London’s Oscar Scheller combines Brit-pop, dub, hip-hop, and synth pop into charming pop collages that reflect his musically diverse upbringing. The son of the couple who fronted the ‘70s new wave band the Regents, Oscar concentrated on his music career after graduating from art school, writing and recording songs in his childhood bedroom. His debut single, “Sometimes”, arrived on Brown Rice Records in 2014, with “Daffodil Days”, “Beautiful Words”, and “Breaking My Phone” following on Wichita in 2015. For his debut album, Oscar worked with drummer Aramis Gorriette and mixing engineer Ben Baptie, who enhanced the dub elements of the songs’ production. The results were Cut and Paste, which Wichita released in May 2016.
Between albums, Oscar became successful as a songwriter and producer for other artists, working on hits like Ashnikko’s viral “STUPID” and Brooke Candy’s raunchy debut album Sexorcism.
In October 2019, Oscar released his second album, HTTP404, which moved away from the indie rock sounds of Cut and Paste and embraced pure synth pop and hip-hop production. HTTP404 featured many artists Oscar has worked with as a producer, including Ashnikko, Miraa May, and Vera Hotsauce.