We are Holt. A band from North Yorkshire who perform mainly rock but some songs have a more mellow feel to them. We have no idea how to describe it, but see what you think.
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We are a five piece, four of which went to school together and the fifth member (Tim) is still at the school where the other four studied. We love making music and this album that we have on Arkade was really fun to make and doesn't sound too bad for 100 quid. Paz is at uni now and Kit, Sam and Dom are on a gap year before they go to uni themselves. Tim has only two years to wait until he is free of school forever aswell. We have sent out demo's to various agencies and people and although we are all in different places at the moment, we desire to keep the band going and eventually get somewhere with it all. Hope you enjoy our sound.
Genre(s):
Rock, Indie, Acoustic
Influences:
Huge variety, each member draws their own influences from whatever particular bands they like:
SAM- Queen, Deep Purple (all that 70's stuff, David Bowie, Eric Clapton etc) also Radiohead, Idlewild and Nickleback
KIT- OK Go, The Feeling, Billy Joel, Lynyrd Skynyrd and The Lighthouse Family
PAZ- Nirvana, Joe Satriani and Santana
DOM- The Rolling Stones, Bruce Cockburn and Athlete
TIM- Ben Folds, Ludovico Einaudi, and all Jazz and Modern Classical
As for the band as a whole, our main influences are Coldplay, Snow Patrol and Oasis
Members:
Sam - Lead Vocals, Guitar & Bass.
Sam is one of the founding members of the band, and along with Dom, is one of the principle lyricists of the band.
Kit - Keyboards, Backing Vocals & Guitar.
Kit is another of the founding members, and he is responsible for arranging a lot of our songs, as well as being a songwriter in his own right.
Tim - Piano, Bass & Keyboards.
Tim joined the band in early 2005, having taken sound tech duties at most of our previous gigs. Upon Tim's initiation into the band, we adopted the new name, Holt.
Paz - Bass & Guitar.
Probably the most mysterious member of the band, Paz was another founding member, and is resposible for the intricate basslines that make up the Holt sound.
Dom - Drums & Percussion.
Tims brother, and a founding member of the band, Dom was responsible for organising our first real gig, and therefore getting the band truly up and running.
Website:
www.arkade.com/holt
Page Manager(s):
Kit Lacey