Chase Holfelder

A talented singer/songwriter and producer based out of Raleigh, North Carolina, Long Island native Holfelder 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. 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. On October 19, 2014, Taylor Swift praised Holfelder's cover of her song, "Out of the Woods," in a tweet. On May 2, 2015, Richard Marx tweeted his approval of Holfelder's cover of his hit song, "Right Here Waiting". During the 2015 NFL season, several of Holfelder's minor key covers were featured on ESPN's Sunday NFL Countdown. 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, George Takei, and Lil Wayne. 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. On November 1, 2017, Sara Bareilles shared Holfelder's cover of her song "She Used To Be Mine" from the musical Waitress.