#3 - Simon Hanson: Squeeze, Music & Movies, and Making Dreams Reality

Simon Hanson has had a diverse career which continues to develop and he is currently drummer in English rock band Squeeze. Along the way his touring, performance and recording credits include work with Death In Vegas, Grace Jones, Iggy Pop, Ozzy Osbourne, Rick Wakeman, Liam Gallagher, Ace of Base, Hall and Oates, Natalie Imbruglia, The Blessing, The Quireboys, Hybrid and more.

Simon has also created albums of original music, many interesting music video projects, and have been featured in Rhythm! and Modern Drummer magazine.

This conversation unearthed some great points, wisdom and stories from Simon's unique and creative perspective:

• Working with electronics as a drummer

• Creatively merging music and video

• Making musical dreams a reality

• Mental rehearsal and practicing away from your instrument

• How understanding electronic music helped Simon get more session work

• Re-recording Squeeze songs

• NFTs and IP

• Dealing with uncertainty in the creative process

• Being a conduit for creativity to flow through and exploring meditation

• Playing behind perspex screens and having a 50-foot stomach (:

• and much more...

🥁 Simon’s website:

www.simonhanson.co.uk

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(This episode originally aired on 11 Sep 2022)

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