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Deep 6 Holiday
12+ albums
kgrlfemale vocalistsalternative rockrockdraws-u-in
about
"Deep 6 Holiday is the skinned-kneed orphan of the rock community who was raised by a pack of jazz musicians while spending too much time with its best friend’s classical music family.” Such is the response of singer/pianist/songwriter Tyler Azelton when asked to describe her Los Angeles-based rock band, Deep 6 Holiday. With its ethereal melodies, adventurous harmonies, and confessional lyrics, Deep 6 Holiday’s songs chronicle a colorful and rocky journey that is as uplifting as it is terrifying. Upon listening to their debut album, Awake at the Funeral, it is immediately evident that this is a band that has been to the dark side… and lived to both tell the tale and learn a few lessons along the way. Comprised primarily of Tyler Azelton on piano and voice, and John Graves on bass, Deep 6 Holiday’s music tells the story of how its members fell in love, the immense hurdles they encountered along the way, and, ultimately, how they learned to embrace their imperfections and own their unique gifts as musicians and as people. This married couple had known each other since childhood, but it wasn’t until Tyler moved back to Los Angeles in 2003 that they began working together musically. “I was living in a hallway in New York,” she recalls. “My life was falling apart, so I moved back in with my parents to clean myself up.” Their connection was intense, often finding them lost in conversation at 4 o’clock in the morning. A performer since the age of 3, Tyler grew up on a col
