"Television can control public opinion more effectively than armies of secret police, because television is entirely voluntary. The American government forces our children to attend school, but nobody forces them to watch T.V. Americans of all ages *submit* to television. Television is the American ideal. Persuasion without coercion. Nobody makes us watch. Who could have predicted that a *free* people would voluntarily spend one fifth of their lives sitting in front of a *box* with pictures? Fifteen years sitting in prison is punishment. But 15 years sitting in front of a television set is entertainment. And the average American now spends more than one and a half years of his life just watching television commercials. Fifty minutes, every day of his life, watching commercials. Now, that's power. " -John Reston (Looker) Speaking of power and coercion, everyone who was coerced in to attending Hunnypot Live #413 last night felt some serious power. Hot Tub started the persuasion with new classics. THOMAS GOLUBIC´ (the most appearing guest on Hunnypot Live) returned with updates in the music supervision world and brought a burning dark set of insanely danceable songs. Speed of Light broke sound and gravitational barriers with a pummeling rock music set. Velvet Starlings returned to our stage with new classic rave up rock n roll. Alex Noize bumped a dance DJ set. Amanda Rome West spit rhyme chimes with her raps. Sherif delivered a festival energy set and the night closed with yet another famous dance party. 04/01/2019
THOMAS GOLUBIC´ is a Los Angeles-based music supervisor, DJ and record producer. His music supervision credits include the AMC series Breaking Bad, Better Call Saul, Halt and Catch Fire and The Walking Dead, the Netflix series Grace and Frankie and Love, the Amazon series Sneaky Pete, the Showtime series Ray Donovan, and the HBO series Six Feet Under among many other film & television projects.
In 2017 Thomas became the president of the Guild of Music Supervisors, the same year he was nominated for the first Outstanding Music Supervisor Emmy Award for his work on
Better Call Saul. The Guild twice awarded Thomas with Best Music Supervision in a Television Drama for his work on Breaking Bad.
Thomas was twice nominated for Grammy awards for producing volumes 1 and 2 of the Six Feet Under soundtrack album, and with former partner Gary Calamar was responsible for the use of Sia’s “Breathe Me” in the final scene of the series. It is considered one of the most memorable uses of music in television, and launched Sia’s music career in America. Thomas is also responsible for producing four soundtrack albums for The Walking Dead, the Breaking Bad and Better Call Saul soundtracks, and has assembled various remix projects for EMI-Capitol Records and MGM, including
reinterpretations of Peggy Lee, The Beach Boys, Henry Mancini’s Pink Panther theme and EMI’s Christmas Classics remix compilation ‘Merry Mixmas’.
Thomas’ formative years, musically speaking, were spent as a DJ, music programmer and on-air host for tastemaker LA radio station KCRW 89.9 FM. After ending his 10- year residency at KCRW, he turned his attention to music production and live audio/video DJ work. He formed The Arbiters, a music collective creating mash-up music and video productions, free-released two EPs, and created audio and video mash-up productions for clients including Google, YouTube, Microsoft and Levi’s. Thomas has also become known as an innovative club DJ spinning broadly eclectic music sets, often with live synchronized visuals. His SYNCHRONIZE re-score project, featuring live DJ re-scores of classic films has been featured at the Sundance Film Festival, Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival, Luminato Festival in Toronto, Dubrovnik Film Festival, U.S. Comedy Arts Festival, various residencies in Los Angeles, and has been profiled on Turner Classic Movies.
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SPEED OF LIGHT are siblings from Santa Monica, California. Inspired by everything from The Stooges to Desert Rock, this power trio (15, 13 and 12) plays hard-hitting garage rock with a healthy side of punk. With Cameron's 70s-style guitar riffs, Tyler's thundering drums, and Riley's driving bass, they “smash out shameless firebrand old school rock and roll with skill and guts and style.”
All three members contribute to vocals and songwriting. This LA. band has rocked the SoCal area with their original sound, forging their own path with no apologies, no looking back, and nothing but open road ahead.
