In Xanadu did Kubla Khan A stately Hunnypot decree: Where music, the sacred river ran through speakers measureless to Man. Show 6/24/19 was a fertile ground of epic flow. Hot Tub Johnnie released a "Kraken" playlist of new and old favorites. David Hayman left the Great White North for our warm water and brought a champion set of music. Gavin Haley wasn't bullish with his tender tones. Geena Fontanella got everyone singing along with her on her pop anthems. The Little Miss became America's not so sweetheart right before our eyes. El Chavito as a temporary daring duo released a ball of emotions and the night closed with Xanadudes and ladies dancing in to the wee hours.
The Supergroup is the brainchild of Creative Director and Lead Music Supervisor David Hayman who's passion for storytelling extends from cinema through music and beyond. David's extensive experience over 15 spans years of television series work in both comedy and drama, award winning advertising, and celebrated independent films. David works closely with The Toronto Raptors (MLSE) and was part of the Hubert Davis Documentary about GM Masai Ujiri “Giants of Africa” which premiered at Toronto International Film Festival.
David has helmed series on Netflix, Hulu, ABC, CTV, CBC and has had a number of successful feature film projects setting film festivals ablaze around the world, most recently, A Kindness of Strangers, which premiered at Berlin Film Festival 2019. David is a filmmaker and music supervisor. He is also the Vice President of the Guild of Music Supervisors Canada. The Hustle Never End. ‘No Sleep Til Brooklyn’. #WEARETHESUPERGROUP
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Informed by his clear-eyed musings on human interaction, 21-year-old singer/songwriter Gavin Haley weaves personal experiences into timeless narratives that feel universally relatable. A former professional cyclist turned musician, Haley’s genre-bending approach to pop pairs a plethora of contemporary influences with introspective lyrics, underpinned by an enduring sense of hope. If raw emotions are the muse of songwriters, faith and optimism would be Haley’s calling card. Singles like “Picture Me Now” (which debuted last year), illustrate his innate talent for curating emotion against vivid, yearning soundscapes. Finding inspiration from a gamut of artists, including Ed Sheeran, Frank Ocean, Earl Sweatshirt and Bruce Springsteen, Haley admits that he cares little about conforming to a specific sound. Instead, he prefers to concentrate on the storytelling, crafting narratives that feel accessible at all levels. “My music will make you feel good,” he explains simply.
Born in Michigan, Haley and his family relocated to Louisville, Kentucky, when the singer was just four-years-old. There in a close-knit community of neighbors and siblings, his passion for singing emerged. “My parents are very religious. When I was younger I would go to youth group a lot. That kind of led to me getting into more instruments and music, but back then I didn’t really have time because athletics sort of took over my life,” he admits.
By 16, the family had relocated to Northern California and athletics had more than taken over Haley’s life, it was his life. While his parents and siblings remained in California, he relocated to Belgium for half the year where he competed with the national cycling team. While there, Haley suffered an injury that resulted in a collapsed lung, setting back his travel by several months. During his recovery, he explored and found inspiration in Europe’s underground music scene, becoming enamored with energetic live performances filled with a grit and energy.
Such autonomy at so young an age greatly influenced Haley, who reflects that the discipline of professional athletics caused him to grow up quickly. “I definitely didn’t have normal teenage years,” he muses. Still, the structured life of an athlete taught him valuable life lessons, the themes of which are often reflected in lyrics that feel and sound years older than the artist. In “Fades Away,” his first single, which landed on Spotify’s “Viral 50” chart at numbers 1, 8 and 18 respectively in Australia, the UK and America, Haley’s heartfelt reflections rise over a sparse backbeat (complete with finger snaps), ultimately detailing what it feels like to love someone who is just out of reach.
In the summer of 2016 with just a handful of songs under his belt, a then 19-year-old Haley left cycling behind and moved permanently to Los Angeles. Inspired by a different city and wildly new experiences, he completed an additional 250 songs by the end of the summer. “At first I was making music I thought other people would like,” he explained. “When I moved to LA, I started creating music that I liked. I think that was really important. Staying true to yourself, no matter what it is - whether it’s a rap song, or a song from the ‘40s or the ‘60s - being able to pull different pieces from all of those and put them into something that feels good to you, I think that resonates to the world.”
The meaning of staying true has shifted for Haley in over the years. The juxtaposition between his life as an athlete and a musician offer endless fodder for writing and thought, but so does life on the West Coast. And while making people feel good will always remain at the heart of his sound, his exposure to both pop and praise songs is finding new junctures with electronic and R&B-facing sounds.
Haley recently signed with Red Bull Records and is set to release new music throughout the rest of this year. He is currently working on his debut solo album.
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Geena Fontanella is an LA-based independent artist born and raised in Southern California. Her infusion of raw storytelling and a fresh take on production brings her dark/new age pop persona to life. Though she’s back in her home state after residing in Nashville, music takes Geena all over the map. She’s toured throughout the United States, Canada, Europe and Asia, playing prominent venues such as Hotel Cafe (?Los Angeles, CA), Rockwood Music Hall (NYC), The Crocodile (Seattle, WA), The Vanguard (Tulsa, OK), The Sound Lounge (London, UK), as well as International Indie Music Festival (Jakarta, Indonesia).
Geena digs deep into her artistry through songwriting and collaboration; constantly working to uncover her truth. Her experiences in Los Angeles, NYC, Nashville and London have helped Geena uproot her story. Upcoming features with Olmos (“Antidote”) and the Cliqque (“You and Me”) will be released soon.
Geena’s pop sensibility and vulnerability collide effortlessly on her new EP, ‘Head Space,’ coming Spring 2019. Look for lead single, “Diamonds,” arriving in March.
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Looking to capture the apple pie-eyed idealism of traditional Americana music, The Little Miss can be most accurately described as a romantic, twenty-first century take on a seemingly simpler time.
With roots in jazz, blues and folk music, the sound of The Little Miss ranges from the gritty guitar riffs of the old west to one-take, twangy samplings straight from the plains.
Influences include Woody Guthrie's simplicity, Frank Sinatra's theatrical nature, Cole Porter's wit, Billie Holiday's pain, and Bob Dylan's right foot.
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El Chavito is a Los Angeles post-emo punk/hardcore band consisting of three friends paying tribute to their beloved fallen east side Mexican restaurant. Invite them to play your next house party and they'll bring a PA and a 5 gallon cooler full of margaritas!
To practice for Hunnypot Live (6/10/2019) we had a 2 hour conversation with a baby on a couch. Nobody filmed this.
