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.
Radioplay: WDIY, WTPA, WQXA, WHPK, WMVL, KERX, WAMX, WEGW, WHBR, WAQX.
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.
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.
Has played all over NYC, including the 2005 & 2006 New York City Marathon, The Knitting Factory, Central Park SummerStage, Arlene’s Grocery, The Bitter End and many others.
For more about Will Hanza and his past bands, see his myspace page at http://myspace.com/willhanza and also http://willhanza.com
REVIEWS:
"...powerful, sonic rock with tentative valleys. This shit’s got some subtlety and nuance, I will have to go back and listen some more. Great band to start with. I suggest you look more into them as well... Will Hanza is legit."
Synthesis.com
“I love the innovative style and I love that they’re not afraid to take chances. Will is a fierce performerâ€
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.â€
“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?â€
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. The driving force is his own restless, intertwined musical and spiritual energy. Open is full of themes of quest and journey (“The Pathâ€, “The Game,†“The Philosopher’s Stoneâ€) accented by variations in tempo and dynamics within each suite-like song. While Open’s songs are memorable and often just plain catchy – some with haunting vocals in the manner of early Pink Floyd and King Crimson, and “Life Under a New Starâ€â€™s exhilarating arena-rock opening could have jumped out of your radio in 1977 – Will’s songs rarely confine themselves to the structures of conventional pop." ___
Timothy Peters MusicDish.com