Tycho (musician)
Scott Hansen (born February 7, 1977), known professionally as Tycho (/ˈtaɪkoʊ/ TY-koh), is an American musician, record producer, composer, and songwriter based in San Francisco. He is also known as ISO50 for his photographic and design work.[4][5] His music blends multiple stylistic components, including downtempo guitar, analogue synthesis, and ambient elements such as breathing and found sounds of weather broadcasts and dialogue.
Tycho
Scott Hansen
ISO50
February 7, 1977
Sacramento, California,
United States
2002–present
- Mom + Pop
- Ninja Tune
- Ghostly International
- Merck
- Gammaphone
History[edit]
Tycho's first EP, titled The Science of Patterns, was released in 2002. The first Tycho album, Past Is Prologue, was released in 2006. At this time Tycho was a solo project created by Hansen.[6]
Tycho signed to Mom+Pop[7] and Ninja Tune[8] in 2019 but has also released music on Ghostly International, Merck Records and Gammaphone Records. The fourth studio album, Epoch, received a nomination for Best Dance/Electronic Album in the 2017 Grammy Awards.[9]
Tycho received a second Grammy nomination for Best Dance/Electronic Album for his fifth studio album, Weather, in the 2020 Grammy Awards.[10] In February 2020, Tycho released Simulcast, an instrumental version of Weather he previously promised fans.[11][12]
Past members
Studio albums