About Olin
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Olin’s upbringing in Woodland, CA was filled with music, beginning on piano at the age of six. He was then heavily involved in the church youth choir, and local musical theatre scene. In middle school, he took up french horn as a primary instrument, and would not return to the piano and voice until after college.
Hannum is a sought-after arranger for marching ensemble. His arrangements have been performed by competitive and non-competitive groups at the middle school, high school, and collegiate level, across the west coast but primarily in California. His charts have a reputation for being audience accessible and artistically impactful, with a consciousness to the needs of individual musicians through thoughtful choices of line.
Influences and aspirations from the instrumental-classical world include Alfred Reed, Germaine Tallieferre, John Adams, Joe Hisaishi, and Vincent Persichetti.
Popular musical influences include Mastodon, Dream Theater, Opeth, The Dear Hunter, No Use For A Name, and The Offspring.
Influences from his youth and upbringing include Fleetwood Mac, Cat Stevens, John Denver, The Indigo Girls, Crosby Stills Nash, James Taylor, and Creedence Clearwater Revival.
Olin currently resides in Corvallis, Oregon, and is married to writer and editor Megan Hannum. He serves as Associate Director of Bands at Oregon State University where he oversees and directs all aspects of the OSU Marching and Athletics Bands program.
Hannum’s bicycle habit started young, but was dramatically amplified after a tour down the California coast to San Diego during the summer break after college. Since then, regular backcountry exploration by bicycle has become a standard routine, and an inspiration for his writing. In addition to covering the vast trail and dirt road scene in the Willamette, Olin is an avid bicycle tourist. Recent accomplishments include a ride across Colorado and a large section of the Great Divide route.
In the coming years, he intends on completing the west coast route started back in 2010, and tackling the Cross-Washington trail.