{"id":20687,"date":"2019-12-16T14:50:08","date_gmt":"2019-12-16T14:50:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.roadiemusic.com\/?post_type=blog&p=20687"},"modified":"2020-07-06T15:47:12","modified_gmt":"2020-07-06T15:47:12","slug":"annie-wagstaff-hannie","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.roadiemusic.com\/blog\/annie-wagstaff-hannie\/","title":{"rendered":"Roadie Spotlight: Annie Wagstaff and HANNIE"},"content":{"rendered":"

Annie Plays Guitar is a name that has popped up on social media for the past few years. We\u2019ve had a listen to Annie Wagstaff\u2019s music and also looked at her new project HANNIE in this edition of Roadie Spotlight.<\/p>\n

Who is Annie Wagstaff and HANNIE?<\/h2>\n

Annie Wagstaff, commonly known as Annie Plays Guitar<\/a> is a guitarist from Surrey in England. She has been playing the guitar and drums since the age of 7 and later on studied music in London. She\u2019s inspired by the likes of Julian Lage, George Benson, John Scofield, and Joe Pass.<\/p>\n

After causing a stir online with her guitar playing, Annie teamed up with German pianist Hannah Koppenburg (known as Hannah Plays Keys<\/a>) to create HANNIE in 2017. The duo both studied music in London together and both later went to Berklee College of Music.<\/p>\n

Since they began posting videos of them playing together, they\u2019ve racked up an impressive 300,000 followers on Instagram and released six singles that have over a million plays on Spotify.<\/p>\n

Each single features a different singer who the duo provides a musical backdrop for with their respective instruments. They\u2019ve now signed with Warner Music and are looking for other vocalists to collaborate with.<\/p>\n

What Does HANNIE Sound Like?<\/h2>\n

Although HANNIE does have a signature sound, each song they\u2019ve released has been heavily influenced by the vocalist featured on it.<\/p>\n

That said, it\u2019s hard to get around the pop-influenced thread that runs through all their songs. There are definitely tracks with a lot of chart-topping hit potential in their current catalog.<\/p>\n

Similar artists on Spotify include BOBBi, Fickle Friends, Ralph, and L Devine.<\/p>\n\n

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