Will Holland can play guitar, bass, piano, organ, saxophone and more. His music is influenced by trip hop, soul, bossa nova, salsa, funk and traditional jazz. Unlike a lot of Nu Jazz, the bulk of his recordings are original with minimal sampling ("Will Holland).
Holland's father was an important part in helping his son get his music career started. How? Well, his father was a folk singer and had a background in computer programming. His father introduced him to home recording, which started his experimentation with music ("QUANTIC").
Holland records under aliases including: Quantic, Quantic Soul Orchestra and The Limb Twins and collaborates with vocalists including: soul singers Alice Russell and Spanky Wilson. Holland hails from Worcestershire, England, but would later re-locate to Colombia where he set up his own analogue recording studio ("Will Holland").
A collaboration with New York City DJ/Producer Nickodemus resulted in the very catchy and instantly likeable song, "Mi swing es tropical" that was featured in an Apple Ipad commercial ("Will Holland").
LINKS:
From the Ipad Commercial "Mi Swing Es Tropical": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wa6R9Z576Yg
It's neat animation, but a little bloody, "Not So Blue": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zBft8qY6caE
Featuring Alice Russell, "The Sound Of Everything": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MBuL1J4qXGI
REFERENCES:
"Quantic." Retrieved from: http://www.quantic.org/biography
"Will Holland." Retrieved from: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Will_Holland
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