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
