Tipitina's Presents
Hans Williams
+ Letters Instead + Grace Gardner
with Hans Williams, Letters Instead, Grace Gardner
April 14, 2023
Doors: 8:00 pm / Show: 9:00 pm CDT
Doors: 8:00 pm / Show: 9:00 pm CDT
Ages 18 and Up
Hans Williams
Hans Williams is a 21-year-old independent singer-songwriter from Norwich, Vermont. First releasing music in third grade when he would hand out CDs after school, Hans fell in love with songwriting as a means of expression. After uploading a couple of songs on Spotify in high school, Hans quickly amassed over a million streams before graduating.
In 2020, Hans debuted "Body on My Shoulders," reflecting on his experience as a first responder to a floormate’s suicide in the first few days of freshmen year at Tulane University, which has since become a mutually therapeutic anthem for Williams, the Tulane community, and beyond.
Fast forward to February of 2022, Hans released “All Is Well,” a follow up to “Body On My Shoulders.” Hans says of the release, “writing ‘All Is Well’ felt like a natural extension to writing ‘Body on My Shoulders.’ While releasing ‘Body on My Shoulders’ brought a great deal of relief, I still thought about my experience more than seemed normal and wasn’t always willing to open up to my immediate community. Since many of my friends had the same experience it was hard to start those conversations. I felt like I was opening up someone else’s wound at the expense of closing my own.”
Hans’ latest release in May of 2022, “Checklist” sees the free-flowing confidence Hans has developed in himself and his music, currently sitting at over 1.5 million streams and counting.
Currently a senior studying Marketing and Music Science & Technology at Tulane, Williams continues to grow his fanbase around the historic local New Orleans scene. With upcoming performances with BabyJake and headline show at New Orleans’ Tipitina’s, Hans looks to continue performing across the U.S. and release new music in 2022, gearing up for his debut project in early 2023.
In 2020, Hans debuted "Body on My Shoulders," reflecting on his experience as a first responder to a floormate’s suicide in the first few days of freshmen year at Tulane University, which has since become a mutually therapeutic anthem for Williams, the Tulane community, and beyond.
Fast forward to February of 2022, Hans released “All Is Well,” a follow up to “Body On My Shoulders.” Hans says of the release, “writing ‘All Is Well’ felt like a natural extension to writing ‘Body on My Shoulders.’ While releasing ‘Body on My Shoulders’ brought a great deal of relief, I still thought about my experience more than seemed normal and wasn’t always willing to open up to my immediate community. Since many of my friends had the same experience it was hard to start those conversations. I felt like I was opening up someone else’s wound at the expense of closing my own.”
Hans’ latest release in May of 2022, “Checklist” sees the free-flowing confidence Hans has developed in himself and his music, currently sitting at over 1.5 million streams and counting.
Currently a senior studying Marketing and Music Science & Technology at Tulane, Williams continues to grow his fanbase around the historic local New Orleans scene. With upcoming performances with BabyJake and headline show at New Orleans’ Tipitina’s, Hans looks to continue performing across the U.S. and release new music in 2022, gearing up for his debut project in early 2023.
Letters Instead
Grace Gardner
