Boy oh boy, we had one hell of a show! A stacked line up with good times rollin' all throughout! Our resident DJ Hot Tub Johnnie open with Bowie's posthumous single, then dropped classic old and new. Guest DJ Bryan Bonwell popped into the Hot Tub for an interview and a bumpin' "get to know me" DJ mix for everyone to party to. After that the illusive Adam Finkel a.k.a. Alek Fin took a seat in the hot tub to talk about his new EP and live show. Red Bull Records brought in New Beat Fund who packed the house full of people and killed it on their Hunnypot return. Alek Fin's entrancing set plus LACES signature sound made for an incredible night. The always amazing Polaris Rose WOWed us and last but not least, the return of Diwon and his brother from another mother, Brooklyn rapper ePhryme. Heavenly times indeed. 1/25/2016
Bryan Bonwell speaks the language of music—and communicates as naturally and effectively with the music makers as the music users. That unique talent has enabled him to carve a niche for himself as a successful music supervisor in the extremely competitive and challenging LA film and TV music world.
Bonwell’s career began as an intern at Dilbeck Entertainment, and upon finishing his internship, Michael Dilbeck gave him the opportunity to stay on as a full time employee. While at Dilbeck Entertainment he worked on and has been credited as Music Consultant, Associate Music Supervisor, or Music Supervisor on an impressive list of wide release feature films, including “The Waterboy,” “Big Daddy,” “Scary Movie,” “Little Nicky,” “Deuce Bigalow: Male Gigolo,” “Deuce Bigalow: European Gigolo,” “The Master of Disguise,” “Joe Dirt,” “The Animal,” “Anger Management,” “Mr. Deeds,” “Dickie Roberts: Former Child Star,” “The Longest Yard,” “50 First Dates,” “Grandma’s Boy,” “I Now Pronounce You Chuck and Larry,” “Strange Wilderness,” “Benchwarmers,” “Grown Ups,” “Just Go With It,” “Jack & Jill,” the up and coming “That’s My Boy,” and “Grown Ups 2”. He also has worked on the TV shows "Freaks and Geeks," and "Undeclared."
Most recently he has gone out on his own and has supervised the indie movie “The Frontier,” which was just picked up for distribution, as well as documentaries “Ivory Tower (CNN),” “Thought Crimes: The Case of the Cannibal Cop (HBO),” and just wrapped “The First Monday In May” featuring Rihanna. He is also finishing up on the Happy Madison/Netflix movie “The Do Over.”
Bonwell is also a songwriter himself—and has co-written countless songs for film and television. He’s co-owned BZEE ROC Music Group, LLC since 2005, a music publishing company in which has worked with select talented songwriters to assist in getting placements in film and television.
From the very inception of BZEE ROC in 2005, Mark Fried and Peter Shane (Spirit Music Group) took a chance and saw value in the catalog and ears of Bonwell and began to administer the catalog. It has been a very successful pairing both in business and personally.
In 2014 Spirit Music entered into a JV with Future Hits, a one-stop easy clear brand. Spirit was looking for the right person to look out for their interest as well as build a high quality catalog from scratch, and Bonwell was Spirit’s natural choice. Later in 2014 about 6 months after Future Hits was off the ground and running, Bonwell was brought in to work in the new Spirit Music LA Office alongside David Renzer to also work the Spirit Catalog. Today he juggles working both catalogs as well as finds time to still work with the Happy Madison team.
No matter how much work he has to do, or how crazy things can get. Not a day goes by he doesn’t realize how lucky he is to be in this industry doing what he loves to do and working with such talented and amazing people.
