Peter Hollens -

Peter Hollens is dedicated to fostering the growth of a cappella throughout the Northwest and beyond. He fell in love with a cappella in middle school and looked forward to eventually singing in a group, even if he had to create one himself!

His first experience with a cappella was in high school when he spontaneously put together a group to perform Billy Joel’s version of “The Longest Time” at graduation. Still dreaming of the a cappella experience, he arrived at the University of Oregon and joined forces with Leonardo Silva. They created UO’s “On the Rocks” in the summer of 1999, the first of a fast growing community of contemporary Northwest collegiate a cappella groups.

Peter is a graduate of the University of Oregon where he earned a Bachelor of Music in Voice Performance. During his collegiate years he sang with “On the Rocks” from 1999 – 2005 and won multiple Best Soloist awards in ICCA competitions. He placed in the top three in ICCA competitions with OTR in 2002 and 2003 and for several months toured and sang with the nationally acclaimed Boston based professional group, “Ball in the House.” While singing professionally on the East Coast he discovered a passion for recording, production, and the magic of the studio and decided to make a cappella production his life’s work.

Peter served as recording engineer and producer for University of Oregon’s premier all-female a cappella group “Divisi” for their debut CD Red Hot. He recorded, edited and produced the newest On the Rocks and Divisi albums: Full Coverage and Undivided. Both albums have been nominated in every single category possible for the CARAS (Contemporary Acappella Recording Awards) Cornell’s “Last Call,” Yale’s “Dukesmen,” BYU’s’s” Coalescence,” Harvard Fallen Angels, Oregon State’s Outspoken and Southern Oregon’s Dulcet are some of his most recent clients. Peter also has his own voice studio and teaches private and group voice lessons. He excels at coaching the best possible sound out of each individual in the studio.

After recording and producing three full albums and many other small projects Peter has gained thousands of studio hours of experience. Having the opportunity to work with Bill Hare on countless projects including past OTR and Divisi albums has given him the chance to work alongside one of the most experienced producers of contemporary a cappella in the world. He continues to learn from his fellow colleagues and enjoys working closely with many producers in the field. He learns something new each day from his work and from his clients and is determined to achieve a cappella bliss! His extensive experience with the latest contemporary a cappella studio techniques will assure that you and your group are extremely comfortable, relaxed and confident in the studio.