BEAR HOLLAND

28 year old singer/songwriter originally from County Down Northern Ireland, but now based in South East London. His work is best described as Van Morrison meets Nirvana, or the Irish Badly Drawn Boy.****UK SONGWRITING CONTEST 2007 SEMI-FINALIST*****Indeed, Bear cites his main influences as Bob Dylan, Nick Drake, Jeff Buckley, Nirvana and The Rolling Stones.'Great Songwriting and a great voice'. (Michael Hoffman- Head of Turmic Records) 'Bear has a wonderfully rich voice and lovely songwriting style'. (Dave Grenfell- Head of Feedme Music) 'A strong voice and keen sense of dynamics'. (Dave Chislett- Matchbox Recordings)Bear is currently working on new material showcased during his slots at 'Sound Cafe', 'West One Four' and 'The Buzz Bar'. One track will soon be featured on 'The White' the UK's top standard industry format compilation.Bear's song Insomniac has been included on 2 international unsigned artists compilations 'Unsung Heroes'(Chromium Records) and 'Close Encounters of the Indie Kind'(Matchbox Recordings) as featured in NME. 'Insomniac' also received 'Honourable Mentions' from all judges in the finals of VH1's 'Song of the Year' competition, whilst the track 'Change Your Mind' was a runner-up in the 'Adult Contemporary Music' section. Both tracks have also reached the Top 20 in the American Idol Underground listener charts.(www.idolunderground.com)Bear's music has been played on various Internet radio stations such as 'Incognito', 'Streaming Radio', 'RedStarUk' and regional commercial radio in Northern Ireland. 'My Libertine' is featured in the www.outrageradio.com New Music Podcast Vol. 18.Bear Holland now has non-exclusive worldwide digital distribution via Turmic Records: download 'The Second Coming EP' now at www.turmicrecords.com/artists/BearHolland.htm ***BUY BEAR HOLLAND 'THE SECOND COMING EP' THROUGH I-TUNES AND NAPSTER*** (Still seeking a recording contract) All songs copyright asholland 2003-6