often referred to as the next big thing in pop this singer-songwriter is
in pop this singer-songwriter is
in pop this singer-songwriter is connecting with fans through her
connecting with fans through her
connecting with fans through her passionate lyrics hi I’m Rebecca Brayton
passionate lyrics hi I’m Rebecca Brayton
passionate lyrics hi I’m Rebecca Brayton and welcome to watchmojo.com and today
and welcome to watchmojo.com and today
and welcome to watchmojo.com and today we’re speaking with Hannah George’s it’s
we’re speaking with Hannah George’s it’s
we’re speaking with Hannah George’s it’s like you said this is way too tough
like you said this is way too tough
like you said this is way too tough we’ve got no way to make it out there so
we’ve got no way to make it out there so
we’ve got no way to make it out there so we always like to start with kind of
we always like to start with kind of
we always like to start with kind of talking about your upbringing and how
talking about your upbringing and how
talking about your upbringing and how you first found music to follow as your
you first found music to follow as your
you first found music to follow as your path i was born in Newmarket Ontario and
path i was born in Newmarket Ontario and
path i was born in Newmarket Ontario and I was put into piano lessons at a really
I was put into piano lessons at a really
I was put into piano lessons at a really young age and my dad also was a crazy
young age and my dad also was a crazy
young age and my dad also was a crazy amazing piano player and I think that’s
amazing piano player and I think that’s
amazing piano player and I think that’s what sparked my inspiration and then I
what sparked my inspiration and then I
what sparked my inspiration and then I got inspired by other artists and was
got inspired by other artists and was
got inspired by other artists and was starting to make my own music on the
starting to make my own music on the
starting to make my own music on the piano as soon as I could learn what I
piano as soon as I could learn what I
piano as soon as I could learn what I was doing what Tom’s get tough you gotta
was doing what Tom’s get tough you gotta
was doing what Tom’s get tough you gotta don’t know what I’d do without you I
don’t know what I’d do without you I
don’t know what I’d do without you I described to us you’re kind of musical
described to us you’re kind of musical
described to us you’re kind of musical evolution as an artist’s from when you
evolution as an artist’s from when you
evolution as an artist’s from when you first begin as you see it I think from
first begin as you see it I think from
first begin as you see it I think from the get-go like being introduced to
the get-go like being introduced to
the get-go like being introduced to music so young with my you know with my
music so young with my you know with my
music so young with my you know with my phone with my dad playing music to me
phone with my dad playing music to me
phone with my dad playing music to me being inspired by other artists and me
being inspired by other artists and me
being inspired by other artists and me being like my mom being pretty adamant
being like my mom being pretty adamant
being like my mom being pretty adamant about being serious about the piano and
about being serious about the piano and
about being serious about the piano and to realizing that I had a voice but I
to realizing that I had a voice but I
to realizing that I had a voice but I could I could sing that inspired me to
could I could sing that inspired me to
could I could sing that inspired me to like venture out and find other people
like venture out and find other people
like venture out and find other people that could play with me and
that could play with me and
that could play with me and and all throughout high school I i was
and all throughout high school I i was
and all throughout high school I i was searching for bands to play with I think
searching for bands to play with I think
searching for bands to play with I think the course of my journey was just I was
the course of my journey was just I was
the course of my journey was just I was always wanting to be involved in music I
always wanting to be involved in music I
always wanting to be involved in music I moved to Victoria and I was going to
moved to Victoria and I was going to
moved to Victoria and I was going to school for a little bit and the third
school for a little bit and the third
school for a little bit and the third year period it was just like okay that’s
year period it was just like okay that’s
year period it was just like okay that’s enough I can’t go to school anymore I
enough I can’t go to school anymore I
enough I can’t go to school anymore I need to really be serious about what I’m
need to really be serious about what I’m
need to really be serious about what I’m doing and so I moved from Victoria to
doing and so I moved from Victoria to
doing and so I moved from Victoria to Vancouver and just said made a clean
Vancouver and just said made a clean
Vancouver and just said made a clean slate and started pursuing music full
slate and started pursuing music full
slate and started pursuing music full full time and then from there things
full time and then from there things
full time and then from there things kind of flourished and started happening
so you’ve got that song you’ve got a
so you’ve got that song you’ve got a place called home which is featured in
place called home which is featured in
place called home which is featured in walmart commercial which I’m sure you’re
walmart commercial which I’m sure you’re
walmart commercial which I’m sure you’re talking you talk about often now that
talking you talk about often now that
