"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
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
"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 , Sun Ra , 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.
Will Hanza presents a new band! Electric and acoustic New York jam rock. Blending elements of psychedelic classic rock, world, alternative and modern music, as well as a constant search for the profound.
Regularly plays NYC venues including including the last three 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.
Internet: 25,000+ plays on Myspace ( http://myspace.com/willhanza ), Jamwave.com, iSound, Rhapsody, Moozikoo Radio, The Unsigned Rock Zone,
INDIE104 ~ iRADIO LA, BandRadio, AF Radio, others.
Sonicbids "Spotlight Artist" February 5, 2008
Garageband.com "Song of the Day" January 20th, 2008 (for the song "Ambiosynthesis")
Unsunghero.com "Artist of the Day" December 20th, 2007 (for the song "Trust")
Recently was on the front page of gothamist.com for playing at the NYC Marathon in November.
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. Also had 2 songs hit 1 on their overall charts for both "Trying to Keep This" and "The Game". Has been a top 3 "fan favorite" for over the past year.
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.
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.
“I love the innovative style and I love that they're not afraid to take chances. Will is a fierce performer”
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 boundries... 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
I *built* the Lucky Cat website and took all the pictures etc, years ago. But I can't play there anymore because they no longer have a piano and I don't want to suffer anyone to listen to my guitar playing.
Do you play at any open mics that have pianos or keyboards??
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