Beyond the Song With
Joy Holden By: Jantina Baksteen
When you read about Joy Holden, you can see how successful and talented she is. But I wanted to dive just a little bit deeper into her ministry. Joy Holden is a singer, songwriter, and music producer from Spartanburg, South Carolina. She is an artist in every form of the word. Her debut album, As Long As You Breathe, resulted in Top 80 songs in both 2019 and 2020. The single “Right Here, Right Now” from her 2021 effort, Broken To Beautiful, has also experienced charting success. The album Broken to Beautiful was produced by Nashville veteran producer Les Butler. It is a double album consisting of great songs while showcasing her gifted and powerful vocal style. Most recently, Joy was nominated for the 2021 Diamond Award Sunrise Artist of the Year for the emerging or breakthrough artist.
Joy wants to ensure that her ministry is not just aimed at the saved. “We always will need much encouragement as we fall and need to get back up and know that He will carry us. But I really want to reach the lost and the unreachable!” Jantina Baksteen: When did you pick up the love for singing and songwriting? Joy Holden: As long as I can remember, I loved music. My oldest brother was a drummer, which I thought was super cool! I would tinker around on his 60’s Beatles Ludwig kit. My mom played piano and organ by ear and could read music. My other brother played guitar, and even if I got in trouble I would noodle around with it playing a few notes. My cousin Ben Jolley was quite accomplished and played bass and traveled with many gospel quartets. I recall staying with my Aunt Jeanette and watching Ben’s band practice when I was around 4 or 5. It was fascinating! My first concert ever was bluegrass, The Stoneman’s, I was