talking you talk about often now that was it wasn’t like you had that song and
was it wasn’t like you had that song and
was it wasn’t like you had that song and they picked it for the commercial you
they picked it for the commercial you
they picked it for the commercial you wrote it specifically as a jingle I did
wrote it specifically as a jingle I did
wrote it specifically as a jingle I did yeah I think it was last June that I
yeah I think it was last June that I
yeah I think it was last June that I went out to New York and I played a show
went out to New York and I played a show
went out to New York and I played a show and a music supervisor approached me
and a music supervisor approached me
and a music supervisor approached me after the show and just said hey would
after the show and just said hey would
after the show and just said hey would you be interested in writing a jingle
you be interested in writing a jingle
you be interested in writing a jingle for a commercial and I said yeah like
for a commercial and I said yeah like
for a commercial and I said yeah like send me what you got and let’s work on
send me what you got and let’s work on
send me what you got and let’s work on this so I went back to Vancouver after
this so I went back to Vancouver after
this so I went back to Vancouver after the New York show and at the time I was
the New York show and at the time I was
the New York show and at the time I was really heavily into making my record and
really heavily into making my record and
really heavily into making my record and I asked Ryan if you’d be into writing
I asked Ryan if you’d be into writing
I asked Ryan if you’d be into writing this jingle with me because we were in
this jingle with me because we were in
this jingle with me because we were in the studio and we did it we took like
the studio and we did it we took like
the studio and we did it we took like one night after we were done to write
one night after we were done to write
one night after we were done to write this 30 second piece of music it was put
this 30 second piece of music it was put
this 30 second piece of music it was put up on to youtube and it became like the
up on to youtube and it became like the
up on to youtube and it became like the eighth month campaign for the back to
eighth month campaign for the back to
eighth month campaign for the back to school commercial for Walmart
school commercial for Walmart
school commercial for Walmart set them up for success for less where
set them up for success for less where
set them up for success for less where is called save money live better Walmart
is called save money live better Walmart
is called save money live better Walmart people were asking about it and
people were asking about it and
people were asking about it and wondering like you know who’s singing
wondering like you know who’s singing
wondering like you know who’s singing and and where can I find this song and
and and where can I find this song and
and and where can I find this song and there was no song it was just a 30
there was no song it was just a 30
there was no song it was just a 30 second piece of music and and so that
second piece of music and and so that
second piece of music and and so that kind of pushed pushed myself and Ryan to
kind of pushed pushed myself and Ryan to
kind of pushed pushed myself and Ryan to go back in and be like k let’s challenge
go back in and be like k let’s challenge
go back in and be like k let’s challenge ourselves to write a song for these
ourselves to write a song for these
ourselves to write a song for these people that are really excited about the
people that are really excited about the
people that are really excited about the song and so we did that and now it’s a
song and so we did that and now it’s a
song and so we did that and now it’s a place called home
so hear me say keeps good name why do
so hear me say keeps good name why do you think it’s more acceptable today for
you think it’s more acceptable today for
you think it’s more acceptable today for something for artists to kind of get
something for artists to kind of get
something for artists to kind of get their music out in different ways like
their music out in different ways like
their music out in different ways like you know through commercials on
you know through commercials on
you know through commercials on television placements that kind of thing
television placements that kind of thing
television placements that kind of thing just seeing that like just having that
just seeing that like just having that
just seeing that like just having that exposure throughout Canada and North End
exposure throughout Canada and North End
exposure throughout Canada and North End us people respond to it and people are
us people respond to it and people are
us people respond to it and people are just not watching like TV they’re
just not watching like TV they’re
just not watching like TV they’re watching they’re listening to the music
watching they’re listening to the music
watching they’re listening to the music and like that in turn like had people
and like that in turn like had people
and like that in turn like had people checking out my stuff and wanting to
checking out my stuff and wanting to
checking out my stuff and wanting to find out who the artist was so I think
find out who the artist was so I think
find out who the artist was so I think it’s a great way to for artists to get
it’s a great way to for artists to get
it’s a great way to for artists to get exposure and it ended up working for me
exposure and it ended up working for me
exposure and it ended up working for me so yeah I used Walmart
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