What a fantastic night. Hot Tub Johnnie started with classic pop songs from advertisements. Brittany Pfantz jetted over to speak with us about her new an future music. Chase Butters and Tarjas White Jumped in the tub for A special night exploring Music in Advertising sponsored by SoStereo. Jessica Childress broke her musical hiatus with us and sang new songs and classics. Wolves returned to prey on our hearts an dancing feet. Geo torched us with song and we celebrated Alannah's birthday with another epic dance party.
Chase Butters is an award winning Music Supervisor from Los Angeles with over 7+ in Music / Advertising. Clients include Hulu, Taco Bell, Target, VW, Nintendo, Zillow, Spotify, Tile and DPSG.
After navigating through the music industry he ultimately found his passion in combining music and content. Specialties include over seeing all music initiatives across multiple clients, including Music Supervision, Music Licensing, Creative Searches, Talent Negotiations, Live Booking Etc.
Tarjas White has done music production for various recording artists as well as secured hundreds of sync placements in a plethora of content including TV, film and commercials. Previously working as a sync licensing professional for Music Dealers, Head of US A&R at Audio Network and Director of Creative at BMG, he now has joined the team at SoStereo providing music solutions for advertising clients from the robust catalog of emerging artist and innovative tech platform.
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Indie alternative, singer-songwriter from Louisiana. Her music is perfumed with jazz and
down-in-your-gut soul. She parades her roots honestly like the street bands of New
Orleans, where she learned how to stay true to the music and herself.
Brittany’s powerhouse voice is the reason why she’s compared to Amy Winehouse, Adele, and Janis Joplin. She loves to make people feel deep, go places within that they’ve been afraid of, cause them to think and move beyond to something greater, to some other worldliness. Life is her inspiration, the highs, lows, in-betweens, and all the greats who have dared to be fully themselves in this industry. It is her purpose and passion to use music to bridge the gaps between the mundane and the heavenlies, like the greek goddess iris.
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Jessica Childress is an LA-based singer/songwriter reminiscent of the golden age of classic soul, with an enormous voice that combines traditional R&B with a rock n' roll energy. Since her national music debut on Season 4 of NBC’s The Voice, she’s opened for Charles Bradley, The Family Stone, Patti Labelle, Allen Stone and performed at SXSW, Sunset Strip Music Festival, Long Beach NYE, and Bottlerock Napa 2017.
Jessica's debut album, DAYS, was produced by Callum Connor (Anderson .Paak producer/DJ), Alex Elena (Alice Smith, Citizen Cope) and Topher Mohr (Mayer Hawthorne/guitarist). The first single, “Far Away”, was released on SoulTracks.com and debuted on Apple Music (#2) and iTunes R&B Hot Tracks. The video for “Starting Today” premiered on Atwood Magazine. The Remixes EP, released May 19th on Essence, includes remixes by DJs from Anderson .Paak (Callum Connor), Casey Veggies (Dom Beets), Gavin Turek (Val Fleury) and Erykah Badu/The Cannabinoids (A1). Her debut album, DAYS, is out now.
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Meet WOLVES, a band that is breaking barriers and pushing the boundaries of modern music with their infectious blend of genres. Consisting of Marc Avery, Sean Carney, and Rockwell Sands, the Los Angeles based trio have created their own unique sound, marrying pop sensibilities with bold rock’n’roll and gritty urban beats. With each member hailing from various cultural backgrounds, WOLVES have crafted their own distinct style, shaping the sound of pop culture as we know it.
“We wondered what it would be like if we took all these different influences we loved—artists like Michael Jackson, the Eagles, Coldplay—and rolled them all into one band today,” Sands muses. Their eclectic influences proved to be inspirational, with their debut single ‘Animal’ giving the trio their signature explosive sound.
The band was named after the characteristics of wolves. These majestic animals which are bonded by an innate sense of the pack, move in harmony as one unit towards common goals. “I can’t think of a better way to describe us. The three of us are all about the good of the group; every day we try to embody that philosophy in our music and beyond.” remarks Avery.
WOLVES highly anticipated single 'Freaky' is an anthem to inspire others to be brave and embrace who you are, to share your inner-most desires with the world and to live life to the fullest. Featuring slick indie pop grooves, 90’s reminiscent hip hop and hard-hitting rhythms, ‘Freaky’ is a song that you can’t help but dance to. "We love listening to music from back in the day and try to re-imagine what it would sound like today.” reveals Carney.
From the primal energy of ‘Animal' to the seductive tones in ‘Freaky’, WOLVES have crafted a wildly diverse range of music built for pop radio and stadiums alike. Having already earned top spots on the Billboard charts and heavy rotation on Sirius XM Hits 1, the trio hopes to inspire audiences across the globe with their music, and to continue creating unforgettable songs that at once nod to the past and hurtle towards the future.
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GEO started writing songs in her early teens. Together with her diaries, and home movies, life with all its joy and pain became the spur for a huge outpouring of creativity. By the age of 17 she had quite a collection of songs and scraps of songs, the best of which found their way onto her debut album, AURA.
At the age of 16, she performed live at Genghis Cohen’s, West Hollywood, and at Dartington Hall in Devon, England. The following Spring she toured in the UK with international dance musical, Where Is Home? and later in that year, performed for a season at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival. In June 2018, she showcased at New York Sync Summit, and in November at BBC One Introducing, Tobacco Dock, London.
These experiences of performing, working alongside artists from the UK, South Africa, Italy, the USA, the Caribbean, Japan and Pakistan, have been great and have allowed her to reach out to a wide and very appreciative live audience.
In 2019 Geo performed in Germany, France, Belgium, Holland and the UK, as special guest of The Teskey Brothers on their Half Mile Harvest EU Tour.
"Loving her music, and what a voice!" Josh Teskey, The Teskey Brothers.
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We kicked off summer (Memorial Day) with a hot spring in our dance steps. Eddie Caldwell got wet for the first time in the Hunnypot tub to tell us about how the heck he got here. Bogan Via boogied down via slow synth dance tunes. Raven Artson was high art musical melodies, son. Highschool Jacob made us want to ditch class and fall in love. Ward kept away the evil non-rock spirits and the night finished with a Soul-Stice Dance Party. 5/27/19
Eddie Caldwell is a prolific songwriter producer based out of Chicago, IL. Eddie Started out in the early 90’s producing the likes of legendary artist Aaron Mills, from the Funk group Cameo, and Billy Beck of the Ohio Players, his own compilation albums, the rapper “Swolts” and many others in his Studio “Diamond Atmosphere” in Chicago. Eddie began selling 1000’s of albums independently in Japan, and throughout Europe.
