How To Book Hanson For Your Event
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Call it a sensation, a phenomenon, a juggernaut. Three brothers from Tulsa, Oklahoma, firmly implanted
"MMMBop" into global cultural consciousness. Since then,
they've traveled the world, appeared on countless TV shows and
magazine covers, documented their signature brand of pop-rock on the
multi-platinum home video "Tulsa, Tokyo and the Middle of
Nowhere" and racked up more than 12 million in album sales (for
their major label debut "Middle
of Nowhere" and "Snowed
In," the holiday collection they miraculously found time to
make). They are Isaac, Taylor and Zachary - you know, Hanson -
and their appearance on the scene sparked a movement of positivity and
pure fun as infectious as their music.
With each consecutive concert performance, Hanson
amassed more fans - case in point: an audience of more than
20,000 in an Australian parking lot. Yet Hanson's cred and
chops have impressed plenty of movers and shakers: they notched #1 on
the prestigious Village Voice Jazz & Pop Poll, scored rave reviews
across the board, from Spin and Rolling Stone to The New York Times,
earned the respect of their industry with three Grammy nominations and
drew Oscar-nominated film director Gus Van Sant, fresh from Good Will
Hunting, to helm the video for their third single "Weird".
As Hanson take stock of what they've
accomplished and begin planning for the future, the time is right to
go back to their roots. Hence, "3
Car Garage: The Independent Recordings '95-'96", which culls
material from MMMBop, one of the two independent albums Hanson
made prior to their Mercury Records contract. The idea to re-release
this music came as a way to satisfy millions of Hanson fans
clamoring for the out-of-print album. But "3
Car Garage" also serves to underscore the musicianship,
songwriting flair, and determination that has always driven the
talented trio.
The 11 tracks - all self-produced, original Hanson
compositions - were recorded in Hanson's hometown of
Tulsa, and have all the raw charm you'd expect from a home recording
played on thrift-store gear. In addition to early versions of "MMMBop,"
"Thinking of You" and "With You in Your Dreams,"
re-recorded for "Middle
of Nowhere," there are a number of timeless-youthful tunes
like "River" and "Day Has Come" featuring Isaac on
lead vocals.
Yet the greenhorn appeal gets balanced from the
brothers' innate gift for crafting melody and that signature flair for
harmony they began to tap into when they first discovered music. That
was in 1990, when their father's career in the oil industry took the
family to South America, where the boys binged on Time-Life rock 'n'
roll-era records from the '50s and '60s. "When everybody else was
listening to MC Hammer and
Vanilla Ice, we were into Bill Haley and
Carl Perkins," says Taylor. Back in the States, they went from
impromptu a cappella performances to teaching themselves instruments
(in case you didn't know, Isaac's the guitarist, Taylor handles
keyboards and Zac plays drums) while collaborating on their own tunes.
Hanson's first professional appearance at a
Tulsa music festival in 1992 coincided with the height of grunge -
obviously, their blissed-out uplifting music wasn't the flavor of the
week. Still, the young group persevered, performing as often as
possible - not out of stardom fantasies but a pure love of
playing. Local listeners kept coming back; a few brave souls in the
music business started believing. . .and the rest, pretty much, is
recent history.
Despite the millions of sales, fans, frequent flier
miles and far-flung offers that are Hanson's here-and-now
present, they remain humble. "You think, 'I don't deserve this in
the slightest,'" says Isaac. "We just make music." When
it comes to what's ahead, Hanson remain focused, but
philosophical. "If fans say they don't like us anymore, that's
just life," says Zac.
In this life, it's a safe bet that fans or no fans, Hanson
will be making music. Even if they have to go back to the garage.
Hit songs include --
- MMMBop
- This Time Around
- I Will Come To You
- Weird
- Where's The Love
- Can't Stop
- Thinking of You
- Penny & Me
- Thinking Bout Something
- Kiss Me When You Come Home
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Genre: Rock 1
Styles:
.Pop. / xPop
.Teen Pop. / TeenPop
.Pop/Rock. / PopRock
.Contemporary Pop/Rock. / ContemporaryPopRock
Years active:
x90s, x00s, x10s, x20s
Formed: ..in Oklahoma / formed nOklahoma
Formed: ..in Tulsa / formed TulsaOK
Formed: in 1992
Based: ..in US
Based: ..in Oklahoma / based nOklahoma
Based: ..in Tulsa / based
TulsaOK
Born:
Zac Hanson
Oct 22, 1985
..in Virginia / born nVirginia
Isaac Hanson
Nov 17, 1981
..in Oklahoma / born nOklahoma
Taylor Hanson
Mar 14, 1983
..in Oklahoma / born nOklahoma
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