Holly Overton

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Holly Overton is a painter and musician in Brooklyn, NY. She performs with her band, incorporating set and lighting design, costume, choreography and props. Her influences are Diana Ross, Kate Bush and Lucinda Williams. She has released two solo EP's and a solo concept album, and tours nationally. She recently received her MFA in oil painting at New York Studio School. Holly plays electric guitar, synthesizer and drum machine. She is classically trained in piano. She sings while making large abstract paintings, letting her storm pass through the canvas, and asks that her paintings be hung the bedroom. Holly was a staple in the Brooklyn DIY 2000teens at venues like Death by Audio and Silent Barn with her former band, Juniper Rising, formed with Diana Potakh. They released two EP's and an LP on Burger Records (CA) and Happenin' Records (AL). Members included Kevin Faulkner (The Men) and Kate Rogers (Bad Bloom). Her first band Feather and Folly was with Júlía Hermansdóttir (OYAMA).