Velvet Starlings is fronted by Christian Gisborne a 15 year old indie rock singer, songwriter, producer and multi instrumentalist based in Los Angeles. He is known for a powerful 60s era Eric Burdon (The Animals) influenced vocal style combined with a commanding stage presence. Velvet Starling's unique performance style has invited media and industry insider comparisons to Jack White and Ty Segal. Gisborne's early musical influences included British Invasion staples, such as The Beatles, The Who and the Rolling Stones. Already making a name for himself at such a young age, Velvet Starlings has garnered attention from Los Angeles powerhouse KROQ as well as Sirius XM. His fusion of gritty garage blues coupled with Brit inspired rock has led to high profile festival bookings including SXSW/MEcon and Summerfest Milwaukee. Velvet Starlings’ long awaited self-titled EP on Sound x 3 Records / Rock N Rolla Records is set for release late 2018 which was a collaboration with producer songwriter Roger Gisborne (leader of 90s Brit Rock band “Plastiscene”), mastered by Brian Lucey (Arctic Monkeys, Beck, Black Keys). The seven track EP kicks off with leading single and video, “If Life Ain’t Getting You High”. The single features vintage guitar sounds, driving drums and hard hitting rock vocals. With introspective lyricism detailing living in the moment, "If Life Ain't Getting You High” is an anthem for the youth of today. The band wear their influences proudly on their sleeves with second single, “Borrowed Time”, a clear tribute to the sixties British Invasion era, which has been receiving considerable airplay & review. "Sold Down The River”, the latest single, showcases Dylan-esque lyrics, soulful Hammond B3 organ, gritty guitars and raw blues inspired vocals.
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Paper Jackets emerges from the LA indie pop scene inhabited by producer Ethan Kaufmann — a driving influence of the band’s electrifying, synth-pop sound.
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Alex Noize is a DJ and producer from London currently based in Washington DC. He's played shows with The Knocks, SG Lewis, and has opened for Prodigy and Nas, this will be his first LA show!
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A performer by nature, self-managed Amanda Rome West is a rapper, stand-up comedian, actress, content creator, USC Business Cinematic Arts honor student, and entrepreneur. She is pioneering the world of running the female rap game and has only just begun.
Hailing from Bethesda, MD, she is killing it in Los Angeles, the entertainment industry capital of the world. She just dropped her 18 song debut album When in Rome, which she performed at her first sold out show at the Dime LA, followed by shows at venues like Songbyrd DC, BANANAS at Leimert Park, 1221 Lounge, Cloud Nine Aspen, and more.
She's always working on new music, content, and other artistic creations. She stars in the most streamed episode (#3 “I Love Being Naked”) of Snapchat's BROTHER channel's show Parental Guidance, and makes widely viewed social media videos daily. She advocates for many causes, especially feminism, conscious happiness, body positivity, and anti-bullying.
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SHERIF is an up and coming rapper from DC, he's based in LA and is working with acclaimed writers like Ammar Malik, and producers like Roget, and Cole MGN. He's had a few soft releases on Spotify and is gearing up to drop a few EPs in the first quarter of this year to be followed by his debut album!
Here is a sampler playlist of unreleased music. Ready to blow!
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Recently, City Girls and Cardi B released a new music video for their single, ‘Twerk’. Of course, with an upbeat track like this, you’ll expect a heavy amount of twerking. But as follow up to the video, City Girls have come out with spin-off video of elderly ladies learning how to shake what their mama gave them. At first, these ladies believe they’re attending a regular senior dance class, but when a young Choreographer who specializes in twerking comes to teach, they’re in for a modernized surprise.
After these ladies get a full tutorial on twerking and all the glory it inhabits, they completely let themselves loose, rehearsing a full hip-hop routine of booty-shaking galore. The video promptly cuts to the ladies out of the studio, and into the club. While the seniors show off the moves they learned, two ladies spoof City Girls’ and Cardi B’s verse, lip singing in the same looks the artists sported in the original video.
The video is high-energy, entertaining, and risqué, yet endearingly sweet as these ladies dancing the night away warm your heart. The video will not only make you smile, but show that no one is too anything to twerk.
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Hunnypot Live Alumni, Ora The Molecule, released a brand new single titled, ‘Sugar’. The video is Avant-Garde Pop, and completely enticing like their live performances. The track, experimental and unique, is a moody yet innovative beat and has lyrics that will soothe your soul. We recommend checking out their new single ‘Samurai’, it has the perfect modern vibe while still being entirely original. We’re excited to see the video coming soon.
