VHS Collection – Sign

2016 saw VHS Collection put two independently released singles on the Spotify Viral Charts (“Lean” #8 ; “Waiting on the Summer” #14 ). The band also performed at major festivals last year including slots at Lollapalooza and Austin City Limits, in addition to sold out shows on both coasts. VHS released its 2nd EP StereoHype last September which has been streamed over 7 million times to date.  VHS sold out Bowery Ballroom in February.

VHS Collection is a rock band from New York City that has gained a reputation for high energy live performances and a unique blend of rock, electronic, and disco influences.

The band was formed in 2014 but the three members, James Bohannon, Conor Cook, and Nils Vanderlip have been playing music in one form or another since they were kids. Conor and James grew up across the street from each other in NYC and attended the same grade school where they began jamming on acoustic guitars; Nils and James met in high school, where they started their first band together and recorded their first album.

Years later, with all three members back in NYC, VHS pulled together a collection of electro-rock bedroom recordings and posted them on Soundcloud. Encouraged by the volume of hits the tracks received, VHS began performing a live set at friends’ parties and around NYC’s small clubs. 2015 saw multiple sold out nights for VHS at the Lower East Side’s indie-rock launching pad, the Mercury Lounge.

The band looks ahead to festival dates, a full length album, and a full tour in 2017.