B I O

Rick Holden is a music producer from Droylsden in Manchester, UK and writes dance, trance and hardstyle music. He first started composing in the early 1990s on Commodore 64 and Amiga home computers, moving onto a Roland XP50 Synth and Cubase, and ultimately now using DAWs with plugins. His music is generally uplifting and melodic with a dancefloor beat, with influences ranging from Cappella and Sash! to Scooter and Harris & Ford.

You can listen to his latest interview with Dave Sweetmore on Tameside Radio from

17 June 2024  by clicking here!

Rick also produced the official theme music for Manchester's 2025 Eurovision party 'Manchagen'.

M Y   M U S I C

NEVER FADING - CLUB/TECHNO/IRISH FOLK

RELEASED friday 26 SEPTEMBER 2025


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RAVE FOREVER - HARDSTYLE/RAVE/ANTHEM

released friday 22 AUGUST 2025


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tales of old - hard dance/trance/melodic techno

released friday 25 july 2025


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see  your soul again - eurodance

released thursday 12 June 2025

a tribute to my dad, peter holden


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REACHING FOR THE STARS (HI-NRG GLOW) - ITALO DISCO / 90s eurodance

RELEASED FRIDAY 21 february 2025


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THRILL RIDE EXTREME - HARD DANCE / RAVE

RELEASED FRIDAY 3 JANUARY 2025


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LIVING FOR THE NIGHTLIFE - VOCAL TRANCE / CLUB

RELEASED FRIDAY 1 NOVEMBER 2024


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BUILD ME UP - HARD VOCAL DANCE - COLLAB WITH CALVIN CROFT

RELEASED FRIDAY 27 SEPTEMBER 2024


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HEAD AND HEART - HARD VOCAL DANCE

RELEASED FRIDAY 26 JULY 2024


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WAY YOU LOVE ME - CLASSIC EURODANCE / CLUB

RELEASED 21 JUNE 2024


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BACK TO 1994 - Happy rave/hardstyle

RELEASED 10 may 2024


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FIRE IN THE SKY - VOCAL TRANCE

RELEASED 5 APRIL 2024


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NATHAN DAWE - WE AIN'T HERE FOR LONG

RICK HOLDEN NRG MIX (HARD DANCE/BOUNCE)

RELEASED 15 MARCH 2024


THIS IS MY REMIX OF THE BRILLIANT NATHAN DAWE TRACK . FOR COPYRIGHT REASONS THIS IS ONLY AVAILABLE ON SOUNDCLOUD AT THE LINK BELOW. ENJOY!


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MIDNIGHT SKY - HAPPY RAVE / HARDSTYLE

RELEASED 1 MARCH 2024


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NO TIME - DANCE / TRANCE

FEATURING JUNIOR PAES

RELEASED 18 JANUARY 2024


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RAVE ON CHRISTMAS DAY - HAPPY RAVE / HARDSTYLE


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I'LL BE FINE - HAPPY RAVE / HARDSTYLE


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INTO THE NIGHT feat. JUNIOR PAES - VOCAL TRANCE / DANCE


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UNSHAKEABLE - HARDSTYLE / HAPPY HARDCORE


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TAKE YOU THERE (EXTENDED MIX)- VOCAL TRANCE

FEATURING JUNIOR PAES

RELEASED 15 JULY 2023


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FADING AWAY - DANCE / EURODANCE

RELEASED 30 JUNE 2023


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LOST IN TIME - EURODANCE / VOCAL TRANCE

FEATURING JUNIOR PAES

RELEASED 16 JUNE 2023


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CLOUDS ABOVE - HARD DANCE / HARDSTYLE

RELEASED 15 JUNE 2023


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NOW I'M FREE - Eurodance / Vocal Trance

RELEased - 20 may 2023


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MORNING LIGHT - VOCAL TRANCE

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