Noel Anthony Hogan (born 25 December 1971) is an Irish musician and record producer best known as the guitarist and co-songwriter of the Irish alternative rock band the Cranberries.

The Cranberries

Hogan formed the Cranberries, originally known as the Cranberry Saw Us, with his brother Mike on bass and Fergal Lawler on drums in 1989. The group originally recruited Niall Quinn on vocals, but after he left the band following their debut EP, he was replaced by Dolores O'Riordan. In total, Hogan has released eight albums with the Cranberries.

The Cranberries went on a six-year hiatus<!-- DO NOT CHANGE "HIATUS" (PAUSE) FOR "disbanding", THE BAND STATED IT WAS A HIATUS! --> from 2003 to 2009. However, after O'Riordan's death on 15 January 2018, saying: "The Cranberries without Dolores just isn't The Cranberries... we won't replace our friend and lead singer". He began working with programmer Matt Vaughan, who had already done work on unreleased Cranberries songs and Dolores O'Riordan's solo material. Mono Band was born with Hogan as the sole band member. With vocals being supplied by Richard Walters, Alexandra Hamnede, Kate Havnevik, and other guest artists, Hogan worked with Cranberries' veteran producer Stephen Street to compile a mix of 12 tracks.

Hogan's work independent of the Cranberries has been released on his own label, Gohan Records, and is published through Fairwood Music (UK) Ltd for the world.

Hogan has also been producing bands on the local music scene of Limerick.

Musical equipment

Hogan's musical equipment that he has used with the Cranberries over the years includes:<!-- PER WP:CITETYPE, GENERAL REFERENCE-->

Guitars

  • Gibson Les Paul Custom
  • PRS Guitars Artist 22
  • Fender Jaguar
  • Fender Telecaster
  • Fender Stratocaster
  • Gibson Jumbo Acoustic guitar
  • Taylor Jumbo Acoustic guitar
  • Gibson ES-335

Amplifiers

  • Vox AC30
  • Fender Twin Reverb
  • Marshall 30th Anniversary 3-channel head
  • Marshall 4x12 speaker cabinets
  • Diezel VH4 amp head
  • Mesa Boogie Mark II

Effects

  • Roland RE-301 Chorus Echo unit
  • Ibanez Tube Screamer Overdrive pedal
  • Pro Co RAT Distortion pedal
  • Electro-Harmonix Big Muff Fuzz pedal
  • Zvex Fuzz factory pedal
  • Dunlop Manufacturing Tremolo pedal
  • DigiTech Whammy pedal
  • Electro-Harmonix Mirco-Synth pedal
  • Watkins Copicat Delay pedal
  • Line 6 Echo Park delay pedal

References

  • Mono Band Official Website
  • Arkitekt Official Website
  • Richard Walters Official Website
  • Fairwood Music (UK) Ltd. Website