Hana Gabrielle Pestle (born July 11, 1989), known by her stage name HANA, is an American singer/songwriter from Billings, Montana.

Biography

Hana Pestle was born July 11, 1989, in Atlanta, Georgia. Her family moved to Salt Lake City, Utah when she was 6 years old, and to Billings, Montana, when she was 8. Pestle received her first guitar when she was in 6th grade as a Christmas present, and approximately a year later, she took up lessons. Sporadically throughout both middle and high school, Pestle also took voice lessons.

History

Hana Pestle started performing live in Montana at the age of 14. In August 2005, video of one of Pestle's performances reached producers and writers Michael "Fish" Herring and Ben Moody. After watching the tape, the pair decided to work with Pestle. She and her family traveled to Los Angeles, California to meet with the producers in December 2005, and started working on her album in April 2006.

This Way is the debut album by Hana Pestle. The album was released on September 22, 2009 via Hanapestle.com, and iTunes, through Ben Moody's label, FNR Records.

MojoRadio.us calls This Way a journey where "Pestle's lyrics combine with an emotive and ethereal vocal style to evoke soul stirring memories. Her songs sway from brooding and moody, to inspiring and uplifting."

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This Way is the fourth studio album by singer/songwriter Jewel, released in 2001, through Atlantic Records. She was looking for a raw, live-sounding album, leading her to be involved in the album's production. Singles included the hits "Standing Still" and "Break Me" as well as the eponymous track "This Way," which was also featured on the soundtrack to the film Life or Something Like It. Lastly, "Serve the Ego" was remixed by Hani Num and Mike Rizzo and became a number one hit on the US Club charts. The album debuted at number 9 on Billboard 200 with first week sales of 140,000 units. As of 2007, the album has sold over 1.5 million copies in the United States and has been certified platinum by the RIAA. This Way reached #6 in Australia and has since been certified Platinum.

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All songs were written by Jewel Kilcher, except where noted.

This Way is the latest Acoustic Alchemy album released on May 14, 2007 in the United Kingdom. It was released on June 6, 2007 in the United States.

On February 4, 2007, Acoustic Alchemy announced that they had recently completed recording the new album, comprising eleven tracks. It features special guest appearances from trumpeter Rick Braun (on the track "Carlos The King"), saxophonist Jeff Kashiwa (on "Egg") and collaborations with label-mates Down to the Bone.

The album was their first to be released on Narada Jazz.

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