San Holo
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Sander van Dijck |
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November 26, 1990 Zoetermeer, Netherlands |
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| Instruments | Digital audio workstation: Logic Pro, Ableton Live |
| Years active | 2013–present |
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| Associated acts | Porter Robinson, Father Dude, Tessa Douwstra, Cesqeaux, The Nicholas, Jauz, Yellow Claw |
| Website | sanholo |
Sander van Dijck (born November 26, 1990) commonly known by his stage name San Holo, is a Dutch DJ, composer, musician and record producer. He gained international recognition for his remix of Dr. Dre's "The Next Episode", which currently has over 125 million views on YouTube. He has released music on several record labels including Spinnin' Records, OWSLA, Barong Family, and Monstercat. He also founded bitbird, a label which has released several of his singles including "Still Looking" and "Light." San Holo's first EP, Cosmos, was released via Heroic on September 18, 2014 and was in the Top 100 Electronic category of iTunes.
Van Dijck studied music production and guitar at Codarts. He graduated in 2012. Before he became a well-known DJ and producer, he was teaching children to play guitar. After years of working with bands, Van Dijck began ghost producing for DJs. His production experienced considerable commercial success, which led him to consider going solo and creating the stage name, San Holo.
San Holo began making music in 2013 and began to gain attention in 2014, when he was signed by Heroic Recordings. His debut EP, Cosmos EP was released on September 18, 2014 and was in the Top 100 Electronic category of iTunes.
In November 2014, he released a remix of Dr. Dre's "The Next Episode", which has had over 100 million views on YouTube.
In September 2014, Walt Disney Pictures threatened a lawsuit against producer Sander van Dijck. They thought his stage name San Holo was too similar to Han Solo, a character in the Star Wars movies. Heroic Recordings label stated: "We are shocked by the instituted proceedings. That is very unfortunate for Sander. It should be clear that he has chosen his name for love of Star Wars. To interpret it in completely the opposite way is crazy. We find his latest release fantastic and hope that this will not stop him in his success as an artist."
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