Holiday Mountain is an electronic music duo founded in 2011 by Mexican-American songwriter and keyboardist Laura Patiño with drummer and producer Zander Kagle. The two met in Boston while attending Berklee College of Music in 2011. The trio is inspired by music groups like Santigold, Major Lazer, and Die Antwoord.[1] The duo combines edm, hip hop, reggae, dubstep, and Cumbia to create a heavy futuristic dance genre. Patiño's vocal stylings & fashion sense is influenced by Billie Holiday, M.I.A., Amy Winehouse, and Gwen Stefani.[2] The name Holiday Mountain is a combination of Billie Holiday and the Rocky Mountains, two large inspirations for Laura Patiño.[3]
Holiday Mountain | |
|---|---|
| Origin | Austin, TX |
| Genres | Electronic |
| Members | Laura Patiño- Keyboard and Vocals Z-Ray (Zander Kagle)- Producer and Drummer |
| Past members | Bradley Will - Synth, Bass, and Vocals |
Notable Performances
editHoliday Mountain performed at South by Southwest in 2015, receiving rave reviews from Spin Magazine[4][5] and The Wall St Journal.[6] Front woman Laura Patiño appeared on AfterEllen on May 22, 2015.[3] The duo performed at Utopia Fest at Four Sister's Ranch in Texas in 2013[7] and 2015.[8] Holiday Mountain also performed at Firefly Music Festival 2016 in Dover, Delaware.[9]
Releases
editHoliday Mountain released their first album You Be You, Part One April 28, 2015 independently. The seven track album had a day early stream on Spin.com.[10] They also released single "Bump That Bass" on October 9, 2015. On August 31 of 2015 Holiday Mountain's video for "Getting Really Freaky" premiered on NPR.[11] In a collaboration with the Mexican Institute of Sound the duo released "Como Te Llamas", on June 24, 2016, via Stereogum.[12] Their second album SHIA is set to release on August 12, 2016[13]
References
edit- ^ stAFF (26 February 2016). "BAND TO WATCH: HOLIDAY MOUNTAIN". Austin Monthly. Retrieved 20 June 2016.
- ^ hoffman, Ryan (24 August 2014). "Interview: Laura Patiño of Austin-based Holiday Mountain". Retrieved 19 June 2016.
- ^ a b Alexander, Alex (22 May 2015). "Holiday Mountain's out frontwoman Laura Patiño on gender, sexuality and "The Simpsons"". After Ellen. Retrieved 20 June 2016.
- ^ staff, spin (23 March 2015). "SXSW 2015: The 21 Best Things We Saw in Austin". Spin.com. Retrieved 20 June 2016.
- ^ staff, Spin (19 March 2015). "SXSW 2015: The Six Best Things We Saw on Day Two". Spin. Retrieved 20 June 2016.
- ^ Danton, Eric R. (25 November 2014). "Dance-Pop Trio Holiday Mountain Takes a Trip in 'Motion Sickness' Video (Exclusive)". Wall St. Journal. Retrieved 20 June 2016.
- ^ staff (2013). "2013 Lineup". Archived from the original on 13 June 2016. Retrieved 20 June 2016.
- ^ hooper, AoxoA (25 February 2015). "UTOPiAfest 2015 Review | Best Little Festival". Retrieved 20 June 2016.
- ^ Staff (3 June 2016). "Firefly Music Festival". Retrieved 3 August 2016.
- ^ O'brien, Connor (27 April 2015). "Holiday Mountain Keeps Austin Weird on New Album, 'You Be You, Part 1′". spin.com. Retrieved 20 June 2016.
- ^ Presley, Kate (31 August 2015). "New Holiday Mountain Video: 'Getting Really Freaky' Not Optional". NPR. Retrieved 3 August 2016.
- ^ Trewn, Pranav (24 June 2016). "Holiday Mountain – "Cómo Te Llamas" (Feat. Mexican Institute Of Sound) (Stereogum Premiere)". Stereogum. Retrieved 3 August 2016.
- ^ Trewn, Pranav (29 June 2016). "Holiday Mountain – "Cómo Te Llamas" (Feat. Mexican Institute Of Sound) (Stereogum Premiere)". Stereogum. Retrieved 29 June 2016.
- ^ Brodsky, Rachel (10 March 2015). "Holiday Mountain Pens a Capricious Ode to Bodywork in 'Slow Motion Thugs'". SPIN Magazine. Retrieved 20 June 2016.