Here is a sample of the CD Version of She Is Brighter.

This is Lullaby and some of my own commentary about the song–what I was thinking when I wrote this.

A clip of the Endless Day version of Jacob Black with commentary about what I was thinking when I wrote this song. Let me know your thoughts on this.

Holy cow has this been a long time coming!  I’m happy to announce that we have finally gotten everything straightened out with iTunes and Endless day will be live on the iTunes store in the month of June!  We are very sorry that it has taken so long for this to happen.  It was a very bad case of miscommunication between a number of people, but I’m totally excited that we’ll be back on iTunes very soon!

I want to personally thank all of you who have waited patiently for this to happen.  We know you could have found a slightly less-legal way to get our music, but you waited, and for that I thank you!  Anyway, have a great week!

Mitch
MHB

Be the only one to have a personalized phone message from Mitch AND a one- of- a –kind T-shirt made just for you.

50 Word Contest

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By You and a World Without You, songs from the Endless Day CD are being pitched for the movie soundtrack for New Moon. Winning is easy. In 50 words or less, tell us which song is your favorite and/or why both songs or one of these songs should be on the New Moon soundtrack! Contest ends on June 30th. Must be over 13 to enter.

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Top Prize: Personalized Phone Greeting from Mitch

Copy of the Limited Edition CD

Personally signed Poster of Mitch and Brent

And a Personally designed “one of a kind” T-Shirt just for you from the Band

Value: Priceless

Second: A signed poster and limited edition CD – value $24.95

Third: An Endless Day CD – value $16.95

What you need to do:

1. SUBSCRIBE to this blog–all contestants MUST be subscribed to the RSS feed to be considered eligible to win. You do this by clicking on the ORANGE icon in the upper right corner of this page. OR you can subscribe via email in the bottom of the right column on this page.

2. POST YOUR RESPONSE: Simply include, in 50 words or less, which song is your favorite and why it should be included in the New Moon Soundtrack

3. SHARE: make sure to Share This blog post with your friends via Facebook, Twitter, MySpace or whichever social networking site you have the most friends!

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Check out the Mitch’s video here, then be sure to watch The Mitch Hansen Band on Wednesday, May 27th at 9p EST

And visit www.TheMitchHansenBand.com to hear all the music and see what the band is doing.

TwiRock fans can satisfy their music-hunger with Mitch Hansen Band’s newly released limited edition, mega-hit CD Endless Day inspired by Stephenie Meyer’s book

Available at www.twilightmusicanddownloads.com

MHB named number one TwiRock band by Suburban Vampire

Music plays on MySpace approaching one million

Las Vegas (20 April 2009) TwiRock fans hungry for music inspired by Stephenie Meyer’s books can now buy a limited edition of the mega-hit CD Endless Day by the Mitch Hansen Band online at www.twilightmusicanddownloads, along with a signed poster and booklet.

Since January, the Mitch Hansen Band, an Atlanta-based group, was voted the number one TwiRock band by readers of Suburban Vampire and requests for interviews have been streaming in from Bulgaria, Spain, the U.S. and MTV.

Propelled by fan favorites like Lullaby, Jacob Black, and She is Brighter, the Endless Day CD captures the passion and mood of Meyer’s Twilight series unlike any other musical release, according to Gaylen Rust, president of Harper Music Company, LLC. “Mitch Hansen’s music connects with Twilight fans in a magical way. His musical interpretation of the events and people in these fictional books reveals the depth of Mitch’s creative talent.”

As part of the online offer, the Endless Day CD and booklet sell for $16.95.  The Limited Edition Endless Day CD and signed poster are priced at $24.95 and the combination of two Limited Edition CDs with the poster and booklet cost $39.95. All sales carry a satisfaction  guaranteed seal.

The site will have special appeal for fan fiction followers of Meyer’s books. Readers are  greeted by “Ava,” a shape shifter who was in the same high school class as Bella, Edward and Alice. Ava reveals that she “actually knew their secrets” and then shares her own musical journey that includes the discovery of the Mitch Hansen Band.  Along the way, readers can stop and listen to the band’s songs and music videos that include personal insights from Hansen about what inspired his music and what he was thinking while writing the lyrics.

Hansen said Endless Day is the “culmination of a lifetime dream to share my music with people everywhere.  My hope is that the music will speak to Twilight fans as well as those who may never read her books.”

The Mitch Hansen Band is based in Atlanta, Georgia and is led by lead singer, songwriter and rhythm guitar player Mitch Hansen. Hansen has been writing songs and playing guitar since the age of 12.  Now married and the father of young boy, his passion for music is still intense - even occasionally keeping him up at nights.

