Oliver Brian

Brian as "Little" Simon.

Brian performing onstage with Anthony and Lachy during the Wiggly Christmas Big Show! tour.

Brian performing onstage with Emma and Anthony during the Wiggle Fun live tour.

Oliver Brian (born 1988) is an Australian multi-instrumentalist, songwriter, producer, and music educator who has worked with The Wiggles in various capacities, primarily as both a studio and touring musician while also serving as a songwriter and occasional music producer on the band's albums and as a performer and production crew member on several of the band's video specials.

After initially taking piano and guitar lessons as a young child, Brian performed in various school bands and orchestras growing up. Prior to joining the Wiggles' team, he worked as a music teacher after graduating high school, played with Warrnambool-based bands The Axis and The Highwater Ballroom Band, and composed music for various documentary films and advertising agencies. After giving drum and electronic music production lessons to the children of Wiggles creator Anthony Field, Brian got called in to do a recording session with the band, beginning his official association with the group.

On April 5th, 2021, Brian got engaged to then-current yellow Wiggle Emma Watkins, having dated her for a while shortly after her divorce from bandmate Lachlan Gillespie, and later married her on May 2, 2022.

Wiggles Media Credits

Albums

For a full list of songs written and arranged by Brian, see Oliver Brian Songs

• Wiggle Town! - Drum Programming
• Dance Dance! - Drum Programming, Guitar, Banjo on "Dance, Dance" and "A Frog Went A Walking on a Summer's Day", Keyboard on "Dance, Dance"
• Dial E for Emma! - Co-Writer of "Mary Mary", "Chapter 1 - Jazz", "Chapter 3 - Country" and "Chapter 4 - Fusion", Guitar, Banjo, Bass
• Lachy! - Co-Writer/Arranger of "Oliver's Jazz," "The Gypsy Rover", "Oliver's Tap", and "Castle of Dromore", Guitar, Bass on "Line Dancing Chefs", Piano on "Float Through the Sky", Banjo on "Blow Up Your Balloon (Huff and Huff and Puff)", Percussion on "The Gypsy Rover"
• Nursery Rhymes - Song Arranger, Guitar, Drums on "Wheels on the Bus" and "Toot Toot, Chugga Chugga, Big Red Car", Percussion, Six-String Banjo on "Row, Row, Row Your Boat", "The Old Woman Who Lived in a Shoe" and "Ride A Cock-Horse", Dobro, Programmed Drums
• Och Aye the G'Nu! - Acoustic, Electric and Nylon Guitar, Six-String Banjo on "The Blackbird Ballet" and "The Fairy Dance (Instrumental)", Percussion on "The Fairy Dance (Instrumental)"
• Duets - Guitar, Banjo on "Itchy Fingers (Jimmy's Sea Shanty)", "Waltzing Matilda" and "Eagle Rock", Piano on "Eagle Rock", Dobro, Bouzouki, Marching Snare Drum, Bottle, Clicks, Cajon, Drum Programming on "Do The Pretzel" (archived recording)
• Wiggly, Wiggly Christmas! - Songwriter and Song Arranger, Acoustic, Electric and Nylon Guitar, Keyboard on "Here Come The Reindeer" and "Christmas Carol Mega Mix", Drum Programming, Dobro, Sleigh Bells, Marching Snare
• Nursery Rhymes 2 - Song Arranger
• The Emma! & Lachy! Show - Songwriter and Song Arranger
• Wiggle Pop! - Songwriter and Song Arranger
• The Wiggles' Big Ballet Day! - Producer, Songwriter and Song Arranger
• Party Time! - Producer, Songwriter and Song Arranger, Backing Vocals, Musician
• Emma! 2 - Producer, Songwriter and Song Arranger
• Fun and Games - Producer, Songwriter and Song Arranger, Backing Vocals, Musician
• Let There Be Rock-a-Bye Your Bear - Co-Writer of "Live from Hot Potato Studios Theme", Song Arranger
• Wash Your Hands - Co-Writer of "Social Distancing", Song Arranger
• Tiny Play Time - Song Arranger
• How Are You Today Friend? - Song Arranger
• Choo Choo Trains, Propeller Planes & Toot Toot, Chugga Chugga, Big Red Car! - Producer, Songwriter and Song Arranger, Backing Vocals, Musician
• It's a Galloping Day! - Song Arranger
• Come & See the Animals! - Co-Writer of "Hello to the Resting Cows", Co-Arranger of "Poesje Mauw" and "We're Going on a Bear Hunt"
• Emma's Bowtiful Ballet Studio - Song Arranger
• Le James Café - Producer, Songwriter
• We're All Fruit Salad!: The Wiggles' Greatest Hits - Producer
• Lullabies with Love - Co-Writer of "Little Grey Dove", Musician
• Halloween Party - Musician
• The Sound of Christmas - Musician (archived recordings)

Videos and Television Shows

• Dial E For Emma! - Post-Production
• Dance Dance! - Post-Production, Wiggly Performer
• Nursery Rhymes - Wiggly Performer, Sound Recordist
• Wiggle Around Australia - Wiggly Live Band Guitarist
• Duets - Sound Recordist, Autocue
• Wiggly, Wiggly Christmas! - Wiggly Performer, Sound Recordist, Playback
• Wiggle Wiggle Wiggle! - Wiggly Performer (uncredited)
• The Best of The Wiggles - Playback
• The Wiggles Reunion Show - Guitarist
• The Emma! & Lachy! Show - Wiggly Performer, Playback
• Nursery Rhymes 2 - Wiggly Performer
• Wiggle Pop! - Wiggly Performer
• The Wiggles' Big Ballet Day! - Musician
• Series 2 of Emma! - Music Producer, Wiggly Performer (uncredited)
• Party Time! - Wiggly Performer
• The Wiggles' World - Music Producer, Wiggly Performer (uncredited)
• Fun and Games - Wiggly Performer
• Choo Choo Trains, Propeller Planes & Toot Toot Chugga Chugga Big Red Car! - Wiggly Performer
• Lullabies with Love - Sound Recordist
• Halloween Party - Sound Recordist, Music Playback
• Series 3 of Emma! - Creator, Music Producer