Framing Hanley includes Nixon (vocals), Ryan Belcher (guitars), Luke McDuffee (bass), Brandon Wootten (guitars) and Chris Vest (bass).
Their journey started in 2006 as EMBERS FADE out of White House, TN where high school friends, drummer Chris Vest & bassist Luke McDuffee met future vocalist Kenneth Nixon at Volunteer State Community College. The trio came together to jam, then recruited guitarist (and part time barista) Brandon Wootten to join the band. Ryan Belcher would later join the band in 2008.
The FRAMING HANLEY name was born in 2007. The “Hanley” in the bandÕs name is a tribute to a friend, Ashley Hanley, who died tragically in a car accident in October 2006. “Ashley was our biggest fan. She was a tireless promoter of our music and she was an anchor for us emotionally. She was a best friend to the band,” said Nixon.
The start of 2007 brought a new record deal and Framing Hanley wrote and recorded their debut release “The Moment” in just 6 weeks. In March of 2007 “Hear Me Now” was already on numerous radio stations and Silent Majority Group subsequently released an independent version of “The Moment” in May. By June, on the strength of the song and the new album, Silent Majority Group entered into a distribution agreement with WarnerÕs Independent Label Group. “The Moment” was released nationally on August 7 and immediately the band joined a tour with Evans Blue and Fair to Midland, followed by multiple radio shows and fall tour with Trapt, Saving Abel, and Fuel.
Framing Hanley wrapped 2007 with the most played song of the year (Hear Me Now) on Sirius Octane and garnered airplay on over 50 radio stations across the nation, breaking into the top 40 on the active rock charts.
The successful ride continued in 2008 with the 2nd single “Built for Sin” off “The Moment” released and a lengthy tour with Tantric. National publications started to take notice.
Shortly after Ryan joined the band, they began writing new material and recorded a cover of Lil WayneÕs smash “Lollipop”.
Less than 24 hours after the final mix of “Lollipop” was complete, it began airing on the Westwood One syndicated show Skratch N Sniff in major US markets. As Nixon puts it, “If you would've told me the day I suggested covering 'Lollipop' that we would end up shooting a video for it...or even pushing it at radio as a single, I would've laughed and told you you're crazy. It was already an incredible song, and we put our spin on it and created something that seemingly caught on and people seemed to enjoy. I just hope we make Lil Wayne proud.”
It led to the re-release of THE MOMENT (DELUXE EDITION) which included the “Lollipop” bonus track and video in Octobere 2008. The CD has been enjoying a renewed birth and charted on BillboardÕs various charts into 2009. The video for Lollipop reached the number 1 spot on Fuse TV No. 1 Countdown and radio airplay reached 138 markets.
The band has been on a non stop tour since November 2008 which will continue through most of 2009. There has been headline dates, major festivals, tours with Hollywood Undead, Red, Red Jumpsuit Apparatus, Theory of a Deadman and Hinder to name a few.
Ryan uses Dean Markley Blue Steel Electric, Med.
Brandon uses Dean Markley Blue Steel Electric, DT.
Luke uses Blue Steel NPS Bass 4-String MED and
Blue Steel NPS Bass 5-string MED.
Ryan Belcher (Guitar) said:
Dean Markley strings have a good ballsy sound to them, they'll treat your fingers well…
Brandon Wootten (Guitar) added:
There is longevity in the life of Dean Markley Blue Steel strings that no other string company can offer.
Luke McDuffe (Bass) sums it up:
I like Dean Markleys because they're bright, versatile, and sound good for twice as long as most other strings.
Be sure to visit the Framing Hanley website at:
www.MySpace.com/framinghanley or
www.ReverbNation.com/framinghanley.
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