Chase Holfelder
| Chase Holfelder | |
|---|---|
 Holfelder in 2015 | |
| Born | Long Island, New York |
| Residence | Raleigh, North Carolina |
| Nationality | American |
| Occupation | Singer, Songwriter, Music Producer, YouTuber |
| Known for | "Major to Minor" Series on YouTube |
| Website | http://chaseholfelder.com |
Chase Holfelder is a singer, songwriter and music producer residing in Raleigh, NC. He is best known for his "Major to Minor" series of YouTube videos in which he performs minor-key renditions of popular major-key songs. As of December 2015, his channel has amassed over 11 million views and 145,000 subscribers.[1]
Holfelder first began his YouTube channel along with his popular "Major to Minor" series in April 2014 when he uploaded an A cappella minor-key rendition of The Star-Spangled Banner. Holfelder has since created over 15 videos for the series.[1]
On August 5, 2014, Holfelder's minor-key version of Amazing Grace was featured during the intro to the season 10 finale of the popular TLC (TV network) show, Deadliest Catch.[2]
On October 19, 2014, Taylor Swift praised Holfelder's cover of her song, "Out of the Woods," in a tweet.[3]
On May 2, 2015 Richard Marx tweeted his approval of Holfelder's cover of his hit song, "Right Here Waiting."[4]
During the 2015 NFL season, several of Holfelder's minor key covers were featured on ESPN's Sunday NFL Countdown.[5]
In December 2015, popular YouTuber Kurt Hugo Schneider created a music video for Holfelder's minor-key version of Mariah Carey's "All I Want For Christmas Is You." Within a week of being uploaded, the video received over 3.5 million views and social media shares from various celebrities, including Ashton Kutcher,[6] George Takei,[7] and Lil Wayne.[8]
Albums
Major to Minor (Vol 1.)
On September 8, 2015, Chase compiled all of his major-to-minor renditions up to that point in an album called Major to Minor (Vol. 1).
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Best Day Of My Life" | 3:26 |
| 2. | "Girls Just Want To Have Fun" | 3:23 |
| 3. | "Animal" | 3:43 |
| 4. | "Blackbird" | 2:51 |
| 5. | "Every Breath You Take" | 2:46 |
| 6. | "Fortunate Son" | 3:29 |
| 7. | "I Dreamed A Dream" | 3:43 |
| 8. | "Runaround Sue" | 3:36 |
| 9. | "Right Here Waiting" | 3:57 |
| 10. | "I Want You To Want Me" | 4:33 |
| 11. | "Amazing Grace" | 1:32 |
| 12. | "The Star-Spangled Banner" | 1:44 |
| 13. | "My Country, 'Tis Of Thee" | 2:41 |
During the week of January 2nd, 2016, Major to Minor (Vol. 1) reached #13 on the Billboard Top Heatseekers chart.[9]
Past Projects
From 2005 to 2008, Holfelder toured in the pop-rock band The Mile After (of which he was a founding member). Holfelder was the lead singer, guitarist and primary songwriter. The Mile After was briefly signed to Rushmore Records, a subsidiary of the now defunct Drive-Thru Records, although the band never released an album on the label. In a statement on AbsolutePunk.net, the band cites its departure from the label was "due to disagreements in the direction of the band."[10] The band broke up in 2008.
References
- 1 2 "Chase Holfelder". YouTube. Retrieved 2015-12-21.
- ↑ "Deadliest Catch, SE10EP16". IMDB.
- ↑ "Taylor Swift on Twitter". Twitter. Retrieved 2015-12-21.
- ↑ "Richard Marx on Twitter". Twitter. Retrieved 2015-12-21.
- ↑ "Major to Minor YouTube Sensation Takes On Countdown". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2015-12-21.
- ↑ "Ashton Kutcher - What do you think of his rendition? | Facebook". www.facebook.com. Retrieved 2015-12-21.
- ↑ "George Takei - More like a Tim Burton Christmas nightmare.... | Facebook". www.facebook.com. Retrieved 2015-12-21.
- ↑ "Lil Wayne - That's definitely different. | Facebook". www.facebook.com. Retrieved 2015-12-21.
- ↑ "Heatseekers Albums: Up and Coming Musicians Chart | Billboard". Billboard. Retrieved 2015-12-24.
- ↑ "The Mile After Splits From Rushmore / DTR". AbsolutePunk.net. Retrieved 2015-12-21.