Vlad Holiday Explained

Vlad Holiday
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Birth Date:1989 5, mf=yes
Birth Place:Bucharest, Romania
Origin:New York City,Nashville, TN
Instrument:vocals, guitar, bass, piano, synthesizer, drums
Occupation:Musician, singer, songwriter, producer
Years Active:2017–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.

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

Year Artist Release Credits
2024 Vlad Holiday feat. Kacey MusgravesI Don’t Wanna Party Anymore Producer / engineer / songwriter / vocals / guitar / bass / violin / mellotron / percussion / additional drums
2024 Over Your Shoulder Co-writer
2024 Metaverse Co-writer
2024 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 Bastian Baker Bastian Baker (Album) Executive producer / co-writer / engineer / additional gang vocals on "Stay" and "All Around Us"
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 Slum Sociable Can't Figure It Out Producer / co-writer / engineer / mixer / programming
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
2017 Born Cages Exit Signs in a Burning Building (Album) Producer / songwriter / vocals / guitar / keyboards
2016 Public Access TV Never Enough (Album) Producer / engineer on "In Our Blood," "Sudden Emotion," and "Sell You On A Lie"
2016 Various Artists Transformers Roll Out (Album) Producer / engineer / songwriter / vocals / guitar / programming on Born Cages song "Our Revolution"
2015 The Virgins Rich Girls TV mix
2015 Donald Cumming Out Calls Only (Album) Producer / engineer / programming
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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Willschick . Aaron . 2020-03-17 . Geared Up: Vlad Holiday Gets Into the Equipment Used to Record His New EP ‘Fall Apart With Me’ . 2024-05-08 . V13.net . en-CA.
  2. Web site: Vlad Holiday's Solo Debut Will Make You Want To Slow Dance. July 28, 2017. Nylon.com. December 3, 2017.
  3. Web site: New Indie Mix, a playlist by Spotify. Spotify. December 3, 2017.
  4. 892076760359219200. vladoldaccount. Yoo, Quit Playing Cool is featured on.... December 3, 2017. July 31, 2017.
  5. Web site: Vlad Holiday – Quit Playing Cool. VladHolidayVEVO. September 1, 2017. December 3, 2017. YouTube.
  6. Web site: Listen to "Children" by Vlad Holiday The Wild Honey Pie . www.thewildhoneypie.com . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20180315133741/http://www.thewildhoneypie.com/buzzing-daily/vlad-holiday-children . 2018-03-15.
  7. Web site: Vlad Holiday on Instagram: "So awesome, one of Spotify's best playlists featuring my new song. Check it at the link in bio " .
  8. Web site: Escapism meets its match on Vlad Holiday's new single 'Tunnel Vision' [405 Premiere] ]. www.thefourohfive.com . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20180406080848/https://www.thefourohfive.com/music/article/escapism-meets-its-match-on-vlad-holiday-s-new-single-tunnel-vision-405-premiere-152 . 2018-04-06.
  9. Web site: LISTEN: David Byrne in Studio, Win Snow Patrol Tix & More! | Q104.3.
  10. Web site: The Campus Buzz on WSOU: 03.18.2018 Playlist. March 18, 2018.
  11. Web site: Obscurity. Spotify. May 25, 2018.
  12. Web site: Vlad Holiday, Lizzie Loveless & Tōth.
  13. Web site: Fаshiоn аnd glаmоur-thеmеd slоt mасhinе rеviеws. August 24, 2018. August 24, 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180824205617/https://milk.xyz/articles/premiere-fall-in-love-like-in-the-movies-with-vlad-holiday/. dead.
  14. Archived at Ghostarchive and the Wayback Machine: Vlad Holiday - Artificial Paradise (Official Music Video) . YouTube.
  15. Web site: Vlad Holiday – Credits – AllMusic. AllMusic. December 3, 2017.
  16. Web site: Vlad Gheorghiu – Credits – AllMusic. AllMusic. December 3, 2017.
  17. Web site: Vlad Holiday. Discogs.
  18. Web site: Vlad Holiday – Children.
  19. Web site: Premiere: Lissy trullie returns with an infectious new solo single, 'here'. March 15, 2018.
  20. News: Swiss Artist Bastian Baker Readies Self-Titled American Debut Album. September 6, 2018. Sounds Like Nashville. September 7, 2018. en-US.