We’re excited to introduce you to the always interesting and insightful Joshua Hanson. We hope you’ll enjoy our conversation with Joshua below.
Joshua, looking forward to hearing all of your stories today. Did you always know you wanted to pursue a creative or artistic career? When did you first know?
I have always had the desire to pursue an artistic path mainly through music. I grew up around my father and uncle’s band named Orange who gigged and were friends with Tripping Daisy, Pantera, and many other local bands in the 80’s and 90’s. So, I was surrounded by musicians influencing my love for the art. I officially began band in seventh grade and eventually went on to marching, jazz, all-state, ensemble performance, and solo performance in Everman, TX. I would get to the state level on a few ensemble performances but never got the top rating I was striving to get. After high school I was yearning for a creative outlet so I decided to pick up the guitar and play nonstop. Unfortunately, I let other’s negative opinions influence me to give up for a while. Eventually, I gained confidence in myself again to not only start playing guitar, but write music, record, and produce. If you want something you have to go get it no matter what outside influences are saying. I knew I wanted to take this path from the beginning. I just needed to gain the confidence to take the leap and have never looked back.
Great, appreciate you sharing that with us. Before we ask you to share more of your insights, can you take a moment to introduce yourself and how you got to where you are today to our readers
Whether it’s a crowd of 15 at Killer’s Tacos or 15,000 at American Airlines Center Lunar Reverb,based in Arlington,TX, always brings raw vocals, classic instrumentation and powerful modern twists on rhythms and melodies that harken back to the golden age of rock’n’roll. The band consists of Joshua Hanson (lead vocals/guitar), Zack Bryant (bass/background vocals), and Kyle Parker (drums/background vocals.
Honestly, we got into the music industry by a ton of practice, putting ourselves out there in the music scene, and networking. You have to put in a lot of face time and emails in order to set up gigs, get radio/podcast airplay, promote music releases, content create, and all of the little things that come with being your own audio engineer, distributor and PR. It takes a lot of drive and commitment.
As to what we are most proud of it is definitely all of the music we have released. We have had multiple songs from our debut “Younger Days EP”, “Peace of Mind”, and our upcoming single, releasing on April 29th, 2022, “Save Me (Live) all featured on DFW, Texas’ 97.1 The Eagle’s Loud and Local as well as many radio stations and podcasts in other US states, Canada, Australia, and Europe.
What’s the most rewarding aspect of being a creative in your experience?
I love when someone generally vibes with a song I’ve written. A few of our songs have messages about times in my life where I was battling my mental health. I am bipolar myself so I absolutely love when I hear our music touches others who also battle with mental illness. I find that to be one of the best feelings in the world.
Are there any books, videos, essays or other resources that have significantly impacted your management and entrepreneurial thinking and philosophy?
One of the most influential stories in my mind is how Jack White began his music career in Detroit, Michigan. I grew up on his music and watched all of his documentaries. I came across a podcast called Striped: The Story of The White Stripes one day. He went from being an upholsterer to an arena rockstar a d record label owner from nothing but hardwork, sacrifice, and determination.
Contact Info:
- Website: http://linktr.ee/LunarReverb
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lunarreverb
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/lunar.reverb.2019
- Twitter: https://twitter.com/LunarReverb2019
- Youtube: https://youtube.com/channel/UCfoMuMwHLkJWVnLcW1398pg
Image Credits
Photos by: Bailey Marie Willis (IG: @ashotofbaileysphoto)