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Shayna McHayle, better known by her stage name Junglepussy, is an American rapper and actress based in New York City. "I'm In Love" is her fantastic new single and this long form video Directed by Vincent Martell is hilarious. The track comes from Junglepussy's current album Jp3 and it's Hunnypot Approved!
Minneapolis musician Mark Mallman woke up at 3 a.m. with a crushing panic attack that wouldn’t end. He responded by pouring songs into a happiness playlist and leaning on the wisdom of friends. This is the true story of a man beset by grief, healed by music, and learning to laugh through it all. Check out the book here: The Happiness Playlist
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Sunni Colón's new video "PSICODELIC" is the perfect blend of, psychedelic rock, funk and soul-inflected earworms.The video depicts images of Sunni discovering different parts of his personality and becoming closer to different sides of his being. It is interesting how relatable the song is because every person at one point experiences a time where they grow, develop, and evolve various parts of their individuality. His latest EP " Satin Psycodelic" is silky smooth. Sunni explores grappling with relationships and the traumas and transformations we experience as we get older. Sonically, the EP is a successful attempt at finding calm within a storm. Sunni has a flair for melody, layering disparate sequences and sounds on top of one another, resulting in a seamless and compelling whole, much like the way his multiple faculties as a creative play out in his own life. In Sunni’s own words, “It’s like balanced chaos.”
Sunni Colón is an enigma. The polymath self-taught multi-instrumentalist has released music and film, created and hosted sound art installations, has a creative agency called Tetsu and is now dabbling in furniture design. “I grew up all over. I was born in LA and raised in New York, London, France and Africa,” Sunni says describing his childhood — something of a template for his current nomadic lifestyle. While he plans to settle in his hometown of Los Angeles soon, Sunni’s far-reaching worldview remains: “I’ve been in LA a lot because I’ve been getting gigs. But it’s so cliche for me to be here, as an artist. There’s so much more. It’s a whole market of people listening outside of this small world.”
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Listen, Hunnypot Live is all ages and never charges a cover but we will still accept bribes to get your kids in . We will even say we have a rowing team they can join. Show #412 was pretty scandalous. Hot Tub Johnnie kicked (back) off with a set of danceables and tranceables. Arbel Bedak got wet with us for his backstory and party playlist. Grace Blue returned with synth and sensibilities. Voila dropped in straight from SXSW to give us acoustic pop gems. Flashback Flash played modern familiar hard rock. Elin K. sung her heart out for us and we closed with another Ivy League dance party. 03/18/2019
Arbel Bedak is Vice President, Sync A&R/Creative at Decca Publishing and currently co-runs the US office for the London-based division of Decca Music Group under Universal Music Group UK. He pitches music for placement in film, TV, advertising, and trailers in North America and procures and manages custom scoring opportunities for ads and trailers for the growing roster of Decca Publishing composer/artists, which includes Max Richter, Clint Mansell, Clark, Alex Somers, and Ben Frost. He works creatively with the roster to create new, sync-friendly works and to rework existing pieces and scores specifically for sync.
Arbel previously served as an agent at Evolution Music Partners, representing composers like Abel Korzeniowski, Fil Eisler, Lesley Barber, and Charlie Clouser. Simultaneously, he ran the daily operations of sister company Score Revolution, a start-up film music licensing company that he joined in the early stages as an intern and helped build. He went on to manage the catalog and served as the main contact for creative licensing and acquisition for three years.
Before that, Arbel received his Bachelor’s in Music Composition from UC Davis, where he directed the university’s marching band and worked for the Department of Music. Following graduation he moved to Los Angeles with aspirations of a career in film scoring, which dissipated as he fell in love with the music business and realized his passion for working with and supporting composers.
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Based out of Los Angeles, CA, Grace Blue is a duo comprised of vocalist Grace Mogz and keyboardist Joseph Arazi who had the pleasure of meeting each other in their hometown in Israel. Grace Blue's first video for their current single "Our Eyes" has garnered over 100,000 views on YouTube alongside rave reviews. Their next video/single "Nowhere To Go" is out now.
Check out their full 5 song EP at the link below. All songs are Represented by Hunnypot, Master and Publishing.
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“Refreshing,” “Romantic,” and “Relatable” are a few of the terms used to describe L.A.- based pop/rock act VOILÀ. Gus Ross and Luke Eisner, respectively from London and Wisconsin - combine authentic production, emotive vocals and magnetic lyricism as a duo.
