HonestKyle

Sounds Like: Rise Against, Sum 41, Four Year Strong, Breaking Benjamin HonestKyle is not just the name of an original post-hardcore band, but the alias of Kyle Hoffman as a solitary musician living in Ohio. It’s the strength of this single composer, creating for an entire band, that catches the casual listener off guard and raises eyebrows of inquisitive production companies. With his musical experience spanning from high school marching to multiple battle of the bands champions to ...

Sounds Like: Rise Against, Sum 41, Four Year Strong, Breaking Benjamin HonestKyle is not just the name of an original post-hardcore band, but the alias of Kyle Hoffman as a solitary musician living in Ohio. It’s the strength of this single composer, creating for an entire band, that catches the casual listener off guard and raises eyebrows of inquisitive production companies. With his musical experience spanning from high school marching to multiple battle of the bands champions to an appearance in Alternative Press Magazine, the musician behind HonestKyle has ran a large length of the playing field. The Past HonestKyle began as a side project and a way to kill time alongside Hoffman’s full band participation with Let All Prevail in 2008. As his song-writing contributions to the group began to lessen due to the increased involvment of the other members, Kyle found many of his songs falling on the cutting room floor rather than being performed on stage. Taking lemons and making lemonade, Kyle decided to save these songs for his own personal use in hopes of building up a solo album comprised of his very own work. Even through the span of his following bands, Wake the Lion, Zombies! Fight!, andPurple Are Forward, HonestKyle was still in the background, growing with each new, riff, melody, and recording. The Present The aim of Kyle’s recent efforts have been to escape the boundaries of a solo artist and translate his music to a live performance on stage with the help of other enthusiastic and skillful musicians including Matt Westhead, Seth Basista, John Porterfield, and his own cousin Clayton Jones. Spending every free evening that he has to punch out tunes for his suspenseful album release, HonestKyle works diligently to sculpt a sound that broad audiences will find appealing and inspiring. Since a common loss to previous groups that Hoffman was involved with appeared to be from lack of publicity and promotion, Kyle puts a great deal of energy into his use of networking and social media in hopes of broadening his fan base and creating important connections in the music industry. If you would like to connect with Kyle, please refer to his Facebook, Twitter, or contact page for more information.