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title: "Holding On"

meaning: "J.VEN R&B single (2016): grief, injustice, and holding on — Sandra Bland, Tamir Rice, storms, playground safety. Co-written with Michael O'Konis. Recorded by Luke Walton and Brandon Woodward at Tiny Giant."

year: 2016
releaseType: "single"

artist: "J.VEN"

role: production
productionRoles: "Recording engineer · recorded by (Tiny Giant / FEiN)"
waltonCredit: false

credits: "SoundCloud description: written by J.VEN and Michael O'Konis; vocals by J.VEN; recorded by Tiny Giant Recordings. Luke Walton confirms recording engineer and session recording by Luke Walton and Brandon Michael Woodward (FEiN / Tiny Giant Recording)."

press:
  - outlet: "J.VEN — Holding On (SoundCloud credits)"
    url: "https://soundcloud.com/officiallyjven/holding-on"
  - outlet: "FEiN Facebook — J.VEN session at Tiny Giant (Jan 2016)"
    url: "https://soundcloud.com/officiallyjven/holding-on"
    date: "2016-01-30"
    desc: "Live tracking drums, bass, guitar, keys, vocals at Tiny Giant with J.VEN; gospel choir next day · archivist proof: /evidence/fein-jven-tiny-giant-session-jan-2016.png"

themes: ["J.VEN", "FEiN", "Tiny Giant", "2016", "session", "R&B"]

draft: false
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**J.VEN** — **Holding On** ([SoundCloud](https://soundcloud.com/officiallyjven/holding-on), uploaded **July 8, 2016** · **R&B & Soul**). Public SoundCloud credit block: **written by J.VEN and Michael O'Konis** · **vocals performed by J.VEN** · **recorded by Tiny Giant Recordings**. Luke Walton confirms **recording engineer** and **recorded by Luke Walton and Brandon Woodward** (FEiN / [Tiny Giant Recording](/catalog/#credited-work)) — the studio credit on the upload resolves to the same Walton + Woodward session lane as [Dear Abby](/songs/dear-abby/) and [Hate To See You](/songs/hate-to-see-you/).

**Session:** Indexed **Jan 30, 2016** FEiN Facebook post (archivist proof: [/evidence/fein-jven-tiny-giant-session-jan-2016.png](/evidence/fein-jven-tiny-giant-session-jan-2016.png)): *Tracking drums, bass, guitar, keys, and vocals #live at Tiny Giant Recording … with the talented J.VEN! Excited for the gospel choir tomorrow. Man, recording is fun. #USCpop* — wide shot of the Tiny Giant live room: guitar wall, central workstation, red-walled drum booth, full-band tracking in progress.

Same Tiny Giant / FEiN session world as the [Julia Ryan](/songs/what-you-want-slow-it-down/) 2016 SoundCloud uploads and the broader [catalog — Tiny Giant / FEiN credited work](/catalog/#credited-work).

See [/music/fein/#collaboration](/music/fein/#collaboration)

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