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Artist
Danika Holmes
9+ albums
female vocalistscountrysinger-songwriter
about
Music has always been a part of Danika’s life in various ways. Since she was five she’s been in front of a piano. “It didn’t take me long to discover that I could put notes together in any way I wanted to create my own original songs.” By thirteen, Danika was recording her songs in the studio and had been selected as finalist in a songwriting competition. However, high school and college led her to focus primarily on dance and academics. Now, while nearing the completion of her PhD, she has traveled full-circle back to where she started, with music. A series of traumatic personal events, including the death of her father and a relationship betrayal ending in a broken heart led Danika to re-evaluate her life goals. When at rock bottom she turned to music. Danika began writing down her feelings in song format and spending hours a day playing guitar as a way of clearing her mind. Music became her escape from the reality of her shattered life. Danika believes that even though personally trying situations seem to be impossible to endure while in the midst of them, eventually time will prevail and one emerges as either broken or stronger. “I hope that my songs will help others in the midst of difficult circumstances to emerge stronger. ”Life experiences, the influence of her dad, and her passion for music have shaped Danika into the writer and artist she has become today. So, what about back when Danika was a kid? Well, she grew up as the 4th kid out of 5 in Eastern
