Fordham Observer Dhani Harrison: Not “Another John Doe”

Fordham Observer

Dhani Harrison: Not “Another John Doe”
thenewno2’s Lead Guitarist/Vocalist Talks About Wolfmother Tour, Stickam and His Bicycle Gang
By By Tim Jalbert & Rachel Weinick

Published: Wednesday, October 21, 2009

Courtesy of Big Hassle

Oli Hecks and Dhani Harrison, the founding members of thenewno2, have cultivated their music using a strictly Do-It-Yourself style.
Despite his lineage, the “Do-It-Yourself” approach to succeeding in the music industry has been the conscious choice of Dhani Harrison, vocalist and lead guitarist of electro-rock band thenewno2. thenewno2 (pronounced “The New Number Two”), whose name is a reference to the 1960s British television show, “The Prisoner,” released their first full-length album, “You Are Here,” in August of 2008 after 2006’s EP001. Currently, the band is preparing for a tour that will stop at Terminal 5 on Nov. 8.

Since the release of “You Are Here,” the band has performed on “Late Night With Conan O’Brien,” had two songs featured on Rock Band 2 and been lauded in numerous music magazines.

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Upcoming shows ~ thenewno2 with Wolfmother !!

Upcoming Shows

29 Oct 2009 20:00
House of Blues w/ Wolfmother Dallas, Texas

30 Oct 2009 19:00
Stubbs Bar-B-Q w/ Wolfmother Austin, Texas

2 Nov 2009 19:00
Tabernacle w/ Wolfmother Atlanta, Georgia

3 Nov 2009 18:30
The Fillmore Charlotte w/ Wolfmother Charlotte, North Carolina

4 Nov 2009 19:00
9:30 Club w/ Wolfmother WASHINGTON, Washington DC

6 Nov 2009 20:00
Electric Factory w/ Wolfmother Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

7 Nov 2009 19:00
House of Blues w/ Wolfmother Boston, Massachusetts

8 Nov 2009 19:00
Terminal 5 w/ Wolfmother New York, New York

11 Nov 2009 20:00
Kool Haus w/ Wolfmother Toronto, Ontario

12 Nov 2009 19:00
Clutch Cargos w/ Wolfmother Pontiac, Michigan

13 Nov 2009 18:00
Riviera Theater w/ Wolfmother Chicago, Illinois

14 Nov 2009 20:00
State Theater w/ Wolfmother Minneapolis, Minnesota

16 Nov 2009 19:00
Ogden Theater w/ Wolfmother Denver, Colorado

17 Nov 2009 18:30
The Depot w/ Wolfmother Salt Lake City, Utah

19 Nov 2009 20:00
Roseland Theater w/ Wolfmother Portland, Oregon

20 Nov 2009 20:00
Paramount Theater w/ Wolfmother Seattle, Washington

21 Nov 2009 19:00
Queen Elizabeth Theater w/ Wolfmother Vancouver, British Columbia

23 Nov 2009 19:00
Fox Oakland Theater w/ Wolfmother Oakland, California

24 Nov 2009 19:30
The Wiltern w/ Wolfmother Los Angeles, California

MTV Buzzworthy post a Blog about thenewno2's Yomp video

MTV Buzzworthy post a Blog about thenewno2's Yomp video !! ...

New Video: Thenewno2, 'Yomp'
Posted 5 hrs ago by Tamar Anitai in Celebrity, Music, Videos

We were raving about Thenewno2 back in January -- don't you love when people do that? Qualify their amount of into-a-band-ness by the length of time they've known about them? Great, because that's exactly what I'm doing right now -- and at first their mellow, lo-fi sound was part of the appeal.
Now, check out duo Dhani Harrison (yes, yes, the late George's son) and Oli Hecks' brand-new Adria Petty-directed video, "Yomp," off their new album, You Are Here. It hits a bit harder and more psychedelic and taps a White Stripes/ Queens Of The Stone Age vein while playing a moody and dark game of Dia de los Muertos dress-up.



http://buzzworthy.mtv.com/2009/07/21/new-video-thenewno2-yomp/

thenewno2 Yomp video premiere all day Tuesday !!

YOMP premiere this Tuesday on MTVU

Watch the premiere of thenewno2's new video for Yomp ... all day Tuesday on MTVU!

thenewno2 Music Video Edition from Beatcrave ..

thenewno2 Music Video Edition from Beatcrave ..

Check it out !! ..

thenewno2 upcoming live show dates

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The following thenewno2 upcoming live show dates have now been confirmed !!...

