Vlad Holiday (born May 24, 1989) is an American singer, songwriter, producer, and multi-instrumentalist. He began his solo career in 2017, blending multiple styles across genres including lo-fi, bedroom pop, psych rock, and jazz, often over hip-hop-inspired drums. Holiday's love for vintage microphones, tape machines and other old recording equipment is a big part of his signature sound.[1] Holiday has also produced and written with other artists, including Cage The Elephant’s Neon Pill, which is nominated for Best Alternative Music Performance at the 67th Annual Grammy Awards.[2]
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| Background information | |
| Born | May 24, 1989 Bucharest, Romania |
| Origin | New York City, Nashville, TN |
| Genres | |
| Occupation(s) | Musician, singer, songwriter, producer |
| Instrument(s) | vocals, guitar, bass, piano, synthesizer, drums |
| Years active | 2017–present |
Early life
editHoliday was born in Bucharest, Romania, on May 24, 1989, and moved to America in 1999. He spent a lot of his musical career in New York City, before moving his home base to Nashville, Tennessee.
Career
editSolo career (2017–present)
editWith a downtown NYC lo-fi sound, writing and recording at his studio in the heart of historic Greenwich Village, Holiday started putting out songs as they are being written, not worrying about the pressures of albums or EP's or any other music industry constructs. On July 28, 2017, Vlad Holiday announced his solo project through Nylon. Nylon premiered his debut track, "Quit Playing Cool".[3] The song was also featured on Spotify's "New Indie Mix" playlist, "Fresh Finds: Six Strings" playlist, as well as featured on All Genres Hot Tracks on iTunes and Apple Music.[4][5] Quit Playing Cool's music video was released on VEVO's New Alternative playlist on September 1, 2017. The video features model and actress, Yulia Kirillova, and is directed by Polly Pierce.[6]
On March 9, 2018, Holiday put out his second single "Children". The song was featured on Spotify's New Indie Mix playlist, as well as The Wild Honey Pie's "Buzzing Daily" and a Paste Magazine & Daytrotter Live Session.[7][8]
On April 6, 2018, "Tunnel Vision" premiered on The 405, where he spoke about the song's lyrics, which questions the idea of extreme escapism. “Don't get me wrong, I love escaping from it all every now and then as much as anyone else, but at the end of the day you kinda have to snap back and face the world. There's a whirlpool of social movements happening right now that are actually changing the status quo, which would never have happened if everyone just sat back and waited for everything to resolve itself,” Holiday explains. Holiday held a single release show at Elsewhere Zone One in Brooklyn, NY on April 3, 2018. This third single was also featured on Spotify's New Indie Mix, and True Indie playlists (where Holiday held the cover).[9] Tunnel Vision was played on NYC's Q104.3 WAXQ Out of the Box radio show with Jonathan Clarke, as well as other college radio stations like WSOU.[10][11]
On May 25, 2018, Holiday released his fourth song, "Obscurity" around a headliner show in Brooklyn, NY at C'mon Everybody.[12][13]
"Like in the Movies" premiered through MILK on August 24, 2018.[14] The song was also featured on Spotify's New Music Friday and New Indie Mix playlists the day it came out.
On November 30, 2018, Holiday released his final single of the year "Artificial Paradise," as he went on tour opening for Haerts. The song was featured on Spotify's All New Indie playlist among others, and was accompanied by a music video shot by Cara Marceante.[15]
Selected Credits
edit| Year | Artist | Release | Credits |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Vlad Holiday | My Favorite Drug (album) | Producer / engineer / songwriter / vocals / guitar / bass / violin / mellotron / percussion / drums |
| 2024 | Vlad Holiday feat. Kacey Musgraves | I Don’t Wanna Party Anymore | Producer / engineer / songwriter / vocals / guitar / bass / violin / mellotron / percussion / additional drums |
| 2024 | Cage the Elephant | Over Your Shoulder | Co-writer |
| 2024 | Cage the Elephant | Metaverse | Co-writer |
| 2024 | Cage the Elephant | Neon Pill | Co-writer |
| 2023 | Vlad Holiday | Downtown Baby | Producer / engineer / mixer / songwriter / vocals / guitar / bass / violin / mellotron / percussion / additional drums |
| 2023 | Vlad Holiday | Two Steps Back | Producer / engineer / mixer / songwriter / vocals / nylon acoustic guitar / mellotron |
