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Tycho (musician)

Scott Hansen (born February 7, 1977), known professionally as Tycho (/ˈtk/ 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

(1977-02-07) February 7, 1977

Sacramento, California,
United States

2002–present

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]

Scott Hansen – synthesizers, guitar, bass guitar, visuals, programming

Zac Brown – bass guitar, guitar

Rory O'Connor – drums, percussion

Billy Kim (touring member) – bass guitar, keyboards, synthesizers, visuals

Hannah Cottrell – vocals

Past members

(2006)

Past Is Prologue

(2011)

Dive

(2014)

Awake

(2016)

Epoch

(2019)

Weather

(2020)

Simulcast

Studio albums

Official website

Wired Tours Tycho Studio