New Beat Fund birthed when a piggy bank with the words “New Beat Fund” encrypted on it was catapulted into the facade of a corporate building. No joke. Somewhere in that transaction it became apparent a jar full of “fuck you’s” and “I owe you’s” would no longer lend it’s help to an artist. So we started our own fund; no debts to the bullshit, just a direct deposit from your’s truly and the people who vibe what it is we’re doing. And what exactly are we doing? We’re letting our music run free, streaking down the beach, nuts hangin’ in the Cali breeze, smokin’ Cali trees. We shimmy shimmy to the sounds of the Timby, some Red Chili, Slim Shady, and one Foxy ass Lady. Reppin’ real music flowin’ from an honest place. Keepin’ true to who we are, how we’re feeling, what we’re seeing around us and the way we react to it. Everything New Beat Fund is done 100% by New Beat Fund. Burnie Baker, Fat Snapz Lalib, Buttonwill McKill, and Silky Johnson. No need for specificity. So vibe some tunes, whether you’re coolin’ with your gurl or partying with your friends, this is for you. Have a good time, that’s what we’re doing.
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ALEK FIN is the moniker of the Los Angeles, CA based electronic musician and producer Adam Finkel. He has been releasing remixes and tracks since 2010 when he was named winner of the Philip Selway of Radiohead’s “Beyond Reason” Remix Contest. After the release of his debut single “Waiting Like A Wolf” premiered via Jay Z’s Life + Times in late 2012, the project went onto to see radio play on BBCR1, KEXP, KCRW and would follow with the debut of his Mull EP on December, 1 on Pigeons and Planes. Since the release of “Mull” in 2012, he has been featured on several collaborations with producer Robot Koch under Berlin label Project Mooncircle and released a series of remixes for LA label Roll Call Records. October 9, 2015 his sophomore EP "Án Mynda" premiered via Pop Matters featuring performances by Robot Koch and Moscow based producer Galun. The band made their Hunnypot debut in 2013 and blew everyone away, we're thrilled to have them back.
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LACES is Jessie Poland (SONY/ATV) and the inspired DJs and Producers of her generation. LACES creates dark, electronic-infused pop music, and exists to engage artists and consumers in a pop-culture themed, musical movement.
Jessie Poland (SONY/ATV) is an artist and songwriter best known for her work as Charlotte Sometimes. Her debut album, "Waves and The Both of Us" was released on Geffen Records in the Spring of 2008, earning rave reviews en route to the top ten of iTunes, as well as recognition as one of VH1's “You Oughta Know” artists and one of Alternative Press' "100 Bands You Need To Know." In 2012, following extensive tours with such renowned artists as Gavin Degraw, We The Kings, Train's Pat Monahan, and Butch Walker, Jessie earned a spot amongst the 24 finalists on Season Two of NBC’s "The Voice," wowing the reality competition's four judges — all of whom turned their chairs around based on the sheer power, grace and uniqueness of Jessie's voice.
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"Handled with taut precision, the 20 minutes that encompass OceanSongs; veer in different directions, even if functions as a cohesive whole - songwriters Peter Anthony and Madelynn Elyse have an undeniable chemistry as they craft their pop-infused melodies, which can at times be simple and elegant and other times dynamically complex with an almost progressive slant”
— Juan Rodriguez, Arena Magazine
Polaris Rose is a Los Angeles Alt Rock duo comprised of Peter Anthony and Madelynn Elyse. They emerged onto the LA scene in the Fall of 2013 with the release of their debut EP, "The Moon & its Secrets" and their sophomore EP, "OceanSongs". Their sound has been described as being "paved with soaring melody, excellent musicianship and a progressive music fusion that crosses over into jazz, metal, alternative, classic rock and pop (RippleEffect.com)." The duo's debut full-length "Telescopes" was released November 11th, 2014 to immediate reviews. The 10-song album put Polaris Rose onto Music Connect's list of HOT 100 Live Unsigned Artists. Polaris Rose is currently recording their 2nd full-length, titled Ocean Blue, Velvet Skies.
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Eprhyme is a Brooklyn based MC with deep roots in the west coast underground. His blend of universal b-boy poetics and personalized rap polemic combines in a rare formation of boom-bap indy-hop that speaks to hardcore hip hop heads and serious music lovers alike.