Jul 9th 2009 8:00PM
House of Blues of San Diego w/ Pete Yorn San Diego, California

Jul 10 2009 8:00PM
House of Blues of Anaheim w/ Pete Yorn Anaheim, California

Jul 11 2009 8:00PM
Rialto Theatre w/ Pete Yorn Tucson, Arizona

Jul 16 2009 8:00PM
Grammy Museum Los Angeles, California

Aug 8 2009 8:00PM
Lollapalooza Chicago, Illinois

thenewno2 live show Sunday 28th June 2009

thenewno2 live Sunday 28th June, 2009

thenewno2 & George Stanford

CineSpace
6356 Hollywood Blvd
2nd level
Hollywood
CA
90028

Free Entry
18 +

thenewno2's interview/performance amoeba

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thenewno2's interview and performance at amoeba from 31st March is now on line !!!

Nice one! ... Check it out ...

http://www.amoeba.com/live-shows/videos/thenewno2.html

American Express Presents Emerging Artists: thenewno2

American Express Presents Emerging Artists: thenewno2
Thursday, July 16, 2009; 8:00 pm




Psychedelic art rockers thenewno2 will be the focus of the Museum's third Emerging Artists showcase, taking place in the 200-seat GRAMMY Sound Stage. Featuring guitarist/synth/vocalist Dhani Harrison and drums/synth Oli Hecks, the band describes their music as "an eerie terrain of digital beats, heavy guitars with an arsenal of studio confectionary." Recently featured in Rolling Stone, LA Weekly, and one of the final guests on the Late Show with Conan O'Brien, Harrison and Hecks will join Executive Director Robert Santelli for an insightful discussion about the group's debut album, You Are Here, and their experiences in music, design and film. An intimate performance will close the evening.

All proceeds benefit The GRAMMY Museum. American Express presale begins via Ticketmaster.com on June 18, 2009. Presale price is $10 and includes a program ticket, a beer and wine reception on the Museum's Target Terrace (7 to 8pm), and a copy of the CD, You Are Here. Doors open at 6:30pm, so guests have the opportunity to tour the Museum beforehand. American Express is the exclusive payment method for presale packages.

http://www.grammymuseum.org/interior.php?section=programs&page=publicprograms

New video 'Yomp' by thenewno2

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Check out thenewno2's 'Yomp' video !! ...

thenewno2 interview part 1 BeatCrave

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thenewno2 interview part 1 BeatCrave .. check it out !! ..
http://beatcrave.com/2009-06-17/thenewno2-interview-part-1/

Dhani Harrison on his new album, his father and The Beatles: Rock Band

Dhani Harrison on his new album, his father and The Beatles: Rock Band

"I'm making my own music. It's exciting"

Joe Bosso, Tue 26 May 2009, 4:14 pm BST


Harrison and thenewno2 will be on tour this summer

Dhani Harrison is well aware of the effect he has on people, and he's cool with it. "People see my face, they hear my voice, and I know they're thinking about my father. That's OK - he was a great man."

But while the 30-year-old son of the late ex-Beatle George Harrison is following in his father's footsteps as a musician - he's just released his first album, You Are Here, with his band thenewno2 (a partnership between Harrison and his friend Oliver "Oli" Hecks, though the lineup has expanded to the full band recently) - he's also making his own way in the world, and has been for some time.


To read more and to listen to two podcasts please visit the url below !! ..

http://www.musicradar.com/news/guitars/dhani-harrison-on-his-new-album-his-father-and-the-beatles-rock-band-207984

thenewno2 Santa Barbara 16th April, 2009 Free Show + Coachella Update

thenewno2 FREE LIVE SHOW 16th April in Santa Barbara

thenewno2 live in Santa Barbara

Thursday, 16th April 2009
7 00PM
Venue: Pelican Park
Address: 6547 Del Playa,
Isla Vista

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Coachella Valley Music And Art Festival thenewno2 update

Saturday 18th April, 2009

thenewno2 will be performing at Coachella Valley Music and Art Festival.
Stage. mojave
time: 3pm -3.45pm

Also on Saturday ... thenewno2 are scheduled to appear in the autograph tent (subject to change).

