Miguel Oliveira (born in 1995) known as Holly, is a Portuguese DJ and music producer.
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 Holly in 2020 | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | Miguel Oliveira |
| Born | 1995 (age 28–29) Portugal |
| Genres | |
| Occupation(s) | DJ, record producer |
| Years active | 2013–present |
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| Website | beatsbyholly |
Holly started making music at the age of 18. He has produced songs for CL, Gunplay, A$AP TyY, OG Maco, UnoTheActivist, Jay Park, Lee Hi, Slow J, amongst others, and has toured in USA, Australia, Europe, Asia and South Africa- performing at festivals including Coachella, EDC Las Vegas, EDC Korea and Shambhala. Holly also won the first A-Trak Goldie Awards in 2017, in the category of Beat Battle.
In 2020, Holly helped co-produce Baauer's album Planet's Mad, which received a nomination for Best Dance/Electronic Album in the 2021 Grammy Awards.
Career
2013-2019
During this period, Holly released his music on a number of independent music labels, including Buygore, Fool’s Gold Records, Dim Mak Records, and Monstercat.
In 2019 Holly performed around the world at festivals including Coachella, EDC Las Vegas, and EDC Korea, and released the EP "Alameda 1000" that features collaborations with Bloody Beetroots, A$AP TyY and Gunplay. He also produced part of the "Blue Man Group" Speechless soundtrack and worked on ProfJam's album #FFFFFF, which went platinum in Portugal. Holly also produced for the rappers Joey Purp, 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, ZHU and Alison Wonderland in 2019.
2020
In 2020 Holly released the collaborative project "Berry Patch" with Machinedrum, collaborated with Zeds Dead, Slushii, UZ and co-produced the Grammy Nominated album "Planet's Mad" with Baauer. 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, Dok2, Lee Hi, Jay Park, Ramengvrl, AK AusserKontrolle, Wet Bed Gang 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, UnoTheActivist, OG Maco, Ugly Duck, Sebastian Reynoso, RahRah, TOKiMONSTA 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
| Title | Mixtape details |
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| Dark Skies & Holy Grail |
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EPs
| Title | EP details |
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| Berry Patch: Blended [Holly x Machinedrum] |
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| Berry Patch [Holly x Machinedrum] |
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| Alameda 1000 |
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| Avenal 2500 |
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| 15 hours to LA |
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| Hollylandz [Holly x Landim] |
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| Beijing |
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| Jaran [Holly x DJ Kentaro] |
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| Libertry [Vols 1-3] [Holly x Razat] |
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| Yakamoz |
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| Forward |
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| Premiere |
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Singles
| Artist - Title | Year | Album |
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| BAAUER - HOME [Holly Remix] | 2020 | Planet's Mad |
| Holly - Just Enough [feat. Baauer] | 2020 | Dark Skies & Holy Grail |
