# Olan!

> Olan! is the artist name of Olivier Zurkirchen, a Zurich-based DJ, live act, producer, and composer for theater and film. Active in electronic music since 2015, with a background in jazz piano and composition. Pronouns: they/them or no pronouns.

Olan! performs techno live sets using modular synthesizers and plays eclectic DJ sets spanning hyperpop to gabber. They compose for theater (Berliner Ensemble, Theater Aachen) and film, and work as a mastering engineer. Olan! is a member of the queer-feminist electropop band ENL and founder of the record label 0x01 records. Based in Zurich, Switzerland.

## Main Pages

- [Home](https://www.olan.tech/): Landing page for Olan! portfolio
- [DJ + Live Act + Dates](https://www.olan.tech/dj): Upcoming gig dates, DJ sets, producer tracks, and live set recordings
- [Releases + Discography](https://www.olan.tech/releases): Full discography from 2005 to present, including solo work, remixes, and collaborations
- [Theater + Film Music](https://www.olan.tech/scores): Compositions for theater and film, including work at the Berliner Ensemble and Theater Aachen
- [Mixing + Mastering](https://www.olan.tech/mix-master): Mixing and mastering engineering services
- [About + Contact](https://www.olan.tech/vita): Biography, contact information, and booking details
- [Bubbbbbles Party](https://www.olan.tech/bubbbbbles-party): Olan!'s club night series at Cafete Reitschule Bern

## Music & Platforms

- [Bandcamp](https://olan1.bandcamp.com): Music catalog and purchases
- [SoundCloud](https://soundcloud.com/olangalactica): DJ mixes and tracks
- [0x01 records](https://0x01.space): Olan!'s own record label, active since 2019
- [ENL](https://enl.band): Queer-feminist band project with Olan! as musical director and co-composer

## Social Media

- [Instagram](https://www.instagram.com/olangalactica)
- [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/olangalactica)
- [TikTok](https://www.tiktok.com/@olangalactica)
- [Facebook](https://www.facebook.com/olangalactica)
- [Mastodon](https://mastodon.social/@olan)
- [Bluesky](https://bsky.app/profile/olangalactica.bsky.social)

## Key Facts

- Born 1987 in Langenthal, Switzerland
- Education: BA Jazz Piano (Hochschule der Kuenste Bern), MA Jazz Composition (with distinction), Minor in Electroacoustic Composition (ZHdK)
- Studied under Thierry Lang, Django Bates, Klaus Koenig, and German Toro-Perez
- Musical director and composer for "Es kann doch nur noch besser werden" by Sibylle Berg at the Berliner Ensemble
- Composer for the VR film "RCE" by Sibylle Berg
- Theater music reviewed in the New York Times and Sueddeutsche Zeitung
- Toured across Switzerland, Germany, UK, France, Belgium, Netherlands, Austria, Italy, Spain, Portugal, Poland, Czech Republic, Romania, Russia, Hungary, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Monaco, and India
- Former lecturer in Sound Synthesis and Sampling at SAE Institute Zurich
- Guest lecturer in Electronic Music Performance at ZHdK Jazz department
- Co-founder of "Gendercoctail" promoting visibility of genderqueer artists

## Contact

- General: booking@olan.tech

## Optional

- [Linktree](https://www.olan.tech/links): Quick-access link collection for all platforms