Holly (DJ)
Musical artist
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Miguel Oliveira (born 1995) known as Holly, is a Portuguese DJ and music producer.[1]
1995 (age 30–31)
- DJ
- record producer
Holly | |
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Holly in 2020 | |
| Background information | |
| Born | Miguel Oliveira 1995 (age 30–31) |
| Genres | |
| Occupations |
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| Years active | 2013–present |
| Labels | |
| Website | beatsbyholly |
Holly started making music at the age of 18.[2] He has produced songs for CL, Gunplay, A$AP TyY, OG Maco, UnoTheActivist, Jay Park, Lee Hi, Slow J, amongst others,[3][4] and has toured in USA, Australia, Europe, Asia and South Africa- performing at festivals including Coachella, EDC Las Vegas, EDC Korea and Shambhala.[5][6][7][8][9] Holly also won the first A-Trak Goldie Awards in 2017, in the category of Beat Battle.[10]
In 2020, Holly helped co-produce Baauer's album Planet's Mad, which received a nomination for Best Dance/Electronic Album in the 2021 Grammy Awards.[11]
Career
2013-2019
During this period, Holly released his music on a number of independent music labels, including Buygore,[12] Fool's Gold Records,[13] Dim Mak Records,[14] and Monstercat.[15]
In 2019 Holly performed around the world at festivals including Coachella,[16] EDC Las Vegas,[8] and EDC Korea,[7] and released the EP "Alameda 1000" that features collaborations with Bloody Beetroots, A$AP TyY and Gunplay.[17] He also produced part of the "Blue Man Group" Speechless soundtrack[18] and worked on ProfJam's album #FFFFFF, which went platinum in Portugal.[19] Holly also produced for the rappers Joey Purp, Kami, Slow J, LE of EXID and Kappa Jotta.[20][21][22] 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.’[23] Holly also released official remixes for TOKiMONSTA, ZHU and Alison Wonderland in 2019.[8][24]
2020
In 2020 Holly released the collaborative project "Berry Patch" with Machinedrum,[25] collaborated with Zeds Dead,[26] Slushii,[27] UZ[28] and co-produced the Grammy Nominated album "Planet's Mad" with Baauer.[11] He also did production on Machinedrum LP "A View Of U" released on Ninja Tune.[29] Holly additionally produced a number of hip-hop projects for artists such as CL, Dok2, Lee Hi, Jay Park, Ramengvrl, AK AusserKontrolle, Wet Bed Gang and Kembe X.[30][31][32]
Dark Skies & Holy Grail Mixtape
In 2020 Holly released the bass-heavy mixtape Dark Skies & Holy Grail,[33] a collection of 11 tracks made between the United States and Holly's hometown in Portugal.[3] 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'.[34]
The mixtape includes collaborations with Baauer,[35] UnoTheActivist,[36] OG Maco,[3] Ugly Duck, Sebastian Reynoso, RahRah,[37] TOKiMONSTA and TEARZ.[3] 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.[38][37]
As part of the project Holly collaborated with the fashion designer and stylist Alexandra Moura,[39] and also did mixes for BBC Diplo & Friends[40] and Complex.[41]
Discography
Albums
| Title | Album details |
|---|---|
| IIII[42]
(with Machinedrum, Thys, & Salvador Breed) |
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Mixtapes
| Title | Mixtape details |
|---|---|
| Boundaries[43]
(with Woolymammoth) |
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| Dark Skies & Holy Grail[44] |
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| The Core Tape, Vol. 1[45]
(with Dok2) |
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| The Core Tape, Vol. 2[46]
(with Dok2) |
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| The Core Tape, Vol. 3[47]
(with Dok2) |
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EPs
| Title | EP details |
|---|---|
| Premiere |
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| October Stash |
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| Libertry
(with Razat) |
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| Atlanticism
(with Zebulon) |
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| Clouds |
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| World In A Room |
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| Clouds Remixes |
