HORATIO BANNISTER
The Story
The Story
Horatio Bannister is an American singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and producer returning to music on his own terms after an extraordinary twenty-year detour.
01 — ORIGINS
Horatio’s music has always been rooted in lived experience: love, loss, family, freedom, reinvention and redemption.
Horatio’s music has always been rooted in lived experience: love, loss, family, freedom, reinvention and redemption.
Early in his career, Horatio and producer/collaborator Michael Mangini caught the attention of Clive Davis, leading to a major-label deal with Arista Records and a relationship that lasted ten years.
Early in his career, Horatio and producer/collaborator Michael Mangini caught the attention of Clive Davis, leading to a major-label deal with Arista Records and a relationship that lasted ten years.
His songwriting credits include works with Prince, Duran Duran, Billy Idol, Steve Stevens, members of U2, Al Stewart, Norman Whitfield and Barrett Strong.
His songwriting credits include works with Prince, Duran Duran, Billy Idol, Steve Stevens, members of U2, Al Stewart, Norman Whitfield and Barrett Strong.
02 — THE LONG WAY AROUND
After stepping away from the traditional music business, Horatio never stopped writing.
After stepping away from the traditional music business, Horatio never stopped writing.
Life outside music took an unexpected turn. After 9/11, Horatio spent more than two decades in law enforcement, much of it working undercover in Vice and Narcotics, while raising a family and continuing to write and record music.
Life outside music took an unexpected turn. After 9/11, Horatio spent more than two decades in law enforcement, much of it working undercover in Vice and Narcotics, while raising a family and continuing to write and record music.
03 — RETURN
After three years that reshaped nearly every part of his life, Horatio returned to the thing that had never left him: music.
After three years that reshaped nearly every part of his life, Horatio returned to the thing that had never left him: music.
He writes, performs, records, produces, mixes and masters his own work, building each song from the ground up.
He writes, performs, records, produces, mixes and masters his own work, building each song from the ground up.
His music moves between singer-songwriter intimacy, Americana roots, indie pop, rock, electronic textures and danceable energy.
His music moves between singer-songwriter intimacy, Americana roots, indie pop, rock, electronic textures and danceable energy.
The songs are about what happens when life changes everything: love, loss, betrayal, survival, freedom, redemption, and finding your way forward.
For Horatio, music has always been a place of connection and his preferred language, a way to squelch the noise, create shared experiences and dance with reckless abandon.
The songs are about what happens when life changes everything: love, loss, betrayal, survival, freedom, redemption, and finding your way forward.
For Horatio, music has always been a place of connection and his preferred language, a way to squelch the noise, create shared experiences and dance with reckless abandon.
THE NEXT CHAPTER
This next chapter begins with “Whole Again, My Friend,” and with a simple belief: loss does not have to be the end of the story.
This next chapter begins with “Whole Again, My Friend,” and with a simple belief: loss does not have to be the end of the story.
Moving Forward, Together.
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