Luke Holland

Luke Daniel Holland (born June 14, 1993) is an American drummer and musician, most popular for his YouTube videos. Holland was born in Peoria, Arizona. Despite his father being a professional drummer, Holland gained interest in the drums after hearing his neighbor playing at the age of 10.[1] Around the same time, he bought his first drum kit having saved up enough money after mowing lawns for a year. Self-taught, he played the snare drum in his high school marching band for a year and a half at Peoria High School throughout 2007 and 2008.

Luke Holland
Background information
Birth nameLuke Daniel Holland
Born (1993-06-14) June 14, 1993[1]
Peoria, Arizona, U.S.
Genres
Occupation(s)Musician
Instruments
  • Drums
  • percussion
  • piano
Years active2009–present
LabelsFearless
Associated acts

At the age of 15, after playing for local band "Oceans Will Part," Holland took to self-promotion online, making a YouTube account in July 2009, under the name LukeHollandDrums where he started to post drum covers and remixes.[2] After some time, he started to gain more views on his videos and more subscribers. At the age of 16, Holland got a chance to stand-in as the drummer for Texas in July. Around the same time, his YouTube page was noticed by Josh Chomik, a fellow YouTuber known for his comedy music. His popularity increased immensely, going from a thousand subscribers to over nine thousand subscribers plus in a few days.[1] From 2009 to 2016 Holland's YouTube channel has reached over 620,000+ subscribers, and over 55 million views.[3]

Apart from YouTube, Holland is known for being a past member of metalcore band The Word Alive.[1] He played in the band from early 2012 to late 2016, leaving to pursue more activity on his YouTube channel, session work, giving drum lessons, and occasional touring.

In 2013, Holland was voted third on Alternative Press' Drummer of the Year, and second for Modern Drummer's Up & Coming.[1]

In 2014, Holland along with Issues vocalist Tyler Carter contributed a cover of Paramore's hit song Ain't It Fun for the Fearless compilation Punk Goes Pop Vol. 6.

Holland worked as a session drummer for I See Stars on their album, Treehouse, which was released in June 2016.

Holland was featured on Jason Richardson's debut album "I," which was released in July 2016.

In 2017, Holland formed a new band "The Evening" with Elijah Trey and ex-From First to Last guitarist, Taylor Larson.

On July 10th, 2019, Jeremy Renner uploaded the music video for his single, "Main Attraction", featuring Holland as his drummer.

On September 13th, 2019, rock band Starset released their album Divisions, with Holland on drums for the entire album.

Endorsements

Gear

Drums: DW (Drum Workshop) Custom Kit :

  • 14" X 6" Snare
  • 12" X 8" Rack Tom
  • 16" X 14" Floor Tom
  • 22" X 18" Bass Drum

Cymbals: Meinl Cymbals:

  • 14" Pure Alloy Traditional Hats
  • 8" Byzance Traditional Splash
  • 18" Pure Alloy Medium Crash
  • 19" Byzance Traditional Crash
  • 22" Mb20 Heavy Ride
  • 16" Byzance Trash China
  • Luke Holland Signature Bullet Stack
              SPECS BELOW
  • 16" Byzance Vintage Trash Crash
  • 12" Classics Custom Trash Splash

Drumsticks: Vic Firth:

  • American Classic 55A

Drumheads: Remo Drumheads:

  • Snare Drumheads : Powestroke 77 (Batter/Top), Ambassador(Resonant/Bottom)
  • Tom-tom Drumheads : Clear/Vintage Emperor or Powerstroke 4 (Batter/Top), Ambassador(Resonant/Bottom)
  • Bass Drumhead : Controlled Sound Black Dot (Batter/Back), Standard DW Resonant Head (Resonant/Front)

Videos

From 2009 to 2016, Holland's YouTube videos have gained over a few hundred thousand views to a few million views each.

Holland's most popular YouTube video is his drum remix of Skrillex's "Cinema" (titled on YouTube as Luke Holland – Skrillex – Cinema Drum Remix), which has grossed over 5 and 1/5 million views since January 12, 2012.[4]

Some of Hollands's other popular YouTube videos (based on their viewership) include:

  • "Like A G6" (by Far East Movement) Drum Cover. Posted on November 14, 2010, with 1.4 million views.[5]
  • "Look at Me Now" (by Chris Brown, featuring Busta Rhymes and Lil Wayne) Drum Cover. Posted on April 24, 2011, with 1.5 million views.[6]
  • "Upside Down" (by Bassnectar) Drum Remix. Posted April 11, 2012, with 1.1 million views.[7]
  • "Goin' In" (By Skrillex (Birdy Nam Nam) Drum Remix. Posted September 21, 2012, with 1.7 million views.[8]
  • "Misery Business" (by Paramore) Drum Cover. Posted November 7, 2012, with 1.6 million views.[9]
  • "Ignorance" (by Paramore) Drum Cover. Posted January 7, 2013, with 1.2 million views.[10]
  • "Bittersweet" (by Ellie Goulding) Drum Remix. Posted May 11, 2013 with 1.9 million views.[11]
  • "Fine China" (Originally by Chris Brown) with Tyler Carter. Posted October 8, 2013, with 1 million views.[12]
  • "Physical Education" (by Animals As Leaders) Drum Cover. Posted September 5, 2014, with 1 million views.[13]
  • "Where Are Ü Now" (by Skrillex & Diplo 'Jack Ü, featuring Justin Bieber) Drum Remix. Posted April 5, 2015, with 1.2 million views.[14]

Discography

Other Appearances

References
  1. Kaselyte, Julija (January 22, 2014). "How not to be a hum-drummer with Luke Holland". Virgin Music. Retrieved October 28, 2015.
  2. "LukeHollandDrums: About". YouTube.
  3. "LukeHollandDrums". YouTube.
  4. LukeHollandDrums (January 11, 2012), Luke Holland – Skrillex – Cinema Drum Remix, retrieved March 28, 2016
  5. "Luke Holland – Like A G6 – Drum Cover". YouTube.
  6. "Luke Holland – Chris Brown (ft. Busta Rhymes, Lil Wayne) – Look at Me Now Drum Cover". YouTube.
  7. "Luke Holland – Bassnectar – Upside Down Drum Remix". YouTube.
  8. "Luke Holland – Skrillex (Birdy Nam Nam) Goin' In – Drum Remix". YouTube.
  9. "Luke Holland – Paramore – Misery Business Drum Cover". YouTube.
  10. "Luke Holland – Paramore – Ignorance Drum Cover". YouTube.
  11. "Luke Holland – Ellie Goulding – Bittersweet Drum Remix". YouTube.
  12. "Luke Holland/Tyler Carter – Fine China". YouTube.
  13. "Luke Holland – Animals As Leaders – Physical Education Drum Cover". YouTube.
  14. "Luke Holland – Skrillex & Diplo 'Jack Ü' ft. Justin Bieber – Where Are Ü Now Drum Remix Luke Holland – Skrillex & Diplo 'Jack Ü' ft. Justin Bieber – Where Are Ü Now Drum Remix". YouTube.
  15. https://www.facebook.com/MissFortuneOfficial/videos/1093226604109872/
  16. https://www.facebook.com/MissFortuneOfficial/photos/a.224408420991699.46735.182852391813969/1086179908147875/
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