Peter Hollens
| Peter Hollens | |
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Vocalist and producer Peter Hollens
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| Background information | |
| Born |
March 4, 1982 Ashland, Oregon |
| Origin | Eugene, Oregon |
| Genres | Pop, A cappella |
| Occupation(s) | Recording Engineer, Vocalist, Producer, YouTuber |
| Instruments | Vocals, Vocal percussion |
| Years active | 2002–present |
| Website | http://www.peterhollens.com |
Peter Hollens (born March 4, 1982) is an American singer/songwriter, producer and entrepreneur. He has been involved with a cappella music since 1999 when he and Leo da Silva founded the University of Oregon's a cappella group, On The Rocks, known as the first official collegiate a cappella group in Oregon. He regularly releases new music videos to his YouTube channel.
Originally from Ashland, Oregon, Hollens graduated from the University of Oregon with a Bachelor of Music in Vocal performance. Since his graduation from the University of Oregon, Hollens has become involved with collegiate a cappella, including recording, producing, and judging a cappella competitions throughout the United States. In 2010, he participated in NBC’s The Sing Off receiving acclaim from The Sing-Off judges , Nicole Scherzinger and Ben Folds for solo performances leading his group, On The Rocks. They were eliminated 6th out of the 10 groups performing.
Hollens records and produces from his home studio in Eugene, Oregon, and also has recorded for Sony and Epic Records. Hollens's recordings include tracks for "The Sing-Off Season 2-Greatest Hits" as well as many collegiate a cappella albums for such groups as On the Rocks, Divisi, Cornell's Chordials, the Duke's Men of Yale and the Whiffenpoofs. He has also recorded Sing-Off Season 2 winners, Committed, the Backbeats, and the Grammy Award-winning group The Swingle Singers.
In 2011 he started his own YouTube channel, mostly posting music videos with multi-tracked a cappella covers. Repeatedly teaming up with other artists, he frequently collaborates with Lindsey Stirling and Taylor Davis. As of December 18, 2016, his channel has over 1.5 million subscribers. To support his musical endeavors, Hollens joined the newly founded crowdfunding platform Patreon in 2013.
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