Chase Holfelder is an American singer, songwriter and music producer residing in Raleigh, North Carolina.[citation needed] 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.[citation needed] As of July 2022, his channel has amassed over 90 million views and 800,000 subscribers.[1]
Chase Holfelder | |
|---|---|
| Born | Long Island, New York |
| Nationality | American |
| Occupation(s) | Singer, Songwriter, Music Producer, YouTuber |
| Known for | "Major to Minor" Series on YouTube |
| Website | chaseholfelder |
Career
editHolfelder 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 40 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 The Discovery Channel 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 directed 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]
On October 30, 2017, Holfelder's minor-key arrangement of "Every Breath You Take" by The Police was performed by the Dancing With The Stars band during Frankie Muniz and Witney Carson's contemporary routine.[9]
On November 1, 2017, Sara Bareilles shared Holfelder's cover of her song "She Used To Be Mine" from the musical Waitress.[10]
Albums
editMajor to Minor (Vol 1.)
editOn 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 2, 2016, Major to Minor (Vol. 1) reached #13 on the Billboard Top Heatseekers chart.[11]
Past projects
editFrom 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."[12] The band broke up in 2008.
References
edit- ^ a b "Chase Holfelder". YouTube. Retrieved May 3, 2020.
- ^ "Deadliest Catch, SE10EP16". IMDB.
- ^ "Taylor Swift on Twitter". Twitter. Retrieved December 21, 2015.
- ^ "Richard Marx on Twitter". Twitter. Retrieved December 21, 2015.
- ^ "Major to Minor YouTube Sensation Takes On Countdown". ESPN.com. November 8, 2015. Retrieved December 21, 2015.
- ^ "Ashton Kutcher - What do you think of his rendition? | Facebook". www.facebook.com. Retrieved December 21, 2015.
- ^ "George Takei - More like a Tim Burton Christmas nightmare.... | Facebook". www.facebook.com. Retrieved December 21, 2015.
- ^ "Lil Wayne - That's definitely different. | Facebook". www.facebook.com. Retrieved December 21, 2015.
- ^ "Dancing with the Stars Shocks with a Double Elimination". TVGuide.com. October 30, 2017. Retrieved November 3, 2017.
- ^ Bareilles, Sara (November 1, 2017). "woohoooooo! xoxo". @SaraBareilles. Retrieved November 3, 2017.
- ^ "Heatseekers Albums: Up and Coming Musicians Chart | Billboard". Billboard. Retrieved December 24, 2015.
- ^ "The Mile After Splits From Rushmore / DTR". AbsolutePunk.net. Retrieved December 21, 2015.[dead link]