Holland Hopson (born in Huntsville, Alabama) is a composer, improviser, and electronic artist. As an instrumentalist he performs on soprano saxophone, clawhammer banjo and electronics. Holland often augments his instruments with custom-designed sensor interfaces and performs with his own highly responsive, interactive computer programs.
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Holland has performed at numerous venues including The Kitchen, The Knitting Factory, and Roulette. He has held residencies at STEIM, Amsterdam, The Netherlands; Experimental Music Studios, Krakow and Katowice, Poland; Sonic Arts Research Studio, Vancouver, Canada; and Harvestworks Digital Media Arts, New York where he developed a sound installation based on Marcel Duchamp’s With Hidden Noise.
In 1993-1994 Holland recorded environmental sounds on four continents and in over a dozen countries as a fellow of the Thomas J. Watson Foundation. Holland has received grants from Meet the Composer and a recent commission from the Austin New Music Co-op.
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Holland has released four CDs including three solo recordings, With Hidden Noises, One 4 One and Maps, and a collaboration with guitarist James Keepnews entitled Hunting and Gathering.
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- Home Page (includes mp3s of work)
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Fred Lonberg-Holm: played music by; wrote music for...
Douglas Ferguson(?)
Category:1971 births
Category:American composers
Category:Living people
Category:People from Huntsville
Category:American artists
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