Ross started out busking around London, which led to playing shows in London’s infamous West End: even performing for the Queen. He incorporates “raw emotion and old school jazz,” in his vocals. He is fascinated by the technicality of music and handles production.
On the other side of the world, Eisner’s passion for music came through lyricism: fascinated by timeless literature, he fronted bands in the midwest scene. “I strive to include at least one tattoo-able phrase in every song we write," says Eisner, who also maintains a professional modeling career, which helps craft the duo's aesthetic. ?
VOILÀ started 2018 as one of BBC Introducing Solent’s “Ones to Watch.” With millions of streams on their music to date, their singles “Hundredth Second Chance” and “Lately” continue to grow. After success on Spotify and BBC radio, the band drew eminent praise from the likes of Billboard, Pandora, and more. They have supported the likes of Kesha, The Fray, X Ambassadors, Flume and, Martin Garrix and their new single, "Don't," premiered on Spotify's New Music Friday playlist at #19. With their ambitious spirit, impressive dedication, and undeniable charm - VOILÀ look set for Wembley.
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Vintage rock for the modern listener.
Flashback Flash makes you feel a pleasant nostalgia with complex yet tasteful guitar leads; the homage to guitar masters like hendrix present in every song. Tender yet haunting vocals powerful enough to stop you in your tracks combine with a crushing, high energy rhythm section, creating a sound best described as “queens of the stone age meets the beatles.”
They hit the sweet spot of driving power and stunning flare without being distracting.
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Sweden’s newest export, Elin K, descends on LA with her latest atmospheric-filled, dream pop single, “Malibu” due out on 25th January. The single was produced by LA based Andrew Monheim (The J.B's, Imagine Dragons, Allen Stone, The Letters Home). “Malibu” is her first US single with her forthcoming EP to be released later in 2019.
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Malibu is a hazy dream-like ethereal pop track, that evokes a cinematic backdrop of sunbathed rolling waves along Malibu’s iconic beach coast. The track’s guitar flirts with vintage west coast rock, sweet sweeping strings, and 70’s progressive sounds while Elin’s voice delivers a contemporary turn with a Nordic inspired aural immersion.
“Malibu” is written as a snapshot of a carefree golden period in Elin K.’s life while first touring the States. “It was something special about this city and its beach culture, in particular, that I instantly fell in love with. I felt at home, as I could fully be myself in this crazy mix of cultures and lifestyles.”
“…a voice similar to Lady Gaga meets Enya, and her musical accompaniment fills up the air, perfectly supporting that voice.” - L.A.Music Critic
Elin K is a genre-mixing Swedish artist-songwriter that has worked with producers like Vanessa Liftig (Wu-Tang clan) and Robin Mortensen Lynch ( Pink, Sting, Justin Bieber). She performed over 50 live performances in Europe, as well as in China and US. Most notably she has performed at music festivals in LA & Dublin, played prestigious Swedish music festival Way Out West., and was played live on Swedish Radio 4. Her first single “Truth Worth A Fight” gained success on Spotify. Elin K. is slated for West Coast tour dates in the US in 2019.
Hunnypot's favorite ROCK outfit Viagra Boys just released a video to the single "Just Like You". The Street Worms album is just nine tracks long, it's a brilliant and concise portrait of who this Swedish band are. The Viagra Boys album is a brawling collection of scuzzy, yet precise street blues and freaky, often twisted imagery that lifts the listener to a powerful new level. Don't miss the band's LA show at The Echo March 20th, 2019.
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Hunnypot loves Baby FuzZ and their new Video/Single release "What U Gonna Do 4 Luv" does not disappoint delivering us all a new disco classic.
The music video could best be described as a late night infomercial disco fever dream. Starring Danny Tamberelli (Pete and Pete, The Mighty Ducks), the nesto directed video is a trippy sales pitch for a cure all product called 'luv' that solve all of the viewers' problems. The video builds to a furious pace, culminating in an uneasy and ultimately dark commentary sure to give every red blooded capitalist seizures. Complete with a 90s workout dance crew and twisted Bee Gees style vocals, "What U Gonna Do 4 Luv" is yet another wild and incredible music video from nesto and the Baby FuzZ crew.
Be sure to experience the full album Plastic Paradise streaming now!