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Hannah Busse w/ Drew Hottmann

Hannah Busseis a folk-pop singer-songwriter, recording artist, worship director, wife, and mom. Ranging from driving to quirky to reflective, Hannahs songs hold common threads of honest lyrics and captivating melodies driven from her piano. She writes about the inner life, culture, relationships, and parenting.Named the Madison Area Music Associations 2018 New Artist of the Year, Hannahs reputeas a songwriterand performeris on the rise. Her musichas been aired on Wisconsin Public Radios Simply Folk, WORT FM's Her Infinite Variety, and Max Ink Radio, and reviewed in publications including the Isthmusand The Badger Herald. Shehas opened for the likes of Gungor, Sara Groves, Danielle Ate The Sandwich, and Brady Toops, and has shared the stage with numerous other artists such as The Sea The Sea, Beth Kille, and Emma Jayne.A host of influences have shaped Hannahs music-making: a Midwestern upbringing with lots of singing around the piano. A progressive education at a Big Ten university. Years of leading community worship gatherings with combo bands and choirs. Classical training as a vocalist, pianist, oboist, and choir director. A love for old musicals. A spouse who introduced her to Weezer, Green Day, and Pearl Jam.Underneath Our Surface, Hannahs debut solo EP, is a collection of songs about the hidden desires, wounds, and memories underneath the surface of our ordinary lives.Hannah and her husband Will live in Madison, Wisconsin with their three exuberant little daughters.

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Drew Hottmann is a folk-rock musician, woodworker, small-business owner, husband, and dad. Mellow, thoughtful, and melancholy; he injects hope into sad songs and doubt into songs of celebration.

Drew's early musical influences were 90's megachurch praise music, Uncle Jesse and the Rippers, and the greatest hits of Roy Orbison and Neil Diamond. Later, he would add choral music, John Mayer, and Sufjan Stevens before rekindling an appreciation for artists like Bruce Springsteen and Don Henley.

As a songwriter, Drew has found inspiration in the exploration of his surroundings, relationships, and internal dialogue. His intimate songs feel as though they were only meant to be heard by a few people, because they were.