Holly (DJ)

Holly
Holly in 2020
Holly in 2020
Background information
Birth nameMiguel Oliveira
Born1995 (age 28–29)
Portugal
Genres
Occupation(s)DJ, record producer
Years active2013–present
Labels
Websitebeatsbyholly.com

Miguel Oliveira (born in 1995) known as Holly, is a Portuguese DJ and music producer.[1]

Holly started making music at the age of 18.[2] He has produced songs for CL, Gunplay, A$AP TyY, OG Maco, UnoTheActivist, Jay Park, Lee Hi, Slow J, amongst others,[3][4] and has toured in USA, Australia, Europe, Asia and South Africa- performing at festivals including Coachella, EDC Las Vegas, EDC Korea and Shambhala.[5][6][7][8][9] Holly also won the first A-Trak Goldie Awards in 2017, in the category of Beat Battle.[10]

In 2020, Holly helped co-produce Baauer's album Planet's Mad, which received a nomination for Best Dance/Electronic Album in the 2021 Grammy Awards.[11]

  1. ^ "DJ e produtor português Holly atua este ano no festival Coachella". Cmjornal.pt (in European Portuguese). Retrieved 2021-01-12.
  2. ^ "NP Exclusive Mix: Holly - Noiseporn". Retrieved 2021-01-12.
  3. ^ "Doom, Drugs & '2050s Dubstep': Holly Breaks Down His 'Dark Skies & Holy Grail' Mixtape Track By Track". Billboard. Retrieved 2021-01-12.
  4. ^ Mynett, Mark (2017-03-27), "Bass", Metal Music Manual, New York: Routledge, pp. 143–153, doi:10.4324/9781315750071-9, ISBN 978-1-315-75007-1, retrieved 2021-01-12
  5. ^ Castaneda, Isaiah (2019-05-27). "Behind The Beat: Portugal's Very Own, Holly". Mix 247 EDM. Retrieved 2021-01-12.
  6. ^ Weisband, Sami. "Who Is Holly and Why Is His Shambhala Mix So Good?". Relentless Beats. Retrieved 2021-01-12.
  7. ^ Gilmore, Grant (2019-04-18). "Insomniac Releases Debut Lineup for EDC Korea". EDM Identity. Retrieved 2021-01-12.
  8. ^ "Holly shares a deep remix of TOKiMONSTA and ZHU's 'Light It Up'". Mixmag. Retrieved 2021-01-12.
  9. ^ "Holly – Artists". Insomniac.com. Retrieved 2021-01-12.
  10. ^ "A-Trak's Goldie Awards Bring Out 14-Year-Old Turntablist, Boss Babe Beat Juggler, Sega-Controller DJ & More". Billboard. Retrieved 2021-01-12.
  11. ^ "Baauer & Holly Celebrate Grammy Nomination With New 'Just Enough' Mix". Complex. Retrieved 2021-01-12.