Vince Oliver is a graduate of the Thornton School of Music at the University of Southern California; double-majoring in percussion performance and composition. Immediately following graduation Vince joined the cast of the Tony-award winning production Blast! as a featured percussion soloist. He toured two years throughout the US and Canada, and subsequently joined the company to tour in Japan for several summers which included a new production called Blast II MIX: Music in Extreme. In 2017 and 2019 Vince had the privilege of serving as music director and co-arranger for a new Blast production featuring the music of Disney. Blast! The Music of Disney delighted audiences throughout most prefectures in Japan for three summers.
As a composer/arranger Vince has had the privilege of writing for various ensembles throughout the world. His wind ensemble and orchestra compositions have been performed at The Walt Disney Concert Hall, Carnegie Hall, The Kennedy Center, and The Palau de Música in Barcelona, as well as various festivals and state conventions throughout the country. Specializing in electro-acoustic integration, his pieces Press (for string orchestra and track), and Press Play (for wind band and electronics), were both premiered at the Midwest Clinic in 2014 and 2017, respectively. His wind band piece Lullaby for a Young Dreamer was recognized as one of Band World’s top 100 pieces in 2019. He currently arranges/composes/consults for several marching bands and drum corps across the US and Japan and served as a music designer for The Bluecoats Drum and Bugle Corps from 2014-2018.
Vince Oliver is an Innovative Percussion artist, and is a member of ASCAP.