Since the mid-nineties, Holden Daniels has been producing demos, albums, and videos. His band My Sister Ocean has charted in Canada and online, and his videos have been featured on MuchLoud and extensively on the web..
My Sister Ocean released 10 singles in 2010. They were the first band ever to release their album 1 single at a time, with 1 song per month going to radio, iTunes, and the web. 4 of the 10 singles cracked the national Active Rock Top 100! [with 1 song peaking at #53]
Chart numbers (2005 through 2010) include several Top 40 positions on commercial radio nationwide.
Chart positions on campus radio and satellite radio have been extensive, including 8 months regular rotation on XM Satellite for the single Beautiful Failures, and a Top 10 spot at University of Toronto. His songs have also been in the Top 5 on garageband.com for extended periods. The newest My Sister Ocean material is also receiving significant play on Sirius Satellite.
Over the years, he's worked with or shared the stage with members of some of the best known names in the Canadian music industry. Performance credits include names like Hinder, Bif Naked, Lil Jon, State of Shock, Edwin, Sarah Harmer, Thornley, Danko Jones, People in Planes, Murder City Sparrows, Social Code, Molly's Reach, and Ten Second Epic. Recording credits include members of Captain Tractor, The Wheat Pool (Turbinado), Jezibelle, Parachute Penguin, Mockteerah, Cara Albo, Second To None, and Cousin Henry (among many many more). He is also a former member of Edmonton bands Cousin Henry, Nectar, Turbinado, The Julia Marshall Group, Abe Wells, and The Everett LaRoi band.
Holden's first publicly screened documentary (2004) featured Jeff Martin (Tea Party) producing an album in Toronto at the famous Metalworks Studio. The documentary also featured Nick Blagona (Deep Purple, Rush, The Police) and Phil Anderson (Tupelo Honey, Social Code, Jordan Lee). It was screened at a sold out Stanley Milner theatre in Edmonton.
In 2008 and 2009, he produced scores on 2 feature films, with co-writing credit in 2008 and lead writing credit in 2009.
He spends his time working on projects he believes in, with artists and clients that he finds interesting.
Holden is endorsed by Gallien-Krueger Amplifiers.
He currently lives with his wife and 2 young daughters in Edmonton.
Discography:
Cousin Henry: Play Something I Know 1997 (Phase Records)
Hyperpsyche: 2 song Demo 1998
Captain Tractor: Hat Trick 1998 (Assistant Engineer)
Cousin Henry: Wanderer to the Translation EP 2000 (Phase Records)
My Sister Ocean: Butterfly 2001 (Independent)
My Sister Ocean: Diary Writing and Bedtime Stories 2003 (Independent)
My Sister Ocean: Silverwave EP 2005 (Independent)
My Sister Ocean: Beautiful Failures 2006 (Independent)
My Sister Ocean: Nucularboy 2007 (Brass & Mud, D2, Fontana North, Universal)
Jezibelle: Remorse is For Suckers EP 2008 (Independent)
My Sister Ocean: The Indoctrination EP 2008 (Brass & Mud)
Punk Kills Volume 6 - Jezibelle, The Worst, Single (272 Records - United States)
My Sister Ocean - 5 song EP, Release Date Feb 13 2009
Canadian Radiostar 2009 Compilation CD [Featuring the winning song "IndoctriNation"
Parachute Penguin - Fixate 2009 (Single)
Jezibelle: Love and Other Gore EP 2009 (Independent)
Cara Albo: Welcome to Christmas Time 2009 (Single)
My Sister Ocean: The First Snow 2009 (Single)
Mockteerah 2010 (Independent)
My Sister Ocean: The Month of Tuesday 2010 (Album - with unique 1 single per month release strategy)
Becki Pawliw - Better Than Broken (Full Length, Independent)
Jezibelle: Victus Mortuus EP (Independent)
Video Direction:
2002: The Everett LaRoi Band Tour 2000 (Documentary)
2002: Moon & Stars & Sky (Cousin Henry)
2002: Okay (Cousin Henry)
2003: Walk (My Sister Ocean)
2004: The Making of Propaganda (Documentary) Premiere at Stanley Milner Theatre
2004: Thank You (My Sister Ocean)
2007: Able Day Fashion Show (My Sister Ocean)
2007: Don't Change the Station - Laser Version (My Sister Ocean)
2007: Don't Change the Station - Main Version (My Sister Ocean) Featured nationally on MuchLoud.
