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Peter Hollens (born March 4, 1982) is an American singer/songwriter, producer and entrepreneur. He has been involved with ''a cappella'' music since 1999 when he and Leo da Silva founded the University of Oregon's ''a cappella'' group, On The Rocks, known as the first official collegiate ''a cappella'' group in Oregon. He regularly releases new music videos to his YouTube channel. ==Career== Originally from Ashland, Oregon, Hollens graduated from the University of Oregon with a Bachelor of Music in Vocal performance. Since his graduation from the University of Oregon, Hollens has become involved with collegiate ''a cappella'', including recording, producing, and judging ''a cappella'' competitions throughout the United States. In 2010, he participated in NBC’s The Sing Off receiving acclaim from The Sing-Off judges Shawn Stockman, Nicole Scherzinger and Ben Folds for solo performances leading his group, On the Rocks.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.nbc.com/sing-off/contestants/season-2/on-the-rocks.shtml )〕 They were eliminated 6th out of the 10 groups performing. Hollens records and produces from his home studio in Eugene, Oregon, and also has recorded for Sony and Epic Records. Hollens's recordings include tracks for "The Sing-Off Season 2-Greatest Hits" as well as many collegiate ''a cappella'' albums for such groups as On the Rocks, Divisi, Cornell's Chordials, the Duke's Men of Yale and the Whiffenpoofs. He has also recorded Sing-Off Season 2 winners, Committed, the Backbeats, and the Grammy Award-winning group The Swingle Singers. In 2011 he started his own YouTube channel, mostly posting music videos with multi-tracked a cappella covers. Repeatedly teaming up with other artists, he frequently collaborates with Lindsey Stirling and Taylor Davis. As of May 6 2015, his channel has more than 1 million subscribers. To support his musical endeavors, Hollens joined the newly founded crowdfunding platform Patreon in 2013. In 2012 he released his first album. In 2013 he collaborated with Eric Whitacre to record the learning tracks for "Fly to Paradise", the song for Eric's Virtual Choir 4. In 2014 he signed a deal with Sony Masterworks.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.broadwayworld.com/bwwmusic/article/Sony-Music-Masterworks-Signs-One-Man-A-Cappella-Vocalist-YouTube-Star-Peter-Hollens-20140731 )〕〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://mashable.com/2014/07/31/youtube-singer-peter-hollens-record-deal-sony-music/ )〕 Peter released a self-titled album on October 27 of that year. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Peter Hollens」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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