Eddie subsequently started “Music Of The Sea” an industry-leading high end boutique music library, indie band, and artist friendly company that brings together a world of music and sound effects from thousands of independent music artists, producers, bands and composers in a hot marketplace. In operation since 2007,
Music of the Sea specializes in licensing high-quality songs to clients in film and TV production, game production, ad agencies and others needing world-class audio cues for their productions and projects. With over 1700 artist/bands/composers, Music Of The Sea excels with its vast high-end boutique library of audio content with approximately 100,000 tracks and growing every day, Music of the Sea has become the definitive site of choice for high-end indie music Music of the Sea is recognized by major studios and film companies in Hollywood, New York City, London, France, Japan, etc. It can be proud of its marquis client list that includes Weinstein, Dimension Films, Walt Disney, Universal Pictures, HBO, Warner Bros, CBS, Microsoft, Apple Inc, ESPN, NBC, Fox Sports, Lakeshore Entertainment, Chop Shop, Neophonic, Mortal Kombat, etc. It also has partnerships with NBC Universal, Sony Pictures, CBS Television, Omnicom, Bunim Murray, Getty Images, and Tracklib, along with Universal Taxim.
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Bogan Via is Bret Bender and Madeleine Miller. Their unique electronic sound comes to life comes to life with old synthesizers, dark overtones, and thick harmonies.
Bogan Via has made a quite a mark on the scene, quickly playing packed shows including a European tour and festival appearances at: SXSW, Neon Desert, Culture Collide, Treefort, & Insomnia. Bogan Via’s ability to win over fans with their unique sound has already earned them opening spots for the likes of: Halsey, Phantogram, Little Dragon, Glass Animals, Todd Terje, and many more.
For now, Bogan Via’s graceful and danceable indie rock is still under the radar, but they are quickly rising to the surface, bringing their melodies and pulsating beats with them.
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Raven Artson lives for music. The Dutch singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, producer and composer landed in his first band when he was only nine years old. While growing up, Raven was entering a defining period of musical exploration, showing himself the ropes of how to do it. Most prominently Raven has been drumming and producing for Mozes and the Firstborn, but also provided production for the likes of Ray Fuego, Yung Nnelg and Pip Blom and has his fair share in composing movie-soundtracks, among which Madja Amin’s Stray Sheep. He coordinates his own creative direction, while being in interdisciplinary dialogue with directors, photographers and designers. Raven’s deep musical immersion and hefty back catalogue shine through in the versatility of his solo work and his on-stage performance. Self-taught, driven but humble, Raven is readying his debut project ‘Peak In Me’.
As a true master of melody, Raven’s music is sweet and easy. His bold voice is always at the center of the music - crooning free above glistening instrumentation. Aside from his strong pop-sensibility, Raven has plenty of musical experiments up his sleeves. He whips up a perfect mixture of variations, lacing his songs and performance with clever left-turns and sudden musical shifts. Lush woodwind sections, tight drums and heartfelt vocal lines all blend seamlessly into a rich and psychedelic musical palette. Raven’s music and personality find middle ground in being grand and ambitious, while still being tangible and down to earth. Inhabiting the stage on his lonesome in a double-breasted suit, Raven is voicing his heart without any filter. Tear-dripping auto-tune with a supremely romantic quality.
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Highschool Jacob is an alt-pop artist based out of Los Angeles weaves catchy melodies and emotional vocals to make head-nod worthy and heartwarming music. Danger Village and Hunnypot Approved!
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In early 2016, Ward knew he wasn’t living the life he longed for. So, he quit his job as an Internet technology executive in Manhattan, left New York, and moved to LA to embrace a musical career. Since then, Ward’s music has rapidly taken Los Angeles by storm, writing dozens of new songs, packing live shows, cutting a new EP and growing a fan base of tens of thousands online. Ward’s lyrics consider life’s demands, choices and regrets. His broad vocal range rests atop of a blend 80’s modern rock, grunge, Manchester, and psychedelic rock. Born and raised in California, and known simply as “Ward” to his friends, he was inspired as a young boy to write songs after hearing Tom Petty's Full Moon Fever on the radio. He immediately went out and bought an old Stratocaster. By the time he was 12 years old, he was churning out original songs and booking live local shows — beginning a lifelong journey with music that has led up to where he is today.
Ward is just getting started. He would love to partner with fantastic composers, songwriters and live musicians for upcoming recordings, videos and live performances in 2018. As well, he is actively writing and producing music for licensing opportunities.
Hunnypot Live is imposing a tariff on those who don't wash their legs in the shower. Whatever, show 5/13/19 was awesome. . . . Hot Tub Johnnie flipped on the lights with a booty primer DJ set. Joel Matthew got the hot tub warmed up with some rap. HEЯITAGE brought a serious Island Music party with beautiful beats an harmony. Esbie Fonte performed heart felt dramatic, edgy pop music. PLVNK banged us with super hooks and high energy. MZ Neon chewed us up and out while spitting dirty grime rhymes. Player Won leveled us up with positive party hip hop and Hot Tub closed the night with a world famous dance party. 5/13/2019
Joel Matthew, a 25 year old rapper, producer, songwriter, and keyboardist is releasing his debut EP on March 1st 2019. Titled “Where Do I Start”, the six track project is produced by Joel himself along with a bit of help from some friends: multi-platinum, Grammy-award-winning songwriter, producer, and keyboardist Sam Barsh; as well as Grammy-award-winning G.O.O.D. Music engineer and producer Tom Kahre.
Once Joel linked up with his creative team after quickly moving to Los Angeles, the trio crafted the sound of the project from 2016-2018 and are releasing the debut single “Lost in Los Angeles” on February 7th; with a video for the same song releasing February 14th, all leading up to the release of the EP March 1st.
The project deals with themes of determination, sacrifice, self-doubt, taking chances, drifting apart with loved ones, and inspiration. All of this over a bed of intricate instrumental and vocal productions that take inspiration from multiple genres.
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LA-based soul/pop outfit, HEЯITAGE, is a powerhouse duo that features Hannah Eggen and Gianluca Gibbons, interweaving their infectious sounds of seasoned soul, topped with invigorating pop.
See the music video for their new hit single "Fashion Slayer" by CLICKING HERE. The tasteful combination of their voices, guitar strums, bass groove, poetic rhythms and soothing saxophone make them “a breathtaking outfit” (World Magazine Jamaica).
This Bermudian outfit has already earned themselves thousands of streams and views online, a wide spread of press coverage; iHeart Radio, Jam In The Van, Kaboom Magazine, PARADE Magazine, to name a few. They recently partnered with the Arbonne Charitable Foundation® to use their single “Red Lips” to inspire confidence inside and out with the #ThoseRedLips Campaign.
