All About Loris

Producer, Arranger,Songwriter
check it out: Loris talks about himself and his life in an article by Keyboard Magazine !

Perhaps the picture of today's established music producer would encompass these qualities: producer's credits with many of today's top recording artists, writing music that covers a wide variety of styles like Classical, jazz, R&B, Adult Contemporary, Rock, Reggae, Gospel, and Hip-hop, aired all over the world, and successful not only in the recording industry, but also in jingles, television, movies, and even video games. These qualities sum up the activities of producer and songwriter Loris Holland.

Loris's success in the music industry has stemmed from musical training that began at the early age of two. He excelled as a pianist through his boyhood years, performed with a variety of popular bands, and then completed his formal training at the
Royal Schools of Music in London, England and at the Aaron Copeland School of Music (CUNY) in New York.

From his rich training and experience as a performer/producer/composer/arranger, Loris has developed a clientele including:

Mariah Carey, George Clinton, Whitney Houston

Aretha Franklin, Al Green, Vanessa Bell Armstrong,

Billy Ocean,Ruby Turner, Zhane, Tramaine Hawkins

Shirley Ceasar, Glenn Jones, Millie Jackson

Crystal Waters, The Winans, Vicky Winans

Jonathan Butler, Patti LaBelle, Deniece Williams

Lauryn Hill, Carlos Santana

Maxi Priest, Christopher Williams

Keith Washington, Lisa Fischer, Karen White

Mary J. Blige, Marcus Miller,Mutt Lange

LL Cool J, Mary Chapin Carpenter, The Duke Ellington Orchestra

Bebe Winans, The Goo-Goo Dolls, Dionne Farris

Phil Driscoll, Kenny Lattimore, Bam Crawford's Purpose

Nancey Jackson, Celine Dion and R. Kelly and many others.

What sets Loris Holland apart is that he is a classically trained musician and he adheres to both philosophies of musical theory, which is the Jazz School and the Classical School. According to Loris, "Every voice or note has destination and when they come together as a cluster, they form chords as they journey to their final resting place in a song. As I play chords as a Jazz musician, I'm always aware of each note going to or arriving from somewhere and forming its own melody in the progression."