Hanni El Khatib, a first-generation American, is the son of a Palestinian father and a Filipino mother. He worked as a creative director for skateboard fashion label HUF and as a designer for an advertising agency before starting musical career as a multi-instrumentalist and singer-songwriter blending blues, folk and garage rock into songs designed (in his words) “for anyone who has ever been shot or hit by a train.” Having debuted with two singles issued by Innovative Leisure in 2010, the following year he opened for Florence + the Machine before releasing his debut, Will the Guns Come Out, bringing about comparisons withDevendra Banhart, Jon Spencer and The White Stripes.Backed by drummer and close friend Nicky Fleming-Yaryan, he’s played the 2011 SXSW and Bonnaroo festivals. His second album, Head in the Dirt, released after two years of excessive touring, was recorded by Dan Auerbach of Black Keys who’s provided a more polished and sophisticated sound, letting the music retain the same eclectic quality.  Hanni El Khatib’s third album, Moonlight was released in 2015.- Wikipedia