic music production lessons to the children of Wiggles creator Anthony Field, Brian got called in to do a recording session with the band, beginning his official association with the group.
On April 5th, 2021, Brian got engaged to then-current yellow Wiggle Emma Watkins, having dated her for a while shortly after her divorce from bandmate Lachlan Gillespie, and later married her on May 2, 2022.
Wiggles Media Credits[]
Albums[]
For a full list of songs written and arranged by Brian, see Oliver Brian Songs
- Wiggle Town! - Drum Programming
- Dance Dance! - Drum Programming, Guitar, Banjo on "Dance, Dance" and "A Frog Went A Walking on a Summer's Day", Keyboard on "Dance, Dance"
- Dial E for Emma! - Co-Writer of "Mary Mary", "Chapter 1 - Jazz", "Chapter 3 - Country" and "Chapter 4 - Fusion", Guitar, Banjo on "Prince Laendler", "Garden of Daisies", "Irish Dancing Visit", "Music Box Ballet" and "Emma's Dream", Bass on "Ballet Phone Call", "Prince Phone Call", "Irish Group Phone Call", "Optometrist Phone Call" and "Polka Phone Call"
- Lachy! - Co-Writer and Arranger of "Oliver's Jazz," "The Gypsy Rover", "Oliver's Tap", and "Castle of Dromore", Guitar, Bass on "Line Dancing Chefs", Piano on "Float Through the Sky", Banjo on "Blow Up Your Balloon (Huff and Huff and Puff)", Percussion on "The Gypsy Rover"
- Nursery Rhymes - Song Arrangements, Guitar, Drums on "Wheels on the Bus" and "Toot Toot, Chugga Chugga, Big Red Car", Percussion on "ABC", "Row, Row, Row Your Boat", "The Bagpipe Song", "Three Little Kittens" and "Ride A Cock-Horse", Six-String Banjo on "Row, Row, Row Your Boat", "The Old Woman Who Lived in a Shoe" and "Ride A Cock-Horse", Dobro on "Three Little Kittens", "I'm A Little Teapot", "Old MacDonald Had A Farm" and "Itsy Bitsy Spider", Programmed Drums on "Ring-A-Ring O'Rosy" and "Five Fingered Family"
- Och Aye the G'Nu! - Acoustic, Electric and Nylon Guitar, Six-String Banjo on "The Blackbird Ballet" and "The Fairy Dance (Instrumental)", Percussion on "The Fairy Dance (Instrumental)"
- Duets - Guitar, Piano on "Eagle Rock", Banjo on "Itchy Fingers (Jimmy's Sea Shanty)", "Waltzing Matilda" and "Eagle Rock", Drum Programming on "Do The Pretzel" (archived recording), Bouzouki on "Feeling Hungry", Marching Snare Drum on "We Three Kings", Clicks and Cajon on "Eagle Rock", Bottle on "The Crocodile Hunter", Dobro on "I Love To Have A Dance With Dorothy" and "The Crocodile Hunter"
- Wiggly, Wiggly Christmas! - Songwriter, Acoustic, Electric and Nylon Guitar, Keyboard on "Here Come The Reindeer" and "Christmas Carol Mega Mix", Drum Programming, Dobro, Sleigh Bells, Marching Snare
- Nursery Rhymes 2 - Song Arrangements
- The Emma! & Lachy! Show - Songwriter
- Wiggle Pop! - Songwriter
- The Wiggles' Big Ballet Day! - Producer, Songwriter
- Party Time! - Producer, Songwriter, Backing Vocals, Musician
- Emma! 2 - Producer
- Fun and Games - Producer, Songwriter, Backing Vocals, Musician
- Choo Choo Trains, Propeller Planes & Toot Toot, Chugga Chugga, Big Red Car! - Producer, Songwriter, Backing Vocals, Musician
- Emma's Bowtiful Ballet Studio - Producer
- Le James Café - Producer, Songwriter
- We're All Fruit Salad!: The Wiggles' Greatest Hits - Producer
- Lullabies with Love - Co-Writer of "Little Grey Dove", Musician
- Halloween Party - Musician
- The Sound of Christmas - Musician (archived recordings)
Television Shows and Videos[]
- Dial E For Emma! - Post-Production
- Dance Dance! - Post-Production, Wiggly Performer
- Nursery Rhymes - Wiggly Performer, Sound Recordist
- Wiggle Around Australia - Wiggly Live Band Guitarist
- Duets - Sound Recordist, Autocue
- Wiggly, Wiggly Christmas! - Wiggly Performer, Sound Recordist, Playback
- Wiggle Wiggle Wiggle! - Wiggly Performer (uncredited)
- The Best of The Wiggles - Playback
- The Wiggles Reunion Show - Guitarist
- The Emma! & Lachy! Show - Wiggly Performer, Playback
- Nursery Rhymes 2 - Wiggly Performer
- Wiggle Pop! - Wiggly Performer
- The Wiggles' Big Ballet Day! - Musician
- Series 2 of Emma! - Wiggly Performer (uncredited)
- Party Time! - Wiggly Performer
- The Wiggles' World - Music Producer, Wiggly Performer (uncredited)
- Fun and Games - Wiggly Performer
- Choo Choo Trains, Propeller Planes & Toot Toot Chugga Chugga Big Red Car! - Wiggly Performer
- Lullabies with Love - Sound Recordist
- Halloween Party - Sound Recordist, Music Playback