Nicky Holloway

Nicky Holloway is an English DJ who rose to fame in the 1980s and 1990s, and has been called "a prototype of the superstar DJ".^[1]

Biography

He was born in London. He began playing records in the Disco Pub scene around the Old Kent Road in 1980. He first started to organise club nights, such as Special Branch in London Bridge in 1984 alongside Pete Tong and Gilles Peterson.

Holloway (with Paul Oakenfold, Johnny Walker and Danny Rampling) was one of the "Ibiza four" - four DJs who travelled to the island for a holiday in the summer of 1987. They visited a club called Amnesia and an Argentine DJ called Alfredo Fiorito, which inspired them to promote Balearic beats back in the UK.^[2]

Holloway opened the clubnight Trip at the London Astoria in Charing Cross Road at the end of May 1988 and was likely on of the first legal acid house club. Trip changed its name to Sin, after the previous names close association with drug culture.

In April 1990 he opened the Milk Bar venue at 12 Sutton Row, W1.^[3] It hosted Paul Oakenfold on Friday nights and Pete Tong and Dave Dorrell on Saturday nights, Darren Emerson on Mondays, Danny Rampling's Pure Sexy and Glam on Wednesday and in the later years Brandon Block and Lisa Loud playing FUBAR on the Sunday night. Dave Morales, Tony Humphries, the Brand New Heavies and Jamiroquai got signed after doing spots at the club.

During the summer of 1992 he opened venues in Ibiza under the Milk Bar banner which ran for a couple of seasons,^[4] but later went broke and had to attend rehab.^[1]

Discography

1988 Beats Workin - Sure Beats Workin (FFRR)
1989 Beats Workin - Burn Out Don't Fade Away (FFRR)
1995 Velvet Underpants - Where Is My Man (SL2)
1996 Beats Workin - Don't Keep Me Waiting (White Label)
1997 NWA vs. Oasis - Wonderwall (White Label)
1998 Sir Real - Spirits High (White Label)
1999 Holloway & Co.- I'll Do Anything To Make You Mine (Incredible)
2002 Holloway & Co.- Voyager
2002 Beats Workin - Everyway But Loose
2002 Titty Twister - Pussy Blowout

Compilations

• 1995 Ibiza 95 (Forgotten)
• 1996 Decade of Ibiza (Telstar)
• 1997 Hog Zone Promo Compilation
• 1998 555 Promo Compilation

References

1. ^ ^{a b} Sandall, Robert (1 March 2009). "Superstar DJS: Here We Go! by Dom Phillips". The Times (London). http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/books/non-fiction/article5807851.ece. Retrieved 16 April 2011. 
2. ^ Warren, Emma (12 August 2007). "Music,Electronic music (Music genre),Culture". The Guardian (London). http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/2007/aug/12/electronicmusic. 
3. ^ New Musical Express, 1988
4. ^ http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio1/ibiza99/nicky_eselibiza.shtml