Artist description Equal parts soundscaper, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist, Hoagland mutates contrasting musical genres to create distinctly new worlds. He tells stories, moves your body, and might even leave you humming -- like a Tesla coil.h

Music Style eclectic, avant-pop, textural, ambient, rock, jazz, latin, cinematic, experimental, electronica, techno, noise, space, abstract, collage, future-primitive, groovy, vocal, spoken word, poetic, writerly... did we say eclectic?

Musical Influences Can, Chet Baker, Brian Eno, gamelan, Henry Cow, Laika, Alvin Lucier, Arto Lindsay, Miles, Monk, Morricone, Olivia Tremor Control, Cole Porter, Radiohead, Steve Reich, Rundgren, Satie, Patti Smith, Sonic Youth, Tom Waits, Kurt Weill, Zappa

Similar Artists Brian Eno, Fred Frith, Arto Lindsay, Morricone, Pere Ubu, Radiohead, Roxy Music, Sonic Youth, Tom Waits, Kurt Weill... um, MAYBE YOU TELL US?

Artist History Hoag has worked in LA, NYC, Seattle and Berlin, with the Blue Daisies, Naught (Ø), Arnold Dreyblatt, Congo Norvell, Danny Frankel, Anna Homler, Bryant Mason, and Michael Whitmore. Hoag was the original music director of the Actor's Gang (Tim Robbins, dir.), and is a direct descendant of Glumra the Noisy, Yarl of the Uplanders, b. 866 AD.

Group Members Working mostly solo at the moment, Hoagland welcomes new collaborators. FASTER THAN YOU THINK features cameo appearances by Becca and Bronc Amble.

Instruments Drums, piano, semi-hollow EG, WurliTzer EP, bass, garage-sale guitar, percussion, autoharp, tenor sax, bells, toy piano, electric mbira, ocarina, e-bow, electric fan, ruckus razor, sundry synthetic appliances, vox, etc.

Albums SOLO: Faster Than You Think (2000); Down to Earth (1995). OTHER GROUPS: Juxtaposeur (2000); Congo Norvell (1997); Naught (1994) The Blue Daisies (1987); Arnold Dreyblatt.

Press Reviews "Imaginative, impressive." ? LA WEEKLY, March 1999.  "Hoagie Hill's evocative music is the accompaniment to a dance of life, death and resurrection." ? The Los Angeles Times, April 2, 1999.   "Music for moods you never knew you had." ? Seattle Rocket.  "Best Musical Score" ? LA WEEKLY Theater Award, for Methusalem, the Actor's Gang.ˇ

Additional Info SEAMONSTER SOUNDS, indie label and project studio, offers affordable digital recording and arranging for solo artists and small groups, in rustic Malibu (near Topanga), 20 minutes from civilization.

Location Malibu, Santa Monica, Los Angeles, California - USA

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