Counterfeit Holiday
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| Counterfeit Holiday | |
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 (L-R) Jeff, Cole, Chance |
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| Country | Atlanta, Georgia, USA |
| Years active | 2004–present |
| Genres | Power Pop, Rock, Pop Rock |
| Labels | Righteous Tunes |
| Members | Cole Holiday Chance Holiday Jeff Holiday Joey Holiday |
| Past members | Tyler Zimmerly Brad Goldberg |
| Website(s) | Counterfeit_Holiday |
Counterfeit Holiday is a power pop / rock band from Atlanta, Georgia that formed in 2004. The band is composed of former members of other local bands, including Standard Grade, Burn You Beautiful, and Week Proposal. In 2005, Counterfeit Holiday began work on their debut E.P., entitled Take Two and Call Us in the Morning, and it was subsequently released in mid-2006 on both CD as well as on iTunes to much critical acclaim.
The band has been known to embrace many new ideas and strategies involving the music industry, including pushing the use of iTunes as the "new standard to the industry" as opposed to the traditional way of recording an album and releasing it. e.g. Counterfeit Holiday is actively becoming an innovater in the idea of recording and a new song every few weeks and releasing it via outlets like iTunes as a way of "feeling out" the current changes in the industry. They feel that the idea of releasing albums on a yearly basis is becoming extinct, and that the industry is shifting to much more emphasis on the "singles and specialty songs." By recording and releasing a new song every few weeks it allows for a constant amount of promotion as well as an emphasis on the proposed direction of the industry. Counterfeit Holiday has been heavily praised for their business smarts and general direction and ideas.
In late July, Counterfeit Holiday was asked by representatives of the international Emergenza music festival to participate in this year's event [1].
Currently, Counterfeit Holiday is working on a follow-up to their debut release, Take Two and Call Us in the Morning, with various releases throughout late 2006 and early 2007.[citation needed]
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[edit] Persona
Each member, current or otherwise, of Counterfeit Holiday has adopted a persona, which they use as a way of independently identifying each member's unique style. For example, Cole Holiday is known as "The Wailing Swooner," which he derives from two different vocal techniques that he employs (among others): wailing and swooning. Chance Holiday is known as "Chance the Christian," which originated from a joke regarding his previous religious beliefs. Joey Holiday is known as "The Bullet," derived from his nickname before joining the band. Lastly, Jeff Holiday is known as "The Righteous Pounder," a sexual pun on the fact that he is a drummer.
[edit] Members
[edit] Former Members
- Tyler Zimmerly – bass
- Brad Goldberg – bass
- John Dizzle – camel-johnson juggler
