Kyle James Hauser

Kyle James Hauser is a songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and singer based in Louisville, KY. He was born in Alexandria, Virginia on March 14, 1985.

MusicAL career

Kyle James is a graduate of the Berklee College of Music with a degree in Songwriting and performs what American Songwriter described as, "neo-folk" on banjo, guitar and voice.

Hauser began performing his original songs in 2011 and that year was a finalist at the Telluride Bluegrass Festival's troubadour contest as well as The Rocky Mountain Folk Festival and made showcase performances at CMJ and The Toronto International Film Festival.

In January, 2012 he released his debut album "Oh Oh" on sonaBLAST! Records with a lineup including cellist Ben Sollee, guitarist Grant Gordy (David Grisman Quintet), producer Jayme Stone, and Grammy winning mastering engineer David Glasser. Songs from "Oh, Oh" have been featured on MTV's series 16 & Pregnant and Teen Mom and in the feature films YERT, 2nd Serve, and A Strange Brand of Happy. Hauser has since toured extensively, including a showcase at SXSW and opening performances for Brett Dennen, John Hiatt, The Head and the Heart, Mayer Hawthorne, Thao & the Get Down Stay Down and Gregory Alan Isakov.

Discography

• You a Thousand Times (sonaBLAST! Records, 2014)
• Oh Oh (sonaBLAST! Records, 2012)

Also Appears on

• Self Titled - Rapidgrass Quintet (banjo/voice, 2013)
• Self Titled - Lee Ave (producer/guitar/voice, 2012)
• Live for Today - The Drunken Hearts (banjo, 2012)
• Lexicon - Will Knox (banjo, 2012)
• Misfit - Rob Roper (banjo, 2011)
• The Matador and the Acrobat - Will Knox (banjo, 2010)
• Self Titled - Head for the Hills (banjo, 2010)
• Unpredictable - John McVey (banjo, 2010)
• Hearts, Words and Other Forgotten Things - Ayo Awosika (banjo, 2009)
• Another City - Brooke Parrott (banjo, 2008)
• Buckled Knees - Will Knox (banjo, 2007)
• Self Titled - Caitlin Nicol-Thomas (banjo, 2007)
• Last Call Poets - Audible Audities (banjo, 2007)
• Self Titled - Johnny Vs The Ninjas (guitar/vocals, 2006)

Music in Film and TV

Television

• 16 and Pregnant (MTV, 2012)
• Teen Mom (MTV, 2012)

Film

• Produce: Where Hope Grows (2014)
• A Strange Brand of Happy (Rebel Pilgrim Productions, 2013)
• 2nd Serve (The Group Entertainment, 2013)
• YERT (Media Changing Media, 2012)