Quantic

Biog

Under the Quantic banner, Will Holland’s endeavours as a songwriter, musician, producer and sound engineer run deep. From focused solo productions and intimate collaborations to expansive ensemble projects, his reputation is forged on how he engages with local scenes and cultures around the world. Across his 20-years-deep discography it might be honey-coated synths or the natural lilt of live instrumentation that catch your ear, maybe even the arresting performance of a vocalist, but whatever the style on any given record, the Quantic stamp stands
for soul-enriching sounds.
As a lifelong musical explorer, Holland has dug for records, jammed with artists and developed projects on every continent while developing his own soul-charged sound. He’s presented unheard wonders from Ethiopia and diligently compiled the extensively researched The Original Sound Of Cumbia. Whether working to collaborate and tour the world with soul legend Spanky Wilson or coordinating Ondatrópica with Colombia’s Mario Galeano and up to 40 musicians, Holland’s approach to every project is one of total immersion and commitment.
The earliest Quantic releases, such as breakthrough debut LP The 5th Exotic, embody the downtempo boom of the early 00s – all fuzzy jazz licks and dusty hip-hop beats. Holland was quick to expand his horizons with The Quantic Soul Orchestra – a celebrated stage and studio project which brought a vibrant ensemble of players together to render his innately funky music in the vivid tones of live instrumentation. He started working closely with Alice Russell, a treasure of British soul with a formidable range, who has become an inseparable part of the
Quantic story.

Signalling his resurgent passion for the immediacy of club music, he reunited with Alice Russell for ‘Heaven Or Hell’, a forthright deep house single for Aus Records recorded and mixed at Selva Studios, Holland’s studio in Bushwick, New York. This space, which also provided the launch pad for Atlantic Oscillations and other projects, opened a new chapter in Holland’s career and coincided with a bi-monthly residency at Good Room, a revered club space in contemporary NYC.