HOLLINGS
Hollings realized her love of singing at the age of 5, chasing the setting sun in the forest in south Georgia. She was trained in choirs and a magnet arts high school in Atlanta, which led to performing with Josh Groban. Her first band Beat the Grid was formed with cellist & producer Daniel Frankhuizen and other Ithaca College music students in upstate NY. A funky dance-rock blend of afrobeat and spacey jazz, their first self-titled album was released in 2013, and promoted by AAM, Inc. They performed around NYC from 2012-2015.
For the last 8 years, Hollings has regularly performed with rock, electronic, and reggae projects (such as The Crucials, feat. members of John Brown's Body, Jimkata, Giant Panda Guerilla Dub Squad), lent vocals & writing to electronic & hip-hop recordings with Ethereal, Made Groceries, Glass Meadow, and others. Her vocals are featured on soundscape artist Nathan Moody's recent album A Shadow No Light Could Make.
Hollings paints an eclectic rock dream with haunting layered vocals, R & B rhythms, shimmery synths, and storytelling instrumentals in her 1st EP Necromancing. It's a call to the unseen forces -- ancestors, nature’s rhythms, and glimpses of the self through layers of conflicted perceptions. The cinematic sound was co-produced by Dana Billings and features players from Big Mean Sound Machine and the Hudson River Valley.
Hollings is currently working on new music and planning unique events in upstate NY with her company Siren Styling. She recently co-wrote & sang on 4 new tracks with other artists which will be released this Summer. The first single for her next EP will be released this June.
Inquiries: haydeneager@gmail.com
