NTS regular James Holden has been hosting a show since 6 January 2015. On 23 October 2016, James Holden was a guest on Church of Sound; and on 29 September 2015 was a guest on Mount Kimbie. James Holden has been played over 130 times on NTS, first on 20 June 2013. James Holden's music has been featured on 123 episodes.

James is London based producer and DJ James Holden. He produces and plays a style that merges progressive house, techno and electronica. Better known as James Holden, he only released a few things under the name Holden, namely his more IDM based music.