Seeing them live in concert is an electric, soul-filled, out of body experience. The manner in which their voices intertwine, decorated by the soothing tones of saxophone, guitar strums, bass groove, poetic rhythms and an out right funky look will leave you craving more from HEЯITAGE.
The soul/pop duo are currently finishing up their first studio album with legendary producer and RIAA Diamond certified engineer Tommy D. Daugherty, known for his work with greats such as Tupac, Celine Dion, Snoop Dogg, Paul McCartney and Prince. The record is set to be released in early 2019
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Rapper JohnBoyCool is a fast rising star within the Compton Hip Hop community - you can see him surrounded by his peers on the cover of Kendrick Lamar's 'To Pimp A Butterfly' album; he and his Pirate GVNG crew have been featured on Vice TV's "Noisey," as a straight up rap artist he's opened for acts like 2 Chainz - but for his latest project PLVNK (pronounced Plank) he wanted to explore other sounds and styles.
"Where I went to middle school, I had a bunch of rocker friends. I was listening to Blink 182, Nirvana. I always loved the sound of drums and guitars..."
A chance meeting led to a collab with Israeli singer Nachum Peterseil (frontman for Automatic Toys, an alt-rock group with a love of all things electronic.) Despite coming from completely different backgrounds and cultures, the two vocalists found that had a lot in common ("He literally survived wars...and I have my own stories to tell".)
After a series of successful live shows, plans were set in motion for writing sessions to continue that vibe. 'JB' brought in Joey Mora (a.k.a. 'The Klassiks', a maverick Hip Hop and Dance music producer), whilst Nachum drafted Automatic Toys drummer Sir Mal, a UK recording artist with a list of credits including Pete Yorn and Andy Allo.
"We've got the rapper telling his stories; this old-school, rocking lead vocalist from Israel, the hopeless romantic from London...from the beat, the producer - they're putting in what they've been through. Love and Life and Society. This music crosses boundaries...it's for Everybody, not just this or that community...different friends, kids, your Grandma!"
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MZ Neon is a genre bending punk chanteuse turned rap mistress newly based in Los Angeles by way of Brooklyn. She is a self produced lyrical provocateur confronting issues of identity, sexually, politics, spirituality and lived experiences as a trans-femme-fatale. She is a triple threat of sharp wit, hypnotic sensuality and musical virtuosity with a tough-as-nails attitude and unapologetic ownership of her own vulnerability.
LA based MC, Poet, and Visual Artist: Player WON combines the explosive sound of EDM and pressured Hip Hop with a rapid fire flow of abstract lyricism. Originally an actor and comedian, Nick Galarza offers a new perspective as the ‘alt rap icon’ Player WON persona.
Endgame Like Beckham: The children of Marvel superheroes defy their parent's wishes and start a soccer league. The Beyonder kidnaps them to Battleworld to compete against Kickers Inc. for a New Universe galactic trophy. None of this has anything to do with Hunnypot Live (4/29/19).
We do wage a not so Secret War on mediocrity though. Hot Tub Johnnie broke box office records for coolest opening set. Carolyn Richardson gave us her Supervisor origins story AND got onstage as Music Carolyn to give us Rhythms, Blues and pop hues. Natti Vogel opened his chest and poured his heart all over us with just a voice and a piano. Lauren Rocket blasted us with OG forces of pop music. Josephine Clark confidently commanded with clutch compositions. Memento reminded us why we asked him back to rap and the night closed with another famous Hunnypot Dance party.
Carolyn Richardson is an independent Music Supervisor and founder of Music 4 Scenes, a music consulting firm. She has over 10 years of experience in music licensing in TV, film, and new media. Carolyn is a member of the Guild of Music Supervisors and The Television Academy.
Carolyn began her career with Sony Music Distribution in Marketing in Chicago. Carolyn has worked for Entertainment Tonight and The Insider in music licensing, where she also produced music-related segments and reviewed music releases.
She has been nominated for Best Soundtrack in the Indie Series Awards for Funny Married Stuff. She formed Music 4 Scenes to provide music supervision, music clearance, and talent consulting services.
She recently joined the Fox Sports Music team as Manager of Clearance. Carolyn is a Houston, Texas native who is obsessed with the Hawaiian Islands. Pitches with the subject line "Free Trip to Hawaii," will always get a response.
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Jazzy Soul singer-songwriter Music Carolyn has shared the stage, screen and studio with an eclectic group of artists in the jazz, classical, soul, gospel and pop world including Grammy winner Kathleen Battle, Grammy-nominated Lukas Graham, Oscar-nominated Alfre Woodard, as well as Grammy-nominated gospel singer Dayna Caddell and R&B Crooner Jon B. Fans may have also seen her singing at Dodger stadium singing a gospelized rendition of the national anthem, at Jewish temples and Christian churches for Hope's House Christian Ministries, alongside Dr. Diane White-Clayton with her gospel/classical fusion group BYTHAX Ensemble, or with her husband in the Hip-Hop Soul duo TANIQ, which garnered critical acclaim with their album The Life and Times of Love.
Her influences include Nancy Wilson, Amel Larrieux, Gregory Porter, Bobby McFerrin, D'Angelo and Sade. Her foundation in classical and sacred music may rear its head during her live shows from time to time as well.
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Young alt-pop mastermind and piano singer-songwriter Natti Vogel is rapidly becoming New York‘s buzziest independent artist with his stunning new orchestral pop EP “Serving Body” and its equally inimitable array of music videos, including the viral "Brown Rice" which is nominated for Queerty’s Best Music Video if 2018 and "I Don’t Want to Find the One" which PAPER called one of the songs that made 2018 bearable.
His live shows - most recently a string of sold-out National Sawdust dates and a Highlight Event solo concert with Q&A led by Billboard Pride at the flagship SoHo House - where Vogel’s conservatory, cinematic, cabaret, rock, jazz, comedic and foreign-language training are all put to use, create an unusually intense and wonderful experience raved about by Huffington Post, Edinburgh Evening News, Shanghai Magazine, Keyboard Magazine and diverse fans worldwide.
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Lauren White is a singer/songwriter born, raised, and based in Los Angeles, CA. A lifelong musician, she has turned her childhood passion into a thriving performing and songwriting career, specifically known for sparkly heartfelt pop and high energy powerpop anthems.
