I'm kinda scared...
Posted Feb 22, 2018 12:27:52 PM
Turn Off What Machine?
Feb 22, 2018 | ZacHanson
The best part about this crazy job I have (thanks in no small part to all of you) is the chance to explore. I discovered roughly a decade ago that I not only liked making things, but I got great enjoyment from giving myself creative challenges. Without a stated goal I flounder a little, but give me a destination and I will become obsessed with getting there.
At the start of 2018 I started a personal project to create music in a way I had never explored, I wanted to do something long form, something that was not about the Intro, Verse, Chorus etc… structure that we have come to expect from pop music. Between other work for HANSON Day or for the 2018 tour or for the music we have been working on, or for the plans for Hop Jam or for Painting… you get the idea, I would basically steel away and continue to build something. I am calling it Turn Off The Machine.
- Is it a song? No!
- Is it music? Probably!
- Is it good? Does a bear… never mind!
I wrote a story about a man that builds a robot, and then asked myself what it should feel like. I tried to combines two musical worlds, organic and synthetic, and I build until I got tired of building or just ran out of bricks.
When HANSON Day got the biggest RSVP ever, and almost every event sold out we looked around and said what else can we do to make this year feel even cooler, and the robot on my shoulder said, what if?
Turn Off The Machine is under the Digital Pants umbrella, because Digital Pants songs are about Joy with very little oversight, and nearly no quality control.
The full thing is roughly 20minutes long, it has very few words almost no vocals, but it makes me smile. Listen at your own risk.
If you're coming to HANSON Day 2018 you can buy tickets to all the events HERE
Forum Comments
crazydrummr22
Sarah DeLeon / South Bend, Indiana, US
I'm both scared and excited?
Posted Feb 22, 2018 12:35:30 PM
MamaTonie
Tonie Montgomery / Puyallup, WA, US
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Should we come prepared with... a raincoat, a parka, a flashlight, a butterfly net or ???
Posted Feb 22, 2018 12:46:52 PM
sarahl1802
Sarah Llewelyn / maitland, nsw, AU
this sounds incredible- glad i got my tickets! You never cease to amaze me zac!
Posted Feb 22, 2018 12:49:45 PM
I think the Charmin is on the right track lol
Should be interesting... looking forward to it.
Posted Feb 22, 2018 12:52:27 PM
MayAceves
Mayra Aceves / Mexico, DF, MX
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I am sure this will be my favorite event of the weekend-aside from storytellers!
Posted Feb 22, 2018 01:05:31 PM
BlondieOtero
Ashley Otero / Pleasant Hill, IA, US
I’m super intrigued.
Posted Feb 22, 2018 01:06:31 PM
which is why we keep coming back for more!! never a dull moment being a hanson fan :) can't wait to hear it!!!
Posted Feb 22, 2018 01:23:50 PM
CrystalG
Crystal Glaub / Tulsa, Oklahoma (OK), US
Super excited for this! I've always loved your HDay creations.
P.S. Check your PMs, dude! :)
Posted Feb 22, 2018 01:46:16 PM
IliaSestak
Ilia Sestak / Sioux Falls, SD, US
I'm looking for hanson fan club members from Sioux Falls, SD. Anyone?
Posted Feb 22, 2018 03:28:17 PM
TheGlam_Squad
Suze Robertson / Dallas, TX, US
Posted Feb 22, 2018 04:18:36 PM
"Joy with very little oversight, and nearly no quality control" is going to be the way I live my life from now on :)
Posted Feb 22, 2018 06:36:02 PM
dieteeniescum
I was wondering when we'd get something new for Digital Pants; I can't wait to hear this! Tripandglide, it's funny that you say you don't know if your attention span is long enough for this; most of the time "My Mind is Exploding" might as well be my theme song but this is one of the few things with which I'm not anticipating a problem, haha.
Posted Feb 22, 2018 06:55:27 PM
packatha_br
Thaís Merino / Curitiba, Parana, BR
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This sounds pretty interesting...!
Posted Feb 22, 2018 07:37:18 PM
Crimsongale
Lisa Williams-Harris / Toronto, Ontario, CA
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Wait, does Zac actually own a robot?! ... those things huge in Japan!
Posted Feb 22, 2018 07:54:13 PM
CrystalG
Crystal Glaub / Tulsa, Oklahoma (OK), US
I could be wrong, but I read his stuff about "The biggest RSVP ever" as being more about last year than this year..kinda. Plus he mentions all of the things being sold out, which is what happened last year. People were going off last year because everything was sold out within minutes of the tickets going on sale. This year, Storytellers is still open, Leaders dinner, and the Dance Party (which I think all attendees have an option to buy), and now they have new things on top.
Before the new stuff, Karaoke, Bowling, and the Fan Club dinner were the only sell-outs. I'm shocked the Leader's dinner is still open, because those *always* sell out. Bowling has been a huge hit since it started, and the Vangard is not a big place, so anything they do there is going to have very limited availability, so Karaoke sells out fast, too.
So, like I said, I could be wrong and we could face the biggest crowd we've ever seen, but I think he was referring back to last year and so they decided to step up their game and add a few more things to the list just because things have been selling out and they want to have some things for people to do in case they missed out on those other ones.
If someone can correct me and he did mean this year, please feel free :)
Posted Feb 23, 2018 12:10:11 AM
"I could be wrong, but I read his stuff about "The biggest RSVP ever" as being more about last year than this year..kinda"
Oh, he's talking about this year. The only reason Dance Party isn't sold out is because we changed venues this year. Otherwise it would have sold out at the same time as karaoke. Storytellers (old lectures) is always open to all who attend if they wish to purchase a ticket. The ST Leader's can't sell out - all ST leaders who attend can have a place at our leader's dinner.
Posted Feb 23, 2018 03:51:51 AM
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hfreezerburn712
Holly Frees / Nashville, TN, US
What did I just get myself into?
Posted Feb 22, 2018 06:26:32 PM