
Will Hanza
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Genre: Experimental / Psychedelic / Rock
Location New York City, New York, US
Profile Views: 44204
Last Login: 5/1/2013
Member Since 3/29/2005
Website http://willhanza.com
Record Label Will Hanza
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Bio
http://willhanza.com http://facebook.com/willhanza Electric and acoustic New York rock. Blending elements of psychedelic classic rock, world, alternative and modern music, as well as a constant search for the profound. .. Calender is now at http://reverbnation.com/willhanza Has played many NYC venues including including Hammerstein Ballrom, the last five New York City Marathons, Central Park SummerStage, The Knitting Factory, Piano's, Arlene's Grocery, South Paw, Don Hill's, The Bitter End, etc. Also has played in Boston, Philadelphia, Chicago and San Francisco. .. Radioplay: WMIR, WDIY, WTPA, WQXA, WHPK, WMVL, KERX, WAMX, WEGW, WHBR, WAQX. .. Internet: 35,000 plays on various websites including Myspace, Facebook, Jamwave.com, iSound, Rhapsody, Moozikoo Radio, The Unsigned Rock Zone, INDIE104 ~ iRADIO LA, BandRadio, AF Radio, others. .. Named "On The Rise" by Relix Magazine (2010); Honorable Mention for the song "Trust": 25th Annual Mid-Atlantic Song Contest (2009); added to the Millenium Music Conference XIII Compilation CD (2009); Unsunghero.com "Artist of the Day" December 20th, 2007 Sonicbids "Spotlight Artist" February 5, 2008 Garageband.com "Song of the Day" January 20th, 2008 (for the song "Ambiosynthesis") "On the Rise" artist with Relix Magazine (Aug. 2010). Front page feature nf gothamist.com for playing at the NYC Marathon in November, 2007. Named "Featured Artist" by The Deli Magazine (Feb-Mar. 2007) MusiciansOnly.net (April-May 2007) and by Jamwave.com in 2006. Also had 2 songs hit 1 on Jamwave's charts for both "Trying to Keep This" and "The Game" Featured on the UpbeatRadio Podcast for "Life Under a New Star" Featured promo for Sonicbids' Buzzcast theme (commercial voice over w/ original music) Named "Featured Artist" by Jamwave.com. .. Previously, collaborated with Platinum songwriter Mark Mangold (Cher; Drive, She Said) as well as Sam Endicott of The Bravery. .. Played at Central Park for the U.N. International Day of Peace, the 2005 & 2006 New York City Marathon (on Bedford Ave. in Williamsburg, Brooklyn). Opened for Marc Ford (Black Crowes) at Tobacco Road in NYC and Suzanne Vega at Stephen's Talkhouse in Montauk, NY. Also, The Hold Steady. .. Past theatre projects include "Equus"; "A Lullaby"; "A Total Eclipse" (Mickey Dolenz, Austin Pendelton) .. Besides the live performances, Will is also works with theatre, TV & film soundtracking. ..more: ..http://willhanza.com.. REVIEWS: .."You can actually play, and there's not many of you left" - Mickey Dolenz (The Monkees) .. “I love the innovative style and I love that they're not afraid to take chances. Will is a fierce performer” Andrea Watts (NYCGigs.com) .. "Hanza's an NYC-based artist who obviously loves him some Hendrix and all sorts of jammy guitar stuff" The L Magazine, www.thelmagazine.com .. “Pushing the boundaries... High level of musicianship... Very distinctive styling throughout.” “Taxi” review, TAXI.com .. "A rollercoaster of vocals and melodies, that keeps the listener focused and interested." Eugene Foley (Foley Entertainment, Inc., foleyentertainment.com) .. WILL HANZA defies all categorization so we had to put him in one all his own: World Beat Alt-Folk Rock. What does that mean, exactly? Well, you’ll have to buy his CD to ultimately find out, but the discovery will be well worth it. Each song will uncover itself in layer upon layer like all great music tends to do upon repeated listenings. And then when Will Hanza walks down the street we can look and wonder, “How does he do it?” Radio Mike "Fevered Brain" in Austin, TX ..thefeveredbrainofradiomike.com.. .. “‘Open’ is so bursting with musical and spiritual energy, lush soundscapes, and riveting musicianship that it threatens to spill open like a bag of buried treasure... The first two cuts alone, “Trying to Keep This” and “The Game” have more melodic excitement and tonal variety than most CDs generate in 50 minutes.” Timothy Peters ..MusicDish.com.. .. ...... ..http://willhanza.com.. ...... ..http://willhanza.com.. .. ..WILL HANZA ON iTUNES!!!!.. .. -