Lauren grew up playing and composing classical piano music. Performing and composing always came quite naturally to her. At 16, she founded what was to be her first passion project: an all girl power pop band called ROCKET. At 18, Rocket signed their first record deal with Silverlake’s garage indie label “Teenacide Records.” With three releases under their belt over an eight year stint, the band completed five American tours (including Van’s Warped Tour), various television appearances and commercials, as well as being a top ten finalist on Fox’s “America’s Top Band” in 2008.
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Lauren's most recent project was Atlantic Record’s “Night Terrors of 1927” A synth-pop harmony driven indie pop band alongside Rilo Kiley’s Blake Sennet and The Honorary Title’s Jarrod Gorbel. She has worked with Grammy-nominated producer Tom Holkenburg (aka Junkie XL) as a featured vocalist on his release, “Booming Back to You.” Two of her songs went to number one on the European Dance Charts, and peaked at #11 on Billboard’s Top Electronic Album chart. She’s also collaborated with songwriters Jeff Silbar, Matt Squire, Michael Fitzpatrick, Beau Dozier, Don Was, and Thirty Seconds To Mars. She’s toured with a variety of acts, including Fitz and the Tantrums, The Colorist, Butch Walker, Van’s Warped tour and The Horrorpops. She’s played at numerous music festivals including Coachella, Bunberry, SXSW, Life is Beautiful, CMJ, Lollapalooza, and Outside Lands.
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Imagination is mere reality once you've heard the sultry vocal constitution of this singing fairy tale.
Josephine Clarke, born fantasist, began her steps in the entertainment industry early on; which led to her acceptance into the Prestigious Alabama School of Fine Arts as a Vocal Performance Student. During her high school experience, Josephine discovered a new-found love for classical and opera music which led to her performing for The ARCHBISHOP OF CAPE TOWN, Desmond Tutu, and Grammy Award-Winning Cellist, Yo-Yo Ma. She was also granted the opportunity to perform with the Award-Winning cast of the Hit Broadway Musical CATS.
Upon high school graduation, Clarke was given a Vocal Performance scholarship to "The University of Alabama" where she shared stages with the likes of Micah Stampley, Kim Burrell, L. Spenser Smith, Sherri Pepsi-Riley, and Blanche McAllister. Clarke, known for ambition and idealist reasoning, graduated from college only to pack up her life and took a relocating road trip from Alabama to California where she quickly gained international attention from a leaked record by Recording Artist Nicki Minaj entitled "Top if The World" where she is featured on the Chorus! The YouTube-crazed song went on to gain close to 300 million views by early 2012!
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Combining the lush richness of a film score, the rhythm section of a rock band, and the introspective storytelling of underground rap, Memento is a hip-hop artist from the San Francisco Bay Area.
He loosely categorizes his music as “hip-hop with an indie rock sensibility” — meaning that he uses live instruments and records his vocals within a few takes to capture raw, genuine emotion. Memento avoids the use of studio trickery in order to achieve authenticity, and always believes that less is more.
He approaches his music with the mindset of a composer: he wants the instruments to say what the words are saying, without the words. In order to do this, he pays great attention to detail while crafting his melodies and rhythms. Once the instrumental can express the emotion on its own, Memento paints a picture through his stories, his emotions, and his observations, all while maintaining a brutal honesty.
HunnypotCHELLA Live #414 (4/15/19) put everyone in to a Game of Throes of pleasure. Hot Tub rode in on a dragon and breathed a fire opening DJ Set. Rana Joy Glickman dipped in to the warm interview waters to talk about her career from doing stunts, to making movies and music supervising them. Primal Kings ruled the houses with their blues rock blasts. H2The brought a whole kingdom of friends and performers to join in their sonic journey. Azra was the queen of dance and pop music of the night. Strange Brew regaled us with reggae jams. Kosha Dillz made a play as an heir to a rap music throne and we ended with our famous dance party.
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Rana Joy is a two word first name. “Rana” also means “Joy”, so her name means “Double Joy” (dj)… Hence her nickname is deejay, or deej… stands for Double Joy, as does she.
Rana Joy Glickman rode into the film industry, literally on horseback, having galloped away from the hard sciences. She began her journey in film as an equestrian stunt woman, during this time she was also singing back up vocals for an Afro-Brazilian Band. Raised in New York City, Rana Joy was immersed in theater, literature, cinema, circus, dance & music. She started playing campfire guitar at a young age, and still considers musically jamming with friends to be her key to happiness and balance. Rana Joy’s father is an international relations professor from India; Her mother, from the Bronx, is a stage actress / linguist of Polish & Russian descent. Her maternal grandfather was a Jazz Pianist. This colorful cultural backdrop combined with the truth that Rana Joy was born a storyteller, ultimately led her to filmmaking.
Rana Joy worked diligently as a PA and came up through the AD department becoming a UPM / Line Producer. Eventually she bloomed into a full-fledged creative Producer & Filmmaker known for balancing of art & commerce. Her indie narrative films have all had potent ambitious soundtracks & her documentary work has been primarily musically themed.
Rana Joy has produced some ground breaking films. Inclusive of Producing for more than 10 first-time feature Directors, some of whom have evolved into powerful voices in today’s independent film movement. She has had the privilege of making films with Del Bigtree, Beeaje Quick, Elizabeth Avellan, Quentin Tarantino, Eric Stoltz, Noah Baumbach, Julia Sweeney, Bassia Loebel, Sarah Kelly, Graham King, Robert Rodriguez and her favorite actress, Tilda Swinton.
Rana Joy has been on the festival circuit for decades, discovering talent and setting up both her feature films & documentaries with distribution. Rana Joy’s films have premiered and won awards at Sundance, Cannes, Berlin, Venice, Toronto, New York, Seattle & SXSW.
SXSW is a particularly heartfelt festival zone for Rana Joy, as she premiered many of her films there and has been an passionate speaker and contributor to countless filmmaking panels & workshops. Rana Joy & John Anderson (Hunnypot) & Anthony Marinelli & Tracy McKnight, Doreen Ringer-Ross did many BMI panels together, wherein the focus was educating filmmakers about the gravitas & responsibilities surrounding the procurement of music rights & music supervision and the structuring of composer & publishing deals in independent filmmaking. Rana Joy has enjoyed a long standing collaboration with her main music supervisor, Lonnie Sill, who has mentored her sensibility in the intersection of music & film through out her career.
Some of Rana Joy’s films include: God Said Ha!, Kicking & Screaming, Sleep with Me, $pent, Fun, Full Tilt Boogie, Real Stories of the Donut Men, Female Perversions, Golf in the Kingdom, Vaxxed and Truth in Terms of Beauty, which chronicles the story of Jazz Photographer Herman Leonard.
