| Dexter Holland | |
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 Dexter Holland as the singer of The Offspring.
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Bryan Keith Holland |
| Also known as | Dexter |
| Born | December 29 1965  |
| Genre(s) | Punk rock Pop-Punk |
| Occupation(s) | Musician |
| Instrument(s) | Vocals, Guitar, Drums |
| Years active | 1984 - Present |
| Label(s) | Nitro Records Epitaph Records Sony BMG Music Entertainment Columbia Records |
| Associated acts |
The Offspring |
Bryan Keith Holland (born December 29, 1965)[1], better known under his pseudonym of Dexter Holland, is the singer and rhythm guitarist for the Californian punk rock band The Offspring and the owner of the independent record label Nitro Records.
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Biography
Career with The Offspring
After failing to get into a Social Distortion show in 1984, he decided to form a band with friend and fellow cross-country teammate Greg Kriesel. That band, "Manic Subsidal," would eventually become The Offspring. After recording a demo in 1988,[2] The Offspring signed a deal with a small-time label, Nemesis Records, for whom they recorded their first full length album, entitled The Offspring, in March 1989.[2] This album would eventually be re-issued on November 21, 1995 by Holland's own record label, Nitro Records. In 1991, the band signed with Epitaph Records (home of Bad Religion, L7, NOFX and other similar bands). The band's first album on Epitaph was Ignition. It was released in 1992. The band's last album for Epitaph Records was 1994's Smash. The band then signed with Columbia Records (although Dexter claims that Brett Gurewitz, owner of Epitaph, sold the contract to Columbia), for whom they have released Ixnay on the Hombre (1997), Americana (1998), and Conspiracy Of One (2000). Their seventh album, Splinter, was released on December 9, 2003. In March 2003, Holland jokingly announced that it would be called Chinese Democracy, to spite Axl Rose of Guns N' Roses, whose highly anticipated album of the same name was constantly "in limbo." Dexter said, "Axl ripped off my braids, so I ripped off his album title." As of now, Holland is currently in the process of recording eighth studio album at a studio in Hollywood, California. He said that the band wanted to see if the fans liked the new songs before demoing the songs and having the fans not liking them. He also said that the new album will likely include the song "Pass Me By", which was previously demoed for Splinter. New release date set at early to mid 2008 Holland was recently ranked 73rd in the March 2007 Edition of Kerrang! 100 Stars Who Rock Your World List.
Personal life
Holland was the class valedictorian at Pacifica High School in Garden Grove, California and was a Ph.D. candidate[3] in Molecular Biology from the University of Southern California, however he declined to get his Ph.D. in favor of focusing on The Offspring. He has a Bachelor's degree in Biology and a Master's degree in Molecular Biology, both from the University of Southern California. Holland married hairstylist Kristine Luna, who wrote some of the Offspring's songs including "Session". He has a daughter, Alexa (born c. 1987), from a previous relationship (his previous girlfriend is rumored to have died in a car accident when his daughter was only a child). Holland is also a licensed Airline Transport Pilot and has made a solo trip around the world in 10 days. He also recently participated in the 2006 Los Angeles Marathon, his charity of choice was the Innocence Project, a non-profit legal clinic that handles legal cases where post-conviction DNA testing of evidence can yield conclusive proof of innocence. Holland finished[4] with a time of 5:01. Afterward, Holland signed his shoes and donated them to charity.
References
- ^ Some sources claim that Dexter Holland was born in 1966. See the article on age disputes and discrepancies for details.
- ^ a b The Offspring at NIPP, obtained November 10, 2007.
- ^ Dexter Holland's Opus by Jonathan Slowik, Daily Trojan, April 12, 2004
- ^ http://www.athlinks.com/myresults.aspx?rid=5846712 7900th
