Jerome Holloway is an American musician. He was born in Kalamazoo, Michigan. After graduating from Michigan State University with a B.A. in Sociology he moved to Chicago, Illinois and in 2006, he began playing various acoustic venues throughout the city. While playing around Chicago and the midwestern United States, he garnered praise and comparisons to Ray Lamontagne, Ben Harper as well as classic soul singers. It has been said that, Jerome Holloway is where "Damien Rice meets Marvin Gaye. His debut album "Matters of the Heart" was released in 2008. "'Matters' is record that combines soulful vocal melodies with thoughtful folk arrangements and rock influences." David Johnson- Engineer, Tricycle Sound Studios. As Holloway explains, "My music, at its core, is soul music because it aims to capture and convey a feeling which, I hope, touches the heart and ecourages positive action."