Rana Joy is the founder of SHAKRAH FILMS. The company is a habitat for bold and inspirational stories that celebrate the adventure of “being human” and the human beings … who celebrate the adventure. Rana Joy and the team are currently in development with Quincy Rose’s films Being Buster”& Margaux from Manhattan. As well, Shakrah is now focused on television, specifically an animated music driven series called Maya Unstoppable, a co-production with JagCat & Surfer Jack.
Shakrah Films is also in post-production with the long anticipated documentary that reveals the music and inherent magic of The Kids of Widney High, the punkish-rock band made up of mentally and physically challenged students who played the cult circuit and even the House of Blues. The film currently entitled LoveMusic chronicles them as “Kids” into “adulthood” and some might argue rock stars in their own right. All inspired & courageously led by their illustrious band leader, Guitar player & Michael Monagan. Rana Joy is the Director of this documentary, that is 20 years in the making, trusting the drama of elapsed time will serve to infuse the film with poignant macroscopic perspective and a rockin’ good marinated groove.
Rana Joy has always been active in education and philanthropy. She taught filmmaking at UCLAX and the Los Angeles Film Institute. She has guest lectured and mentored students at NYU, USC, UT and AFI. Having grown up in a Theater saturated environment, acting was both mandatory and enjoyed in her household. She has taught acting and coached actors privately for the past 15 years. Rana Joy loves to ski, hike with her dogs, ride horses, paint and play music. She seldom misses a production of the Cirque du Soleil or The Gypsy Kings or Tony Bennett. Rana Joy is passionate about humanity, culture & life itself.
Tapping the deepest roots of rock n roll, Primal Kings take your favorite audio dishes and deconstruct them, using the tastiest ingredients to create a flavor that is brand new and yet somehow familiar. Their debut, eponymous, record comes to the table awash in aromas of primitive grooves grown in dark, fertile tonal dirt, and gives us a generous helping of heartfelt reflections of lives well lived … warts and all. It excites the pallet while it satisfies like our most beloved comfort food.
Primal Kings was forged in the fires of a 5 year quest to create a full length, fully analog, LP. The journey began when indie, blues/roots/rock singer songwriter, Chris Wilson enlisted the help of veteran engineer/producer, Lenise Bent (Aja, Breakfast in America, Tusk, Autoamerican) to help him capture the raw energy of the band, then known as the Barrelhouse Kings, that had been wowing audiences in LA clubs. The lineup then included incendiary guitarist Jed Ojeda, thunderous drummer Paul Cassarino, and infinitely inventive bassist, Roger Upchurch, and it was this 4 piece unit that walked into Entourage Studios for a 2 and half day marathon session that yielded the primary tracks for the album.
What followed was the long journey toward completion of a fully realized record. Along the way, Wilson recruited his long time writing and performing partner, Scott Pontius, a strong analog engineer in his own right, to lend his musical, vocal, and technical talents to the cause. The journey was long and arduous, and some were lost along the way. Cutting tracks by hook or by crook, cobbling together gear, and even going so far as to weld together DIY plate reverb units, is not for the feint of heart; and in the end only Wilson, Bent, Upchurch, and Pontius remained. The result was the creation of Elsewhere Studios, and the birth of Primal Kings.
Now, armed with digital masters honed by Warren Sokol at Universal Mastering, Wilson, Upchurch and Pontius set out to retake the stage, as Primal Kings, in support of the album they have so lovingly fostered, and to raise the funds to complete their dream of pressing vinyl and releasing a truly analog LP. With a live show that channels the raw energy that sparked it all, while faithfully representing their carefully crafted debut album, Primal Kings shows will leave you simultaneously satisfied, and craving more.
“Brilliantly blending 80’s synths with an new cutting edge sampling style, rising hip hop/experimental producer h2the released his debut single titled “Taste Of The“, a teaser/cut-up off his new beat tape exclusively available on cassette!” – UGHH
URB Magazine wrote that “[h2the] is something else…in a profound kind of way,” calling his sound titillating and “juicy for the ears,” while The Village Voice described his productions as “adventurous and banging.”
2DOPEBOYZ and Vibe Magazine’s allhiphop.com have also noted h2the’s rap flips of 80's inspired sonics. It’s the producer as auteur as every track takes you through the emotional space of the artist, like Kanye or Godard.
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AZRA is an Asian-American Pop recording artist, singer, songwriter, performer, hip-hop dancer, and model based in Los Angeles, California. This ex-corporate management consultant, author, and motivational speaker turned straight up entertainer is the next big rising pop star to disrupt the music industry. She released her first EP titled Freedom in March 2017. Since then, AZRA toured with The Plain White T's on their Southern California high school tour, performed at open mics, music venues, various schools, corporate and non-profit events around the country and even shook up the stages at the East Coast Pride Festivals (NYC, Baltimore, Philly, D.C.). Her powerful stage presence, infectious energy along with her intimate to exciting song and dance performances captivate the crowd wherever she performs leaving them excited, connected and wanting more. She also authored The Cupcake Theory, a self-help relationship book and motivational spoke at numerous conferences. Her single released late last year, "Dimension" is charted and rising on the Global Top 200 Airplay Chart on Digital Radio Tracker and the music video is catching momentum.
AZRA, a lover of unconventional wisdom, has a lifelong goal to inspire people to be their authentic selves and live out their dreams like a boss, unapologetically and boldly. This message is constant through all of her songwriting, backed by pipes! A natural creator, AZRA constantly writes and looks forward to introducing her newest and hottest music especially during shows. Currently, AZRA is celebrating her newest release “Skyline” and plans to frequently perform live so she can continue to build and connect with her fans on this journey she calls: in the 6th Dimension..
She has been featured with LA Weekly, TWIST Magazine, All Things Go, PopWrapped, PopDust, All Access, The WiMN, Celeb Secrets, Singers Room, GirlHQ, Rawfemme, Women's Republic, FOX News to name a few.
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Busking on the Venice beach boardwalk isn't the first place that comes to mind when bands think of a place to practice... But it was where Strange Brew perfected their performance and started to get noticed. Hailing out of Los Angeles, Strange Brew is comprised of a self produced & recording trio bringing together an eclectic blend of reggae and hip-hop. Experimental synths mixed with hard hitting bass create a truly unique and vibrant sound. The band came together after touring with other groups to form this harmonious vibe. Their single, “Catch a Feeling” showcases a catchy blend of different genres - creating an infectious summer sound.
