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Pop singer Wayne Holtz\u2019s over-the-top shows included costume changes and plenty of attitude. Credit: Facebook \/ Wayne Holtz<\/p>\nPop singer Wayne Holtz\u2019s over-the-top shows included costume changes and plenty of attitude. Credit: Facebook \/ Wayne Holtz<\/p>\n
San Antonio-rooted pop singer, dancer and performance artist Wayne Holtz has died, according to details shared by friends and associates. <\/p>\n
Holtz died on a trip to the West Coast to visit friends, according to a Facebook post from Bitters & Bones<\/a>, a restaurant in Saranac Lake, New York, where he worked. The post offered no further details on his passing. <\/p>\n Although Holtz relocated to Upstate New York some time ago and also spent time in LA, he continued to regularly visit and perform in his hometown. <\/p>\n The multifaceted Holtz was a known as a choreographer, DJ, podcaster, model, dancer, photographer and \u201ccreative socialite.\u201d However, more than anything, he was a full-fledged pop star. <\/p>\n Even though he never amassed a chart-topping audience, Holtz presented himself as a larger-than-life persona who put on stadium-worthy shows regardless of the venue. Multiple costume changes and elaborately choreographed moves \u2014\u00a0often featuring dance troupe House of Kenzo \u2014\u00a0were par for the course. <\/p>\n \u201cI\u2019m not really a\u00a0musician, per se \u2026 But I\u2019ve always wanted to make music, and so I decided, \u2018Screw\u00a0it. I\u2019m gonna start,\u201d Holtz told the Current<\/a> in a 2016 interview.\u00a0\u201cPeople are ready to be mesmerized here in San Antonio \u2026\u00a0and that\u2019s why I really decided to go the pop-star route.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n Holtz grew up around the theater and took inspiration from Lady Gaga and Dancing With the Stars, he said in interviews. Early on, he realized that if he wanted to cut through the clutter, he needed to perform with panache and present himself as an ever-evolving work of art.<\/p>\n Despite his early lack of musical experience, Holtz attracted collaborators including Honey Bunny\u2019s Bobby Rivas\u00a0and Girl in a Coma\u2019s Nina Diaz. He offered up sensual lyrics over sleek electronic dance tracks worthy of his pop-diva aspirations. <\/p>\n \u201c[I\u2019m] not really\u00a0asking\u00a0for the audience\u2019s approval, but really just saying,\u00a0\u2018Hello, bitch, I\u2019m here\u00a0and you\u2019re enjoying it, I know,’\u201d he told the Current in 2016.<\/p>\n That unabashed attitude won Holtz plenty of San Antonio fans, including those who shared online tributes after learning of his death. <\/p>\n \u201cSan Antonio music and arts community, I am sending my condolences to you all for the passing of our charismatic, dainty, fiery, hilarious, flouncing, friendly, community minded, multifaceted, ambitious Wayne E. Holtz,\u201d San Antonio Poet Laureate 2020-2023 Andrea \u201cVocab\u201d Sanderson posted on Facebook. \u201cYou inspired us and challenged us to take our art higher with your constant elevation and transformation. I am in utter disbelief. I will let your life inspire me.\u201d<\/p>\n Subscribe to SA Current newsletters.<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n Follow us:\u00a0Apple News<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0Google News<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0NewsBreak<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0Reddit<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0Instagram<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0Facebook\u00a0<\/a>| Twitter<\/a>\u00a0| Or sign up for our\u00a0RSS Feed<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n \t