[citation needed] While dancing at a disco in northern California, he got recruited into a theatrical rock band called The Tubes.
[6] In April 1979, Holman organized the Canal Zone party with Stan Peskett and Fab 5 Freddy, which showcased the talents of the emerging hip hop culture for a downtown audience.
[12][13] A remastered version of the album with additional remixes was released on Ubiquity Records in 2019, that features the work of producers such as: Todd Rundgren, Hank Shocklee, Deantoni Parks, Mike Tewz and King Britt.
[15] Holman made short art films that premiered at The Mudd Club, Tier 3, The Ritz and other music venues.
[16] Holman was consulted and credited with story development on the screenplay for the 1996 Miramax feature film Basquiat, directed by Julian Schnabel.
[6] Holman wrote, produced and directed Children's Television programming for the Nickelodeon Network, specifically Blue's Clues and Eureeka’s Castle.
[18] Holman was the third writer to use the term Hip Hop in print (East Village Eye, January 1982) following Robert Flipping (New Pittsburg Courier, Feb. 24, 1979), and Collis Davis (Amsterdam News, Jan. 12, 1980.
[citation needed] As a writer and journalist, Holman has written for the East Village Eye, Artforum and Art Monthly.
[21] Holman taught courses at institutions such as Howard University in Washington, D.C., the Photo Workshops in Maine, and New York City's The New School For Social Research in Manhattan.
[citation needed] Holman's archives were acquired by the New York Public Library for the Performing Arts, Jerome Robbins Dance Division in 2016.