Hana Pestle
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Hana Gabrielle Pestle is an American singer/songwriter from Billings, Montana.
. Her family moved to Salt Lake City, Utah
when she was 6 years old, and to Billings, Montana
when she was 8. Pestle received her first guitar when she was in 6th grade as a Christmas present, and approximately a year later, she took up lessons. Sporadically throughout both middle and high school, Hana also took voice lessons.
. After watching the tape, the pair decided to work with Pestle. She and her family traveled to Los Angeles, California
to meet with the producers in December 2005, and started working on her album in April 2006.
In May 2008, Pestle released her first recording effort, the four track Hana Pestle EP. This album features three original songs, "These Two Hands", "Just a Phase", "Together Forever"; and a cover of Leonard Cohen
's "Hallelujah". In late September 2008, Pestle debuted her video for "These Two Hands" through her MySpace and YouTube page. Hana's untitled album, which is slated for release in September 2009, will feature tracks co-written and produced by Moody and Herring. Strings for the album will be arranged and conducted by David Campbell. After shopping for labels in early 2007, Pestle decided to release her full length album via Ben Moody's label, FNR Records. Pestle also lends her vocals to all four tracks on Ben Moody's solo EP, the Mutiny Bootleg E.P.
, which was released at a show that the pair played together on December 16, 2008 in Little Rock, Arkansas
. She also lent vocals to Moody's full-length album, All for This
. Her Live in the Studio EP was released on June 2, 2009 and features six original songs and one cover song. The tracks include "These Two Hands", "Just a Phase", "Rain", "Make You Hurt", "This Way", "Creep", and "What Makes Things".
In June 2008, Pestle landed a slot as an opening act for Collective Soul
, Live
and Blues Traveler
. More recently Pestle has toured with Joshua Radin
, Jon McLaughlin
, Ingram Hill
, and in 2009, Sister Hazel
, Pat McGee
, Ari Hest
, and Boyce Avenue
. On June 4, 2009, Pestle played at the annual Wakarusa Music and Camping Festival
.
The weekend of March 21, 2009, Pestle recorded a video for her original song "Need". The video was directed by Norwood Cheek, and was released on June 24, 2009.
Pestle's debut solo album, This Way
, was released on her own merch site, hanamerch.com on September 22, 2009. A larger-scale release of the album was planned for the early months of 2010. As of the beginning of July, these plans appear to have changed.
On 2011, American Rock Band Incubus has revealed one of the singles off their new Album: If Not Now, When? entitled Promises, Promises through a music sheet in which a contest was held for fans to make their own rendition for a chance to perform the single with the band. Hana Pestle won the said contest and got to perform the song with Incubus on July 2011.
Biography
Hana Pestle was born July 11, 1989 in Atlanta, GeorgiaAtlanta, Georgia
Atlanta is the capital and most populous city in the U.S. state of Georgia. According to the 2010 census, Atlanta's population is 420,003. Atlanta is the cultural and economic center of the Atlanta metropolitan area, which is home to 5,268,860 people and is the ninth largest metropolitan area in...
. Her family moved to Salt Lake City, Utah
Salt Lake City, Utah
Salt Lake City is the capital and the most populous city of the U.S. state of Utah. The name of the city is often shortened to Salt Lake or SLC. With a population of 186,440 as of the 2010 Census, the city lies in the Salt Lake City metropolitan area, which has a total population of 1,124,197...
when she was 6 years old, and to Billings, Montana
Billings, Montana
Billings is the largest city in the U.S. state of Montana, and is the principal city of the Billings Metropolitan Area, the largest metropolitan area in over...
when she was 8. Pestle received her first guitar when she was in 6th grade as a Christmas present, and approximately a year later, she took up lessons. Sporadically throughout both middle and high school, Hana also took voice lessons.
History
Hana Pestle started performing live in Montana at the age of 14. In August 2005, one of Hana's performance DVD's reached producers and writers Michael "Fish" Herring and Ben MoodyBen Moody
Benjamin Robert Moody is a singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, record producer, and actor. He is best known as co-founder, lead guitarist, and songwriter of Grammy Award-winning rock band Evanescence from 1995 to October 2003...
. After watching the tape, the pair decided to work with Pestle. She and her family traveled to Los Angeles, California
Los Angeles, California
Los Angeles , with a population at the 2010 United States Census of 3,792,621, is the most populous city in California, USA and the second most populous in the United States, after New York City. It has an area of , and is located in Southern California...
to meet with the producers in December 2005, and started working on her album in April 2006.
In May 2008, Pestle released her first recording effort, the four track Hana Pestle EP. This album features three original songs, "These Two Hands", "Just a Phase", "Together Forever"; and a cover of Leonard Cohen
Leonard Cohen
Leonard Norman Cohen, is a Canadian singer-songwriter, musician, poet and novelist. Cohen published his first book of poetry in Montreal in 1956 and his first novel in 1963. His work often explores religion, isolation, sexuality and interpersonal relationships...
's "Hallelujah". In late September 2008, Pestle debuted her video for "These Two Hands" through her MySpace and YouTube page. Hana's untitled album, which is slated for release in September 2009, will feature tracks co-written and produced by Moody and Herring. Strings for the album will be arranged and conducted by David Campbell. After shopping for labels in early 2007, Pestle decided to release her full length album via Ben Moody's label, FNR Records. Pestle also lends her vocals to all four tracks on Ben Moody's solo EP, the Mutiny Bootleg E.P.
Mutiny Bootleg E.P.
Mutiny Bootleg E.P. is the first solo EP by Ben Moody.The track "Everything Burns", previously released on the Fantastic Four soundtrack featuring guest vocals by Anastacia, features guest vocals by Hana Pestle who also contributes backing vocals to the other tracks.All recordings on this EP,...
