Vlad Holiday

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Vlad Holiday
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Background information
Born (1989-05-24) May 24, 1989 (age 35)
Bucharest, Romania
OriginNew York City, Nashville, TN
Genres
Occupation(s)Musician, singer, songwriter, producer
Instrument(s)vocals, guitar, bass, piano, synthesizer, drums
Years active2017–present

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 been known to write about romanticizing the past and exploring the human condition through dark-tinted lenses.

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Early life

Holiday 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

Solo career (2017–present)

With 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". [2] 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. [3] [4] 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. [5]

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. [6] [7]

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). [8] 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. [9] [10]

On May 25, 2018, Holiday released his fourth song, "Obscurity" around a headliner show in Brooklyn, NY at C'mon Everybody. [11] [12]

"Like in the Movies" premiered through MILK on August 24, 2018. [13] 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. [14]

Selected Credits

YearArtistReleaseCredits
2024Vlad Holiday feat. Kacey Musgraves I Don’t Wanna Party AnymoreProducer / engineer / songwriter / vocals / guitar / bass / violin / mellotron / percussion / additional drums
2024 Cage the Elephant Over Your ShoulderCo-writer
2024 Cage the Elephant MetaverseCo-writer
2024 Cage the Elephant Neon PillCo-writer
2023Vlad HolidayDowntown BabyProducer / engineer / mixer / songwriter / vocals / guitar / bass / violin / mellotron / percussion / additional drums
2023Vlad HolidayTwo Steps BackProducer / engineer / mixer / songwriter / vocals / nylon acoustic guitar / mellotron
2022The BrummiesCosmic Space GirlCo-writer / additional guitar
2021Vlad HolidayWrite Me Off The Show (EP)Producer / engineer / mixer / songwriter / vocals / guitar / bass / drums / mellotron / additional percussion
2021Sunglasses For JawsEverybody's Made Of BonesMoog bass synth / mellotron / additional guitar / additional bass / additional percussion
2020Vlad HolidayI'll Probably Never Be SomebodyProducer / engineer / mixer / songwriter / vocals / guitar / bass / drums / mellotron
2020Vlad HolidayRainProducer / engineer / mixer / songwriter / vocals / guitar / bass / drums / mellotron / vibes
2020Vlad HolidayFall Apart With MeProducer / engineer / mixer / songwriter / vocals / guitar / bass / drums / keyboards
2019Vlad HolidaySo Damn into YouProducer / engineer / mixer / mastering engineer / songwriter / vocals / guitar / bass / drums / keyboards
2019Vlad HolidayBad InfluenceProducer / engineer / mixer / mastering engineer / songwriter / vocals / guitar / bass / drums / keyboards
2018Bastian BakerBastian Baker (Album)Executive producer / co-writer / engineer / additional gang vocals on "Stay" and "All Around Us"
2018Elanor FriedbergerAre We Good (Cate Le Bon remix)Mastering engineer
2018Vlad HolidayLike in the MoviesProducer / engineer / mixer / mastering engineer / songwriter / vocals / guitar / bass / drums / keyboards
2018Slum SociableCan't Figure It OutProducer / co-writer / engineer / mixer / programming
2018Vlad HolidayObscurityProducer / engineer / mixer / mastering engineer / songwriter / vocals / guitar / bass / drums / Casio CT-370
2018Vlad HolidayTunnel VisionProducer / engineer / mixer / mastering engineer / songwriter / vocals / guitar / bass / drums / keyboards
2018Lissy TrullieHereProducer / engineer / mixer / co-writer / guitar / programming
2018Vlad HolidayChildrenProducer / engineer / mixer / mastering engineer / songwriter / vocals / guitar / bass / drums / keyboards
2018The BritanysWhen I'm With YouMixing / additional production
2017Vlad HolidayQuit Playing CoolProducer / engineer / mixer / songwriter / vocals / guitar / bass / drums / keyboards
2017Born CagesExit Signs in a Burning Building (Album)Producer / songwriter / vocals / guitar / keyboards
2016Public Access TVNever Enough (Album)Producer / engineer on "In Our Blood," "Sudden Emotion," and "Sell You On A Lie"
2016Various ArtistsTransformers Roll Out (Album)Producer / engineer / songwriter / vocals / guitar / programming on Born Cages song "Our Revolution"
2015The VirginsRich GirlsTV mix
2015Donald CummingOut Calls Only (Album)Producer / engineer / programming

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