Vlad Holiday

Vlad Holiday (born May 24, 1989) is a Romanian American singer, songwriter, producer, and multi-instrumentalist. He began his solo artist career in 2017 in New York City, blending multiple genres including lo-fi, bedroom pop, psych rock, dream pop and jazz, often over hip-hop-inspired drums. He's also produced and written with other artists, including Cage The Elephant’s Neon Pill, which was nominated for Best Alternative Music Performance at the 67th Annual Grammy Awards. His debut album "My Favorite Drug" saw collaborations with Matt Shultz of Cage The Elephant as well as Kacey Musgraves.

Early life Holiday was born in Bucharest, Romania, on May 24, 1989, and moved to America with his family in September of 1999. He started as a self-taught guitarist at age 12, and began writing songs shortly after. He spent the majority of his career in New York City, before moving to Nashville, Tennessee, in 2023. Vlad is the grandson of the late Romanian actor Petre Gheorghiu who was a well-known figure in Romanian theatre and film.

Artist career

Early singles (2017–2019) Channeling a downtown NYC lo-fi sound, while writing and producing everything by himself at his studio in Greenwich Village, Holiday started releasing songs as they were being written. Deliberately avoiding the pressures of full-length albums, EP's and other music industry constructs at the time, he began releasing singles independently, one by one. On July 28, 2017, Nylon premiered his debut track, "Quit Playing Cool".

His song "So Damn Into You", released July 12, 2019, has gathered over 18 million streams to date. The recording features background vocals by longtime friend and collaborator Charlotte Kemp Muhl.

First EP's (2020-2023)

Right around the time of the COVID-19 pandemic, on March 27, 2020, Holiday released his debut EP, "Fall Apart With Me," which featured songs like "Phonograph" and "Addiction." Many artists were hurt by releasing music as the pandemic hit since touring was no longer an option. After a few more single-only releases, on November 5, 2021, Holiday released his "Write Me Off The Show" EP, on which he toured a number of times across the US, as well as small club shows in Paris, London and Istanbul.

My Favorite Drug (2024-present)

On November 15, 2024, Holiday released his debut album "My Favorite Drug." The album features collaborations with Kacey Musgraves and Matt Shultz of Cage The Elephant.

"My Favorite Drug (album)" peaked at No. 9 on the Sub-Modern Albums Radio Chart, while "Closer" peaked at No. 14 at Alternative Specialty Radio.

Holiday supported the album on national tours with Cage The Elephant, Declan McKenna, a festival slot at Austin City Limits 2024, as well as his first headline tours in the US, Canada, Europe and UK.

Additional Work

While finishing his debut album, Holiday was also co-writing a number of songs for Cage The Elephant's album Neon Pill at Electric Lady Studios and Flux Studios in New York City. The title track was nominated for Best Alternative Music Performance at the 67th Annual Grammy Awards. The band also landed their 11th and 13th No. 1 songs on Billboard's Alternative Airplay radio chart with "Neon Pill" and "Metaverse," both Vlad Holiday co-writes.

Selected Credits 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. Matt Shultz Closer (single) Producer / engineer / songwriter / vocals / guitar / bass / mellotron / percussion 2024 Vlad Holiday feat. Kacey Musgraves I Don't Wanna Party Anymore (single) Producer / engineer / songwriter / vocals / guitar / bass / violin / mellotron / percussion / additional drums 2024 Cage the Elephant Neon Pill (single) Co-writer, Background Vocals 2024 Cage the Elephant Metaverse (single) Co-writer, Background Vocals 2024 Cage the Elephant Over Your Shoulder (single) Co-writer 2024 Cage the Elephant Same (single) Background Vocals 2023 Vlad Holiday Downtown Baby (single) Producer / engineer / mixer / songwriter / vocals / guitar / bass / violin / mellotron / percussion / additional drums 2023 Vlad Holiday Two Steps Back (single) Producer / engineer / mixer / songwriter / vocals / nylon acoustic guitar / mellotron 2022 The Brummies Cosmic Space Girl (single) 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 (album) Moog bass synth / mellotron / additional guitar / additional bass / additional percussion 2020 Vlad Holiday I'll Probably Never Be Somebody (single) Producer / engineer / mixer / songwriter / vocals / guitar / bass / drums / mellotron 2020 Vlad Holiday Rain (single) Producer / engineer / mixer / songwriter / vocals / guitar / bass / drums / mellotron / vibes 2020 Vlad Holiday Fall Apart With Me (EP) Producer / engineer / mixer / songwriter / vocals / guitar / bass / drums / keyboards 2019 Vlad Holiday So Damn into You (single) Producer / engineer / mixer / mastering engineer / songwriter / vocals / guitar / bass / drums / keyboards 2019 Vlad Holiday Bad Influence (single) Producer / engineer / mixer / mastering engineer / songwriter / vocals / guitar / bass / drums / keyboards 2018 Elanor Friedberger Are We Good (Cate Le Bon remix) (single) Mastering engineer 2018 Vlad Holiday Like in the Movies (single) Producer / engineer / mixer / mastering engineer / songwriter / vocals / guitar / bass / drums / keyboards 2018 Vlad Holiday Obscurity (single) Producer / engineer / mixer / mastering engineer / songwriter / vocals / guitar / bass / drums / Casio CT-370 2018 Vlad Holiday Tunnel Vision (single) Producer / engineer / mixer / mastering engineer / songwriter / vocals / guitar / bass / drums / keyboards 2018 Lissy Trullie Here (single) Producer / engineer / mixer / co-writer / guitar / programming 2018 Vlad Holiday Children (single) Producer / engineer / mixer / mastering engineer / songwriter / vocals / guitar / bass / drums / keyboards 2018 The Britanys When I'm With You (single) Mixing / additional production 2017 Vlad Holiday Quit Playing Cool (single) 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 (single) TV mix 2015 Donald Cumming Out Calls Only (album) Producer / engineer / programming