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[Oliver Tree @Olivertree]

Oliver Nickell

June 29th, 1993 – June 14th, 2026

Oliver Tree Nickell, beloved son, brother, grandson, nephew, cousin, and friend, passed away in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on Sunday, June 14, 2026, in a tragic accident at the age of 32. Known as Oliver Tree, he was an artist, storyteller, singer, songwriter, producer, director, editor, actor, filmmaker, entertainer, traveler and creative force; he had just performed in São Paulo as part of his 7-continent world tour.

Oliver was born in Santa Cruz, California. From the beginning, Oliver always had the most astonishing and relentless creative drive. He began producing skits, music, and drawings as early as 5 years old. He spent ten years racing BMX, cycle cross, cross country, mountain biking, downhill racing and free-style dirt jumping. Oliver was a DJ in his teenage years and started performing shows under the name "Kryph", where he opened up for big artists in the dance scene. At 17, he signed with R&S Records, under the moniker "Tree", where he put out his first official body of work "Splitting Branches”. During this period, he attended San Francisco State University and later graduated from the California Institute of the Arts (CalArts) in 2017. At CalArts, Oliver created the “Oliver Tree” project, which included producing, directing, acting, touring, film-making, and song-writing.

In 2016, “Turbo” was born, a character he developed for the internet, who was loud, colorful, bright and hilarious. That same year, he released his first single on all platforms as Oliver Tree, in collaboration with Whethan titled "When I'm Down". The song became a huge success and went gold. In 2017, Oliver signed with Atlantic Records and shortly after released his first viral hit song “Alien Boy” which was produced with his childhood friend Casey Mattson, as well as frequent collaborator Imad Royal. It was a song that truly encapsulated the Oliver Tree brand. Oliver then went on to release his debut album “Ugly Is Beautiful”, which hit the top 15 of Billboard 200 and reached number 1 on Billboard‘s Top Rock Albums and Alternative Albums charts. Oliver also released a deluxe version of the album which included the song "Life Goes On", a track that was produced with long-time friend and collaborator Getter. This song propelled Oliver into a global audience and was a commercial hit. Followed by the success of Oliver’s song "Miss You”, with Robin Schulz, which became a worldwide hit and was nominated for Best International Song (The BRIT Awards) in 2024.

Oliver never stopped reinventing himself. Each album featured a distinct character in the Oliver Tree universe: Turbo for “Ugly is Beautiful” in 2020, Shawney Bravo for “Cowboy Tears" in 2022, Cornelius Cummings for “Alone in A Crowd" in 2023 up until "Love You Madly Hate You Badly” in 2026, where he removed the fake personas and decided to show the world his true self for his final album which was 100% written and produced by Oliver.

Oliver had a deep curiosity about the world and wanted to experience every country and culture. Over the past two years, Oliver was a global citizen, visiting over 100 countries: eating local cuisine; connecting with locals of all kinds; participating in ceremonies; giving concerts; and recording music on his laptop. He went to the Middle East, sailed in Antarctica and became an honorary Maasai tribal chief in Tanzania.

Oliver was more than a musician; he was a true artist in every sense of the
word, seeing the world as a stage for his performance art. He pushed boundaries in every form of media and life. Oliver was on a mission to bring the world together through art and inspiring other artists to create. Being a forward thinker, Oliver created a non-profit entitled "Dr. Oliver Tree's Extremely Epic Art Grant for Baby Geniuses”. He wanted all of his money to go into funding other aspiring artists in all facets: music, film, installation and performance art projects.

Oliver cared so deeply about spreading art, joy, laughter and love into the world. He blended his characters seamlessly with his authentic self, which left the audience often wondering what is real or a prank. He found beauty in the ordinary and would constantly preach his "Ugly Is Beautiful" mantra on and off stage. He wanted everyone to feel like they had a place to be themselves. Under all the absurdist humor and outlandish stunts, he wanted to create an inclusive environment where everyone belonged and could realize their true potential.

