Nick Holder

Nick Holder
Nick Holder
Birth name	David Nakitta Holder
Born	1969 (age 54–55)
Origin	Toronto, Ontario
Genres	House, hip-hop
Years active	1980s-present
Labels	DNH Records, Studio !K7, Treehouse Records, Poker flat recordings
Website	http://www.myspace.com/mrnickholder

Nick Holder (born 1969) is an underground hip-hop and house music DJ and producer from Toronto, Ontario.^[1]

Holder began DJing in the early 1980s, and soon became influenced by the Detroit techno scene and DJs such as Derrick May and Carl Craig.^[2] He has been producing music since 1991, owning both DNH Records, a house record label, and Treehouse Records, a hip-hop record label. In this period he has produced over 60 records. He has also produced music for labels like Studio !K7 (where he produced 2 albums, One Night In The Disco and Still On Track), Jinxx Records, Poker Flat Recordings, Stickman Records, Ministry of Sound, Peppermint Jam, Definitive Recordings, and NRK Sound Division.^{[citation needed]}

Holder's recording work spans house sounds through to disco loops and minimal Chicago style. Holder's single "Da Sambafrique" propelled him to cult producer status, a Latin track played by DJs all over the world.^[2] This record set the precedent for Holder's critically acclaimed album From Within and spawned two underground classics; Trying To Find Myself and I Once Believed In U.^[3]

Discography

Albums

One Night in the Disco (1997) Studio !K7
Still On Track (1998) Studio !K7
From Within (1999) NRK recordings
Underground Alternatives (2000) NRK recordings
Deep in the Underground: 1994-2000 (2001) Hot JWP
The Other Side (2003) NRK recordings
The Other Mixes (2004) NRK recordings
Other Mixes & The Other Side (2005) Open/Mosr
Nrk Singles Vol.9: Mixed By Nick Holder (2008) NRK recordings
Black Jazz (2008) DNH Records

Holder has also contributed to numerous compilation albums, including Latin House, and contributed eight of the thirteen tracks on the 1997 Best of DNH retrospective.^[4]

Singles

"Don't Go Away" (1996) Studio !K7
"Da Sambafrique" (1999) Studio !K7
Trying To Find Myself: Remixes (1999)
Hustlers Vol 2 (2000)
Alternative Remixes Vol.1 (2001) NRK Recordings
Alternative Mixes vol. 2 (2001) NRK Recordings
"Summer Daze" (2001)
On My Mind: Ian Pooley Mixes (2003) NRK Recordings
The Other Mixes vol. 2 (2004)
No More Dating DJ's (2004) NRK Recordings
Erotic Illusions of a Totnes G EP (2006) Poker Flat Recordings
"Sometimes I'm Blue" Studio !K7
"Time I Spent in Torbay" (2008) NRK feat. Sasha

References

^ Luwo, Tendai (5 November 2012). "Nick Holder Still Holding It Down". IDM Magazine. Archived from the original on December 15, 2019. Retrieved June 6, 2017.
^ ^a ^b Birchmeier, Jason. "Nick Holder - Biography". AllMusic. Archived from the original on June 15, 2012. Retrieved May 14, 2024.
^ Luwo, Tendai (November 5, 2012). "Nick Holder Interview - Full Transcript". IDM Magazine. Archived from the original on May 4, 2016. Retrieved June 6, 2017.
^ Farley, Keith, "Allmusic review of Best of DNH", allmusic.com, Macrovision Corporation

External links

[1] Luwo, Tendai (5 November 2012). "Nick Holder Still Holding It Down". IDM Magazine. Archived from the original on December 15, 2019. Retrieved June 6, 2017.

[am-2] Birchmeier, Jason. "Nick Holder - Biography". AllMusic. Archived from the original on June 15, 2012. Retrieved May 14, 2024.

[3] Luwo, Tendai (November 5, 2012). "Nick Holder Interview - Full Transcript". IDM Magazine. Archived from the original on May 4, 2016. Retrieved June 6, 2017.

[dnh-4] Farley, Keith, "Allmusic review of Best of DNH", allmusic.com, Macrovision Corporation

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