| 2022 | The Brummies | Cosmic Space Girl | Co-writer / additional guitar |
| 2021 | Vlad Holiday | Write Me Off The Show (EP) | Producer / engineer / mixer / songwriter / vocals / guitar / bass / drums / mellotron / additional percussion |
| 2021 | Sunglasses For Jaws | Everybody's Made Of Bones | Moog bass synth / mellotron / additional guitar / additional bass / additional percussion |
| 2020 | Vlad Holiday | I'll Probably Never Be Somebody | Producer / engineer / mixer / songwriter / vocals / guitar / bass / drums / mellotron |
| 2020 | Vlad Holiday | Rain | Producer / engineer / mixer / songwriter / vocals / guitar / bass / drums / mellotron / vibes |
| 2020 | Vlad Holiday | Fall Apart With Me | Producer / engineer / mixer / songwriter / vocals / guitar / bass / drums / keyboards |
| 2019 | Vlad Holiday | So Damn into You | Producer / engineer / mixer / mastering engineer / songwriter / vocals / guitar / bass / drums / keyboards |
| 2019 | Vlad Holiday | Bad Influence | Producer / engineer / mixer / mastering engineer / songwriter / vocals / guitar / bass / drums / keyboards |
| 2018 | Elanor Friedberger | Are We Good (Cate Le Bon remix) | Mastering engineer |
| 2018 | Vlad Holiday | Like in the Movies | Producer / engineer / mixer / mastering engineer / songwriter / vocals / guitar / bass / drums / keyboards |
| 2018 | Vlad Holiday | Obscurity | Producer / engineer / mixer / mastering engineer / songwriter / vocals / guitar / bass / drums / Casio CT-370 |
| 2018 | Vlad Holiday | Tunnel Vision | Producer / engineer / mixer / mastering engineer / songwriter / vocals / guitar / bass / drums / keyboards |
| 2018 | Lissy Trullie | Here | Producer / engineer / mixer / co-writer / guitar / programming |
| 2018 | Vlad Holiday | Children | Producer / engineer / mixer / mastering engineer / songwriter / vocals / guitar / bass / drums / keyboards |
| 2018 | The Britanys | When I'm With You | Mixing / additional production |
| 2017 | Vlad Holiday | Quit Playing Cool | Producer / engineer / mixer / songwriter / vocals / guitar / bass / drums / keyboards |
| 2016 | Public Access TV | Never Enough (Album) | Producer / engineer on "In Our Blood," "Sudden Emotion," and "Sell You On A Lie" |
| 2015 | The Virgins | Rich Girls | TV mix |
| 2015 | Donald Cumming | Out Calls Only (Album) | Producer / engineer / programming |
References
edit- ^ Willschick, Aaron (March 17, 2020). "Geared Up: Vlad Holiday Gets Into the Equipment Used to Record His New EP 'Fall Apart With Me'". V13.net. Retrieved May 8, 2024.
- ^ Atkinson, Katie (November 8, 2024). "Grammy Nominations 2025: See the Complete List". Billboard. Retrieved November 14, 2024.
- ^ "Vlad Holiday's Solo Debut Will Make You Want To Slow Dance". Nylon.com. July 28, 2017. Retrieved December 3, 2017.
- ^ "New Indie Mix, a playlist by Spotify". Spotify. Retrieved December 3, 2017.
- ^ @vladoldaccount (July 31, 2017). "Yoo, Quit Playing Cool is featured on..." (Tweet). Retrieved December 3, 2017 – via Twitter.
- ^ VladHolidayVEVO (September 1, 2017). "Vlad Holiday – Quit Playing Cool". YouTube. Retrieved December 3, 2017.
- ^ "Listen to "Children" by Vlad Holiday | The Wild Honey Pie". www.thewildhoneypie.com. Archived from the original on March 15, 2018.
- ^ "Vlad Holiday on Instagram: "So awesome, one of Spotify's best playlists featuring my new song. Check it at the link in bio 🙌🏻🙌🏻"".
- ^ "Escapism meets its match on Vlad Holiday's new single 'Tunnel Vision' [405 Premiere]". www.thefourohfive.com. Archived from the original on April 6, 2018.
- ^ "LISTEN: David Byrne in Studio, Win Snow Patrol Tix & More! | Q104.3".
- ^ "The Campus Buzz on WSOU: 03.18.2018 Playlist". March 18, 2018.
- ^ "Obscurity". Spotify. May 25, 2018.
- ^ "Vlad Holiday, Lizzie Loveless & Tōth".
- ^ "Fаshiоn аnd glаmоur-thеmеd slоt mасhinе rеviеws". Archived from the original on August 24, 2018. Retrieved August 24, 2018.
- ^ Archived at Ghostarchive and the Wayback Machine: Vlad Holiday - Artificial Paradise (Official Music Video). YouTube.
- ^ "Vlad Holiday – Credits – AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved December 3, 2017.
- ^ "Vlad Gheorghiu – Credits – AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved December 3, 2017.
- ^ "Vlad Holiday". Discogs.
- ^ "Vlad Holiday – Children".
- ^ "Premiere: Lissy trullie returns with an infectious new solo single, 'here'". March 15, 2018.
- ^ "Swiss Artist Bastian Baker Readies Self-Titled American Debut Album". Sounds Like Nashville. September 6, 2018. Retrieved September 7, 2018.
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