2008: These Lines (Jezibelle)
2009: The Support Network (fundraiser video)
2009: Pilates 3 DVD set (Tracy From)
2009: True Balance DVD set (Dr. Ron Brown)
2009: Kiosk Videos for Gregg Distributors (large, multi-year project)
2010: Alzheimer Society (fundraiser video)
2010: Crystal Glass "Raise the Roof" Campaign. 4 spots.
2010: New York Times bestselling author Janet Bray Attwood online promo video
2010: Promo video for Charmaine Hammond (author & public speaker)
2010: Promo video for Debra Kasowski (author and public speaker)
2010: Video featured on Jack Canfield website (author of Chicken Soup for the Soul)
2010: Music video for Please Don't Say It's So (My Sister Ocean)
2010: EPK & 2 live music videos for Edmonton band Living Illusion
2010: Music Video for Mockteerah - The Long Kiss Goodnight [nominated for Edmonton Music Award 2010]
2010: 2nd Video for Jack Canfield website
2010: Music video for Jay Sparrow - The Light (aired on CMT Nov 5th, 2010)
2010: Commercial for The Gramophone [Writer/Director]
2010: 3 Commercials for The Mongolie Grill
2011: IHOP commercial [writer/director]
2011: Volvo Commercial [writer/producer]
2011: Biothera Commercial [director/producer]
Holden has also produced and written TV commercials for several companies and continues to do so on an ongoing basis.
Professional Photography:
Mockteerah May 2010 - Elk Point, AB
Arrow Engineering - Sept 2010, December 2010 - Edmonton, AB
Unforgettable Chinese Restaurant - September 2010 - Edmonton, AB
Music scoring:
2001 Furnace - Sound design & Scoring (FAVA Short FIlm Directed by Gordon Shepard)
2003 Hear Here - Scoring (AccessTV)
2008 Cat's Cradle - Score Production (feature film)
2009 Unfinished Business - Score Writing and Production (feature film)
Remastering:
Our City Screams 2009 - Oddball Productions Compilation
Mastering:
2009 - Cara Albo - Welcome to Christmas Time
2009 - My Sister Ocean - The First Snow
2010 - My Sister Ocean - The Month of Tuesday [10 songs]
2010 - Mockteerah - The Long Kiss Goodnight EP [3 songs]
2010 - Becki Pawliw - Better Than Broken [10 songs]
2010 - Jezibelle - Victus Mortuus [6 songs]
Too many radio & television interviews to list, including appearances on Breakfast Television in Toronto, CityTV, A-Channel, Shaw, Eye on E, CFRN and more.
Awards:
2006 Regional finalist for Canadian Radiostar Songwriting Competition
2007 Regional WINNER for Canadian Radiostar Songwriting Competition
2007 WINNER Kokanee Freeride Battle of the Bands
2009 WINNER Best Score [L.A. FILM FESTIVAL] Feature Film - Cat's Cradle (Producer)
2009 Regional WINNER for Canadian Radiostar Songwriting Competition
Holden would like to acknowledge the amazing teachers, industry leaders, and peers he's worked with and/or learned from over the years.
Special thanks to:
Phil Anderson at Powersound Studios.
Gord Sheppard
Richard Wilson
Kevin Kossowan
Everett Laroi
Graham Cadell
Kevin Hoskin
Jay Sparrow
Trevor Hurst
Danny Fournier