David Paul Hanson
Songwriter/Author/Producer/Engineer/Photographer
About David
David Hanson received his first set of drums when he was 12 years old. His father was the leader of the Paul Hanson Orchestra, a 13-piece, 1940's era swing band. David excelled at drums and during high school played in several local bands in his hometown of Fargo, North Dakota.
1968 - 1975
After graduating high school in 1968, David joined the local band The Overland Stage. The 'Overland" played all over the midwest and was eventually signed by Clive Davis to Epic Records in 1972. Their debut album was recorded in the winter of 1971-1972 at CBS Studios in San Francisco, California. The album was produced by Chicago producers Bob Destocki and Frank Rand, of Ides Of March "I'm Your Vehicle" fame.
1974 - 1981
Although the album did not translate to significant success for the band, David became obsessed with the art of recording engineering. He returned home and began buying recording equipment to begin a career in the recording arts. In 1975, David purchased a share in a small recording studio and began writing jingles to pay the bills. He found he had a solid affinity and also a passion for the advertising business and soon began composing music to picture to action for scores for television commercials.
1980- 1986
In 1981, David became the Chief Engineer at Audio Media Studios and composed and recorded jingles, tv, and film scores as well as producing and recording both local, regional and national artists. During this period David traveled twice to Los Angelos in 1983 and 1984 to work alongside Bruce Swedien and Quincy Jones, for sessions with James Ingram.
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1986 - 2000
David's advertising music drove his career and in 1986 he was brought in as Creative Director and partner of the GL Ness Agency, a full-service award-winning advertising company. During this period of his growing advertising career, David still managed to release a jazz CD in conjunction with Toyko jazz guitarist Tatsuo Kato. This was one of the first international collaborations over the Internet by exchanging files, back in time when modems were still in use. The resulting CD, Moon Dot Soup is still available on Spotify and iTunes.
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2000 - Present
In 2001, David started his own advertising agency and was CEO for H2M Inc for the next 18 years. In 2018 He sold his interest in the agency to his partners and retired to a lake home in northwest Minnesota. There he built EchoBay Studio, where he continues today to write songs and mix for both himself and clients around the world. In 2019 David Released his latest album Serotonin Waters which is available on all major streaming platforms and iTunes.
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EchoBay Studio
EchoBay studio is located on the property where David resides with his wife, Pam. It is a modern, state-of-the-art facility with featuring custom acoustics and a unique setup where all the players are situated in the same room as conceived by the world famous engineer Bruce Swedien (Michael Jackson, Quincy Jones...). The room is especially suited for mixing and mastering.
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