Oliver Tree and Diplo have taken to the edge of the world for an exclusive, once-in-a-lifetime experience for “Wellness Adventure to Antarctica. The two musicians, along with a few friends, have just returned from their private, luxury yacht for a week of yoga, ambient music, wellness, breathwork, and a polar plunge in the frozen tundra.
Oliver Tree himself showed as a DJ guise. See what he had to say before he took to the seas:
After countless years of failed attempts, I am finally fulfilling my life long dream to perform in Antarctica. When I spoke to Metallica drummer Lars Ulrich last summer who played there in 2013, his only advice was urging me to go now because it’s about to melt away. I’ll be filming a documentary of my journey and my performances in the South Pole in hopes of bringing awareness and raise money to fight against the climate change that’s rapidly contributed to ocean warming and ice shelf melting which is making Antarctica disappear at an alarming rate.
I’ll be riding across the Antarctica ocean… I am exhilarated to not only be performing some live vocals alongside Diplo but also unveiling my return as a DJ, playing two different dance sets as well as an ambient set I’ve been secretly working on for the past few years under the alias Dr. Oliver Tree. This is the first show I am DJing in 13 years since I opened up for Skrillex in high school at Whobbleland 2011 in San Francisco.
~ Oliver Tree
The world-spanning activity follows the recent arrival of Oliver’s third full-length release, ALONE IN A CROWD. Now boasting more than 4B global streams, over 1B YouTube views, over 14.7M TikTok followers, and an cumulative social reach of over 30M, Oliver Tree satisfies his dedicated and growing audience with Andy Kaufman-esque Dadaist, “meta-humor,” all while continuing to explore and dissect the absurdity of modern culture, obsession with fame, and social media. ALONE IN A CROWD serves to reflect both the light and the darkness of human nature within popular culture while exploring themes of loneliness, disconnect, and the human experience.
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