| Holly - Labyrinth | 2020 | Sable Valley Summer Vol.1 |
| Holly x Slushii - All Night Long | 2020 | |
| Holly x Zeds Dead - Asteroid | 2020 | We Are Deadbeats Vol.4 |
| ZHU & TOKiMONSTA - Light It Up [Holly Remix] | 2019 | Insomniac Records Presents: EDC Las Vegas 2019 |
| Holly - Encontrar [feat. Slow J] | 2019 | Avenal 2500 |
| Holly x Loosid - Fire Flower | 2018 | |
| Holly x Slippy - Turmoil | 2017 | |
| Holly x Snareskin - Never Lost | 2017 | |
| Holly x Droeloe - All Day | 2016 |
Songs produced and co-produced by Holly
| Artist - Title | Year | Album |
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| Danny Brown - Quaranta | 2023 | Quaranta |
| Various artists - Automatic Official Remix | 2020 | |
| Chancellor - AUTOMATIC | 2020 | |
| Machinedrum - Sleepy Pietro [feat. Tigran Hamasyan] | 2020 | A View of U |
| Machinedrum - 1000 miles [feat. Sub Focus] | 2020 | A View of U |
| Machinedrum - The Relic [feat. Rochelle Jordan] | 2020 | A View of U |
| Machinedrum - Spin Blocks [feat. Father] | 2020 | A View of U |
| Machinedrum - Believe in U | 2020 | A View of U |
| Baauer - Remina | 2020 | Planet's Mad |
| Baauer - Magic | 2020 | Planet's Mad |
| Baauer - Planck | 2020 | Planet's Mad |
| Baauer - REACHUPDONTSTOP | 2020 | Planet's Mad |
| Baauer - Aether | 2020 | Planet's Mad |
| Baauer- Planet's Mad | 2020 | Planet's Mad |
| Boo Hyun Seok - Night Flight | 2020 | Front Line |
| Boo Hyun Seok - Trip | 2020 | Front Line |
| Osshun Gum - Whale | 2020 | Plan A |
| Lhast - QE | 2020 | |
| Demie Cao - Sage [feat. Holly] | 2020 | |
| CL + POST UP + Official | 2020 | |
| Yungnoodle - Senpai | 2020 | |
| Cintia - Savana [feat. Londone] | 2020 | |
| Grizzly - EGO [feat. Khundi Panda] | 2020 | EGO |
| Carla Prata - Favelada [feat. Paulelson] | 2020 | |
| Papillon - Chillin' | 2020 | |
| Wet Bed Gang - Inveja | 2020 | |
| GSON X i.M - Farda | 2020 | |
| Calez - Go With Me [Love 4eva] | 2020 | |
| Slow J - bem vindo a casa | 2020 | |
| Bispo - Sobre Mim | 2020 | |
| Samuel Seo - Let us talk | 2020 | |
| ITOWNKID - 또 | 2020 | YAMA. TRAPPER OF THE CENTURY |
| ITOWNKID - Burn | 2020 | YAMA. TRAPPER OF THE CENTURY |
| ITOWNKID - Cold | 2020 | YAMA. TRAPPER OF THE CENTURY |
| ITOWNKID - Revolution | 2020 | YAMA. TRAPPER OF THE CENTURY |
| ITOWNKID - Sweep it up | 2020 | YAMA. TRAPPER OF THE CENTURY |
| Cíntia - Ela | 2020 | Ela |
| Capicua - Parto Sem Dor | 2020 | |
| Papillon - Sweet Spot [feat. Murta] | 2019 | |
| Slow J - FAM [feat. Papillon] | 2019 | |
| KAMI & Joey Purp - Sayless | 2019 | |
| Ramengvrl - bad minah [feat. Hullera] | 2019 | |
| KAPPA JOTTA - DJAH DJAH | 2019 | |
| Ramengvrl - i make time [feat. Matter Mos] | 2019 | |
| Ramengvrl - go commando | 2019 | |
| Papillon - Aceso | 2019 | |
| ProfJam - O Hino | 2019 | |
| SEQO BILLY - Lingo | 2019 | |
| Slow J - Teu Eternamente | 2018 | You Are Forgiven |
| S-X - Turn Me Down | 2018 | |
| Papillon - Imagina | 2018 | Deepak Looper |
| Papillon - Metamorfose Fase II [prod. FreshBeats & Holly] | 2018 | Deepak Looper |
| Papillon - Imbecis/Íman [feat. Slow J / prod. Slow J & Holly] | 2018 | Deepak Looper |
| Landim - Essencial [feat. Halloween] | 2018 | Holly x Landz |
| Landim - M.M [feat. BTG, Singa, Bispo] | 2018 | Holly x Landz |
| Landim - Real Dimás | 2018 | Holly x Landz |
| KAPPA JOTTA - HOMIE | 2017 | |
| Slow J - Fome | 2017 | |
| Yung Skrrt - Beggar | 2016 | A Feeling |
| Dengaz - Nada Errado [feat. António Zambujo] | 2016 | |
| BISPO - LEMBRA-TE | 2016 | Desde a Origem |
| BISPO - Amén | 2015 | Desde a Origem |
| Dengaz - ILWY | 2015 | |
| BISPO - Insónias | 2015 |