“Olivia’s songs and voice fill my heart, I could listen to her all day, and I quite often do.” Kasey Chambers.
With her debut single release, ‘Changing Tides’, Olivia Coggan makes an immediate and favorable impression, establishing herself as a singer-songwriter to watch.
Produced by acclaimed musician Ben Edgar (Passenger, Angus & Julia Stone, Vika & Linda Bull, Matt Corby, Missy Higgins), Olivia’s performance reflects her coastal, folk upbringing, resonating with warmth and authenticity with a maturity that belies her youth.
“I have been writing a lot of songs these past couple of years and I’m so excited to now share them with everyone” says Olivia.
“Changing Tides is about the awkward tension in a relationship when you realize that you are drifting toward different shores, yet have so many unfinished conversations and unresolved issues. It’s the head telling the heart what to do, when the heart is breaking” laments Olivia.
Since graduating from the prestigious Talent Development Project this year, Olivia has been on the road supporting Australian music industry favourite Kasey Chambers and sharing the festival stages with her muses Sons Of The East, Steph Strings, The Dreggs, Matt Corby, and The Cat Empire, most recently at the sold out ‘Crooked River Wines Winter Wine Festival’.
No stranger to the lifestyle of the music industry, Olivia and her older brother Gabe, have grown up in the backstage theatres across Australia, on the road with their father, award winning performer, Darren Coggan.
“I have often performed with Dad on stage since I was a small child and we just recently finished a small tour of co-headlined shows together, which has been really special.”
Whilst clearly the apple doesn’t fall too far from the tree, Olivia’s brother is also lending a hand to her creative journey.
“Gabe graduated this year from the Australian Film Television & Radio School (AFTRS) in Sydney and is a talented cinematographer and editor. He recently produced, filmed, and edited the video clip for ‘Changing Tides.’ I know that Gabe has a huge career before him in the film and television industry, so to produce my first video clip is pretty cool, and he was the right price!”, laughs Olivia.
‘Changing Tides’ is available to stream now across all digital platforms.
“The tide’s changing and it’s taking you with it…”
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