, which was released at a show that the pair played together on December 16, 2008 in Little Rock, Arkansas
Little Rock, Arkansas
Little Rock is the capital and the largest city of the U.S. state of Arkansas. The Metropolitan Statistical Area had a population of 699,757 people in the 2010 census...
. She also lent vocals to Moody's full-length album, All for This
All for This
All for This is the debut solo album by Ben Moody. The album was released digitally June 9, 2009 via Amazon.com, iTunes, and Amie Street, through Moody's label, FNR Records.- Track listing :- Personnel :...
. Her Live in the Studio EP was released on June 2, 2009 and features six original songs and one cover song. The tracks include "These Two Hands", "Just a Phase", "Rain", "Make You Hurt", "This Way", "Creep", and "What Makes Things".
In June 2008, Pestle landed a slot as an opening act for Collective Soul
Collective Soul
Collective Soul is an American rock band originally formed in Stockbridge, Georgia. Collective Soul broke into mainstream popularity with their first hit single, "Shine", which came from their debut album Hints, Allegations, and Things Left Unsaid, released in 1993...
, Live
Live (band)
Live is an American rock band from York, Pennsylvania, composed of Chad Taylor , Patrick Dahlheimer , and Chad Gracey . Lead singer and principal songwriter Ed Kowalczyk left the band in November 2009....
and Blues Traveler
Blues Traveler
Blues Traveler is a rock band, formed in Princeton, New Jersey in 1987. The band has been influenced by a variety of genres, including blues-rock, psychedelic rock, folk rock, soul, and Southern rock...
. More recently Pestle has toured with Joshua Radin
Joshua Radin
Joshua Radin is an American recording artist, songwriter and actor. He was born and raised in Shaker Heights, Ohio, and is of Swedish, German, Polish, Russian, and Austrian descent. He studied drawing and painting at Northwestern University, following his college years with stints as an art...
, Jon McLaughlin
Jon McLaughlin
Jon McLaughlin is a pop rock singer-songwriter and pianist from Anderson, Indiana. His debut album Indiana was released on May 1, 2007, preceded by his first EP Industry, also known as Jon McL, in February 2007...
, Ingram Hill
Ingram Hill
Ingram Hill is a rock band from Memphis, Tennessee.In the summer of 2000, after attending the University of Memphis childhood friends Justin Moore and Phil Bogard joined with Shea Sowell and Matt Chambless to form the band. They spent much of the next year and a half touring throughout the...
, and in 2009, Sister Hazel
Sister Hazel
Sister Hazel are an alternative rock band from Gainesville, Florida, whose style also blends elements of folk rock, pop, classic rock 'n' roll and southern rock. Their music is characterized by highly melodic tunes and generally optimistic lyrics. The band's instrumentation often features abrupt...
, Pat McGee
Pat McGee (musician)
Pat McGee is a singer, songwriter, and guitarist from Annandale, Virginia, and is a founding member and frontman of the Pat McGee Band.-Biography:...
, Ari Hest
Ari Hest
Ari Hest is an American singer-songwriter and a native of Riverdale in the Bronx borough of New York.-Early life:Ari took piano lessons as a child and later, as a teenager, taught himself to play his mother's nylon string guitar by ear with influences from both his parents' record collection and...
, and Boyce Avenue
Boyce Avenue
Boyce Avenue is an American acoustic rock band. It was formed in Sarasota, Florida, by brothers Alejandro, Daniel and Fabian Manzano. The band is named after a combination of two streets the brothers lived on as children...
. On June 4, 2009, Pestle played at the annual Wakarusa Music and Camping Festival
Wakarusa Music and Camping Festival
Wakarusa Music and Camping Festival is a four-day music festival held in early June at Mulberry Mountain near Ozark, Arkansas. The festival has been held annually since 2004....
.
The weekend of March 21, 2009, Pestle recorded a video for her original song "Need". The video was directed by Norwood Cheek, and was released on June 24, 2009.
Pestle's debut solo album, This Way
This Way (Hana Pestle album)
This Way is the debut album by Hana Pestle. The album was released on September 22, 2009 via Hanapestle.com, and iTunes, through Ben Moody's label, FNR Records....
, was released on her own merch site, hanamerch.com on September 22, 2009. A larger-scale release of the album was planned for the early months of 2010. As of the beginning of July, these plans appear to have changed.
On 2011, American Rock Band Incubus has revealed one of the singles off their new Album: If Not Now, When? entitled Promises, Promises through a music sheet in which a contest was held for fans to make their own rendition for a chance to perform the single with the band. Hana Pestle won the said contest and got to perform the song with Incubus on July 2011.
Extended plays
- Hana Pestle EP (2008)
- Live in the Studio EP (2009)
- For the Sky EP (2011)
Other appearances
- Mutiny Bootleg E.P.Mutiny Bootleg E.P.Mutiny Bootleg E.P. is the first solo EP by Ben Moody.The track "Everything Burns", previously released on the Fantastic Four soundtrack featuring guest vocals by Anastacia, features guest vocals by Hana Pestle who also contributes backing vocals to the other tracks.All recordings on this EP,...
(Ben Moody EP) - contributes backing vocals to all tracks, guest vocals on "Everything BurnsEverything Burns"Everything Burns" is an alternative rock song recorded by American guitarist Ben Moody and pop music singer Anastacia for the soundtrack of the film Fantastic Four...
" - All for ThisAll for ThisAll for This is the debut solo album by Ben Moody. The album was released digitally June 9, 2009 via Amazon.com, iTunes, and Amie Street, through Moody's label, FNR Records.- Track listing :- Personnel :...
(Ben Moody album) - contributes backing vocals to all tracks