▁University ▁where ▁he ▁major ed ▁in ▁music , ▁with ▁a ▁focus ▁on ▁jazz ▁piano . ▁While ▁att ending ▁college , ▁K yle ▁played ▁in ▁the ▁Baltimore - based ▁psych ed el ic ▁rock ▁band , ▁Black ▁Friday . ▁ ▁After ▁moving ▁to ▁B ould er , ▁Colorado , ▁he ▁eventually ▁joined ▁The ▁String ▁Che ese ▁Inc ident , ▁an ▁American ▁j amb and ▁from ▁B ould er . ▁He ▁has ▁written ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁songs ▁for ▁the ▁band , ▁by ▁himself ▁and ▁with ▁collabor ators ▁such ▁as ▁Robert ▁Hunter . ▁ ▁Solo ▁Career ▁When ▁not ▁on ▁tour ▁with ▁String ▁Che ese ▁Inc ident , ▁K yle ▁t ours ▁with ▁his ▁band , ▁the ▁K yle ▁H oll ings worth ▁Band . ▁ ▁He ▁has ▁also ▁tou red ▁under ▁the ▁names ▁K yle ▁H oll ings worth ▁& ▁Fri ends ▁and ▁ 3 ▁Foot ▁Icon , ▁the ▁latter ▁featuring ▁K yle , ▁Spe ech ▁( of ▁Arr ested ▁Development ), ▁and ▁Chief ▁X cel ▁( Black al icious ). ▁Additionally , ▁K yle ▁frequently ▁j ams ▁with ▁groups ▁such ▁as ▁Mat ▁Butler ' s ▁Every one ▁Orchestra , ▁T 3 ▁( ft . ▁Michael ▁Tra vis , ▁Jason ▁Hann , ▁and ▁The ▁Flo oz ies ' ▁Matt ▁Hill ), ▁and ▁others ▁throughout ▁the ▁year . ▁▁ ▁K yle ▁released ▁his ▁first ▁solo ▁album , ▁Never ▁O dd ▁or ▁Even , ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 4 . ▁ ▁The ▁album ▁features ▁sa x oph on ist ▁Josh ua ▁Red man ▁and ▁ped al ▁steel