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| Manere Aurum |
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| Libertry Vol.2
(with Razat) |
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| Hokkaido
(with João Tamura) |
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| Heavyweight
(with Levit∆te) |
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| Forward |
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| Palpitations
(with Twofold) |
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| Connection Lost
(with Phonat) |
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| Bushwick |
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| Yakamoz |
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| 78SM95
(with VVV) |
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| Libertry Pt. 3
(with Razat) |
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| Beijing |
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| Maggie Love |
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| To The Floor
(with Rude Jude) |
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| Jaran
(with DJ Kentaro) |
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| 15 Hours To LA |
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| Hollylandz
(with Landim) |
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| Reyna |
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| Avenal 2500 |
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| Alameda 1000 |
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| Alameda 1000 (The Remixes) |
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| Berry Patch
(with Machinedrum) |
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| Berry Patch: Blended
(with Machinedrum) |
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| Minha Vida - Love |
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| Minha Vida - Sadness |
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| 天の川 (River Of Heaven)
with Machinedrum) |
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| Axis |
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| Angel In The Rave |
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| Minha Vida - Hope |
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Singles
| Title | Year | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| "How I Do"[48] (with Quix, Montell2099, Elevate, & Villette) | 2015 | Non-album singles | Self-released |
| "Meanings"[49] (with Verzache) | 2016 | ||
| "Haha Idk"[50] (with Underscores) | La Clinica Recs | ||
| "Allday"[51] (with Droeloe) | Heroic | ||
| "Big Time Player" (with IYFFE) | Circus Three | Circus Records | |
| "Every Night" (with Jayceeoh & Brewski) | All I Want For Christmas Is Bass | Kannibalen | |
| "Never Lost" (with Snareskin) | 2017 | Non-album single | Lowly |
| "Milky" (with Nitti Gritti) | Pantheon Select, Indie Select | ||
| "Sacrifice" (with Umru) | Rauthentic | ||
| "Turmoil" (with Slippy) | Monstercat Uncaged Vol. 1 | Monstercat | |
| "Divine" (with Shanghai Doom) | Free Spirits, Vol. 5 | Spirited | |
| "Cult" (with Karluv Klub) | All I Want For Christmas Is Bass Vol. 2 | Kannibalen | |
| "Fire Flower" (with Loosid) | 2018 | Monstercat Uncaged Vol. 6 | Monstercat |
| "Encontrar" (feat. Slow J) | 2019 | Avenal 2500 | Deadbeats |
| "Till I Die" (with A$AP TyY & NXSTY) | Alameda 1000 | Insomniac Records | |
| "Through Me" | |||
| "On Me" (with Gunplay & Okay! Kenji) | |||
| "Dawgs" (with The Bloody Beetroots) | |||
| "All Night Long" (with Slushii) | 2020 | Non-album single | Self-released |
| "Evil Eye" | Music High Court | ||
| "Paradigm" (with Kotek) | Sonoglyph Pt. 2 | Westwood Recordings | |
| "Just Enough" (feat. Baauer) / "Amusement" (feat. UnoTheActivist) | Dark Skies & Holy Grail | HARD Recs | |
| "Angel Fire" (feat. Sebastian Reynoso) / "Fridays Night" (feat. Mac P Dawg & Suffer Grim) | |||
| "Safety" (feat. RahRah) | |||
| "Purge" (with LICK) | 2021 | Beyond The Void | ALT:Vision |
| "Looking For My Peace" | 2022 | Minha Vida - Love | Ilex |
| "Close 2 Protect" | |||
| "Close 2 Protect" (Lunice Remix) | Non-album single | ||
| "Darkness Edge" | Mission 02 | Vision Recordings | |
| "Conflict" | 2023 | Non-album singles | Jadu Dala |