The Coachella Valley Music and Art Festival is being screened Live by Webcast!! ..
For more details and to register Visit:

http://music.att.net/

and

http://music.att.net/s/editorial.dll?bfromind=5168&eeid=6446587&_sitecat=1384&dcatid=0&eetype=article&render=y&ac=-2

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Dhani Harrison Interview ~ Bullz Eye

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check out the interview with Dhani Harrison ...



http://www.bullz-eye.com/music/interviews/2009/dhani_harrison.htm

Oliver Hecks Interview - Bullz eye

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Check out the Interview with Oli Hecks ...



http://www.bullz-eye.com/music/interviews/2009/oli_hecks.htm

Dhani Harrison talks up the Beatles’ “Rock Band”

Dhani Harrison talks up the Beatles’ “Rock Band”

Posted by Will Harris (04/02/2009 @ 11:05 pm)

Dhani Harrison…yes, you may know him as George’s son…has been making the press rounds, talking up You Are Here, the album by his band, thenewno2. While doing so, however, it hasn’t exactly required a great deal of arm-twisting to get him to chat about how he had more than a little bit to do with the folks at Apple Corps agreeing to license the Beatles’ music for their very own volume of “Rock Band.” But that’s fair enough, since “Yomp,” a song by thenewno2, was released as downloadable content for “Rock Band” on July 29, 2008, and another track, “Crazy Tuesday,” was released as one of 20 free songs for “Rock Band 2.”



“I basically did that for Apple,” admitted Harrison, “so that they could see it and say, ‘Oh, look, there’s Dhani, he’s a new media kind of person, and this is how he’s selling his stuff. Maybe we should consider doing that with the Beatles, seeing as we don’t have any digital deal or anything.’”

The Beatles’ “Rock Band” evolved out of several meetings Harrison had with Alex Rigopulos, co-founder of Harmonix Music Systems, the developers of “Rock Band.”

“He’s a genius,” said Harrison, “just the loveliest, loveliest guy. We were sitting around one day, and he just said to me, ‘Do you think they would ever go for a Beatle game?’ And I was thinking the same thing to talk to him about! ‘It would be amazing, wouldn’t it?’ I said to him. Actually, I think I said, ‘It would be amazing because I could kick your ass at ‘I Am the Walrus’ while dressed as a wizard in Shea Stadium.’

“Do you know what I mean? Or I could put on the ice skating outfit from ‘Help!’ and then beat you at ‘Tomorrow Never Knows’ in the universe somewhere. I don’t know. Just make up whatever you can; ‘I Am the Walrus’ at the Cavern Club, even. Wouldn’t that be fun? And we both just started riffing on that kind of stuff until we both just were in hysterics, and it was obviously a brilliant idea, but I said, ‘Well, that’s never going to happen, is it?’ And he said, ‘No, it’s never going to happen.’ I said, ‘But I should talk to the guys from Apple, anyway. Because it is actually a no-brainer. It is the biggest no-brainer that I’ve ever, ever thought about, and if Apple don’t go for it, then they are shooting themselves in the foot, because someone else is going to do it. Someone else is going to get their own game.

“In the way the media works these days, in the way that music delivery systems work these days, I find it quite often best to be first,” Harrison explained. “If you were the first person ever to design an application for the iPhone and you patented it, you would be very, very better off than we are right now, you know? But you’ve got to be the first one to do it. So I figured that Led Zeppelin or The Stones were going to do it unless we just got on to it. So I got cracking with the guys from Apple. I kind of almost bullied them into believing how amazing it was. They really didn’t need much convincing if you looked to the fourth quarter, the month of December 2007, I think they sold something like 10,000,000 units of ‘Guitar Hero 2′ in just one month, and they are $50.00 each. I said, ‘If you do the math, if you go 50/50 with ‘Rock Band’ and you sell a Beatles ‘Rock Band’ game, that’s a big deal’ you know. And not to mention that, once the game is made, you can just keep adding songs to it. You could do the Bangladesh pack, you could do the ‘Live and Let Die’ pack, you could do the ‘Imagine’ pack…”

Are you salivating yet? Better clean yourself up. You’ve got ’til September 9th until the Beatles’ “Rock Band” hits stores.


http://www.esdmusic.com/tag/beatles-rock-band/

thenewno2 live in San Diego (confirmed)

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thenewno2 live in san diego april 13

Show Time: 13 Apr 2009 - 21:00
Venue: the Casbah
Address: 2501 Kettner Blvd.

City: San Diego
County: California
Country: US
Zip Code: 92101
Cost: $10

Description: http://www.casbahmusic.com/schedule.php
contact the casbah for tickets

thenewno2 CD is out today !! + performance and cd signing tonight !!

thenewno2 Free Podcast Available !!

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thenewno2 Free Podcast Available !!

A FREE PODCAST of thenewno2's acoustic performance at Rolling Stone is available now for download on iTunes !! ..



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thenewno2 live show and CD signing 31st March, 2009

thenewno2
Live Show and CD signing !!

Amoeba Record Store, Hollywood, California

31st March, 2009
7pm