About Holden
Holden Garcia is a passionate young musician who loves to perform. His whole life, he has enjoyed listening to music, going to shows, and dreaming of one day taking the stage. Since his first solo performance in Summer 2022, Holden has been performing regularly at open mics and other venues in the greater Plainfield and Chicagoland area, such as Black Dog Vinyl Café (Plainfield), The Forge (Joliet), Sable Creek (Romeoville), Bronkberry Farm (Plainfield), Bitter Jester Music Festival (Highland Park), and Homegrown Arts & Music Festival (Lisle).
Holden plays a variety of Americana rock cover songs from artists such as Mumford and Sons, Zac Brown Band, Nathaniel Rateliff, BoDeans, The Lumineers, Dave Matthews Band and more, in addition to a growing list of his original songs.
Holden’s Story
Holden Garcia grew up around music. Although his first instrument was a drum set (and he dabbled in trombone and trumpet for a brief while), he has always loved the guitar. Early on, he endlessly watched videos featuring his uncle on guitar and vocals as he started developing his taste in music, and eventually teaching himself to play guitar.
One fateful summer day in 2022, Holden asked to set up his guitar and mic by the sidewalk during the neighborhood garage sale while most kids would have a lemonade stand. A neighbor heard him playing and helped get him in touch with a local art fair organizer. A week later, he was playing his first gig for a wonderfully-supportive audience.
After the success of his first booked public appearance, Holden began working to expand his repertoire and perform at every available opportunity. He has also become a regular fixture at local open mic nights, appeared onstage at a few community festivals and local music festivals. He has even released a few original songs that are available on all major streaming services.
Although he did have guitar lessons for a short few months that first year, Holden remains largely self-taught.
“The finger never goes far from the fret.”
This means that a musician always keeps music close in their life.
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