Framing Hanley

Framing Hanley is a rock band from Nashville, Tennessee, USA formed in 2005. They released their first studio album in August 2007 entitled "The Moment". They are best known for their song "Hear Me Now" and their cover of "Lollipop", originally by Lil Wayne. They also have a reasonably new album out called "A Promise To Burn".Lead singer & songwriter Kenneth Nixon, guitarists Ryan and Brandon, bassist Luke and drummer Chris came together to form Framing Hanley and quickly gained a large following in Nashville. First formed in 2005, the band posted some demos of their songs on the bands myspace page. In November 2006, these demos were discovered by Brett Hestla,[citation needed] former Creed bassist and frontman of Dark New Day. Hestla helped the young Nashville based quintet record a 2 song demo in his Florida studio which he showed to Jeff Hanson (Creed, Sevendust, Paramore) and his record label Silent Majority Group. In an interview with HitQuarters Hanson said he "flipped out" when he heard the song "Hear Me Now" and decided immediately he wanted to sign them.[2] The following day he went to see the band play in Nashville and claims that in his rush to secure the band's signatures he wrote up their deal on a napkin. Hanson became not only their label boss but also their manager.[2]

In June 2008, Tim left the band due to recurring back problems and to pursue other endeavors in his life.[3] He was immediately replaced by a friend of the band, guitarist Ryan Belcher. This was originally a temporary arrangement but Ryan soon became a permanent member of the band.

Members

    * Kenneth Nixon: Vocals, Piano, Guitar (2005–present)
    * Ryan Belcher: Guitar, Piano, Backing Vocals (2007–present)
    * Brandon Wootten: Guitar, Backing Vocals (2005–present)
    * Luke McDuffee: Bass, Backing Vocals (2005–present)
    * Chris Vest: Drums (2005–present)

 Former members

    * Tim Huskinson: Guitar (2005-2007)