Ethan resides in Fayetteville, NC, where at 15 years old he started playing local gigs at coffee houses and bars. He describes his original music as “acoustic fusion.” For the uninitiated, that translates to acoustic rock with blues licks, jazz voicings, urban grooves and the occasional Latin flavoring. With a versatile voice and a loop machine, Ethan can layer the sound of a whole band live, from bass to beats, rhythm and lead with his soulful (and skillful) guitar.

Now 18, he has opened for national recording artist Jojo (May, 2007), been on the opening line up for Hootie and the Blowfish (May, 2006), as well as played the Nathan Davis Music Festival in Southern Pines, NC, and the O.N.E Music Festival in Greenwood, SC. Ethan keeps fans coming back to the gigs he plays locally with fresh and evolving original music as well as covering a tasty variety of his influences from Ray Charles, Pink Floyd, and Donny Hathaway all the way through the decades to the present with The White Tee’s Craig David, John Mayer, and Michael Franti..

Ethan has two self released CD’s, and is putting together his third release for 2008. The sales of his latest CD “Ethan Hanson, Alive” have been brisk and fans are awaiting the next album. He has original music from “Alive” in the rotation on 91.9, WFSS, and he has been featured live on their ‘local artist showcase’. From an internet review, May 2007, “…the best show of the night was performed by Jojo’s opener, up and coming local acoustic guitar artist, Ethan Hanson…”