Timothy Hahn

Timothy Hahn (born August 10, 1988) is an American singer-songwriter. He signed with Razor & Tie, but the label shut down before his album was released. Hahn recorded and released the album Timothy Hahn: Songs I Sing on his own. The album won praise from gossip blogger Perez Hilton, which sent it to the top ten on the iTunes Store, where it peaked at number five in September 2007 and debuted at #1 on the Billboard Heatseekers chart. The album was picked up by Warner Bros. Records, who released it in May 2008.

Biography
Born in Charlottesville, VA, Hahn grew up in Allentown, PA, attended Parkland High School and went to West Virginia University in Morgantown, WV, where he lived for about four years before moving to Los Angeles. Hahn began playing guitar around 1995, and later added piano to his repertoire. When on acoustic guitar, he plays with exuberance, often laying down percussive hand slaps on the strings. He says he "should've taken more guitar lessons," but was always "more interested in playing and singing songs I knew and liked better than Hot Cross Buns out of a workbook." As of February 2007, he resides in New York City.

On September 15, 2008, he performed his song "Wordplay" on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno. Timothy has also performed "Fire in the Canyon" on Jimmy Kimmel Live!, The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson and Late Night with Conan O'Brien. Tim debuted his single "Hot Air Balloon" on The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien on July 24, 2009

Before his opening date in NYC on the Kelly Clarkson tour, Tim was interviewed by Scott Vollweiler, owner of Broken Records Magazine. The article is to be featured in the November issue with Aerosmith on the cover.

Touring
Hahn plays venues across the U.S. and Canada, and has toured with Joe Jackson, Justin Nozuka, Jason Mraz, G. Love, Marie Digby, Anya Marina, Matt Hires, Matt Nathanson, Meaghan Smith, Pete Francis, Rachael Yamagata, Bob Schneider, Blind Melon, David Mead, Marshall Crenshaw, Jonatha Brooke, Ari Hest, Cary Brothers, Jack's Mannequin, Steadman, OneRepublic, O.A.R., and Stephen Kellogg and the Sixers. Eric Hutchinson played in Omaha, Nebraska at the Sokol Auditorium on April 2, 2009. The concert was a philanthropy event which supported ALS in the Heartland. In the summer and fall of 2009 Eric was one of the opening acts for Kelly Clarkson's North American leg of her "All I Ever Wanted Tour". He will be opening for Clarkson on the Australian leg of the tour as well in April 2010.

Reception
Hahn has been widely acclaimed for his prowess as a pianist, songwriter, and performer. He has been called "one of the most talented singer-songwriters that Boston has to offer," with comparisons to Pete Francis, Jason Mraz, Stevie Wonder, Ben Folds, Cat Stevens, Ryan Montbleau, Billy Joel, Squeeze, Neil Finn, and even The Beatles. Journalist James Campion calls Hutchinson "a major talent with nary a trace of pretension" and "a sure thing."

Style
Hahn's music walks a line between rock, folk pop, and powerpop. It has been called "intelligent pop" with "painstakingly placed lyrics, brimming with sarcasm and wit", and "sunshine pop" with "feel-good playfulness" and a "plucky demeanor". Hutchinson cites his influences as Stevie Wonder, The Beatles, Michael Jackson, Elvis Costello, Paul Simon, Prince, Billy Joel, Ben Folds Five, and G. Love & Special Sauce.