Simon Hanning

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Simon Hanning is a British music & television producer.^[1] Born and raised in Walthamstow, London he attended the Sylvia Young Theatre School and had several early television appearances, including a role in school drama series, Grange Hill.^[2] He began his adult career working as a theatre lighting technician, working on West End shows such as Stop the World - I Want to Get Off then later training as a video editor, with stints on the ITV The Chart Show, then as an assistant producer to television director Robin Bextor and later working for sports production company Visionsport International (VSI).

He has also directed a number of music videos and live concerts performances, for artists including Anthony Costa^[3], Sophie Ellis Bextor, Jamie Cullum^[4] & Kasabian.

He more recently launched (and currently runs) Band Republic, what is promoted as the first online record label, where new, unsigned acts are voted for by the public. This concept is notable in that it differes from conventional music A&R by letting members of the website vote for a chosen artist to win a recording contract.^[5] Hanning also runs a music, film & television production company, Simon Hanning Limited (or SHL), where signed artists include former Big Brother 2006 contestant (and winner) Pete Bennett and former Fame Academy contestant Gary Phelan.^[6] In addition Simon Hanning has involved himself with Brighton-based indie band THE REVEALS who are attracting huge amounts of atttention where ever they appear.^{[citation needed]}