The Offspring

Dexter Holland

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Bryan Keith "Dexter" Holland (born [1] in Garden Grove, California) is the singer, rhythm guitarist and primary songwriter for the California punk rock band The Offspring.

Musical Career

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The Offspring Discography
Album NameRecord CompanyDate Released
1. The OffspringNemesis records1986
2. IgnitionEpitaph Records1992
3. SmashEpitaph Records1994
4. Ixmay on the HombreColumbia Records1997
5. AmericanaColumbia Records1998
6. Conspiracy of OneColumbia Records 2000
7. SplinterColumbia Records2003
8. Rise and Fall, Rage and GraceColumbia Records2008
9. Days Go ByColumbia Records2012

After Holland met friend and fellow cross-country teammate Greg Kriesel, they started a local punk band called Manic Subsidal in , where he played the drums. It formed after the duo failed to get into a Social Distortion concert in . After James Lilja was hired as their drummer Holland switched to both vocals and guitars. They never released any albums, but some demos have existed online. After some line-up changes, Manic Subsidal changed their name to The Offspring in . After recording a demo in ,[2] The Offspring signed a deal with a small-time label, Nemesis Records, for whom they recorded their first full length album, The Offspring, in .[2] This album would eventually be re-issued on by Holland's own record label, Nitro Records.

In , The Offspring signed with Epitaph Records (home of Bad Religion, L7, NOFX, Pennywise and other similar bands). Their first release on the label was Ignition, which was released in . Their last album for that label was 's Smash, which still holds the world record for most sales of an album on an independent label.[3] The band then signed with Columbia Records in (although Dexter claims that Brett Gurewitz, owner of Epitaph and guitarist for Bad Religion, sold the contract to Columbia[4]) for whom they released their next six albums, Ixnay on the Hombre (), Americana (), Conspiracy of One (), Splinter (), Rise and Fall, Rage and Grace (), and their most recent, Days Go By ().[5]

Personal Life

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Holland was the class valedictorian at Pacifica High School in Garden Grove, California, and was a Ph.D candidate[6] in Molecular Biology at the University of Southern California; however, he abandoned his Ph.D. in favor of focusing on The Offspring. He has a Bachelor's degree in Biology and a Master's degree in Molecular Biology, both from the University of Southern California.

He has a daughter, Alexa Holland, who goes by the stage name Lex Land and is a singer-songwriter.[7]

Holland is also a licensed Airline Transport Pilot and, as of , is a Certified Flight Instructor[8] who has made a solo trip around the world in ten days.[9]

He participated in the Los Angeles Marathon; his charity of choice was the Innocence Project, a non-profit legal clinic that handles legal cases where post-conviction DNA testing of evidence can yield conclusive proof of innocence.[10]

Holland has his own brand of hot sauce, Gringo Bandito.[11]

Musical equipment

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All of Holland's Ibanez RG body guitars are made out of mahogany and fitted with DiMarzio Super Dstortion bridge pickups.[12][13] During their latest recordings, Holland used a vintage Gibson.[14]

Notes and References

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  1. Some sources claim that Dexter Holland was born in 1966. According to Family Tree Legends, there was a "Bryan K Holland" born on December 29, 1965 in Los Angeles County. [1]
  2. a b The Offspring at NIPP, obtained November 10, 2007.
  3. [2][dead link]
  4. "Internet Archive Wayback Machine". Web.archive.org. 2007-01-21. Retrieved 2011-11-04.
  5. "New Offspring Single And Album". offspring.com. 2012-04-23. Retrieved 2012-04-23.
  6. "Greg Graffin PhD and Smart Rock Stars by Jaan Uhelszki". themortonreport.com. 2011-05-19. Retrieved 2012-05-19.
  7. "Offspring Ninth Record Finished, Reality TV Run Over For Offspring Offspring". March 26, 2012. Retrieved August 9, 2012.
  8. "Airmen Certification - Airmen On-Line Services". Faa.gov. 2011-05-09. Retrieved 2011-11-04.
  9. "Dexter Holland Biography". Perfect People. Retrieved 2011-11-04.
  10. "Athlinks search - Bryan Holland". Athlinks.com. Retrieved 2011-11-04.
  11. "Why don't you get a job? by Geoff Boucher, LA Times, June 15, 2008". Latimes.com. 2008-06-15. Retrieved 2011-11-04.
  12. "Blog". Bebo.com. Retrieved 2011-11-04.
  13. Cyber Hunter & CrazyRol (1966-12-29). "Dexter Holland" (in (Russian)). offspring.ru.ru. Retrieved 2011-11-04.
  14. "Offspring's Noodles: 'I Don't Care To Argue How Punk I Am' | Interviews". Ultimate-guitar.com. 2008-09-13. Retrieved 2011-11-04.

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