In the summer of 2007, Hansen became acquainted with Stephenie Meyer’s books and read all of them in a week.  Inspired by the characters and plot, he wrote “Twilight Hour,” which attracted thousands of fans after it was posted it on MySpace Music.  Ennobled by the response, Hansen independently wrote and released the CD Twilight Hour on iTunes - which became an instant hit.

The band was discovered by a music producer in 2008 and now works under the Harper Music Company LLC label.  Harper Music Company LLC released Hansen’s second CD, Endless Day in December, 2008 - which contains nine songs re-recorded from Twilight Hour plus one new, previously unreleased song Already Dead.

The Mitch Hansen Band also includes lead guitarist Brent Cook. Hansen and Cook have been influenced by a number of musical styles including classic blues, classic rockers, alternative bands of the 90’s and modern rock. Some of the band’s favorite groups are Features, Alice in Chains, Collective Soul, the Offspring and Helmet. Cook plays on an old Olympic white Fender Stratocaster guitar made in Mexico and Hansen plays on a black 1981 Gibson Les Paul Standard.

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Already Dead

And when you’re next to me
Everything I should have said
Comes flooding back to me
I’m drowning in my own head

You are ripping out everything
That I still care about
Its not the same and
Everytime I try to
See it your way
I just want to cry

Please say “no”
I need you the same
To keep me from going off the edge
Oh wait, its too late I’m
Already dead

You said you love me, but its not true
The evidence is in front of you
Its not to say that you just don’t care
I think its time I disappeared
Maybe its too late now but
Thought that you should know
That I can’t out run my love for you,
You know?

Hey would you quit that please?
You always give me that look
Shouldn’t you be more sorry
For all the time that you took?

Don’t be sad
I think this is for the best
Before I go there’s just one thing
That I need to get off of my chest

Three may be a small crowd but I
Still think I should go

Lullaby
Being made of stone will make you strong
But I’ve been alone for oh so long
Then there you were, a silent mind
With Beauty that I thought I’d never find
Something strange is happening
And I don’t know what to do
I haven’t felt my heartbeat in over 90 years
(Chorus)

So, sleep now and hold me tight
Everything will be alright
Just lay down and rest your weary eyes
Calm down, you’re safe with me
I love you more than you can see
You need your rest and so I wrote you this
Lullaby…Lullaby

Could someone who has a soul
Have such a hard time staying in control
Eternity can wait a while
I’ll miss the way you blush when you smile
I love the way you look at me
When you’re thinking no one else can see
I feel like someone different when you’re near

(Chorus)

So, sleep now and hold me tight
Everything will be alright
Just lay down and rest your weary eyes
Calm down, you’re safe with me
I love you more than you can see
You need your rest and so I wrote you this
Lullaby…Lullaby…
Lullaby….Lullaby
(Repeat Chorus)

Twilight Hour CD lyrics

Number 3
You won’t believe how many things
Are wandering a-through my head
You’re next to me, it’s plain to see that
Maybe you would like me dead
I see it in your eyes
They’re as black as night
Here is the surprise:
One, I know, it probably should chill me
Two, I think you prob’ly want to kill me
Three, I know I want to spend my life with you
You’d never harm me
And of all of these
The only one I fear is number three.
Here I go I’m on a roll
I want to know about you
Holy water, stakes in hearts
Tell me is it even true.
I see it in your eyes
They’re as black as night
Here is the surprise:
One, I know, it probably should chill me
Two, I think you prob’ly want to kill me
Three, I know I want to spend my life with you
You’d never harm me
And of all of these
The only one I fear is number three.
(Repeat Chorus Twice)

Twilight Hour CD lyrics

Jacob Black
Jacob Black
She’s not coming back
La Push has come to shove
And she’s through with you
Don’t you see
You’re just a dog to me?
If you come near her again
I’ll eat you, too

(Bridge)
First you missed her
Then you kissed her
I’m just watching
You think you’re fine
I’m waiting
Contemplating
Don’t you screw up
Or you’re mine

(Repeat Bridge)
(Chorus)
You’re nothing but a dog!

Nothing but a dog!

Nothing but a dog!
And it’s time for you to face the truth
You’re nothing but a dog

Nothing but a dog!

Nothing but a dog!
And she’s still way too good for you
Watch your back ‘cause who knows what I’ll do
Jacob Black I’ve got my eye on you!
The other day
I thought I heard you say
“May the best man win”
But I see through your ploy
You may think
That you are on the brink
Of winning her love
But you are just a boy
(Repeat Bridge/Chorus)
You were there to save her life when I was far away
Differences aside and I’ll say thank you anyway
The bigger man will shake your hand
And pretty soon you’ll see
In your mind you’re kissing her
In life she’s kissing me
(Repeat Chorus)