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Bryan Keith Holland, (born December 29, 1966), better known under his pseudonym of Dexter Holland, is the singer and rhythm guitarist for the Californian punk rock band The Offspring, who are best known for their hit singles, such as "Come Out and Play", "Self Esteem", "Pretty Fly (For a White Guy)", "Why Don`t You Get a Job?", "Want You Bad" and others. He is also the owner of the independent record label Nitro Records.
Career with The Offspring
After failing to get into a Social Distortion show in 1984, he decided to form a band with friend and fellow cross-country teammate Greg Kriesel. That band, "Manic Subsidal," would eventually become The Offspring. After recording a demo in 1988,[2] The Offspring signed a deal with a small-time label, Nemesis Records, for whom they recorded their first full length album, entitled The Offspring, in March 1989.[2] This album would eventually be re-issued on November 21, 1995 by Holland`s own record label, Nitro Records.
In 1991, the band signed with Epitaph Records (home of Bad Religion, L7, NOFX, Pennywise and other similar bands). The band`s first album on Epitaph was Ignition, which was released in 1992. The band`s last album for that label was 1994`s Smash, which still holds the world record for most sales of an album on an Indie Label. The band then signed with Columbia Records in 1996 (although Dexter claims that Brett Gurewitz, owner of Epitaph, sold the contract to Columbia), for whom they have released Ixnay on the Hombre (1997), Americana (1998), Conspiracy of One (2000), Splinter (2003) and Rise and Fall, Rage and Grace (2008).
Dexter often communicates with fans of The Offspring by way of the band`s internet journal.
Holland was recently ranked 73rd in the March 2007 Edition of Kerrang! 100 Stars Who Rock Your World List.
Nephew of director `Tom Holland`.
He is the cousin of actor Josh Holland.
Has one daughter, Alexa Holland.
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He was his high school class’s valedictorian.
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