At age 18, Omar began listening to new styles of music and fell in love with the guitar again. His biggest influences are Benny Sings, D’angelo, Los Panchos, John Mayer, Elliott Smith, Cuco Sánchez, Paul Simon, Gary Numan, and João Gilberto.
Omar released his debut EP Stereo in 2018 to critical acclaim. More recently he teamed up with Dominik Fike and Kenny Beats for their track "Hit Me Up," and announced a national tour in support of Halsey.