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Pete Holidai
Pete was a founder member of The Radiators from space whose original line-up produced two albums for London based label Chiswick records 1977's TV Tube Heart and 1979s Ghostown which was produced by Tony Visconti. The band also worked with a young Hans Zimmer who produced two singles Dancing Years and Stranger Than Fiction in 1979

The Radiators reformed in 2004 and produced two albums on their own 625 label
2006s Trouble Pilgrim and 2012s Sound City Beat

Pete also played live and recorded with Dublin based band Light A Big Fire between 1986 and 1988, contributing guitar and vocals to the UK Siren records release of Surveillance 

For many years Pete produced radio sessions for RTE 2fm's Dave Fanning show, which is partially listed on the production page along with a list of production credits for emerging Irish artists which lead to a Smithwicks/HotPress award for production in 1991

Pete also managed the career of Kilkenny band Engine Alley who signed with U2s Mother label and a publishing deal with Carlin music

In 2011 Pete released a solo album The Devil's Guitar which fuses lounge exotica and surf twang to produce a sound that could grace any Lynch or Tarantino film.
It can be heard or purchased on this site or bandcamp.com

Currently Pete is playing with Trouble Pilgrims  along with original Radiators member Steve Rapid and long term member Johnny Bonnie along with bassist Bren Lynott and rhythm guitarist Tony St Ledger, their debut album Dark Shadows and Rust was released 27th October 2017  on Chiswick records and is available worldwide via Ace


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