Hanni El Khatib grew up in San Franscisco, CA. The son of Palestinian and Filipino immigrants and the first American in his family, he became obsessed with classic Americana and pop culture of the 1950s and 60s. Influenced by pioneers of early rock and r&b (Johnny Burnette, Sam Cooke, Johnny Cash), El Khatib created a musical aesthetic to match his vision. The multi-instrumentalist serves as singer, songwriter & producer for his one-man band. Live he is joined by his drummer Nicky Fleming-Yaryan. He sound is a combination of blues, garage rock, soul, folk & doo whop. As the creative director for HUF (skateboard apparel) and lifelong skater, El Khatib professes to a love for well-crafted objects: classsic cars, cans of pomade and stiletto switchblades. This craftsmanship carries over into his music, where El Khatib is inspired and informed by the specificity of a guitar tone or the fuzziness of an amp sound . His background in DIY (Do-It-Yourself) and skate culture manifests as a desire to “keep mistakes in” and make things “as raw as possible.” Merging primitive rock sounds with punk aesthetics, El Khatib toes lines between all genres creating a style of his own.
http://www.hannielkhatib.com/
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