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Olivia is a chaotic weirdo, noisemaker, sound designer, wannabe fashion icon, video artist, and composer. Shortt is an Anishinaabe off-reserve member of Nipissing First Nation and of Irish descent through their mother.

Described by Musicworks Magazine as a “glittering, rising star in the exploratory music firmament”, Shortt was named by CBC as one of “6 Indigenous composers you need to know in 2024”. Shortt has been presented at The Whitney Biennial (NYC), The Holland Festival (Amsterdam) and the Smithsonian’s National Museum of the American Indian (Washington, DC). Iconic moments include appearing and playing saxophone on CBC Kids’ ‘Gary the Unicorn’ and Atom Egoyan’s film ‘Guest of Honour’, as well as lending their voice off-screen for Stephen King’s film ‘In the Tall Grass’ and S. 3 of ‘Chucky’. Shortt is a graduate of the U of T and Dartmouth College in the US. She is currently Artist-in-Residence at the U of T Mississauga at the Indigenous Creation Studio.