Michael Holland
Singer Songwriter / Musician / Producer / Engineer / Videographer
Influences in no particular order: Bob Dylan, Dixie Chicks, Court Yard Hounds, Keith Urban, Nick Lowe, Lucinda Williams, KT Tunstall, Sarah Harmer, Kathleen Edwards, Paul Simon, CSNY, Bryan Adams, all the Beatles, Depeche Mode, Prince.
Early on
Born in Kent, I cut my teeth in London England from 1977-1999 as a Live & Studio Musician/Engineer/Producer. Producer/Engineer at Battery Studios working for Zomba Music Group, Coombe Music International, Silvertone Records, Jive Records. Mix engineer for TV commercial producers, K-Tel Records & others (clients including BMW, American Airlines and FitPro UK). Fifteen years of sessions at numerous London UK Studios, including: Battery UK, The Strongroom, EMI Abbey Road, CBS Soho Square, TPA Denmark St. Moved to Canada in 1999.
Current
Living on Vancouver Island with my wonderful wife and partner in all things. Songcraft has always been a part of me, and now I am devoted to it. I have studied many genres up close. I’m an adept drum and synth programmer, Studio One and ProTools HD operator, currently learning Davinci Resolve. All-round musician/arranger/singer, I play half a dozen instruments pretty well and I love to write and sing songs. I’m just at the start of my education in video editing, and looking forward to creating video content for myself and artists.