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danny holloway

the time is 45 rpm

About Me

read about my digging-for-wax escapades in issue #12 of Re:Up Magazine. AND IT GOES A LITTLE SOMETHIN' LIKE THIS: from LA, but lived 5 yrs in England (and a year in Jamaica). on the staff of the NME in London, then joined Island Records (UK) and did a lot of stuff like producing the Heptones "Night Food" lp, two Bob Marley 'live' lp's and was with Island for decades. Started TRUE SOUND in '92, signed Sublime and helped put together the original music for Forest Whitaker's film "Strapped" with Vooodu, Meen Green, beatmaker Bird, Big Major and Japori. back in '92/'93 had the Smokin' Vinyl radio show with photographer B+, Lucas the Cut Chemist and DJ Kiilu Grand. Music Consultant on the films "The Hurricane", "Love Of The Game", "Auto Focus", "Pay It Forward", "Spy Game", and to iTunes and ArtistDirect. NOW: music supervising a Marley movie, writing music features again and spinning...IN ROTATION: bossamba, french ye-ye, rap w/ chipmunk voices, bad azz boogie, deep + future funk, hippy hoppy, rub-a-dub + a likkle rockers and steppers, weird gear, fake jazz...you know the deal: mewzeek with flavia.....

My Interests

collecting compacto discos...traveling to Brasil, Africa, Montreal, London, Jamaica and beyond....

I'd like to meet:

You! Bassline @ BARCADE/Satudays

Music:

joao gilberto...azimuth...joao donato...tim maia...jorge ben...claudia...joyce...di mielo...elenco...berimbau...batucada...cornell campbell...jacob miller...johnnie clarke...gregory...db...channel one...junjo lawes...wackies...s+r...joe gibbs...france gall...nino ferrer...nancy wilson...natalie cole...poets of rhythm...purdie...drummer tony allen...sade...sigur ros...mulatu of ehtiopia.... special ed...kool keith...primo...lone catalysts...karriem riggins...les lutins of montreal...the 60's rock band called Them + the one called Love...things to come...

Movies:

good flims...

Television:

cidade dos homens...travel shows...Anthony Bourdain...

Books:

the Bossa Nova book by Ruy Castro charts the history of bossa and it's a handbook for understanding Brasil's popular music history....

Heroes:

residents of new orleans (stay strong)....barack obama...bishop noel jones...