Members
"I strive for music to be a journey. To take a diverse trip. Traveling through space and shape, hard driving moments and those laid open, through light and dark. Everything in between. Guttural, worldly, spiritual, timeless. The ultimate goal is to write and perform in a way that is true to the goodness and love of the universe. To fight for it. To raise a sword in the name of it. The 'whateveryoucallit' is not cold or dark. It is warm, benevolent and full of hope. It is larger than anyone of us. One just need be open to it." -Will (2005) -
Influences
Hendrix, Led Zeppelin, Pink Floyd, Miles Davis, Coltrane, Billie Holiday, Sonic Youth, Radiohead, Tool, Jethro Tull, Schnittke, Flaming Lips, King Crimson, Mozart, Beethoven, Robert Johnson, Django Reinhardt, Uri Geller, Aldous Huxley, Carl Jung, Andrija Puharich, Aleister Crowley, William Shakespeare, Gallileo, Umberto Eco, Albert Einstein, William S. Burroughs, Herman Hesse, Charlie Parker, Ella Fitzgerald, Thelonious Monk, Edger Allen Poe, Dali, Picasso, Van Gogh, Da Vinci, Rembrandt, Mother Nature, Father Time, Santa Claus, shamen, poets, rockstars, unsung bards, lute players, non-naysayers, feelers, believers, construction paper afficianados... and many many others. -
Sounds Like
hard time loading the songs on myspace? Check Will Hanza out at http://willhanza.com "sounds like" myself, but you could easily say my influences have made me sound similar. I certainly try to have my own voice, soul, whatever. Some bands, though, for those searching for similar: Pink Floyd, Radiohead, Jethro Tull, Led Zeppelin, Tool, King Crimson, Jimi Hendrix, Sonic Youth, Sun Ra, Jeff Buckley, Frank Zappa I would not say I am "as good" as any of these bands, but I feel my approach has similar aspects in that world music-psychedelic rock and roll kind of way. doe ray mi.
Bio:
Electric and acoustic New York rock. Blending elements of psychedelic classic rock, world, alternative and modern music, as well as a constant search for the profound.
has played many top NYC venues including including Hammerstein Ballroom, the last five New York City Marathons, Central Park SummerStage, The Knitting Factory, Piano's, Arlene's Grocery, South Paw, Don Hill's, The Bitter End, etc. Also has played in Boston, Philadelphia, Chicago and San Francisco.
Radioplay: WMIR, WDIY, WTPA, WQXA, WHPK, WMVL, KERX, WAMX, WEGW, WHBR, WAQX.
Internet: 38,000+ plays on various websites including Myspace, Facebook, Jamwave.com, iSound, Rhapsody, Moozikoo Radio, The Unsigned Rock Zone, INDIE104 ~ iRADIO LA, BandRadio, AF Radio, others.
Honorable Mention for the song "Trust": 25th Annual Mid-Atlantic Song Contest (2009); added to the Millenium Music Conference XIII Compilation CD (2009); Unsunghero.com "Artist of the Day" December 20th, 2007 Sonicbids "Spotlight Artist" February 5, 2008 Garageband.com "Song of the Day" January 20th, 2008 (for the song "Ambiosynthesis") "On the Rise" artist with Relix Magazine (Aug. 2010). Front page feature nf gothamist.com for playing at the NYC Marathon in November, 2007. Named "Featured Artist" by The Deli Magazine (Feb-Mar. 2007) MusiciansOnly.net (April-May 2007) and by Jamwave.com in 2006. Also had 2 songs hit 1 on Jamwave's charts for both "Trying to Keep This" and "The Game" Featured on the UpbeatRadio Podcast for "Life Under a New Star" Featured promo for Sonicbids' Buzzcast theme (commercial voice over w/ original music) Named "Featured Artist" by Jamwave.com.
Previously, collaborated with Platinum songwriter Mark Mangold (Cher; Drive, She Said) as well as Sam Endicott of The Bravery.
Played at Central Park for the U.N. International Day of Peace, the 2005 & 2006 New York City Marathon (on Bedford Ave. in Williamsburg, Brooklyn). Opened for Marc Ford (Black Crowes) at Tobacco Road in NYC and Suzanne Vega at Stephen's Talkhouse in Montauk, NY. Also, The Hold Steady.
