Hanan Rubinstein

Hanan Rubinstein is a New York City based guitarist, engineer and producer. Hanan is currently the guitar player in the Alicia Keys band and the owner/chief engineer of Birdie Studios.

Career

In 2001, after graduating from Tenafly High School, Hanan began working at Unique Recording Studios in Times Square as a recording engineer. He was also attending the Conservatory Of Music at SUNY Purchase and touring as a guitarist with Leela James. While in school, Hanan met Anthony Parrino AKA Elite, who was working for Ruff Ryders Entertainment at the time. Some of the more notable tracks they created together include "Shootouts"[1] for Jadakiss and "Crooked Smile" by J.Cole.

In 2004 [2] Hanan began expanding his circle by doing some work with other artists such as Kanye West, Motown's Funk Brothers, Roy Hargrove and DMX. In 2005 while playing at Montreux Jazz Festival, Hanan met his future manager, which resulted in him moving to Berlin, Germany in 2007. In Berlin, Hanan recorded his own debut album, "The Year I Lived", and worked with other artists such as Willie K, Malakoff Kowalski and Iced Earth. He was also the chief engineer of "The HUB" studios. While in Europe, Hanan (as a solo artist) opened for many acts, including ZZ top, Chris Isaak, Jamie Cullum, Jeff Beck and many more.

In 2011, Hanan moved back to New York, and began working with Rita Ora as a guitarist and a vocal coach. In 2011 Hanan was asked to join the Alicia Keys band, as the lead guitarist.[3]

Some other notable artists that Hanan has worked with include Pharrell Williams, Bonnie Raitt, Carole King, John Legend, David Byrne, James "JT" Taylor, Lenny Kravitz, Keisha Cole, Nas, Ellie Goulding, Jadakiss, KRS-One, Roy Ayers, Jamie Foxx, Jazmine Sullivan, The Funk Brothers, Jeff Richmond, and Jennifer Hudson.

Selected Discography

Equipment

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