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Rami Matan Even-Esh (??????: ??? ??? ???-??), better known by his stage name Kosha Dillz, is an American rapper and world class improv artist that has recieved major attention for his dedication to success. He has played every kind of gig, ranging from shows with Rza of the Wu Tang Clan and Matisyahu, to the Legendary Yo Gabba Gabba childrens show. He is most known for his ability to improv in front of thousands of people an rap in hebrew and spanish combined.
"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!
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.
Listen to: Malibu
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.
Heather Kreamer is Director of Music for Create Advertising, an entertainment marketing company. She oversees all music needs for both their Los Angeles and London offices. This includes finding and licensing the perfect commercial music, as well as working with composers to create custom scores. Prior to joining Create, Heather spent 5 years running the music department of mOcean, another entertainment marketing agency. Her background includes building the film and television department for INgrooves, a global music distributor.
She began her music career at Natural Energy Lab, where she signed artists and marketed their music for sync placements. Heather has worked on hundreds of successful motion picture marketing campaigns including Black Panther, Venom, Coco and Peter Rabbit.
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"Opium Moon’s debut album is a sublime and sensual brew of strings, percussion and bass that transports the listener to a musically soulful Shangri-La.” – Victoria Looseleaf, ArtNowLA
Sensuous and hypnotic, elegant yet deeply emotional, the music of Opium Moon evokes the mysteries of ancient worlds while remaining thoroughly contemporary. The Los Angeles-based ensemble’s cinematic soundscapes draw upon the virtuosic skills and diverse ethnic backgrounds of its members: Iranian santoor master Hamid Saeidi, innovative Israeli bassist Itai Disraeli, sought-after American percussionist M.B. Gordy, and the exceptionally expressive Canadian-American violinist Lili Haydn, whose passion and fluid mastery of her instrument enchant in every song.
Opium Moon’s eponymous debut album is our now on the Be Why Music label, distributed through ADA/Warner. The video of “Caravan” by Academy Award-nominated Genghis Blues director Roko Beliç debuted on NPR All Songs considered NPR.org. Lili Haydn’s third TED presentation is also live.
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OLD_SPORT is a five piece soul-rock band out of Los Angeles, California. Formed to create the soundtrack for the award-winning independent film ELSEWHERE, they have since headlined legendary clubs on both coasts, including The Troubadour in L.A. and The Mercury Lounge in Manhattan. Produced by Steve Kille of Dead Meadow, their three-track EP, The Midnite Vibeline Session, is available to stream now.
OLD_SPORT is Nick Vergara, Brian Williams, Keith Roenke, Michael Maio, and Andrew Gaul
Kim Kix: Singing, guitar.
Anders Pedersen: Guitar, Lap-stell guitar, keys, backing vocal.
Mike Sullivan: Drums
About Anders Pedersen a.k.a. Peasoup a.k.a. AP: Guitar player, songster. Howe Gelb’s wingman for more than a decade in Giant Sand. Proud to have served alongside good folks like Mark Lanegan, M. Ward, John Doe, Jim White, and Scout Nibblett. Avid dancer and addicted listener since the pre-teen years.
About Mike "ZACK" Sullivan: From the basements of the USA, Mike brings a primitive, passionate sound to the drums, having played with his own brother in a variety of bands (garage, rock 'n roll, country, indie, latin). And due to his Blue Man Group training in NYC, Mike is able to emote onstage using only his teeth. Mike has toured in Europe and North America, traveling with the likes of Young Fresh Fellows, The Hall Monitors, Eddie Angel, and of course, the mighty POWERSOLO since 2012, who have bestowed upon him the most honorable and appropriate moniker in Rock And Roll: ....ZACK!
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A Rock N Roll Band from Santa Ana, Orange County, CA. We just want to make love to the World.
Hurricanes, expect the unexpected.
We met, we jammed, shared many common interest, we mixed it together, and BAM! Pow right in the kisser!
We became the OC Hurricanes!
We have been fortunate enough to play various of shows. To different crowds of all sorts! We wish to play to everyone! No scenes, No Trends, just everyone! We want to make love to the world.
We have performed various of events and places around the world.
We have been fortunate enough to open up for legendary acts from the past that will never get old, more than once. Such as Wanda Jackson, Barbara Lynn, and Ronnie Spector (The Ronettes). We've also shared the stage with New Legends, such as The Reverend Horton Heat, King Khan, Plague Vendor, The Oh Sees, And many more to name.
We've also been aired on XM Sirius Radio, and 100.3 the Sound. Thanks to Mr. Steve and his staff at Little Stevens Underground Garage.
We are signed to a small but very powerful indie label in Hollywood, known as WILD RECORDS.
We are hoping to continue our journey till the end. Music, we love that shit.
Roach Sánchez - Vox/Rhythm Guitar
Gibram "Walter" Chavez - Ebass/Harmonica
Slim "Wray" Cervantez - Lead Guitar
Alex "Little Man" Marcia - Percussions
Oscar "Satan" Ramirez - Ebass/Farfisa Organ
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“You know those bands that the moment you get to the first chorus of their first song you realize, holy f*ck, they are gonna be HUGE. Introducing, Pacific Radio. With a penchant for big freaking hooks, thundering bass lines and singalong choruses, they remind me of The Killers, Weezer, the Airborne Toxic Event, Eagles of Death Metal and early Foo Fighters all poured into one flaming mojito.”
~Keith Creighton (Pop Dose)
Pacific Radio is a sonic collision of energetic garage rock with L.A. heartbreak. It's origins can be traced back to when Joe Robinson (singer/ guitar) and Joe Stiteler (bass) left L.A. punk band The Ringers in search of a more dynamic sound and space. The duo grew to a quartet with the addition of Kyle Biane (Guitar) and Hyke Shirinian (Drums). Stiteler, Biane and Shirinian created the perfect backdrop for Robinson’s catchy melodies.
After the release of their debut EP, 2017 saw the band hit the road with their wildly charismatic live show. From their home base in L.A. to Austin to Seattle to Napa’s Bottlerock Music Festival, the band began winning over fans from festivals to dive bars.
Between tour dates, the band retreated to the studio with Grammy nominated engineer and producer, Eric Weaver, putting the finishing touches on their upcoming full length album “Pretty, but Killing Me”. They diligently transformed their songs from wild rock show crowd-pleasers into a meticulously crafted record inspired by their heroes.
