Who am I ?
I was a founding member of Epic recording artists ’til tuesday. Aimee Mann was the singer and chief songwriter in that band. I was a co writer on the first two records, both of which went gold, including the top 10 hit (USA) Voices Carry. As a member of ’til tuesday I toured all over the U.S. Canada, Europe and Japan. We opened for acts like Hall and Oates, Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, The Moody Blues, Rick Springfield and Cheap Trick. We did a few headline tours as well. The group won an MTV award for best new artist in a video. Three singles went into the top 40. We were written about in various publications like Rolling Stone, People Magazine, Spin, Interview etc. We appeared on television shows like "Solid Gold" and "American Bandstand".
I’ve been playing music professionally since the early 80's. I’ve played with some people you've heard of and many more you haven't. I fronted my own power trio for a while, sang acapella doo wop (with these guys ) and have done countless gigs of every kind in every type of venue. I've also spent many, many hours recording everything from polka CD's (yes, more than one) and jingles to punk rock and pop singles.
What's new ?
I'm back and forth between the UK and USA. I've been working with an artist named Effi Kalas in the US including live gigs, writing and recording. A song called "Signs" is posted on her website and a sample is heard as the first track on my demo reel above.
A recent track I played on called "Ready Set Stun" by Jared Dylan and produced by Anthony Resta is getting some attention and kudos.
Another CD I played guitar on last summer, also produced by Anthony Resta called "Can't Quit" by My Silent Bravery was just
nominated for CD of the year by Indie Music Digest and is getting all sorts of positive attention and great reviews elsewhere.
A video of the track called "To Give" featuring Matisyahu, which I also played on is approaching 250,000 views on youtube.
In Dec of 2011 I played on a recording for a project in the UK called Wilderspin and am looking forward to hearing final mixes soon. We're playing a few gigs together in the UK this summer.
I also made a record, released Nov 2010 with Velveteen Playboys , contributing significantly to the writing and production which can be downloaded on itunes or purchased directly from their website.
What's new ?
I'm back and forth between the UK and USA. I've been working with an artist named Effi Kalas in the US including live gigs, writing and recording. A song called "Signs" is posted on her website and a sample is heard as the first track on my demo reel above.
A recent track I played on called "Ready Set Stun" by Jared Dylan and produced by Anthony Resta is getting some attention and kudos.
Another CD I played guitar on last summer, also produced by Anthony Resta called "Can't Quit" by My Silent Bravery was just
nominated for CD of the year by Indie Music Digest and is getting all sorts of positive attention and great reviews elsewhere.
A video of the track called "To Give" featuring Matisyahu, which I also played on is approaching 250,000 views on youtube.
In Dec of 2011 I played on a recording for a project in the UK called Wilderspin and am looking forward to hearing final mixes soon. We're playing a few gigs together in the UK this summer.
I also made a record, released Nov 2010 with Velveteen Playboys , contributing significantly to the writing and production which can be downloaded on itunes or purchased directly from their website.
Robert Holmes
Guitar player, singer, writer.
This is a demo reel of 12 different recording samples on which I am the guitarist and in some cases I'm also singing. It starts with some of the most recent first. Credits are here.