Hollins Steele
Songs from Vanderbilt Avenue
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The singer/drummer duo Hollins Steele's debut pop/rock album, Songs from Vanderbilt Avenue, features this multi-talented pair's smart rock approach, sparkling production and an all-star line-up.
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The New York City based songwriter/producer duo, Hollins Steele (Dayna Hollins and Benny Steele) co-own The Steele Factory, a state-of-the-art recording studio and production house, where they produce and write for artists in the pop, rock, dance, and R&B genres. Benny also makes hip-hop beats/tracks.
Hollins Steele has worked with and recorded musicians at The Steele Factory including Raphael Saadiq, Amp Fiddler (George Clinton, Parliament/Funkadelic); Daniel Sadownick (Steeley Dan, Meshell N'degeocello); Booker King (Santana, Kelis); Tomas Doncker (The Neville Brothers, Bonnie Raitt); Matt Beck (Matchbox 20, Rob Thomas); Ken Hellman (Sting); John Deley (Dido) and jazz greats: Lincoln Goines, Robbie Ameen, Michael Cain, Gregoire Maret and Reuben Rodriguez. Dayna has also performed on David Letterman's Late Show singing backgrounds for Fergie.
Hollins Steele has produced rock singer Colby Prior (opened for Gavin Degraw), R&B singer/songwriter Michelle Collins and is currently producing songs for an upcoming inspirational/pop/rock album by singer/songwriter Stevi Alexander (Justin Timberlake, Gwen Stefani). Benny Steele mixed rapper Theory's Plan B: Theory is Everything (which had a track at #1 on Kiss FM 96.1) and engineered trance artist Jan Johnston's vocal tracks for an upcoming Paul Oakenfold release.
Hollins Steele recently completed a pop/rock album, Songs from Vanderbilt Avenue, which they wrote and produced. Their work on Songs from Vanderbilt Avenue has earned them stellar 5 star reviews, a winning song in the Unisong International Songwriting Competition 2005 (Pop Performance category), multiple honorable mentions (Billboard, Unisong) and awards (2006 Kweevak "Music Project of the Year" Reader's Survey Winner). Hollins Steele was one of ten advanced songwriters selected for the ASCAP Extended Songwriter's Workshop in June 2006.
Dayna and Benny have signed licensing deals with Red Bull Energy Drink for international advertising purposes and WACBIZ, among others.
They both attended New England Conservatory of Music in Boston where they received Bachelor of Music degrees. Benny attended NYU's graduate program in Music Technology and has since recorded countless full albums, demos and voice-overs. Benny is a member of the National Academy of Recording Arts & Sciences.
North East In-Tune Magazine says of Hollins Steele: "very well written and produced and the overall sound is that of perfection".
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good album
author: suzie,San Leon,TXI like this album and I like your other album with that song alone tonight.Reminds me of when I met my fiancee.Your music rocks.Keep rockin
This is great. It makes my life better.
author: YoshiI thought the world became small day by day. But still there is a lot of surprises. This CD is the one in fact. I hope Hollins Steele will be able to keep this tune for next too. You already make your funs on the other side of the earth !!! Love from Tokyo !!!
I found you on accident!!!
author: Wayne CookPlease keep doing what you are doing! Fan for life...down south!!!!
HOLLINS STEELE is the best! ! !
author: Masami JAPANI can't stop write a review for HOLLINS STEELE's music in spite of language barrier by became a captive of their music.Their music sense is distinguished and elegant. Dayna sung from passion music to a ballad very wealthily, and her singing voice is attractive by studied the classical music influence. Live video clips of Tongue Tied,Falling,Worst Enemy on HOLLINS STEELE's website.Please check it out! HOLLINS STEELE is an appearance of a new face splendid again. I can't get my eyes and ears off to HOLLIN STEELE for the future. In addition, it becomes a big advantage for me that lyrics are attached to CD. I want to hear a duet song of Benny and Dayna in love ballad in next new album.Thank you for Dayna and Benny's excellent music.
Matchless!
author: Laura T Lynch of Kweevak.comHollins Steele's sound is 80's inspired pop/rock with crisp production, complex arrangements and strong rhythms. Dayna pens insightful lyrics about personal experiences and relationships. They utilize classical musical textures with modern mixes to craft a sound that is distinctively their own. Songs From Vanderbilt Avenue features a professional lineup of players who have worked with various artists ranging from Match Box 20 to Steely Dan. The beat heavy 'Tongued Tied' and the orchestrated 'Falling' were the standouts on this quality CD. The instrumentation throughout is interesting and varied. Dayna is a strong, versatile vocalist and the musicianship is matchless. Hollins Steele is power pop with a purpose!
Energetic and Edgy
author: Lin WuI love this CD! It is lively and energetic, and hip and totally modern--and it is musically a cut above the rest. Hollins' voice has an amazing range--from sweet and sexy to edgy and sultry. And you can tell that this dynamic duo (and beautiful, I might add) was classically trained by the sophistication of their compositions. Falling is my favorite track.
As soon as you hear the opening track, you know this is going to be a solid albu
author: Keith "MuzikMan" HannaleckIf all that glitters is gold then Hollins Steele has an album titled Songs From Vanderbilt Avenue that is cache of sparkling pop rock. It all sounds crisp and clear backed by a superior production. When you can get all of those elements going for you together it creates an atmosphere that perpetuates a winning attitude. This CD is as good as any of the pop rock that is selling by the millions today, which proves one thing, not all of the best music is heard.
Editor's Pick!
author: J-SinBeginning with astounding vocal harmonies and sampled street sounds, you buckle yourself in tight, readying your body and soul for a truly great experience. The pop-rock duo of Dayna Hollins and Benny Steele write engaging songs that build off of imaginative and sincere lyrics that offer a genuine glimpse inside the head of two great songwriters. Recorded and produced in their very own Brooklyn studio, the album is a tantalizing affair with bubbly hooks that will knock you back, staggering with jaw agape in amazement. Post-modern pop-rock this delicious is a rare find but it's a gem whose polishing can lead to blindness. Get this now.
Thanks for "Filling Me In"
author: Lamont MundellI love all kinds of music, from pop to jazz. funk, R&B. Hollins Steele are an eclectic mix of a bunch of my favs. Great CD beginning to end. Fav tracks #10 "ill move on" #4 "fill me in", and #6 "worst enemy".
DELICIOUS!!!!
author: Tim WilkinsThe album is awesome! Sounds are rich and unique.
Songs From Vanderbilt Avenue is a sterling debut from Hollins Steele
author: Gina, Evolution of Media EntertainmentThe sparkling music on Songs From Vanderbilt Avenue (the location of their recording studio) reminds me of British synth pop acts like Naked Eyes, Climie Fisher, and Tears For Fears, while Dayna Hollins' full-bodied vocals give the album a feel reminiscent of such female-fronted bands as The Motels, Concrete Blonde and (especially) 'Til Tuesday. From the opening "Prelude: Vanderbilt Avenue in C Minor" sliding into the hit-single-ready "Tongue Tied" to "Falling" (which Madonna could have covered in her True Blue period) to "Fill Me In" (which is Tears For Fears fronted by Aimee Mann) to the gorgeous "20/60 Eyes", the album rarely misses a beat. Songs From Vanderbilt Avenue is a sterling debut from Hollins Steele; so good in fact that major label attention should be just around the corner.