San Holo
Early life and education
Van Dijck studied music production at the Rotterdam Pop Academy.[1] He graduated in 2012.[1]
Career
San Holo began making music in 2013 and began to gain attention in 2014, when he was signed by Heroic Recordings. His debut EP, Cosmos EP was released on September 18, 2014 and was in the Top 100 Electronic category of iTunes.
In November 2014 he released a remix of Dr Dre's The Next Episode, which has had over 100 million views on YouTube.
In September 2014 Walt Disney Pictures threatened a lawsuit against producer Sander van Dijck.[2] They thought his stage name San Holo was too similar to Han Solo, a character in the Star Wars movies.[2]
On May 4, 2015 he released a song called Victory on Monstercat. On May 25, 2015, he also released a music video of his song Hold Fast in Monstercat; both songs become part of Monstercat's 22nd album titled Contact and San Holo's Victory EP, which is also from Monstercat.[3]
On September 4, 2015 he released a video of his single with Father Dude called IMISSU on Spinnin' Records.[4]
On October 2, 2015, he released a remix of Porter Robinson's song titled Natural Light. The remix became a part of Robinson's Worlds Remixed album.
On January 26, 2016 he released a single with Yellow Claw named Alright in OWSLA. This was the second song of van Dijck in OWSLA. The song later became a part of a compilation album by OWSLA called OWSLA Worldwide Broadcast.
On March 11, 2016 he released the New Sky EP with a second single and music video on Monstercat called They Just Haven't Seen It. This, as well as his main single in the EP New Sky, became part of Monstercat 026 - Resistance.
On June 5, 2016 he teased an unreleased song, now named "RAW", which appeared as the background track of the credits in episode 7 of season 3 in the American comedy series Silicon Valley. It was then fully released on July 19, 2016.
On June 7, 2016 he released a single named Still Looking on his own label named Bitbird.[5]
Discography
EPs
- Cosmos EP (2014)
- Don't Touch The Classics (Remixes) (2014)
- Victory EP (2015)
- New Sky EP (2016)
- Gouldian Finch Compilation (2016)
As lead artist
Cosmos EP (2014)
- Welcome (2014)
- Memories (2014)
- Fly (2014)
- Hiding (2014)
(featuring The Nicholas)
Victory EP (2015)
- Victory (2015)
- Shrooms (2015)
- Hold Fast (2015)
(featuring Tessa Douwstra)
New Sky EP (2016)
- New Sky (2016)
- They Just Haven't Seen It (2016)
(featuring The Nicholas)
Non-EP Singles
- We Rise (2015)
- BWU (2015)
- Donkey Kong (2015)
- Can't Forget You (2015)
(featuring The Nicholas) - $TUPID (2013)
- Still Looking (2016)
Other Appearances
- Smile On Your Face (2015)
(Point Point feat. San Holo) - You Don't Know (2015)
(With Boehmer) - Dump It (2015)
(With TWRK) - Beautiful
(The Nicholas ft. San Holo) - IMISSU (2015)
(with Father Dude) - Alright (2016)
(with Yellow Claw)
Remixes
- Point Point - Double Oreo
- Doja Cat - So High
- Tchami - Afterlife
(Featuring Stacy Barthe) - O.T Genasis - CoCo
- Outkast - Ms. Jackson
- Dr Dre feat. Snoop Dogg - The Next Episode
- 50 Cent - In Da Club
- Eminem - Lose Yourself
- Nelly - Ride Wit Me
- Skee-Lo - I Wish
- Autolaser- Holding U
- Blur - Song 2
- Porter Robinson - Natural Light
- Will Smith - Gettin' Jiggy Wit It
- DJ Snake- Middle
Mixes
- San Holo BBC Radio 1 Initiation Mix
- New Sky Tour Mix
- birdmix
References
- ^ a b "San Holo". Partyflock. Retrieved 1 November 2015.
- ^ a b Gerard van den IJssel (22 September 2014). "Den Haag FM » Disney dreigt met rechtszaak tegen Haagse producer San Holo". Den Haag FM. Retrieved 1 November 2015.
- ^ "Monstercat 022 - Contact - Monstercat". Monstercat. 1 June 2015. Retrieved 1 November 2015.
- ^ San Holo x Father Dude - IMISSU (Official Music Video). YouTube. 4 September 2015. Retrieved 1 November 2015.
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