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Miguel Oliveira (born in 1995) known as Holly, is a Portuguese DJ and music producer. Holly started making music at the age of 18. He has produced songs for CL, Gunplay, A$AP TyY,
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, Slow J, amongst others, and has toured in USA, Australia, Europe, Asia and South Africa- performing at festivals including Coachella, EDC Las Vegas, EDC Korea and Shambhala. Holly also won the first A-Trak Goldie Awards in 2017, in the category of Beat Battle. In 2020, Holly helped co-produce
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's album '' Planet's Mad'', which received a nomination for Best Dance/Electronic Album in the 2021
Grammy Award The Grammy Awards, stylized as GRAMMY, and often referred to as The Grammys, are awards presented by The Recording Academy of the United States to recognize outstanding achievements in music. They are regarded by many as the most prestigious ...
s.


Career


2013-2019

During this period, Holly released his music on a number of independent music labels, including Buygore, Fool’s Gold Records, Dim Mak Records, and Monstercat. In 2019 Holly performed around the world at festivals including Coachella, EDC Las Vegas, and EDC Korea, and released the EP "Alameda 1000" that features collaborations with
Bloody Beetroots The Bloody Beetroots is an Italian electronic music project of musician and producer Bob Rifo (also Sir Bob Cornelius Rifo and SBCR, born Simone Cogo). Established in late 2005, the Bloody Beetroots were initially a DJ duo consisting of Bob Rifo ...
, A$AP TyY and Gunplay. He also produced part of the "
Blue Man Group Blue Man Group is an American performance art company formed in New York City in 1987. It is known for its stage productions that incorporate many kinds of music and art, both popular and obscure. Its performers, known as Blue Men, have their ...
" Speechless soundtrack and worked on ProfJam's album #FFFFFF, which went platinum in Portugal. Holly also produced for the rappers
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, Kami, Slow J, LE of EXID and Kappa Jotta. In 2019 he was highlighted by Billboard Dance as an emerging artist, describing his sound as ‘tough, but sophisticated and often experimental bass that often properly pummels.’ Holly also released official remixes for
TOKiMONSTA Jennifer Lee, known professionally as Tokimonsta (stylized as TOKiMONSTA), is an American record producer and DJ based in Los Angeles. She has collaborated with artists such as Anderson .Paak, Earthgang, Isaiah Rashad, Selah Sue, and ZHU. Addit ...
, ZHU and
Alison Wonderland Alexandra Margo Sholler (born 27 September 1986), known professionally as Alison Wonderland, is an Australian electronic dance music producer, DJ, and singer. Her debut album '' Run'', released on 20 March 2015, peaked at No. 6 on the ARI ...
in 2019.


2020

In 2020 Holly released the collaborative project "Berry Patch" with
Machinedrum Travis Stewart (born March 4, 1982), better known as Machinedrum, is an American electronic record producer and performer from North Carolina.Zeds Dead Zeds Dead is a Canadian electronic music duo from Toronto consisting of Dylan Mamid, also known as DC, and Zachary Rapp-Rovan, also known as Hooks. The duo rose to prominence releasing original music and remixes from 2009 to 2010 before becoming ...
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, UZ and co-produced the Grammy Nominated album " Planet's Mad" with
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. He also did production on Machinedrum LP "A View Of U" released on Ninja Tune. Holly additionally produced a number of hip-hop projects such as CL,
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,
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,
Ramengvrl Putri Estiani (born 20 April 1992), known professionally as Ramengvrl (pronounced Ramengirl), is an Indonesian rapper. She rose to prominence after releasing her debut single "I'm Da Man" in 2016. She has received five Anugerah Musik Indonesia aw ...
,
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Wet Bed Gang Wet Bed Gang is a Portuguese rap and hip hop tuga group from Vialonga. The group was formed in 2014 by João "La Bella Mafia" Rossi and Pizzy. The group consists of four Portuguese singers and rappers with the stage names Gson, Zara G, Kroa a ...
and Kembe X.


Dark Skies & Holy Grail Mixtape

In 2020 Holly released the bass-heavy mixtape Dark Skies & Holy Grail, a collection of 11 tracks made between the United States and Holly's hometown in Portugal. Holly described Dark Skies as a metaphor for how he saw the world at the time of making the project- with 'Dark Skies' representing the difficulties that we face in order to conquer our dreams, and dreams being represented by 'Holy Grail'. The mixtape includes collaborations with
Baauer Harry Bauer Rodrigues (born April 30, 1989), known professionally as Baauer, is an American record producer and DJ, best known for his double platinum song "Harlem Shake (song), Harlem Shake". He has produced varied dance music from the age of 13 ...
, UnoTheActivist,
OG Maco Benedict Chiajulam Ihesiba Jr. (April 23, 1992 – December 26, 2024), known professionally as OG Maco, was an American rapper. Life and career Benedict Chiajulam Ihesiba Jr. was born on April 23, 1992, in College Park, Georgia. He grew up wi ...
, Ugly Duck, Sebastian Reynoso, RahRah,
TOKiMONSTA Jennifer Lee, known professionally as Tokimonsta (stylized as TOKiMONSTA), is an American record producer and DJ based in Los Angeles. She has collaborated with artists such as Anderson .Paak, Earthgang, Isaiah Rashad, Selah Sue, and ZHU. Addit ...
and TEARZ. The project also features a collaboration with Mac P Dawg and SUFFER GRiM, on the track "Fridays Night". Holly and Mac P Dawg met in Los Angeles where they wrote the song together, and two weeks after the session Mac P Dawg passed away killed due to gun violence. Holly and Mac P Dawg's family mutually decided to go ahead with releasing the track with all proceeds donated to Mac's family. As part of the project Holly collaborated with the fashion designer and stylist Alexandra Moura, and also did mixes for BBC Diplo & Friends and Complex.


Discography


Mixtapes


EPs


Singles

Songs produced and co-produced by Holly


References


External links


Official websiteSoundcloud page
{{DEFAULTSORT:Holly 1995 births Electronic dance music DJs Hip-hop DJs Hip-hop record producers Living people Portuguese hip-hop musicians Portuguese record producers Monstercat artists