Belfast Film Festival kicks-off with David Holmes-scored documentary

We're also looking forward to Northern Ireland World Cup footie film, Shooting For Socrates

LISTEN: David Holmes' soundtrack for '71

Samples have been made available of David Holmes’ pulsating soundtrack for ’71, The Troubles drama starring Jack O’Connell, Sam Reid, Sean Harris, Charlie Murphy, Killian Scott, Martin McCann and Richard Dormer.

Irish composers nominated for awards

Three Irish composers have been nominated for this year’s World Soundtrack Awards.

Drugs Report: Interview with David Holmes

Superstar DJ and film composer David Holmes saw MDMA undermine sectarianism in '90s Belfast. His wilder days behind him, the producer and soundtracker still likes a good spliff. "I can't work without it!" he tells Craig Fitzpatrick.

LISTEN: David Holmes plays Kilkenny DJ set + debuts new studio project

Superstar Belfast DJ David Holmes makes his Kilkenny debut on April 19 in the SET Theatre. Tickets are €13.50 and go on sale on Friday February 21.

Hot Press meets David Holmes

He’s worked with everyone from Steven Soderbergh to U2. But David Holmes’ latest project – a biopic of Belfast rock legend Terri Hooley – is one of his most personal yet. He talks about the making of Good Vibrations, and his work on the forthcoming Primal Scream album...

Derry gets set for City of Culture celebrations

Primal Scream and David Holmes kick off the musical side of things...

David Holmes talks Terri Hooley and Good Vibrations

The Northern Irish DJ is on board as a producer for the eagerly-awaited film...

He's Electric! Holmes: Thoughts From Abroad

Currently working on another soundtrack project in LA, David Holmes is about to return home to Belfast – to start work on his first directorial project.

The dogs are parading

A LOOK BACK ON HOLMER’S ODYSSEY

Holmes thoughts from abroad

Preparing to DJ on the same bill as Paul Weller at the forthcoming Sea Sessions, David Holmes chews the fat with Paul Nolan.

David Holmes confirms compilation details

The Dogs Are Parading is out here on April 23.

Holmes is Where the Heart Is

From international superstar DJ and soundtrack co-ordinator to curator of Belfast’s cultural past and – who’d have guessed it? – sensitive songwriter, David Holmes has flitted between multiple identities this decade. He leads us on a trip down memory lane.

Let's Get Killed

Oscillations Festival announces line-up

Silver Apples and David Holmes are among the hordes of acts added to the Belfast festival

Galway Arts Festival additions

We can't wait for the Primal Scream, Spiritualized and Holmer triple-header!

David Holmes nominated for IFTA Award

The Belfast DJ-cum-producer might have another acceptance speech to make

David Holmes announces album launch party

David Holmes will toast the release of The Holy Pictures with a celebratory bash at Andrew's Lane Theatre in Dublin.

The Holy Pictures

Belfast superstar DJ turns to his hometown for inspiration on long-awaited fourth album

Holmes at last

Seven years after his last solo LP, David Holmes lost his father. That trauma, and working on the Bobby Sands-era drama Hunger, seem to have brought a new humanity to his work.

David Holmes, Heavy Trash and more for Belfast festival

Belfast gig-goers are spoilt rotten next month when the 10th Coors Light Open House Festival opens for business.

Sneak-Peak at new David Holmes album

David Holmes has whet our appetites with some pre-release album tracks on MySpace.

David Holmes adds track to The Oh Yeah Sessions

Superstar DJ and film scorer extraordinaire David Holmes contributes an exclusive track to the forthcoming Carling Supports: The Oh Yeah Sessions ’08.

U2 have Ho(l)mes to go to

David Holmes has confirmed to Hot Press that he will DJ a set at U2’s after-show party for their U23D film premiere in Dublin, and revealed details of his upcoming solo album due for release this year.

David Holmes completes Ocean's Thirteen soundtrack

Belfast DJ and producer David Holmes confirms his place among the Hollywood soundtrack elite with the June 4 release of Ocean’s Thirteen: Music By David Holmes.

Holmes is where the heart is

David Holmes takes a break from the joys of fatherhood to provide DJ support to Primal Scream at the forthcoming BudRising festival

David Holmes confirmed for Ocean's 13 + readies new album

Belfast music merchant David Holmes has exclusively revealed to hotpress.com that he's confirmed for the Ocean's 13 soundtrack, and in the process of writing the follow-up to David Holmes Presents The Free Association.

Celtronic Festival is go!

This year’s Celtronic line-up is arguably the tastiest yet, with all manner of interesting personages journeying to Derry for the five-day dance festival.

David Holmes leads Budweiser Global Beats Festival line up

Dance and world music collide on the unsuspecting city of Limerick thanks to the Budweiser Global Bears Festival.

David Holmes for Belfast DJ Date

David Holmes will DJ at the Tsunami club at The Edge, Belfast, March 27. Admission is £8, doors at 9pm.

Another shade of green

David Holmes announced as latest addition to Heineken Green Room Sessions

Holmes is where the heart is

David Holmes brings the Free Association to Belfast

Head music

David Holmes soundtracks the sequel to mafioso-meets-headshrinker comedy Analyze This, starring Robert De Niro, Billy Crystal and Lisa Kudrow. What's it called? Analyze That, strangely enough

Holmes for the holidays

A post-Christmas shindig courtesy of Mr Free Ass himself, David Holmes, comes to the Tivoli on December 28

Holmer’s odyssey

“I hate these questions,” cries David Holmes, DJ, re-mixer, producer, free associate, film-scorer and friend to the stars. Yet he gamely faces the pan-ish inquisition that is the hotpress mixed grill

Later with David Holmes

Holmer hits the small screen with Jools Holland and takes to the stage in the Ambassador

David Holmes Presents: The Free Association

Here’s a bloke playing vinyl and taking dirty soul and blues vocals, ’80s key synths, country riffs and laying them over a structure of electric urban rhythm

Wanna quiz David Holmes?

No, he won't be able to tell the Cops where George Clooney, Brad Pitt and the boys ended up after THAT casino heist but HE will tell you ANYTHING else.

Bring it all back Holmes

David Holmes takes over soundtrack duties on Ocean's 11 sequel and announces Belfast date

All the way up to 11

From a Belfast bedroom to hobnobbing with the Hollywood A-list – and back again. DAVID HOLMES tells HELEN TOLAND about the soundtrack to his life

Right about now: a funk soul brother

Fresh from creating a cocktail-cool soundtrack for Ocean's 11, David Holmes finds that soul for mix album Come Get It I Got It

Feeling perfectly at Holmes in Hollywood

This film's crap: let's remake it and score the soundtrack! Belfast production maverick and film buff David Holmes hits Tinseltown on the wave of Ocean's 11

Bow Down To The Exit Sign

Holmer may be our last hope, a vinyl junkie who evidently doesn't give a fiddler's fuck for ersatz (or otherwise) notions of lineage, tradition, nationality.

Out Of Sight - Music From The Motion Picture

NOT FOR the first time, Ireland's echoing America in its current musical climate. Meat 'n' potatoes rock is, if not dead, then dozing, leaving the pop-kids and dance instructors calling the shots.