During the past 10 years, Eprhyme paid dues in Olympia, WA and Brooklyn, NY as a hip hop and Jewish community organizer and educator, promoter, booking agent, and artist, releasing more than 10 albums. He approaches each project with a curator's touch, utilizing "a cross-continental perspective to shake his sound free from distinctions, embracing many instruments, rhythms, and textures with a jazz-man’s ear for bringing the disparate into harmony".
Awesome song a funny video, came out yesterday. Hunnypot Approved!
Every fairy tail starts off with Once Upon A Time, but this is not your typically fairy tail. Hailing from Newark, New Jersey Mariah Lynn has taken the music industry by storm with her single “Once Upon A Time”. Mariah Lynn has been rapping since her teens and got her big break when one of New York’s hottest DJ’s; DJ Self discovered her. Since then she has been unstoppable, she has also joined VH1’s hit show Love & Hip- Hop New York Season 6 where Mariah Lynn is out to prove that she is more than just the new chick on the block. She is Hunnypot approved and she will get the party started.
This LA local married couple are living the dream writing and performing music together. Coming off their debut dream pop EP, Stein Sang are sure to make you feel all warm and fuzzy inside.
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Twenty-year-old Los Angeles singer-songwriter r e l released her self-titled debut EP earlier this year, featuring the popular song, "Plateau", and just released a new single and cover of Glass Animals' "Gooey", both with accompanying visuals. A sophomore EP (followed by a debut album) are coming very soon of a genre r e l has coined, EVOCA-POP - music that makes you think and feel.
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Hot Sauce Holiday is for everyone that wants to kick over their office desks and start dancing. We are for the eccentric outsiders, the burners, and the lovers. Join us in taking on the banality of convention.
Hot Sauce Holiday is a four piece cabaret rock band from Los Angeles. Their live shows emphasize crowd participation and a great deal of improv. Bongo-solos, skits, poetry, and dance numbers have been known to break out. They have been known to feature burlesque dancers, hula hoop artists, and scandalous routines involving Playboy playmates. Genre-wise the sound varies from song to song drawing influence from 60's psychedelic and folk, to early punk, 80's electro, disco, and even a bit of barbershop. The song lyrics are surreal and witty with every band member trading off on vocals or singing in harmonies. In addition to over 20 originals the band has a variety of party cover songs they are able to play ranging from George Michael to Motorhead.
So leave the outside world behind you for a couple hours and come experience the originality, joy, and chaos that is Hot Sauce Holiday. Hunnypot Approved good time guarantee!
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Star Five Thirteen actor, Veronica Loren, makes her Hunnypot musical debut. Does it feel Hot in here or does she give me Fever?
The seeds of The TIP were sown when Nashville Rock n’ Roll party boys the Carl Brothers, Benny and Dixie, began jamming with local guitarist Ricky Dover Jr during the winter of 2013. The bluesy vocals, harmonica and guitar of Benny Carl along with the pounding rhythm of Dixie Carl drumming found a perfect match with Ricky Dover Jr’s swanky guitar bends. The TIP officially sprouted in the spring of 2014. By June the band were playing their first show at legendary Atlanta strip-club The Claremont Lounge with an independently released four song, “Killin’ It Wasted EP” already under their belts. Then in November of the same year the band went on an East Coast / Mid West tour with Hollywood’s Hammered Satin (Burger Records).
After linking up with NashTray Productions in East Nashville, and the untimely death of their would-be producer Ikey Owens (Jack White/Mars Volta), the band recorded their self-titled debut album in the early weeks of 2015. With continued success of playing regional showcases, The TIP just released their debut self-titled album.
The band is currently getting ready for their first trip to the West Coast for a string of dates in January!
Oh man, This music is SERIOUS, So good, don't miss Alek Fin performing live. Hunnypot at The Mint 1/25/16!
The debut single from this Irish four-piece. 'Paul' is taken from 'Holding Hands With Jamie' released on Rough Trade Records. Can't wait to hear more from these guys! Happy 2016!
