San Holo
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San Holo | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | Sander van Dijck |
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November 26, 1990 Zoetermeer, Netherlands |
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| Instruments | Logic Pro |
| Years active | 2013–present |
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| Associated acts | Porter Robinson, Father Dude, Tessa Douwstra, The Nicholas, |
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Sander van Dijck (born November 26, 1990) commonly known by his stage name San Holo, is a Dutch DJ, composer, musician and record producer. He is best known for his remix of Dr Dre's The Next Episode, which currently has 70+ Million+ views on YouTube. He is also known for joining famous record labels, such as Spinnin' Records, OWSLA, and Monstercat. van Dijck founded the record label named bitbird. San Holo's first EP, Cosmos, was released on September 18, 2014 and was in the Top 100 Electronic category of iTunes.
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, but had more attention in 2014. He signed up to Heroic Recordings in 2014, there he released several tracks for his debut EP, which is called Cosmos EP. San Holo's first EP, Cosmos, 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 50 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 who is 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, which both songs become part of Monstercat's 22nd album titled Contact and San Holo's Victory EP, which is also from Monstercat.[3]
On Sep. 4, 2015, he released a music video of his single with Father Dude called IMISSU on Spinnin' Records.[4]
On Oct. 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.
Discography
EPs
- Cosmos EP (2014)
- Don't Touch The Classics (Remixes) (2014)
- Victory EP (2015)
Singles
As lead artist
- Fly (2014)
- Hiding (2014)
(featuring The Nicholas) - We Rise (2015)
- Donkey Kong (2015)
- BWU (2015)
- Victory (2015)
- Shrooms (2015)
- Hold Fast (2015)
(featuring Tessa Douwstra) - Can't Forget You (2015)
(featuring The Nicholas)
Other Appearances
- IMISSU (2015)
(with Father Dude)
Remixes
- 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"
- Blur - "Song 2"
- Porter Robinson - Natural Light
- Will Smith - Gettin' Jiggy Wit It
References
- 1 2 "San Holo". Partyflock. Retrieved 1 November 2015.
- 1 2 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.