Bono called their music ‘genius’. Hip producers like the Dust Brothers and Stephen Lironi worked with them early on, even before millions of fans screamed their names and critics applauded them. But for Isaac, Taylor and Zac Hanson, it’s always been…
… about the music, and there’s always been a message in the music for those who were really listening.
Hailing from Tulsa OK, Hanson the band arrived on the radio in 1997 with a #1 hit – “MMMBop” – which helped them sell more than 12 million copies of their debut album. Originally known as The Hanson Brothers (later becoming just “Hanson” to avoid confusion with the hockey players), they began writing and singing as young as six years old, and first performed as a band when they were six, nine and eleven. They produced two independent albums which included originial compositions before signing with Mercury Records in 1996. Since then they have impressed music critics and industry insiders with their talents including a signature sound with Rock-n-roll influences, a well grounded mature attitude and a wise business savvy.