Holiday Sidewinder

Holiday Sidewinder

Holiday Sidewinder in music video for Casino
Background information
Birth name Holiday Sidewinder Carmen-Sparks
Born Australia
Origin Australian
Genres Pop
Occupation(s) singer/songwriter
Instruments vocals
Years active 2014–present
Associated acts Bridezilla
Website https://holidaysidewinder.com

Holiday Sidewinder (born Holiday Sidewinder Carmen-Sparks) is an Australian indie pop singer-songwriter.

Career

She formed Bridezilla with a group of friends in the early years of high school and they quickly gained local popularity and critical acclaim and signed to labels Ivy League Records[1] and later Inertia Recordings.[2] Over their 6 years together the band played numerous festivals and opened for The Dirty Three, John Cale (The Velvet Underground), Wilco, Stephen Malkmus (Pavement), The Drones, Interpol, Sia and many more. Nick Cave selected them to play at the All Tomorrows Parties Festival [3] he curated in Australia. They released one album, an EP and a vinyl split single with Mick Turner.[4] The band split in 2012.[5]

Sidewinder appeared on SBS’s Rockwiz Season 7, Episode 93 [6] duetting with Andrew Stockdale from Wolfmother on Stevie Nicks and Don Henley's classic 'Leather & Lace'. Since then she has appeared on the show numerous times and joined the Rockwiz live tours.

On January 27, 2013 she performed a set of new original solo material with Kirin J. Callinan at Sydney Festival supporting US artist Nite Jewel and Peanut Butter Wolf. FBi Radio reviewed the show saying "Somewhere between a howl and a croon, her voice pulled the rest of her body forwards though the aural ocean. All the while the energy of those in attendance continued to emanate warmth."[7]

Sidewinder relocated to London shortly after to pursue a solo pop career. Sidewinder told Oyster magazine in 2014 'the allure for me with pop music: it's universal and it shows that we're all human, that we all have these common feelings despite age, race, socio-economic backgrounds and all that. Pop is genuine. Although lots of pop songs are definitely calculated, there's something about the chemistry of them that gets a reaction from so many people.'[8]

In March 2014 she independently released single "Carousel", written with Blondie producer Mike Chapman and shot the accompanying video on the Brighton Pier with MTV VMA nominated choreographer Holly Blakey.[9] Pop Justice premiered the track, saying "it sounds both completely demented and extremely brilliant".[10] Clash Music stated 'There's a sense of classicism here, in the way that Holiday can reconstitute languid, widescreen pop into something thrillingly new'.[11]

Australian Singer Songwriter Sia Furler tweeted about the single, revealing that she used to babysit Holiday. The Hairpin said "I read somewhere that having Sia Furler as your babysitter means that you are contractually obligated to produce great pop music for the rest of your life, which explains this new single from Holiday Sidewinder, very much a kooky, cotton-candy, retro-dream-pop jam".[12]

On March 23, 2015 FBi radio interviewed Sidewinder and previewed some of her new material on air for the first time (including songs with renowned songwriting and production team Biffco. She said of one song "I wrote this in a church in the south of France, in the middle of a Sunflower field, having a kind of intercontinental love affair.[13]

On July 30, 2015 Holiday Sidewinder signed an international publishing deal with Imagem Music UK.

On 15 August 2015, Personal Best Records released 'Born On The Wind', a tropical dance pop collaboration with PBO, which noted the first release for the label.[14][15] She also appeared as a guest vocalist on track 'Girl' with Stay Bless in 2015.[16]

On January 25, 2016 she appeared on Jeremy Dylan's 'My Favourite Album' podcast, talking about Bob Dylan's Pat Garret and Billy The Kid Soundtrack. She spoke about meeting Bob Dylan and Booker T. Jones (who plays bass on the album).[17]

In December 2016, she released a cover of East 17's Christmas classic 'Stay (Another Day)'. Clash Music premiered the video which she directed herself, describing the song's "glacial synths and sun-washed vocals".[18] FMS Mag called it 'a sparkling gem' from 'a dreamy pop sensation'.[19]

In January 2017 she appeared at the Sydney Festival as part of a Leonard Cohen tribute entitled 'Tower Of Song, singing 'Bird on A Wire' and duetting with Jack Ladder on 'A Thousand Kisses Deep'.[20]

