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ONR (singer)
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Robert David Shields, known professionally as ONR,[1] is a Scottish musician, songwriter and producer currently signed to Seeker Music.
Early life and career
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ONR is originally from Renfrewshire, but has spent most of his life living in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. As a teenager, he signed a publishing deal in Los Angeles, set up his own record label, and released an album. He would later form a band called Finding Albert, and composed music for various film and television projects including Sky Sports. In mid-2016, he began releasing music under the ONR. moniker through the Los Angeles indie label, Leftwing. Soon after, he signed a record deal with Capitol Records.[2]
Influences on ONR. include David Bowie, Kate Bush, Echo & the Bunnymen, Arcade Fire, OMD, Simple Minds and Interpol.[3] Early on, he received support from LA radio stations, KCRW and KCSN.[citation needed] He released his first major label single, "Jericho," in August 2017 and played the main stage at the Electric Fields Festival soon after.[1][4]
He released his second single "5 Years Time" in November 2017.[5][6] He followed that with the release of "American Gods" in February 2018.[7]
He signed to Warner Records in 2019. In August 2020, ONR released "Kill TV" on Warner Records which featured guitarist and producer Nile Rodgers. The two struck up a friendship after meeting at Abbey Road Studios. Rodgers said of working with ONR "it was almost like Daft Punk, I played one song and after they were like, 'well, here's another one and here's another one'... I said, ‘wow, this guy has really got something.'"[8]
ONR has toured across Europe with artists including Bastille, Jake Bugg, Lewis Capaldi and Mondo Cozmo.
In 2023 Shields was given the PRS Foundation "Hitmaker Award", the organisation's award for rising songwriters and producers.
Shields is a keen environmentalist and conservationist. In 2024, in collaboration with world-renowned nature sound recordist Martyn Stewart, Shields wrote and produced the album "Imperfect Cadence", capturing the natural soundscapes of Scotland over fifty-years.[9] The album was praised worldwide, receiving positive reviews from Billboard, NPR and Esquire.[9] Lead single "You & I" was remixed and released through Brian Eno’s EarthPercent foundation.
Shields was a guest contributor at the renowned Cooper Union Great Hall at New York Climate Week 2024 and has worked with organisations including The Museum of The United Nations.
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