| "Hide Sun" (with Machinedrum) | 天の川 (River Of Heaven) | Vision Recordings | |
| "Play With You" (with 24hrs) | Non-album singles | Dim Mak | |
| "Novaform" / "Blueshift" (with Machinedrum) | 天の川 (River Of Heaven) | Vision Recordings | |
| "Seoul" (with FrostTop) | Non-album singles | Sable Valley | |
| "SOS" | |||
| "INSD" (with Msft & Blush) | Axis | Monta | |
| "Monzo" (with Flosstradamus & X&G) | |||
| "Dysphoria" (with Rezz) | 2024 | Can You See Me? | HypnoVizion |
| "Scream" (with Wiwek) | Jungle Terror, Vol. 5 | Barong Family | |
| "Pain Away" | Non-album single | HARD Recs | |
| "Frankfurt" (with Machinedrum, Thys, & Salvador Breed) | 2025 | IIII | Vision Recordings |
| "Control" (with Machinedrum, Thys, & Salvador Breed) | |||
| "Where Were U" (with Machinedrum, Thys, & Salvador Breed) | |||
| "Solitu" (with Machinedrum, Thys, & Salvador Breed) |
Features and other appearances
| Title | Year | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| "Love Live" (with DJ Ride) | 2015 | From Scratch | Self-released |
| "Bring It Back" (with Enschway) | 2016 | Friendschway | Skalrud |
| "Rackhead" (with MYRNE) | Fundamentals | Buygore | |
| "Riot" (with Gangsigns) | STYLSS Loves You: Volume 3 (Collab Edition) | STYLSS | |
| "I Don't Mind" (with SHACKLΣS) | Good Enuff 001 - Uni | Good Enuff | |
| "Tryptamine" (with Big Makk) | The Makk Tape | Self-released | |
| "Mixed Feelings" (with Woolymammoth) | Division VA EP 003 | Division Recordings | |
| "Beggar" (with Yung Skrrt) | A Feeling | Skrrt Records | |
| "Manada" (with Ruxell) | Good Enuff 002 - Konpachi | Good Enuff | |
| "Isolation" (with Sumthin Sumthin) | |||
| "Helping Mom N Dad" (with Boltex) | Gravity Well | Renraku | |
| "Negative Degrees" (with Little Snake) | 2017 | issue nine | Anxiety | Phuture Collective |
| "bang lush" (with Yunis) | |||
| "Visor" (with Former) | Partial#2 | Division Recordings | |
| "Chronoception" (with Chime & LoneMoon) | Invincible | Firepower Records | |
| "ilusao" (with EGL) | Infinity Mirrors - A Compilation Curated by ZEE | Gravitas Recordings | |
| "Cerbatops" (with Autodrive) | 2018 | Savage Selects, Vol. 2 | Savage Society |
| "Barely" (with Bellorum) | My World | Barong Family | |
| "Burn" (with Madeaux, josh pan & FiFi Rong) | Burn | Fool's Gold Records, Reservoir Recordings | |
| "MISSU" | We Are Deadbeats (Vol. 3) | Deadbeats | |
| "Declaration" (with Yung Skrrt) | Triple Other | Skrrt Digital | |
| "O Hino" (with ProfJam) | 2019 | #FFFFFF | Sony Music Entertainment Portugal |
| "Mama's Cumpleańos" (with $K & Ashley Taylor) | Young Art Sound II | Young Art | |
| "Asteroid" (with Zeds Dead) | 2020 | We Are Deadbeats (Vol. 4) | Deadbeats |
| "Labyrinth" | Sable Valley Summer, Vol. 1 | Sable Valley | |
| "Sage" (with Demie Cao) | Thicker Lines | 5A Label, Steel Wool, EMPIRE | |
| "Rockstar" (with UZ & RIKKDARULAH) | Trinity | Quality Goods | |
| "Excalibur" (with Slumberjack) | 2022 | Dichotomy | Sweat It Out, Warner |
| "ID Summer Jam" (with Baauer) | Sable Valley Summer Vol. 3 | Sable Valley | |
| "nowhere" (with Daktyl) | 2023 | Halcyon (Tape 2) | Self-released |
| "I Don't See Grey" (with AKTHESAVIOR) | 2024 | Blessings In The Grey III | Self-released |
| "shyne 4 me" (with Knock2, Warren Hue, & PIAO) | 2025 | nolimit | 88rising |
Remixes
| Year | Song | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | "Control" | X&G | Anomalies Remixes | Self-released |
| 2017 | "Twisted Up" | Yunis | Distorted Sines | Saturate!Records |
| "Alchemy" | ATLiens | Alchemy Remixes | Self-released | |
| 2018 | "Falangaa" | Jimmy Pé | WuShu | Saturate!Records |
| "Bibimbap" | Tokimonsta | Lune Rouge (Remixed) | Young Art | |
| "Sub Zero" | Aiden Jude & Max Landry | Sub Zero Remixes | Lowly | |
| "Blurry Eyes" | Hotel Garuda & RUNN | Blurry Eyes (Remixes) | Mom+Pop | |
| "Crime Lords" | Sunny Levine & Shabazz Palaces | NTNS RMX DPT | Alpha Pup Records | |
| "Kill Em" | Zeds Dead & 1000volts (Redman & Jayceeoh) | Kill Em (Remixes) | Deadbeats | |
| 2019 | "Light It Up" | ZHU & Tokimonsta | Insomniac Records Presents: EDC Las Vegas 2019 | Insomniac Records |
| "Peace" | Alison Wonderland | Peace: Remixes | EMI, Universal | |
