 As a pioneer in both the downtown New York Art Scene and uptown hip hop, Holman has been a force in contemporary New York culture and art.From being a bandmate in an industrial art noise band with painter Jean-Michel Basquiat, to being a journalist, filmmaker, television producer and creative influence in Hip Hop Culture, Holman helped set the stage for a new epoch in world arts and culture.Holman and Basquiat's band Gray performed at various, historic venues including Hurrah's, Mudd Club, CBGB and The ICA in London, and recorded music that appeared in films such as "Downtown 81," "Basquiat," and "Boom, For Real, The Late Teenaged Years of Jean-Michel Basquiat."