Oliver was a creative force of nature, a true “Alien Boy” among human beings. His imagination was boundless, his laugh was contagious and his creativity and ideas were prolific.

Oliver is survived by his parents, Jesse & Christine Nickell of Santa Cruz, brother Jessup (Zoe), Grandmothers Ann Begin & Lorraine Nickell, Aunts Cynthia Begin, Mia Begin (Bill Schroeder), Uncle Dan Begin (Melissa), Aunts Sheree Kouffeld (Dave Christopher) and Jan Lamascus (Marvin), many beloved cousins, Beth, Breanna, Kaitlin, Kimmy, Maggie, Meadow and Nicolas; and numerous friends worldwide. He considered his team and colleagues his family: Dan Awad, Paul Donatelli; his bandmates: Casey Mattson, Amir Oosman, Jake Jamieson, Jmsey; his creative collaborators: Ethan Snoreck aka Whethan; Ryan Farber; Steve Zilberman; Jacob Dennis; Sebastian Hackett; his love Fiona Chernavskaya, as well as many others who touched his project and helped him execute his vision, who are too innumerable to be named.

We’ll leave you with a quote which Oliver said at almost every show he performed at, his mantra to the world: “No matter how strange you think you look, no matter how ugly you feel, you are beautiful.”

A celebration of his life / memorial service will be held at the UCSC Quarry Amphitheater on July 25th. Due to limited space for family and friends, this event will also be streamed live.

Donations: The family requests donations be made to “Dr. Oliver Tree's Extremely Epic Art Grant for Baby Geniuses”. Oliver’s vision is to support and encourage young artists to follow their dreams. See more at https://t.co/XY1lQhixpQ

[Joyce Carol Oates @JoyceCarolOates]

here is a good example of why citizens attending town meetings should be prepared beforehand.
if one of their own is arrested, everyone should rise to their feet & defend him.
if they sit meekly, registering only verbal protests, they will not be effective.
what appears to be developing is that in scattered communities in the US, particularly red states, data centers are going to be built because local politicians have accepted bribes (whatever they may be called: campaign contributions?) to facilitate them. citizens are not informed beforehand.

citizens should be alert & alarmed & ready to peacefully but firmly oppose data centers in their midst.

"divided we fall, united we stand."

[OliverHartburn @OhSeeThat24]

@beyond_ltd @FightFanatic_ Colby Covington is a way bigger example of that.

[OliverHartburn @OhSeeThat24]

@PakistanErwacht @sadreturns I have some right down the street from me in Oregon.

[OliverHartburn @OhSeeThat24]

@13earded @DefonCocaine @conro Where? The cheapest I saw the last time I checked was $100-150 a month minimum. And that's for similar but different GLP-1 meds like Tirzepatide (aka Mounjaro/Zepbound), not Semaglutide (aka Ozempic/Wegovy) injections or pills. Even lesser effective meds were expensive.

[Mike Young @micyoung75]

The sequence is worth reading slowly.

ICE told its DOJ lawyer to withhold the murder warrant because Dominican authorities hadn't authorized its use in court. The lawyer complied, filed a silent response, and the judge ordered release without knowing about the warrant. DHS then attacked the judge publicly for releasing a murder suspect - using information ICE had told its own lawyer to hide from her.

The cover story collapsed at the contempt hearing. ICE had published that same warrant online two weeks before the hearing. The AUSA told the court he should have Googled it. He apologized. His supervisors issued corrections.

DHS responded to being repudiated by its own lawyers in open federal court by pointing reporters back to the original press release.

Judge DuBose called it a threat to judicial security. Said it puts people at risk. The disciplinary proceeding against the DOJ lawyer - who she acknowledged was more instrument than author of the misconduct - is currently the only available mechanism to examine what ICE actually did.

The press release is still up.