Once again, we bring you Hunnypot Live from the Mint LA! For this fine show we had a great time with a few guests and interviews. The one and only DJ Hot Tub Johnnie set the night off with a few Hunnypot classics from Louis Prima Jr. and Hillbilly Herald. The infamous rave photographer, Michael Tullberg joins Johnnie in the hot tub to talk about his book, Dancefloor Thunderstorm, which chronicles the early rave scene from (year - year). having worked with legendary names like Insomniac, Carl Cox, and Daft Punk, Michael has a lot of interesting stories. Larry Malinconico stopped by for some good music, good weed, and a great DJ set. Ketiana and Deez Nuts serenaded us with their soulful mix of funk. Up next the dream-pop outfit, Waterbed as always wowed and amazed. Privet Earth took us on a acoustic psychedelic rock journey and brought out legendary PINK FLOYD Saxaphonist SCOTT PAGE to sit in. From there Big Sir Loon flipped the Hip Hop switch and Spencer Brown carried us to the finish line. What a 2015 closer! 12/28/2015
Noted L.A. Photographer and acclaimed electronic music photo journalist Michael Tullberg’s New Imprint 5150 Publishing Releases Debut Book DANCEFLOOR THUNDERSTORM: Land Of The Free, Home Of The Rave...
The book is Tullberg’s visual and written account of the glory years of the American underground electronic dance music scene, better known as the rave scene, largely focusing Southern California’s extremely vibrant, exciting and trendsetting rave community.
During the time period covered in DANCEFLOOR THUNDERSTORM (1996 – 2002), Tullberg extensively photographed the rave scene for most of the country’s major dance music magazines, including URB, Mixer, BPM Culture and others. His work also crossed over into the mainstream media, including Rolling Stone, SPIN and the Los Angeles Times, and internationally in DJ Mag and Mixmag, at the time when raves thrust electronic music into the national spotlight and laid the groundwork for today’s incredibly successful EDM festival circuit.
DANCEFLOOR THUNDERSTORM: Land Of The Free, Home Of The Rave is a photography-heavy book that gives the reader unsurpassed access into the American rave nation at its heart—Southern California. The book contains hundreds of Tullberg’s dazzling photographs from the early days of classic raves like Electric Daisy Carnival, Nocturnal Wonderland and Dune. It features some of the most famous and influential electronic music artists at their peak, including Paul Oakenfold, Moby, Fatboy Slim, The Crystal Method, Carl Cox, Massive Attack and many more. It also has reproductions of several of Tullberg’s vintage live reviews, rave memorabilia, and interviews with classic rave DJs like Christopher Lawrence and Sandra Collins, providing the reader with the ultimate rave insider experience in a 300+ page volume, the very first book of its kind in the United States. Available for online purchase at www.dancefloorthunderstorm.com
Larry is PEN’s Manager of Synch Creative & Copyright. Larry cut his teeth in the film & TV Music world as the 2nd assistant to composer Christopher Lennertz, where he assisted on various projects. After Mr. Lennertz, he handled Creative Licensing and Administration for Brand X Music, a production library for motion picture advertising. In 2010, he began working as an independent music supervisor for various documentaries and low budget productions, including Harmony (about HRH Prince Charles) from Academy Award®-nominated director Stuart Sender. Larry is a member of the Association of Independent Music Publishers (AIMP) and the Production Music Association (PMA).
"As a little girl, I remember sitting in front of the television screen, watching Whitney Houston's music video for the song, I Want To Dance With Somebody. I was in total amazement, and as she sang, "...and as the night falls, my lonely heart calls", chills surged through my whole body. At 3 years old, I remember thinking to my self, "I wanna do THAT!!!" I've been chasing that dream ever since.
