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"Sir" Oliver Mally
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Oliver Mally was born on the 06th of February in1966 in Wagna/Styria. At the
age of 15 he received his first guitar which, for his family, turned out to
be a real "trouble-maker"
As an autodidact he spent his first years learning different guitar styles.
Main influences on his electric guitary playing are Albert King, Buddy Guy,
John Lee Hooker, B.B. King, Albert Collins ... After years of hard practice
he developed his own style that separated him from other guitarist-clones.
In 1990 he formed the band "SIR" OLIVER MALLY’s BLUES DISTILLERY.
During the following years the band was constantly on tour - national as well
as international.
Since the late nineties his acoustic playing became more and more a bigger part
in his creative work. With piano player Raphel Wressnig he found himself a congenial
partner. And even here, on the field of acoustic blues, an identifiable style
of their own was worked out real fast and documented on two CD’s "TRIPLE
TROUBLE" and "BOUND FOR NOWHERE".
150 to 180 shows are done every year all over Europe, Switzerland, France,
Belgium, Netherlands, Italy, Slovenia, Hungary, Sweden, Germany, Slovakia ...
He worked with artists like Louisiana Red (USA ), Steve James (USA), Doug McLeod
(USA), Big "Lucky" Carter (USA), Johnny "Yarddog" Jones
(USA), John Mooney (USA), Larry Garner (USA), Sugar Blue (USA), The Griswolds
(USA) ...
His Live-experience also consists of shows at festivals like Rother Bluestage
(D), New Orleans Festival Wendelstein (D), Blue Wave Festival in Rügen
(D), Blues at Schloss Saarbrücken (D), Mississippi Blues Festival Berlin
(D), Dresdener Blues Festival (D), Blues Festival Leipzig (D), Walkin’
the Blues in Utrecht (NL), 3rd Bres Blues Night in Vilvoorde (BEL), Jazz Festival
Gronau (D), Austrian Blues Masters (A), Jazz Festival Wien (A), Musik Festival
Waidhofen/Thaya (A), Mojo Blues Parade (A), EASTWEST Blues Festival in Budapest
(HUN), Lent Festival in Maribor (SLO), Fricktaler Blues Festival (CH) ...
He opened shows for Champion Jack Dupree (USA), Billy Branch (USA), Steve James
(USA), Bobby Mack (USA), Big Jay Mc Neely (USA), Larry Garner (USA), Microwave
Dave & the Nukes (USA), Vince Weber (D), Johnny Mars (USA), Lucky Peterson
(USA) ...
In November 1999 Oliver Mally won the Critics' Award of the Magazine Concerto
and was chosen as the "Best Blues - Roots Artist" in Austria for the
first time.
Since autumn 2000 you can find Oliver Mally also in the Internet. On the homepage
you can find all dates and times of concerts as well as informations about projects
of the Band, lyrics and samples of the current songs to listen. CD's can be
ordered via Internet, Informations for press and organizer can be downloaded.
With the Newsletter the steadily increasing amount of fans is informed via E-mail.
In November 2001 "Sir" Oliver Mally’s Blues Distillery won
the Critics' Award of the Magazine Concerto and was chosen as the "Best
Blues - Roots Act. "BULLETPROOF", their new CD, was voted "best
international Bluesalbum" of the year.
2002: At the end of a year full of touring and one-nighters, Oliver Mally does
it again. For the 4th time he wins the Critics' Award and is voted "Best
Blues - Roots Act" in Austria.
2003: After the release of two Cd’s, a lot of touring (international
Festivals - Blue Wave Festival in Rügen (D), Blues at Schloss Saarbrücken
(D), Mississippi Blues Festival Berlin (D), Austrian Blues Masters (A), Jazzfestival
Wien (A), Lentfestival in Maribor (SLO), Fricktaler Bluesfestival (CH) ...)
Oliver Mally, for 5th time!, wins the CONCERTO Critic’s Award for "Best
Blues-Roots Act" of the year.
2004: Another year with lots of gigs and festivals - Jazzfestival Wiesen (A),
New Orleans Festival Wendelstein (D), Blue Wave Festival auf Rügen (D),
Mississippi Blues Festival Berlin (D), Bluesnacht Ingolstadt (D), as a part
of the European FolkbluesFestival in Hamburg, München, Rügen, a great
and successful tour with Harp – Legend SUGAR BLUE and two very successful
tours through Italy with his partner Raphael Wressnig. ...on which end stands
the release of the acoustic – non regular “Christmas” CD
„SOMEONE STOLE MY CHRISTMAS TREE“ as well as the release of a live
DVD of his band the BLUES DISTILLERY.
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