FMH Presents
Holy Wire
w/ TBD
Tickets: ADV $10 • DOS $15
21+
Holy Wire
Holy Wire is a consolidation of new-wave influences, from post-punk pioneers of the late 70s and early 80s, to the electropop and dance-punk revival of the 2010s.
Holy Wire is the project of Alain Paradis, relocated from Brooklyn, NY to Austin, TX.
DUTCH EXPERTS
Dutch Experts was born out of the Covid Pandemic during isolation and utter loneliness. Faced with long-Covid symptoms and the crumbling of societal infrastructure, singer/songwriter Hannah Hoffman turned one of her lowest and most challenging points into a revisitation of her approach to sound. Experimenting with layering synths and electronic drum beats in Garageband, Hoffman created a sonic landscape that bore the fruits of Dutch Experts. This sonic approach served as an escape from the Covid Pandemic while subsequently spawning the creation of an album. The process became both an ego-shattering catharsis, a celebration of devoting oneself to the creative process, and an exploration of Hoffman's capabilities as a songwriter.
Inspired by her personal challenges, the gothic landscape of The Cure, and melodic choices informed by Kate Bush and Cocteau Twins, Hoffman locked into a sound that became uniquely modern yet captured an 80s sonic sensibility: synth pop with a darkwave edge. Undulating synths driven by chorus-laden bass and danceable drum beats, paired with Hoffman's euphonious soprano, paying homage to an aesthetic gone by.
Recorded, mixed & mastered by Mikey Allred (All Them Witches, Inter Arma), Dutch Experts' debut EP, 'Bound By This' is now available digitally and on vinyl.