Owen Hughes-Holland

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Owen Hughes-Holland is a composer, musician and producer from Buckinghamshire, United Kingdom. He is the founder of Alaskan Productions, [1] progressive post-hardcore band First Signs of Frost, [2] and alt pop project Polar Caps. [3] He has worked alongside and toured with Enter Shikari, Deaf Havana, You Me At Six, Example, DJ Fresh and AlunaGeorge. [4] He composed music for the DVD trailer score for Vin Diesel's Pitch Black (film) [5]

In an interview published 6 August 2017 with Wonderbox Metal Hughes-Holland speaks of "drawing influences from everything really, anything from Deftones, Tool & Sikth, through to Tears For Fears, Soundgarden & Dave Matthews Band". [6]

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References

  1. "About". alaskanproductions.moonfruit.com. Retrieved 3 May 2018.
  2. "First Signs of Frost". basickrecords.com. Retrieved 3 May 2018.
  3. "GETTING COZY WITH… POLAR CAPS!". amusicblogyea.com. Retrieved 3 May 2018.
  4. "beach break live 2013 line up". skiddle.com. Retrieved 3 May 2018.
  5. "Pitch Black (2000) Trailer 2". youtube.com. Retrieved 3 May 2018.
  6. "Interview with First Signs of Frost". wonderboxmetal.com. 5 August 2017. Retrieved 3 May 2018.
  7. "First Signs Of Frost - Atlantic". Discogs. Retrieved 3 May 2018.
  8. "Polar Caps - Solutions EP". AlaskanStore. Retrieved 3 May 2018.
  9. "Polar Caps - Altitudes EP". AlaskanStore. Retrieved 3 May 2018.
  10. "First Signs Of Frost - The Shape Of Things To Come". Discogs. Retrieved 3 May 2018.