"Pacific Radio is a band that listeners will fall in love with from their Pop Rock to Punk Rock tempos and upbeat sound. Even with a theme around heartache and love each song has its own sound and style.” ~Alexis Coleman (Side Stage Magazine)
"...even though I hadn’t heard a single song from this band, their performance had me dancing like a maniac before the first song even finished" ~Kylie Banks (The Music Court)
Sue Crawshaw, founder and owner of Pick And Mix Music has worked across all aspects of the music industry over 3 decades. She started her career in music publishing with spells at MCA, Chrysalis, Asongs and Albert’s Publishing, in addition to 7 years at performing rights organization BMI in London. She then moved into sync placement and music supervision establishing Pick And Mix Music some 15 years ago. She has worked with artists such as AC/DC, Fat Boy Slim, James Bay, Kodaline and Nothing But Thieves.
Currently based in Los Angeles Sue works as a music supervisor on various successful TV productions including THE CROWN Seasons 1 & 2 (Netflix), STRIKE BACK Seasons 6 & 7 (HBO / Cinemax), OASIS (Amazon pilot), ORIGIN (YouTube Red), THE REPLACEMENT (BBC) as well as various indie movies, most recently TOGETHER. Past credits include the BAFTA nominated “SON OF RAMBOW’ (Paramount), HE KILLS COPPERS (BBC), RAW (RTE) and LOVE HATE (RTE).
The Toronto-based, three-piece band Little Coyote formed in 2015. Their debut album, “The Trouble With Teeth”, was funded by a Canada Council for the Arts grant, and released by Egg Hunt Records (Richmond VA) on October 13th 2017.
Little Coyote have gained praise from George Strombolopulous (Strombo show CBC) , Noisey, Sidewalk Hustle, Exclaim! Pop Matters and Spotify’s “Indie All Stars” and “New Music Fridays” playlists.
Little Coyote consists of band mates Byron Patterson, Mike Poisson and Teagan Johnston. Teagan, the band’s leader, began her music career on the west coast of Canada where she released her first EP, Winter’s Child, and worked with local artist Aidan Knight. Teagan relocated to Toronto, ON at the age of 19 to start Little Coyote. The band’s sound and aesthetic is based on Whitehorse, YT which is Teagan’s birthplace. Additional influences include Toronto-based bands Metric, Stars and Broken Social Scene. ‘Little Coyote’ is Teagan’s Yukon nickname and musical alias, she is happy now to share the name with bandmates Byron and Mike.
Teagan, Mike And Byron bring diverse artistic backgrounds to Little Coyote. Together they are able to create an exciting new space in music that marries their vast influences of Folk, Alternative and Progressive rock, through classical piano, ethereal guitar, driving percussion and synth.
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Sheila Nicholls’ first brush with fame was when she streaked into public consciousness in an act of radical self exposure. Live at a Lords cricket match between England and Australia at the Ashes in 1989 she did naked cartwheels propelling herself onto the front pages of the tabloids in Britain and much of the commonwealth.
It was her first feminist action.
She was 19 and a few months later she went to stay with a friend in LA and didn’t go home. No one had even heard of A levels. Fantastic.
She has released three critically acclaimed albums: Brief Strop (1999), Wake (2002), and Songs From the Bardo (2009). In each album, smattered between songs of desire and yearning, are rousing feminist fantasies, testimonies to the failure of war, commentaries on the ridiculousness of worldwide chest-beating, anthems to the freedom gained if we just rewrote our collective mythology, and the personal eternal journey to rewrite one’s own.
Lyrically unique, she is propelled by a singular voice that is alternately confronting and magnetic The guardian has said ‘she sounds like a cross between Liz Phair and Kate Bush’ while the LA weekly remarked ‘she has a battery acid wit, a fierce rebellious streak and is just plain seductive.’
Hollywood records distributed her first, and it made it to the US college Top Ten Billboard chart in 2000. The track ‘Fallen for you’ is featured in the film and on the soundtrack of High Fidelity.
Her second record ‘Wake’ was a studio album where she collaborated with a team including Glen Ballard, Jez Colin, Mike Elezondo, and Ozomatli. She toured extensively, opening for KD Lang, and playing her song ‘Faith,’ which hit the Billboard top 40, on the Tonight show with Jay Leno.
Her third, ‘Songs from the Bardo’ was a medley a few years in the making, after having a daughter– it was back to the home studio scene, self- written, played, engineered and produced, mostly.
Having moved thru the corporate music world and kept her integrity intact, Sheila has a new record:
“All of Nature- a collection of social commentary to music”
in which she connects what’s completely personal to what’s not limited in time at all, with the underlying premise that consciousness is itself a bigger crucible than matter.
In this self produced project, including co-writes with Michael Bernard Beckwith and Dave Stringer, she defies genre, as the record also dips into the literary arena, with each lyric being accompanied by an additional commentary and forum on her website.
She petitions us to quarry, contemplate, and take action to blow through the masks and the conditions behind the conditions. To expose ourselves to ourselves and solve all the world’s problems right now. Because actually it would be quite simple to do so.
For this task she conjured up a Superband calling upon the skills of Kaveh Rastegar— standup bass (with John Legend), Jebin Bruni— keys (with Meshell Ndegeocello), Chris Bruce on guitar (also Meshell Ndegeocello.), Danny Frankel on drums (with Fiona Apple), Gary Novak on drums (with Alanis Morrisette), Walt Fowler on trumpet (with James Taylor) and Mitch Forman on piano (with Wayne Shorter). Engineered by Pete Min, who has also recorded and mixed Meshell’s last two records.
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Born and raised in South Central Los Angeles, MONIQUE RENée was destined for the arts and has been singing since the early age of six. Her musical influences range from Teena Marie and Whitney Houston to Mariah Carey and the Manhattan Transfer and her vocal prowess represents a true rhythm and blues singer.
By age 18, MONIQUE RENée made numerous local appearances and traveled to the far east to establish a track record of performances, before returning home to the states to become lead vocalist for former Mercury Records' group “Female.” The group appeared on MTV’s “The Real World,” and performed "I Wish I Didn't Need You No More," a song that featured highly acclaimed jazz saxophonist, Dave Koz and was written and produced by Derek Bramble of Heatwave fame. With the group she also performed at the IAAAM Convention, and was featured on Mario Van Peeble’s “PANTHER” gold status movie soundtrack for their soulful rendition of Aretha Franklin’s “Natural Woman,” and also participated in the "Freedom" video, a song that was written and produced by Dallas Austin, on the same soundtrack. Her studio experience includes working with world renowned recording artists D'wayne Wiggins of Tony! Toni! Toné!, Rose Royce, Kiddo, Shanice Wilson, and Too $hort, to name only a few.
MONIQUE RENée is currently featured as the lead singer in the R&B band, Tyghtship, that performs twice monthly at Kobe's Steakhouse in Seal Beach, California and makes various musical guest appearances at venues in the Southern California area.