David Holy Explained

David Holy
Birth Place:	Aschaffenburg, Bavaria, Germany
Occupation:	Designer, publisher, radio drama director, producer, writer, entrepreneur
Years Active:	2008–present

David Holy (born 1979) is a German designer, publisher, radio drama director, writer, producer and entrepreneur.^[1]

Biography

David Holy was born in Aschaffenburg, Bavaria (Germany). After leaving school, he attended the Goethe University Frankfurt to study business administration and Japanology. He dropped out of university early to pursue his interest in computer graphics and design. Subsequently, Holy successfully trained as an audio-visual media designer at a local television network, focusing mainly on 3D design and camera work.^[2]

He then founded his own company "Holysoft Studios Ltd" and decided to study media production in Dieburg. The ad agency contributed greatly to the success of various local clients and small/medium-sized companies, including the delivery of television content over Internet Protocol networks (IPTV). His hard work and dedication didn't go unnoticed: According to the magazine Videoaktiv Digital, major television networks would face serious competition due to David Holy's ambitious endeavor (2008).^[3]

In 2009, Holy established the publishing company „HK Media GmbH & Co KG“, releasing several radio drama serials between 2010 and now. Die Letzten Helden (The Last Heroes) was among the first and one of the most successful to this day. Due to the large number of contributing voice actors/actresses and long running times (up to six hours per episode and longer), the magazine Hörbücher raised the question: Is Die Letzten Helden the biggest radio drama show ever created?^[4]

Holy also devotes himself to real estate. In 2015, he established his personal Youtube channel, releasing some of his works for promotion purposes.^[5]

Work

Radio drama/audio book series

• 2008 Chronik der Verdammten (Chronicles of the Damned), 1 episode (6 in the works)
• 2010 Die letzten Helden (The Last Heroes), 24 episodes and 3 specials
• 2010 Heff der Chef (Heff the Boss), 24 episodes und 3 specials
• 2010 Videospielhelden (Video Game Heroes), 6 episodes
• 2011 Drachenlanze (Dragonlance), 12 episodes
• 2012 Das Schwarze Auge (The Dark Eye), 6 audio books
• 2016 Holy Klassiker (Holy Classics), Classics of World Literature, 90 episodes
• 2016 Cyberdetective, 11 episodes plus soundtrack
• 2016 Die Fußballbande (Soccer Friends), 7 episodes
• 2018 Holy Horror, 60 episodes
• 2020 Hello Kitty, 24 Episoden
• 2021 Karl May, 31 Episoden
• 2021 Cthulhucalypse, 6 Episoden
• 2022 Die Abenteuer der Letzten Helden
• 2022 Sherlock Holmes Legends
• 2022 Van Dusen
• 2023 Die Bibel - Altes Testament
• 2023 Die Bibel - Neues Testament
• 2023 Lupin Legends
• 2023 Solomon Kane

Other radio dramas

• 2006 Der Zukunftszug (The Train of the Future)
• 2016 Merle und die fließende Königin (Merle and the Flowing Queen), 3 radio dramas
• 2017 Arkadien Trilogie (Arcadia Trilogy), 3 radio dramas
• 2019 Sturmkönige Trilogie, 3 radio dramas

Books/novels

• Das todgeweihte Kind (The Doomed Child), 2013,
• Der Bund des schwarzen Gottes (The Dark God), 2013,
• Herr der Albträume (Lord of Nightmares), 2013,
• Silbersterns Meisterplan (Silverstar's Masterplan), 2013,

Comic

• The Doomed Child / Das todgeweihte Kind, 2021

Computerspiel

• The Doomed Knight, planned for 2024 ^[6]
• Fallen Tears: The Ascension, geplant für 2025^[7]

Awards and nominations

• 2008 Simply CG Award (Product Design), 2nd place
• Various Radio Drama of the Month awards for Die Letzten Helden (The Last Heroes)
• Nomination: Best Radio Drama Series - Die Letzten Helden (The Last Heroes), Ohrkanus 2011

External links

• Holy's Published Work on Literra

Notes and References

1. Web site: David Holy, Xing Company Profile. 2018-02-05. Xing. German.
2. Web site: Der Hoerspiegel, Vom Anfangen und Durchziehen und dem Kampf gegen Millionen Widersacher. 2018-02-05. Nico Steckelberg. German.
3. Web site: Jedermann TV: Ein ehrgeiziger Konkurrent fürs herkömmliche Fernsehen schickt sich an die Medienwelt zu verändern.. 2008-05-31. Andreas Techel. . German. Scanned article from David Holy's Facebook page.
4. Web site: Radio Drama Magazine article. 2010-07-12. Christian Bärmann. German. Scanned article available at dieletztenhelden.com.
5. Web site: David Holy's official Youtube channel. 2018-02-05. David Holy. . German.
6. Web site: 2023-07-25. The Doomed Knight Steam Seite. steampowered.com.
7. Web site: 2024-01-01 . Fallen Tears Credits .