Personal life

Sidewinder's mother is singer-songwriter and actress Loene Carmen[21] and her father Jeremy Sparks worked in film set construction and is now an award winning engineer who has worked on Olympic Games ceremonies, festivals and large public artworks (including Halo (sculpture).[22][23][24][25]

Sidewinder's grandfather is noted Australian pianist singer-songwriter Peter Head, who suggested the band name for Bridezilla.[26] Her godfather is actor Noah Taylor. In a Guardian article he stated 'She's incredibly professional and way more focused than I am. I don't worry about her. She's very much all about the music and not bothered about celebrity. She's exceptionally modest. Music is what makes her happy and she's born to do it, but I could also imagine her becoming a politician – she's a real diplomat'.[27]

In 2017 she launched a company called Lovercise- a 'bespoke fitness class for singles' with fitness guru and personal trainer Sapan Seghal in London Fields, UK.[28]

References

  1. ↑ http://fasterlouder.junkee.com/ivy-league-signs-bridezilla/786774
  2. ↑ https://www.discogs.com/Bridezilla-The-First-Dance/release/4723546
  3. ↑ https://www.atpfestival.com/artist/bridezilla
  4. ↑ https://www.discogs.com/Bridezilla-Tren-Brothers-Forth-Fine-Sometimes/release/3909601
  5. ↑ http://www.tonedeaf.com.au/238997/bridezilla-break-up-announce-last-dance.htm
  6. ↑ http://www.sbs.com.au/ondemand/video/11838019813/rockwiz-holiday-sidewinder-and-andrew-stockdale
  7. ↑ http://fbiradio.com/review-nite-jewel-peanut-butter-wolf-do-kraftwerk-needs-editing/
  8. ↑ "Bridezilla's Ex-Frontwoman Holiday Sidewinder Is Embracing Her Inner Diva - Fashion Magazine - News. Fashion. Beauty. Music. - oystermag.com". OYSTER.
  9. ↑ http://www.mtv.com/news/2922319/meet-the-visionaries-behind-some-of-this-years-vma-nominated-videos/
  10. ↑ https://www.popjustice.com/songs/holiday-carousel/
  11. ↑ "Premiere: Holiday Sidewinder – Carousel".
  12. ↑ https://thehairpin.com/holiday-sidewinder-carousel-e0c824bad782
  13. ↑ http://fbiradio.com/listen-holiday-sidewinder-premieres-new-demos-on-mornings/
  14. ↑ "Holiday Sidewinder & PBO’s ‘Born On The Wind’ is a tropical holiday for your ears". 14 August 2014.
  15. ↑ "New Singles Label Launches With Holiday Sidewinder". theMusic.
  16. ↑ Tradiio. "Tradiio – Monthly Income For Music Creators". tradiio.com.
  17. ↑ http://mrjeremydylan.com/post/138030038775/my-favorite-album-121-holiday-sidewinder-on-bob
  18. ↑ "Premiere: Holiday Sidewinder – 'Stay Another Day'".
  19. ↑ "Ask the DJ: Holiday Sidewinder – 11 Songs for Broken Hearts in the Holiday Season – FMS". fms-mag.com.
  20. ↑ http://www.sydneyfestival.org.au/2017/tower-of-song
  21. ↑ http://fasterlouder.junkee.com/loene-carmen-it-walks-like-love/807970
  22. ↑ "Splendour’s creative field: Jordana Maisie".
  23. ↑ Meares, Joel (5 December 2014). "Richard Roxburgh wants 'handmade' quality for Spectrum arts festival in The Domain". The Sydney Morning Herald.
  24. ↑ http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0816992/
  25. ↑ http://www.centralparksydney.com/explore/sponsoring-the-arts/halo
  26. ↑ "It's Holiday time at Homebake – Music – Entertainment – smh.com.au". www.smh.com.au.
  27. ↑ Burnetts, Katie (29 March 2014). "Actor Noah Taylor and his goddaughter Holiday Sidewinder on their special relationship" – via The Guardian.
  28. ↑ "Forget Tinder: here's the latest gym craze for singles". 23 February 2017.
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