Hello and welcome to Episode 8 of Season 1 of the Hanson Hour. This season we are in our Middle of Nowhere era. This is an era that really catapulted the band out of Tulsa and onto the world wide stage, bringing with it a certain mania and hysteria, which honestly I feel comfortable using those words and I reflect on those words in a such a positive way, meaning no judgement.
Someone that was there to witness this, someone who had a front row seat to it all is an incredible man named Ravi Hutheesing.
He fell in love with music at age 11 and by starting a band, building a recording studio, and teaching a handful of guitar students, Ravi established himself locally as an artist-entrepreneur before graduating high school. His worldwide visibility skyrocketed in 1997 when he became the guitarist for triple Grammy nominee, Hanson, whose massive millenial fan base catapulted them to the White House, Madison Square Garden,Tonight Show, Good Morning America, Saturday Night Live, and more. The following year, Simon & Schuster published his memoir, Dancin’ with Hanson, and he has since authored over a hundred articles for major magazines. As the internet rose and the recording industry declined, Ravi began to speak on entrepreneurship at music universities and conventions including Berklee College of Music in Boston, the National Association of Music Merchants in Los Angeles, MusikMesse in Moscow and Music China in Shanghai
You can find Ravi at @raviunited or www.raviunites.com