Holden Young
"Funky. No scratch that. Really funky!" - Jackson Hole News & GuideBand/artist history
The sound of HY3 is funky. They have a rhythmic connection that appeals to listeners and dancers alike. With rock-steady grooves, intricate bass-lines and hard-hitting guitar HY3 is accessible to anyone who enjoys music.
Holden Young may best be described by the groups he has opened for in the past 3 years in the Colorado/Rocky Mountain music scene; JJ Grey & Mofro, the Disco Biscuits, Michael Franti & Spearhead, Freekbass, Rose Hill Drive, the Motet, Outformation and many other local acts garnering support in his area. After graduating Berklee College of Music in Boston and spending 3 years honing his trade in Nashville, Tennessee, Holden is now proud to be a major upcoming figure in the Funk/Rock/Reggae/Original local & national circuit. A power-trio of bass, drums, guitar & voice, the HY3 outfit is touring regularly and constantly adding new material & new inspirations to their already outstanding set of original music.
Bassist Billy Franklin, while on tour with New Orleans originals Atman Roots, ended up in the same mountain town as Holden in 2005. A New Orleans native relocated to Colorado after Hurricane Katrina, Franklin brought along his rich knowledge of music from Jazz to Hip-Hop. Completing the trio is drummer Eric Rolls. Also moving to Steamboat in 2005, Rolls other life as a professional snowboard coach & competitor complements his hard-hitting funk drummer style.
Listeners may come to know him as a leading musical stylist during this time of unprecedented cultural heterogeneity. - Dave Caddell
Websites
http://www.sonicbids.com/holdenyoung (For Talent Buyers)
http://www.myspace.com/holdenworld (For Fans & Music)
http://www.jambase.com (Go see live music!)Have you performed in front of an audience?Everywhere we can. HY3 is best experienced live. Mostly for the sock puppets, but also the intensity of connection and rhythm.
Your musical influences
Fela Kuti, James Brown, John Mclaughlin, Nick Drake, Beck, Paul Simon, Bob Marley, Bela Fleck and the Flecktones, Oregon, Weather Report, the Meters, Grateful Dead, John Tesh, Zakir Hussain, Jonas Hellborg, (just kidding about John Tesh of course), Bill Laswell, Toots and the Maytals, Jimi Hendrix, Jay-Z, the Beatles, Neil Young, the Band, Guns n' Roses, Metallica, Nirvana (90's roots), Selvaganesh, Shawn Lane, Miles Davis, (he'd be pissed he's so low on the list, but it's not a competition) Alison Kraus, Emmylou Harris, Matt Kilmer, Apollo Sunshine, Wayne Krantz, Lee Scratch Perry, god this is fun, Mozart, Johnny Cash, J.J. Cale, Eric Clapton, (see how jj cale came first...interesting), the Clash, Bill Frisell, Chill Fantastic, Bob Rosh, Mama's Cookin', Jimmy Smith, Michael Jackson, Ron Burgandy, Grant Green (Sunday Morning is a great album), Antibalas, Bad Suit, Frank Zappa.What equipment do you use?
Cheap crap that we can buy again if it breaks.Anything else?
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