LA Producer/Vocalist omniboi Shares New EP 'Panorama'

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LA-BASED PRODUCER/SINGER WANTS YOU TO EXPAND YOUR PERSPECTIVE ON NEW EP PANORAMA OUT VIA NETTWERK | STREAM HERE

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"[omniboi can] build joyous, syncopated worlds on a whim." -DJ Mag   “an upbeat, dancefloor-ready track” -EDM.com on “Set Apart” single   December 8, 2023 (Chicago, IL) - Today, LA-based producer/vocalist/pianist omniboi shares Panorama, his debut EP with Nettwerk. Spanning six tracks, Panorama metamorphosizes the idea of perspectives by exploring concepts like nostalgia, heartbreak, grief, and self-worth through the lens of different characters.    "We think of life experiences as kind of like squashed two-dimensional perspectives,” Omni explains, “and don't really explore them too much until we ourselves have gone through them."   "A panorama,” he continues, “is an attempt to take a perspective we don't often see and relate to. For example, villains that have become more and more evolved—because instead of just them being bad or evil—we can give them an origin story, or we can give them a personal goal that isn't necessarily evil.”   Born Omni Rutledge, omniboi grew up in various parts of Arizona. He notes that many major bands skipped over Arizona entirely on their U.S. tours, which played a role in driving him to the margins of music; some of the first concerts he attended were warehouse and desert raves. From there, he began cultivating a sound that he refers to as “kawaii future bass mixed with jazztronica,” taking strong influences from the Far East.   Omni brings in featured artist nelward to introduce the idea of “omnivision” on track two, aptly titled “Omni-Vision” (HERE).   “[Omnivision] is the idea of having unlimited perspectives,” he notes. “It’s something we all wish we had, but we’ll never have. There will always be blind spots.”   Elsewhere on “Ghost Town, USA” (HERE), Omni reflects how his perspective on life in Arizona soured as he began to see more of the world. Lyrics like "I just got back from vacation in Cali / Now all my love for this place is gone / They say I should be keener and the grass is always greener / But I don't even have a lawn" paint a picture of a jaded twentysomething eager to break free of routine.   "The term ‘ghost town'," Omni shares, "is both in reference to all the abandoned mining ghost towns that litter the desert landscape of Arizona, and the complacency created when you grow older in a place you've always lived."   Omni recently wrapped up a tour with alternative R&B artist Ehiorobo, hitting the East Coast in October and the West Coast in November and playing venues such as NY’s Public Records and LA’s Resident. Panorama is available at digital retailers here: https://omniboi.ffm.to/panorama

Panorama Tracklist   Set Apart (feat. Dona) Omni-Vision (feat. nelward) Ghost Town, USA Zoom-Out Cagecraft Marathon     ABOUT OMNIBOI   Los Angeles-based omniboi is here to tell stories through his music. Born in Mesa, Arizona, the composer, producer, and multi-instrumentalist was playing in bands and toying with FL Studio as early as 2005. He grew to prominence at the height of the SoundCloud era in the early 2010s, gaining notoriety for his exuberant, cherubic Chiptune edits and originals. Dabbling with different electronic arts softwares always came natural to Omni, who had a hunger to learn any art form he could get his hands on. It wasn't until he stumbled upon a viral video of Madeon, who also used the FL Studio workstation, that he began to take production seriously.   In 2016, omniboi released his debut EP, Nice Dream. Tracks like "BonBon" and "Sugar Glider" were widely successful, garnering millions of streams, as he continued to showcase his bubbly production style. He kicked off 2017 with a soulful remix of Migos’ “Bad and Boujee,” which quickly went viral on Twitter and received critical acclaim from The FADER (“Your music teacher would approve”), Mashable (“Sometimes, you're given a gift you didn't even know you wanted until it's in your hands”) and more. The video introduced many to Omni’s signature style: a pair of white gloves, a bow tie and a pair of thick-rimmed glasses (“When I was younger, my glasses kept breaking, so my mom had me get the most durable pair possible”). Since then, Omni has bolstered his catalog with a flurry of new music, releasing multiple projects each year and collaborating with the likes of Ehiorobo, Yung Skrrt, MIA GLADSTONE, and more.   Panorama is only the start of his new sonic journey with Nettwerk.   Written by Arielle Lana LeJarde

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