Danika & the Jeb

Danika & the Jeb
Danika Holmes and Jeb Hart at Tycoga Winery, Dewitt, Iowa, June 30, 2019
Background information
Genres	Americana, country, folk, jazz, soul
Years active	2010 (2010)-present
Members	Danika Holmes Jeb Hart
Website	danikaandthejeb.com

Danika & the Jeb are an American musical duo from Nashville, Tennessee. The duo consists of singer Danika Holmes and guitarist Jeb Hart. They performed live in the United States, the United Kingdom and several countries in the European Union.^[1]

History

Danika Holmes learned to play the piano from the age of six. As a teenager she wrote music, but she had no serious musical aspirations. Her father died when he was 54 years old. At the time, Holmes taught at middle school and high school, which did not give her the satisfaction she was looking for. The early passing of her father encouraged her to get a master's degree in education so that she could teach at a university. This, too, did not make her happy; she was more interested in music.^[2]

Holmes decided to learn to play the guitar. Through learning guitar, she became acquainted with Jeb Hart who taught guitar in Davenport, Iowa. Hart, having played saxophone for a while since the age of nine, had a bachelor's degree in biology and chemistry^[2] but was employed as a financial planner. In the meantime, he managed Quad Cities Music Education Coalition as president and owner. The two connected and in 2010, they both quit their jobs to found a band under Holmes' name.^[3][2] Hart had experience playing in different bands as a guitar player, bass player and drummer. For several years they hired bass players and percussionists to support them during live performances. Their music received airplay on Sirius XM's The Coffee House and 150 radio stations nationwide.^[4] In 2012 they decided to continue as a duo.

In 2020 the duo had to cancel shows because of the COVID-19 pandemic. They adapted their business model so that all revenue came from online sources. In September 2019, before the pandemic, they already planned on setting up a Patreon where consumers pay content creators on a subscription basis for the works that they put out. Holmes and Hart started selling merchandise, started e-mail marketing and invested in their presence on the streaming platform Stageit.^[5]

Discography

Studioalbums

• Second chances, 2010
• Living your dream, 2012
• Balance, Volume 1, 2014

Livealbum

• Day #2349: Live at Campbell Steele Gallery, 2019

Ep

• Acoustic Christmas sessions, 2013

References

1. Stratton, Lori (September 20, 2019). "Danika & The Jeb Bring Fresh Americana Tonight to Ann Arbor's Black Crystal Cafe". The Stratton Setlist. Archived from the original on November 26, 2020.
2. Whiteley, Jenni (July 14, 2019). "Danika and The Jeb to perform soulful Americana in Blackfoot". Idaho State Journal. Archived from the original on May 2, 2021. Retrieved May 2, 2021.
3. Köhler, Sandra (November 29, 2019). "Danika und The Jeb geben Konzert am Kulturtresen". Neue Presse (in German). Archived from the original on January 22, 2021.
4. "Danika The Jeb to perform in Coyle". Peninsula Daily News. October 27, 2017. Archived from the original on October 31, 2017.
5. MacLaughlin, Kristin (June 4, 2020). "How Email Marketing and Patreon are Keeping the Lights on for Entertainers". AWeber. Archived from the original on October 29, 2020.

External links

• Official website