Michael Gordon Oldfield is a British musician, multi-instrumentalist and songwriter best known for his debut studio album Tubular Bells (1973), which became an unexpected critical and commercial success and propelled him to worldwide fame. Though primarily a guitarist, Oldfield is known for playing a range of instruments, which includes keyboards and percussion, and doing vocals. He has adopted a range of musical styles throughout his career, including progressive rock, world, folk, classical, electronic, ambient, and new age music.
Instruments: Bass Guitar • Tubular Bells • Electric Guitar • Bass • Guitar
Genres: Progressive Rock • Traditional Music • Pop Music • World Music • Ambient Music • Western Classical Music
Occupations: composer, guitarist, songwriter, singer, record producer, musician