Eli Holden and His Life With Music

Eli Holden and His Life With

Music

BY EMILY RICHARDSON

Music can heavily impact lives. There’s a wide variety of music outside of common genres.

Junior Eli Holden has listened to and explored many different genres of music throughout his life. Holden has always felt a strong connection with music since he was a child and listens to it throughout his day to day life because it has a significant impact on his mood and emotions. His love for music has inspired him to potentially pursue a career in the music field in the future.

Music is something that impacts lives every single day. While a majority of people only listen to very few genres of music, others have a large variety of genres they listen to. Holden listens to a very wide range of genres. “I think people should strive to open up their taste. Seeing what kind of genres people lean towards is very interesting, and can reveal a lot about their personality,” Holden said.

Since he was a little kid, music has always been a big part of Holden’s life. At a very young age, he began playing instruments. He learned to play the drums and the piano. A bit later, Holden got a Kindle and downloaded music onto it. “I used to just listen to them all day,” Holden said. “Music is part of my daily routine,” Holden said. With constant changes throughout life, he’s found that out of anything, music is the one thing he can depend on.

Venturing into different genres can make a person feel different kinds of emotions rather than sticking to one. Music frequently changes Holden’s mood depending on what he’s listening to and what is going on around him.

Holden’s found that going without any music for a while can change the way he feels. Going without typically makes him tired or bored. “Sometimes all I need is to relax for a few hours and put my headphones in so that I feel better,” Holden said. He has also found that music does affect his mood, but it mostly depends on the genre being listened to.

Holden still plays drums today, but no longer plays piano. Soon he is going to begin writing and producing music.

In the future Holden can see himself being involved within the music industry. He’s interested in going into audio engineering, producing, or songwriting in the future.