Alan created The Van Houtens back in 2008; In the early days The Van Houtens were a fake band: he wanted to taste the emotion of being in a band without the problems that bands usually have (drunken guitarists, rehearsals…). The first few demos attracted lots of listeners on MySpace and obtained positive reviews from music industry magazines, blogs and websites. One particular song, “(It's a) Beautiful day, was chosen by McDonald's as the jingle for the "Chicken Gourmet" TV commercial; All major italian TV networks aired the McDonald's commercial fro… read more
Alan created The Van Houtens back in 2008; In the early days The Van Houtens were a fake band: he wanted to taste the emotion of being in a band without the problems that bands usually have (drunken guitarists, rehearsals…). The first few demos attracted lots of listeners on MySpace an… read more
Alan created The Van Houtens back in 2008; In the early days The Van Houtens were a fake band: he wanted to taste the emotion of being in a band without the problems that bands usually have (drunken guitarists, rehearsals…). The first few demos attracted lots of listeners on MySpace and obtained positive reviews from music industry magazines, blogs and web… read more