'SIR' OLIVER MALLY'S BLUES DISTELLERY

„sir“ oliver mally

was born on the 06th of February in1966 in Wagna/Styria. At the age of 15 he received his first guitar which, for his family, turned out to be a real „troublemaker“. +++ As an autodidact he spent his first years learning different guitar styles. Main influences on his electric guitary playing are Albert King , Buddy Guy , John Lee Hooker , B.B.King , Albert Collins... After years of hard practice he developed his own style that separatetd him from other guitarist – clones.

In 1990 he formed the band “SIR” OLIVER MALLY’s BLUES DISTILLERY. During the following years the band was constantly on tour – national as well as international. Since the late nineties his acoustic playing became more and more a bigger part in his creative work. With piano player
Raphel Wressnig he found himself a congenial partner. And even here, on the field of acoustic blues, an identifiable style of their own was worked out real fast and documented on two
CD’s „TRIPLE TROUBLE“ and „BOUND FOR NOWHERE“ . +++ 150 to 180 shows are done every year all over Europe. Switzerland, France, Belgium , Netherlands, Italy, Sovenia, Hungary, Sweden, Germany,Slovakia… ..

He worked with artists like Louisiana Red (USA ) , Steve James (USA) , Doug McLeod (USA) , Big „Lucky“ Carter (USA) , Johnny „Yarddog“ Jones (USA) , John Mooney (USA) , Larry Garner (USA) , Sugar Blue (USA) , The Griswolds (USA).... His Liveexperience
also consits of shows at festivals like Rother Bluestage (D) , New Orleans Festival Wendelstein (D) , Blue Wave Festival in Rügen (D) , Blues at Schloss Saarbrücken“ (D) , Mississippi Blues Festival Berlin (D) , Dresdener Bluesfestival (D) , Bluesfestival Leipzig (D) ,Walkin’ the Blues in Utrecht (NL) , 3rd Bres Blues Night in Vilvoorde (BEL) , Jazzfestival Gronau (D) , Austrian Blues Masters (A) , Jazzfestival Wien (A) , Musikfestival Waidhofen/ Thaya (A) , Mojo Blues Parade (A) , EASTWEST Bluesfestival in Budapest (HUN) , Lentfestival in Maribor (SLO), Fricktaler Bluesfestival
(CH)...

He opened shows for Champion Jack Dupree (USA) , Billy Branch (USA) , Steve James (USA) , Bobby Mack (USA) , Big Jay Mc Neely (USA) , Larry Garner (USA) , Microwave Dave& the Nukes (USA), Vince Weber (D) , Johnny Mars (USA), Lucky Peterson (USA) ...

In November 1999 Oliver Mally won the Critics' Award of the Magazine Concerto and was chosen as the "Best Blues Roots Artist" in Austria for the first time.

Since autumn 2000 you can find Oliver Mally also in the Internet. On the homepage you can find all dates and times of concerts as well as informations about projects of the Band, lyrics and samples of the current songs to listen. CD's can be ordered via Internet, Informations for press and organizer can be downloaded. With the Newsletter the steadily increasing amount
of fans is informed via Email.

In November 2001 „Sir“ Oliver Mally’s Blues Distillery won the Critics' Award of the Magazine Concerto and was chosen as the "Best Blues Roots Act. „BULLETPROOF“, their new CD, was voted „best international Bluesalbum” of the year 2002 At the end of a year full of touring and onenighters, Oliver Mally does it again. For the 4th time he wins the Critics' Award and is voted “Best Blues – Roots Act” in Autria.

2003
After the release of two Cd’s, a lot of touring (international Festivals Blue Wave Festival in Rügen (D) , Blues at Schloss Saarbrücken" (D) , Mississippi Blues Festival Berlin (D) , Austrian Blues Masters (A) , Jazzfestival Wien (A) , Lentfestival in Maribor (SLO), Fricktaler Bluesfestival (CH))...Oliver Mally, for 5th time!, wins the CONCERTO Critic’s Award for “Best BluesRoots Act” of the year..

2004
Another year with lots of gigs and festivals – Jazzfestival Wiesen (A), New Orleans Festival in Wendelstein (D), Blue Wave Festival in Rügen (D) , Mississippi Blues Festival Berlin
(D) Bluesnacht Ingolstadt (D), as a part of the European Folkblues Festival in Hamburg, München, Rügen, a great and successful tour with Harp – Legend SUGAR BLUE and two very successful tour through Italy with his partner Raphael Wressnig… on which end stands the release of the acoustic – non regular “Christmas” – CD “SOMEONE STOLE MY CHRISTMAS TREE” as well as the release of a live DVD of his band the BLUES DISTILLERY.

2005 ClubTours and Festivals +++ Blues Passions Festival in Cognac +++ Vienna Blues Spring +++ Austrian Blues Masters +++ New Orleans Music Festival in Wendelstein+++ Mississippi Blues
Night in Berlin +++ Mumyhua Festival +++ Bluesfestival Baden+++ Blues am Schloss in Saarbrücken +++ two successful tours through Italy, Germany +++ Release of the solo –acoustic
– CD “LOVE IS A DEVIL”.

Kontakt
OLIVER MALLY
A – 8435 Wagna, Marktplatz 3/2
Tel./Fax: +43 (3452) 75309
Mobil: +43 (664) 253 8244
Email: sir@siroliver. com
WWW: www.siroliver. com