Vaughn Richard Oliver (also known as U-Tern), originally from Canada, was a hip-hop and scratch DJ in the 1990s. Oliver, upon moving to Vancouver, started DJing in clubs and radio shows, while Goldstein played in bands and made beats in the studio. While living separately by distance, Oliver and Oliver Goldstein communicated by
Skype and produced music by sending each other parts via the internet. Oliver launched his duo's debut studio album, titled
Full Circle, which featured collaborations with
Chromeo,
MNDR,
Sam Sparro,
De La Soul and
Yelle, was released via
Interscope Records on August 25, 2017, alongside singles titled "Heart Attack" featuring De La Soul, "Electrify" and "Chemicals". The song "Electrify" has received over 1.8 million streams on
Spotify and was included in the official
soundtrack of
EA Sports'
FIFA 17. In the years before 2014, Oliver released the extended plays titled
Dirty Talk (2012),
Mechanical (2013), and
Light Years Away (2014). In an interview, Oliver noted his dream collaborations to be
Prince,
Quincy Jones, and
Daft Punk. A remix EP of
Mechanical was released, featuring remixes from
Tchami,
Dillon Francis, Values, and Nom De Strip. Their song "MYB" was featured on Annie Mac's
BBC Radio 1 show. Earlier in 2017, they featured on the Leon Else song "The City Don't Care", which was released via What Are We Doing/Interscope Records. On October 23, 2019, Oliver announced on their official Twitter account that no plans were set for any future albums/tours and that they (Goldstein and he) hadn't worked together on music for over a year, citing professional issues. Oliver intends to sporadically release under the Oliver name, but states that his focus has been on producing and sound engineering for other artists. After 2019, he made the switch to mainly producing for artists including
Latto,
Kim Petras,
Nicki Minaj, and
Megan Thee Stallion. In 2021, Oliver handled the production of
Big Energy, a single by
Latto. "
Big Energy" has gone 2 x platinum and earned Latto her first top 10 hit on the US
Billboard Hot 100, peaking at number three in April 2022. "Big Energy" also reached #1 on U.S. Rhythmic chart and #1 on Top 20. Oliver also made contributions to 9 Kim Petras songs from the album
Problematique and 3 songs from the album
Feed the Beast. Oliver has worked with
Nicki Minaj,
Megan Thee Stallion,
Katy Perry,
Latto,
Kim Petras,
Kylie Minogue, Khalid, Poppy, Slayyyter, Yelle, Remi Wolf, Chromeo, Lu Kala, as a producer and songwriter, and frequent collaborators include
Dr. Luke, Tobias Wincorn, Jesse St John, Malibu Babie,
LunchMoney Lewis,
KBeaZy, Ryland Blackinton,
Yung Bae, Nico Stadi, Blake Straus, and
Chloe Angelides. == Artistry ==