Oliver has lived in Berlin since 1990.
Independent curator, since 2002 organiser / Manager / Artistic Director of the CTM (formerly club transmediale) – festival for adventurous music and art. Co-founder of the cooperative studio facility INN.to and the project space General Public. Founding member of the associations DISK – Initiative Bild & Ton e.V. Co-initiator of the I.C.A.S. network – International Cities of Advanced Sound and Related Arts, Since mid-2013 he has been a member of the Council for the Arts Berlin, responsible for the section digital cultures and experimental (pop) music and is also active in the working group for cultural funding.