[OliverHartburn @OhSeeThat24]

@TedrosGottaGo @forward_eyes @EA_Hoffman @bomblefts https://t.co/eeUGhF1Fid

[Matt About Town @TedrosGottaGo]

@EA_Hoffman @bomblefts You're a moral failure as a human. Lin Manuel, Obama's cuck for Empire

[OliverHartburn @OhSeeThat24]

@Davidc2722 @ShegunTweets It's also probably referencing their ages, so double whammy.

[OliverHartburn @OhSeeThat24]

@CaliCoot23 @onlydubsX I'm not in favor of either side here, but it's very common for these things to be filmed weeks or even multiple months in advance of uploading it. Especially if it's a high-profile guest like Kim for PR reasons. I watch a channel that films their vids about 4-6months in advance.

[Anonymous @YourAnonNews]

This is what 65%+ disapproval looks like.

[OliverHartburn @OhSeeThat24]

@KaeleyT @MarkRichardson2 Don't forget Barbiturates, which were commonly prescribed at the time for the purposes we use Benzos for now, as well as dated things like "hysteria." They were then phased out for the "safer/non-addictive" 😉 Quaaludes, and then Benzos, and now they're looking for the new thing.

[OliverHartburn @OhSeeThat24]

@undeadpinko @emkenobi Just do the math on how much he makes a month, or better yet a year, from Twitch Subscriptions and you'll realize how low balled that number is. And that's not even including all the other forms of income, or the capital investments he's made over the years.

[OliverHartburn @OhSeeThat24]

@ban_evader4 @Hemifuu1 That sounds like a form of a migraine aura. Migraine auras don't have to accompany a headache and they present in a lot of different ways and can be very odd.

[Dr Terry Simpson @drterrysimpson]

You’re stacking numbers without context—classic tactic.

Aluminum:
The total sounds big until you realize babies are exposed to more aluminum from breast milk and formula than from vaccines over the same time period. And the form matters—vaccine aluminum is processed and cleared, not stored indefinitely.
Mercury:
This is outdated. The mercury compound (thimerosal) was removed from routine childhood vaccines in the U.S. over 20 years ago. What remains in a few multi-dose flu vials is ethylmercury, which the body clears quickly—not the same as toxic methylmercury.

“200 chemicals”:
Water is a chemical. So is sodium. Listing “chemicals” without dose or function is fear marketing, not science.
What actually matters is dose, form, and biology—not scary-sounding totals.

If these exposures were harmful, we’d see it at population scale after billions of doses. We don’t.
We do see what happens without vaccines—measles outbreaks, hospitalizations, and preventable deaths.

This isn’t a mystery. It’s just selective framing.

[OliverHartburn @OhSeeThat24]

@itfeltlikeakisx @AntonChigu80801 @Buenozaf I get what you're trying to say, but this absolutely is a political statement. Ethics & morality are key components of politics and it can be both. It's not an either/or.

[OliverHartburn @OhSeeThat24]

@wrldless25 @SpyDama_San @messiah_07 @TMZ No, it's short for Arby's. Smh

[Natalie Wynn @ContraPoints]

@AlanaFeral I feel like I would be insulting your intelligence if I said “the Democrats would not be powerless if they had been voted into power,” but I don’t know what else to tell you

[OliverHartburn @OhSeeThat24]

@canustopcryingb @lizisamused @eeveeithink How could you possibly know what is a "credible paragraph" until you've read it? Also why are making assertions, let alone posting online at all? Since by *your own standards* no one should read what you say, as it's "a waste of time."

[OliverHartburn @OhSeeThat24]

@ChristianKalve @fasc1nate It most likely dried and turned black, like it was super old and probably found under a seat. Cops tend to get tunnel vision on catching people and forget that objects can be used for their original purpose, so they think the worst when finding spoons, tinfoil, ziplock bags, ect.

[OliverHartburn @OhSeeThat24]

@Vp1000k @souapenasV Huh?? JFK, the moon landing, how the Egyptian pyramids were made, and the list goes on... There are so many before this one, that it's useless to list them all. Many of them also came long before there were computers & the internet.