John Holiday: Giving Himself Permission to Live & Love

Founder, Darius Caffey, gets the opportunity to chat with Countertenor, John Holiday, about his own personal journey growing into the musical artist that he is today. 

Holiday has continued to share his light and his love with the world through the gift of music. Starting as a child, the artist quickly grew to become a perpetual student of the art. Whether it was with the youth choir, his studies in vocal performance, or his further experience in Opera beginning at Julliard, he uses those experiences to better himself. He then shares that same knowledge with his students in Appleton, Wisconsin at the Lawrence University Music Conservatory -- even if that means hosting virtual lessons while he was appearing on NBC's hit TV show, The Voice. 

More recent news -- John just recently released a new single titled 'Waste Mine". In the interview, the artist shares more details about the inception of the song. He explains how this (along with other upcoming projects) is going to provide Black and Queer people with more imagery of the fairytale love stories they've historically never seen before. 

John Holiday learned from the greats -- Nina Simone, Maya Angelou, and Oprah Winfrey -- that the greatest stories that you can ever tell, start with love. So, in everything that he does, and with his platform, John wants to share that love with his people. He wants to be able to uplift his community in many ways that help shift the culture in a more positive light. 

And he doesn't want to ask permission to do so. 

We're sure that you're going to keep watching to get all the details, but if you also want to read the follow-up article, check it out here.

#StarterPack: John Holiday | Playlist

- Apple Music | Spotify

Follow @JohnHolidayLive or visit his Website.

Check out John's other videos:

- Waste Mine

- Alive In Me

Interview Host: Darius Caffey (@dcaffgotem)

Video Editor: Abriana Green-McCant

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Music in video: Curve Ball (Instrumental) - Xavy Rusan