Past theatre projects include "Equus"; "A Lullaby"; "A Total Eclipse" (Mickey Dolenz, Austin Pendelton)
Besides the live performances, Will is also works with theatre, TV & film soundtracking.
more: http://willhanza.com REVIEWS:
"You can actually play, and there's not many of you left" - Mickey Dolenz (The Monkees)
“I love the innovative style and I love that they're not afraid to take chances. Will is a fierce performer” Andrea Watts (NYCGigs.com)
"Hanza's an NYC-based artist who obviously loves him some Hendrix and all sorts of jammy guitar stuff" The L Magazine, www.thelmagazine.com
“Pushing the boundaries... High level of musicianship... Very distinctive styling throughout.” “Taxi” review, TAXI.com
"A rollercoaster of vocals and melodies, that keeps the listener focused and interested." Eugene Foley (Foley Entertainment, Inc., foleyentertainment.com)
WILL HANZA defies all categorization so we had to put him in one all his own: World Beat Alt-Folk Rock. What does that mean, exactly? Well, you’ll have to buy his CD to ultimately find out, but the discovery will be well worth it. Each song will uncover itself in layer upon layer like all great music tends to do upon repeated listenings. And then when Will Hanza walks down the street we can look and wonder, “How does he do it?” Radio Mike "Fevered Brain" in Austin, TX thefeveredbrainofradiomike.com
“‘Open’ is so bursting with musical and spiritual energy, lush soundscapes, and riveting musicianship that it threatens to spill open like a bag of buried treasure... The first two cuts alone, “Trying to Keep This” and “The Game” have more melodic excitement and tonal variety than most CDs generate in 50 minutes.” Timothy Peters MusicDish.com



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Influences:
Hendrix, Led Zeppelin, Pink Floyd, Miles Davis, Coltrane, Billie Holiday, Sonic Youth, Radiohead, Tool, Jethro Tull, Schnittke, Flaming Lips, King Crimson, Mozart, Beethoven, Robert Johnson, Django Reinhardt, Uri Geller, Aldous Huxley, Carl Jung, Andrija Puharich, Aleister Crowley, William Shakespeare, Gallileo, Umberto Eco, Albert Einstein, William S. Burroughs, Herman Hesse, Charlie Parker, Ella Fitzgerald, Thelonious Monk, Edger Allen Poe, Dali, Picasso, Van Gogh, Da Vinci, Rembrandt, Mother Nature, Father Time, Santa Claus, shamen, poets, rockstars, unsung bards, lute players, non-naysayers, feelers, believers, construction paper afficianados... and many many others.Sounds Like:
hard time loading the songs on myspace? Check Will Hanza out at jamwave.com, here: http://www.jamwave.com/artist.aspx?AID=596


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14 Songs | Jul 17, 2010
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Made a poster for the show next week (Thursday): https://t.co/lP8PPhJ1YA http://t.co/NKGsqb21EL
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A fun band I play in. It goes from Kalen solo to the full band after about 30 seconds. A little guitar solo at... http://t.co/R8jcrpWNK8
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"All I know about music is that not many people ever really hear it. And even then, on the rare occasions when... http://t.co/7RnxNxG63f
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Thursday, May 23 at 10pm sharp. http://t.co/L7ETpE9iC4
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- Status Crow
- SUN RA
- Isotope
- Sonic Youth
- Art Land Bar
- Les Paul
- Thelonious
- George Clinton & Parlia…
- Charles Mingus
- dan
- Charles Darwin
- Frank Zappa
- William S. Burroughs
- my name is carl
- Jeff Buckley
- Pink Floyd
- Uri Geller
- Django Reinhardt
- Stephen A.D.J.
- KINGS WILL NEVER MIND
- Sean Hagerty
- Neil Young
- Arlene's Grocery
- Robert Plant
- John Mayer
- Chris Smith
- Trash Bar
- Alfred Schnittke
- The Bravery
- Randi Russo
- Dead Blonde Girlfriend
- regina spektor
- Kiku Collins
- Queen V
- Union Pool
- Nick Drake
- Fiona Apple
- Avett Brothers
- Sigur Ros
- Deli Magazine
Comments
- Will Hanza2 years ago
Hey Rick! A funk band I play with is playing in New Paltz at Bacchus, Friday April 29. I don't know if that is ear you, but would be great to meet you...
- Rick Slater2 years ago
Hi Will, how have you been? what's new?
- Eleanor S. Johnson2 years ago
Hello,thanks add! - Eleanor S. Johnson2 years ago
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- DJ EarAche2 years ago
Thank you sincerely for getting in touch,
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hey man,
its sean's cousin. im in town again lets jam!!! - M.I.MS OPEN MIC2 years ago
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- Cra Ig2 years ago
Will Hanza Mate,
This year of mine belongs to you Will Hanza. Ever and Forever.
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