Holly Miranda

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Holly Miranda
File:Holly Miranda at The Saint Asbury Park NJ 06102015 face sms.jpg
Holly Miranda performing at The Saint in Asbury Park, NJ, in the Asbury Cafe Series on June 10, 2015.
Background information
Origin Detroit, Michigan, United States
Occupation(s) Musician,
Singer-songwriter
Years active 2003–present
Labels Dangerbird Records
Associated acts Raven Mayhem, The Jealous Girlfriends, Tegan and Sara
Website Official Site

Holly Miranda is an American singer-songwriter and musician. Besides being trained in piano, Holly is a self-taught guitar and trumpet player. In 2001, she recorded High Above The City, a 20-track solo album available only at shows. In the fall of 2003, Holly met and teamed up with Alex Lipsen, producer and keys player. The project evolved into The Jealous Girlfriends, a four piece band based in Williamsburg, Brooklyn.

Life and career

1983–2000: Early life

Miranda grew up singing in church, in Detroit, learning piano at age six and picking up the guitar at 14, around the time she began writing songs. At the age of 16, she moved to New York, dropping out of high school and finishing her degree through correspondence. She scored a record deal by the time she was 17, recording with major label BMG, but the end result was less than thrilling.

"I ended up walking away from [it]", Miranda said. "It's, like, in a safe somewhere and no one's ever heard it."

2001-2007: Career beginnings, The Jealous Girlfriends

After moving to New York, she met the people she'd eventually refer to as bandmates for The Jealous Girlfriends. The Jealous Girlfriends toured with Nada Surf and Delta Spirit, and had their songs featured on TV shows like CSI: Miami, The L Word and Grey's Anatomy.[1] The band received critical acclaim, but is currently on a break, Miranda said, but all continuing on their own musical pursuits.[2]

2008 - Present: Return to solo career

After The Jealous Girlfriends went on hiatus, Holly Miranda decided to release a solo album with help from her producer friend TV on the Radio's Dave Sitek.[3] The Magician's Private Library was recorded in 2008. Miranda's publisher Chrysalis Music financed the album, but it wasn't formally released until 2010 after Miranda was signed to XL Recordings.[4] The Magician's Private Library received positive reviews from critics; according to the music review aggregation of Metacritic, it garnered an average score of 68/100.[5] The album peaked at number 40 on the U.S. Billboard Top Heatseekers, becoming her first album to chart on any Billboard chart.[6] "Forest Green, Oh Forest Green" was released as the album's lead single, followed by "Waves".[citation needed]

File:Holly Miranda at The Saint Asbury Park NJ 06102015 play sms.jpg
Holly Miranda on stage at The Saint in Asbury Park, NJ.

In support of The Magician's Private Library, Holly Miranda toured as the opening act on Tegan and Sara's U.S. tour.[7] Miranda also toured as a supporting act on the Xx Tour by the xx,[3] and the Lungs Tour by Florence and the Machine.[8] Holly appears as a featured artist in Theophilus London's song "Love Is Real" from his album Timez Are Weird These Days (2011).[citation needed] Her vocals are used in Creep's single "Animals" released on January 17, 2012.[9] She is also the featured vocalist on Mmoths single "All These Things" from his album entitled Diaries released March 2013.[citation needed]

Holly parted ways with XL Recordings and began self-producing a new album.[citation needed] In 2013 She released two singles on the label Federal Prism formed by David Andrew Sitek.[citation needed] Then in January 2015[citation needed] she signed to Dangerbird Records to release her new full-length eponymous solo album. After writing in Joshua Tree, she recorded most of the album in Brooklyn, New York, enlisting the help of bandmates Timmy Mislock, Maria Eisen and David Jack Daniels, while taking turns herself on piano, drums, guitar and bass.[citation needed] The album was released on May 18, 2015.[10]

Personal life

Miranda is a lesbian, but she doesn't like to label herself when it comes to being talked about as a musician. "I have no problem being out, but I don't think it has anything to do with my music", Miranda said. "I like who I like. I don't want people to not listen to my music because of that and I don't want people to listen to my music because of that. I haven't had to deal with it in a professional way very much yet."[11]

Discography

Solo

Albums

Singles

The Jealous Girlfriends

References

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  2. ↑ Who is... Holly Miranda Retrieved 2010-03-17
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  9. ↑ https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/animals-feat.-holly-miranda/id489970668
  10. ↑ https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/holly-miranda/id967312470
  11. ↑ Holly Miranda is an Overnight Success 11 Years in the Making | AfterEllen.com Retrieved 2010-03-17

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