Whenever I found the opportunity to sing, to dance...to perform, I was there without hesitation. For me, every moment of radio play became an excuse for an impromptu, solo music video, which, of course, drove my mother insane. She would ask, "Kiki, who is this singing on the radio right now?". I'd reply, "Ummm...it's Michael Jackson", and she'd say, "Good, let's let HIM sing it then, shall we?". There was no denying I had caught the entertainment bug". ~Ketiana~
Born the daughter of two young parents, both performers in their own Reich (Her mother, a Creative Artist /Dancer; and her father, a Song Writer, Singer and Pop-lock Dancer), one might say entertainment ran in the blood. At age 3, her mother married her step-father (A U.S. Marine), which would be the premise for the following two decades raised in the Military Family lifestyle; moving every three years, but primarily residing in Southern California until the age of 10, when her step-father was relocated to the island of Oahu. Prior to moving to Hawaii, Ketiana had only experienced the basics of music theory, learning to play the flute in her elementary school band. When she moved to Hawaii, music seemed to be a big part of the culture, and they had classes and after-school activities available to take full advantage of. She began to learn piano, joined the school's choir, glee club, and community theater. She also performed in many talent shows and showcases. There, is where she would hone her skills and expand her musical influences. She returned to the mainland at the age of 14 with a greater appreciation for music and the confidence to pursue her dreams wholeheartedly. However, at this point in life, turmoil made its appearance within her family and personal life. In the midst of the storm, she found comfort in writing her own songs.
At age 19, Ketiana went on her own and headed straight for the stars. She packed all her belongings and moved to Hollywood. Wasting no time, she began auditioning immediately, being featured on films, commercials and television shows like Date My Mom, Next, 12 Corazones, American Idol, X-Factor, Making the Band 3, The Bad Girls Club Reunion, TRL, Dreamgirls, Punkrose Shoes, LATalkLive, and many more!
Recently, Ketiana was featured on songs for hiphop artist Aone and many songs for RealProduktRecords Artist, Philo. Currently she will be releasing her debut EP, "Dirty 30", in spring of 2016: A combination of Neo-Soul/R&B/Pop tracks written about the 30-year life-journey she took to becoming the talented woman she is today.
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Waterbed invites you into their vibrant world, where sing-along melodies bounce atop booming drums, climbing constellations of bubbling synthesizers and noise. producing, writing, composing & designing all within WATERBED, members Chad and Cat create an energy all their own, sonically and visually. They are currently writing their debut album while performing new songs in their energetic live.
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Imagine a love child of “Queen” and “Guns and Roses” being reborn in the fresh snow drifts of Russian winters and flown into the modern alternative land of White stripes, Foo Fighters, Awolnation and Dead Sara.
Here comes the band who American music critics are already calling “a savior of rock music”. Here comes PRIVET EARTH! With a growing following on both sides of the Atlantic ocean, Grammy ballot for Best Rock Song and Best Rock Performance and Top 10 Reverbnation ranking in the World, PRIVET EARTH! is ready to take on the Universe. Don't miss this special holiday performance with special guest Scott Page, the legendary saxophonist of Pink Floyd.
In the last ten years Big Sir Loon (BSL) has recorded 11 albums and produced 26 music videos. Big Sir Loon went from Gangsta Rap lyricist to a self made song writer, producer, manager, under ground hit maker, and graphic design artist. BSL has been working hard to land a major-label recording contract and ultimately a successful solo career. Big Sir Loon paired years of hard living and closed doors with creativity, beats, life changing situations, old/new school raps, and self-motivation. BSL directs and films his own videos and loves being independent. After all the unsuccessful attempts to become a signed artist, BSL still drops underground albums and still fights for a spot in the limelight with his latest hit The Difference on MySpace and YouTube, his status as an indie artist continues to grow. BSL is a current graduate of Platt college and has a degree in graphic design and produces his own album from lyrics to cover art. Big Sir Loon is a star shinning in his own corner of such a large universe. You can download and listen to BSL’s music online at iTunes, Myspace, Facebook, ReverbNation, MOG, Spotify, Last.FM, and a host of other online music sources.
Can't get enough of Waterbed. HotTub went crazy when they played this one live.
Filmed by Francesco Paternostro and Chad Montermini
Directed and Edited by WATERBED
