French composer, producer, remixer & sonic architect based in Biarritz (France)
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Holeg Spies is a French composer/producer known for his gift for drama and his unique musical style which has been described as "undefinable, eclectic, destabilizing".
For almost 15 years, Holeg Spies has taken a global and modernist approach to composition. His unbridled creative alchemy transforms and blends styles with mind-blowing sound-production and breath-taking spacial design. From indie-rock to electronica through world and classical music, Holeg has worked with major record companies such as Universal Japan, BMG and Polygram.
Trained at the French National Institute of Audiovisual (INA), Holeg created the avant-guarde, multi-media 'SPIES' art installation in the mid 90's with director Thierry Saint-Paul. Together, they drew the lines of a new mode of creation, the "notinism", to exceed the membership in any artistic, political and religious movement. SPIES travelled the world as far afield as India and Japan, showing at prestigious venues such as the National Museum of Modern Art of France (the Pompidou centre), the Canon Urbanlenz-Exhibition in Tokyo, Something Nothing Museum in New-York and many other contemporary art exhibitions.
Widely travelled and experienced in international collaborations, Holeg's skills and flexibility make him a pleasure to work with for any director, and his unique sound offers powerful support for the moving image. Holeg Spies has constantly explored various cultures and sound-worlds to forge his own "out-standard" style, notably in Japan where he was sponsored for several years by Mike Maguire, (Juno Reactor, Matrix soundtracks). In 2002, he met director Miike Takashi and scored an exclusive 4' trailer for his award-winning movie Ichi the Killer. That motivated him to concentrate on film music. Holeg's first hit in the film industry was his collaboration to the music for the trailer for Hollywood thriller, The Hitcher, (produced by Michael Bay & Focus Features).