| 2020 | "Sound Of The Underground" | Zeds Dead & Urbandawn | We Are Deadbeats (Vol. 4 Deluxe) | Deadbeats |
| "Fried For The Night" | Tokimonsta | Oasis Nocturno (Remixed) | Young Art | |
| "Home" | Baauer | Planet's Mad (Globe's Crazy) | LuckyMe | |
| 2022 | "Choosing For You" | I Am Legion (Noisia & Foreign Beggars) | The Resonance II | Vision Recordings |
| 2023 | "Karma" | Rossy & Jazz Cartier | Heavens Door (Remixes) | Self-released |
Production credits
| Year | Title | Artist(s) | Album |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | "Insónias" | Bispo | Non-album single |
| "ILWY" | Dengaz | Para Sempre | |
| "Amén" | Bispo | Desde a Origem | |
| 2016 | "Lembra-Te" | ||
| "Nada Errado" (feat. António Zambujo) | Dengaz | Para Sempre | |
| 2017 | "Fome" | Slow J | Non-album single |
| "Homie" | Kappa Jotta | Ligação | |
| 2018 | "Imbecis/Íman" (feat. Slow J, co-prod. Slow J) | Papillon | Deepak Looper |
| "Metamorfose Fase II" (co-prod. FreshBeats) | |||
| "Imagina" | |||
| "Turn Me Down" | S-X | Reasons | |
| "Teu Eternamente" | Slow J | You Are Forgiven | |
| 2019 | "Lingo" | Seqo Billy | Non-album singles |
| "Aceso" | Papillon | ||
| "Go Commando" | Ramengvrl | No Bethany | |
| "I Make Time" (feat. Matter Mos) | |||
| "Djah Djah" | Kappa Jotta | Non-album single | |
| "Bad Minah" (feat. Hullera) | Ramengvrl | No Bethany | |
| "Sayless" | KAMI & Joey Purp | Non-album single | |
| "Fam" (feat. Papillon) | Slow J | You Are Forgiven | |
| "Changed" | CloudNone & Laura Brehm | Monstercat Instinct Vol. 5 | |
| "Sweet Spot" (feat. Murta) | Papillon | Non-album single | |
| 2020 | "Premiere" | Loosid | Epicenter |
| "Parto Sem Dor" | Capicua | Madrepérola | |
| "Ela" | Cíntia | Ela | |
| "Sweep It Up" | ITOWNKID | Yama. Trapper Of The Century | |
| "Revolution" | |||
| "Cold" | |||
| "Burn" | |||
| "또" | |||
| "Let Us Talk" | Samuel Seo | Non-album singles | |
| "Sobre Mim" | Bispo | ||
| "Bem Vindo A Casa" | Slow J | ||
| "Go With Me (Love 4eva)" | Calez | ||
| "Farda" | GSON & i.M | ||
| "Inveja" | Wet Bed Gang | ||
| "Chillin'" | Papillon | ||
| "Favelada" (feat. Paulelson) | Carla Prata | ||
| "Ego" (feat. Khundi Panda) | Grizzly | Fake Red | |
| "Senpai" | Yungnoodle | Non-album single | |
| "Savana" (feat. Londone) | Cintia | Gyals And Gyals | |
| "+Post Up+" (co-prod. Baauer) | CL | Non-album single | |
| "QE" | Lhast | Amor'Fati | |
| "Whale" | Osshun Gum | Plan A | |
| "Trip" | Boo Hyun Seok | Front Line | |
| "Night Flight" | |||
| "Planet's Mad" | Baauer | Planet's Mad | |
| "Aether" | |||
| "REACHUPDONTSTOP" | |||
| "Planck" | |||
| "Magic" | |||
| "Remina" | |||
| "Mahal Vision" | Loosid | Mirage | |
| "Embassy Monday" | |||
| "Meco" | |||
| "Earth at Night" | |||
| "Messier 81" | |||
| "Believe in U" | Machinedrum | A View of U | |
| "Spin Blocks" (feat. Father) | |||
| "The Relic" (feat. Rochelle Jordan) | |||
| "1000 miles" (feat. Sub Focus) | |||
| "Sleepy Pietro" (feat. Tigran Hamasyan) | |||
| "Automatic" (feat. Babylon, twlv, Moon Sujin, BIBI, & Jiselle) | Chancellor | Non-album singles | |
| "Automatic Remix" (feat. Jay Park, LeeHi, BIBI, JAMIE, Moon Sujin, BUMKEY, Samuel Seo, SURAN, Babylon, Hoody, SUMIN, MRSHLL, ELO, twlv, oceanfromtheblue, Jiselle, SOLE, THAMA, Toshi, JINBO the SuperFreak, jerd, SOOVI, B.E.D., Xydo, Owell Mood, & NONE) | |||
| 2021 | "Welfare" | Danny Brown | TV62 |
| "Fatal Attraction" (feat. Reese LaFlare) | Boombox Cartel | Cartel II | |
| "Icing" (co-prod. Vegyn) | John Glacier | Shiloh: Lost For Words | |
| "Spicy" (co-prod. Baauer & Fabian Mazur) | CL | Alpha | |
| "Spicy (Remix)" (feat. Omega Sapien, sokodomo, & Lil Cherry) | Non-album single | ||
| 2022 | "Froyo" (feat. Warren Hue, co-prod. Chasu) | 88rising, BIBI, & Rich Brian | Head In The Clouds Forever |
| 2023 | "Runner" (co-prod. ISOxo) | RL Grime | Play |
| "Lose My Mind" (feat. Reo Cragun) | |||
| "Slow Dive" (feat. Bea Miller, co-prod. Andrew Wells & Frequency, co-written by Lowell, Bülow, & Trey Campbell) | |||
| "Push" | |||
| "Quaranta" | Danny Brown | Quaranta | |
| 2025 | "Starburst" (co-written by Angel Prost) | Stardust | |
| "Flowers" (feat. 8485) | |||
| "Lift You Up" (co-written by Angel Prost) | |||
| "Whatever The Case" (feat. ISSBROKIE) | |||