Someone pass her a drink, kiss her on the cheek, She’s comin’ through and she’s Important! Rapper MZ. 007 recently came through to Hunnypot Radio and showed us what it really means to be important. Originally from St. Louis now living in Los Angeles; MZ. 007 is a rapper that is taken the industry by storm. With the release of her single “Important” gaining buzz from L.A to New York and beyond. The princess of the Lou rapper is in high demand and we had to have her. Watch as she sits in the Hunnypot Hottub and gets up close and personal with us, then she delivers a killer performance of her smash single "Important".
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Hot Tub Johnnie and the Hunnypot Radio crew set off another bangin' Hunnypot Radio show to celebrate the 9 Year Anniversary of Hunnypot Radio!
HOT TUB JOHNNIE dropped a rockin' set of tunes that kicked off w/ JACKI BRENSTON and RICHIE VALENS giving way to songs by SBTRKT, ROLLING STONES, BOBBY GREEN, KING FANTASTIC and many more!
Our special industry guest was none other than Quentin Tarentino's right hand music curator and award winning music supervisor, MARY RAMOS. This was Mary's first time sitting down in the Hot Tub and it was definitely a memorable one. In the interview Mary spoke about her past experiences that span over 20 years of working in the industry, in which she has helped create the musical landscapes for films such as Pulp Fiction, the Kill Bill Series, Never Been Kissed and many more. Mary's dj set featured many classics, including re-workings of THE BEATLES, BILL WITHERS and MARVIN GAYE and much more. Be sure to check out Mary's work on display every Friday night on NBC's new series, CONSTANTINE and in the forthcoming Tarentino film, THE HATEFUL EIGHT.
Kicking off our live music segment was Hunnypot Favorites, TRABANTS. This rotating bi-coastal band is lead by LA based (via Boston) musician, Eric Penna. Trabants played a rousing set of 60s influenced instrumental sounds of surf, garage, psych and lounge. Next to hit the stage was Orlando, FL based singer-songwriter, DANI SHAY. Jamming through a solo set, Dani layed out smooth and positive raps over acoustic based, folk, pop and r&b songs. Following up Dani Shay, was LA based singer-songwriter, HEWAN who kept the party rolling with an uplifting set of neo-soul jams cemented with an undeniable, alternative pop balance. Setting us up for the climax of the night was buzzing LA alt-pop duo, BAD LANDS. The duo of Rocky and Mowgli performed a brilliant set of intoxicating pop noir, love songs. Rounding out the night was LA pop rock band, YOUNG CREATURES. This LA quartet closed the show with a shoegazey, psych rock set. You can see them live again at The Silverlake Lounge on Dec. 10th.
BIG THANKS to all who came out and celebrated the 9 Years of Hunnypot Radio!! Cheers to you all and Happy Thanksgiving!! 12/01/2014
Jessica Cole is the owner and founder of Los Angeles based music publishing company, Lyric House. Lyric House is a full service music publishing company with a strong focus in TV/Film and commercial placement. Currently representing over 100 bands, artists and songwriters both nationally and internationally, the Lyric House catalog spans multiple genres and is represented by music publishers all around the world.
Child prodigy classical violinist/actress turned rock violinist, singer recording artist, composer. Daughter of legendary comedienne Lotus Weinstock (the first woman to perform at the comedy store, engaged to Lenny Bruce (the last year of his life), contemporary of Robin Williams, Bill Maher, Jay Leno, and Sandra Bernhard.Haydn's debut album as a solo artist, Lili, was released in the fall of 1997 by Atlantic. Light Blue Sun appeared in 2003 from BMG/Private Music, with a pair of releases from Nettwerk Music Group, the EP Goodbye Stranger and the full-length Place Between Places, arriving in 2007 and 2008, respectively. NPR described Place Between Places as "A mix of neo-psychedelic flower child and rock star virtuoso...Heifetz meet Hendrix," and Haydn performed the single "Strawberry Street" on the Tonight Show with Jay Leno and the HBO hit Californication. Lili's fourth full length studio record, LiliLand, will be released in late 2014, and was written in the aftermath of a freak chemical accident that caused brain damage and the loss of everything Lili owned. Lili describes this record as "the jungle of my mind. Fun, fragile, and ferocious songs about losing everything and getting it back.” She further explained this experience in a TEDx talk "How Music Saved My Brain."
Alicia Witt has played her piano-driven rock all over the world, including opening for Ben Folds Five and John Fullbright. She has performed as musical guest on CBS’ Late Show with Craig Ferguson and was featured as the cover story in Sound & Vision Magazine.Also known for her decades-long career as a prolific TV/film actress (beginning in David Lynch’s ‘Dune’ at the age of 7), her music has been featured in numerous movies including this year’s ‘I Do’ and ‘Pasadena’, in which she also stars. The latter is a duet co-written/performed with Ben Folds for the end credit theme.
The "818" based PACKLIFE RECORDS roster is a "group of young talented brothers," says label founder and CEO, Pierre Rich, "All of our music is created from non-fictional experiences in life and is inspired by our everyday personalgrowth and music production perfection for our music listeners, consumers and other artist". Rich's brother Christopher aka Pakkafella, doubles as solo artist and producer. The two of them form Packlife's cornerstone. "We're here to let you know this crew is hungry and talented, they're ready to ride." As for the valley's lack of hip-hop credibility, Rich looks to set the record straight with the release of his third album, a banging compilation called, "Suthern Kavvy", as in Southern California's Finest Caviar.
"Freshly arriving from NYC, indie acoustic pop band The Score is embarking on a new adventure in Los Angeles. Since they released their first EP in February, the band has established themselves as a go-to act at Rockwood Music Hall in NYC, playing for packed audiences. Their song "Don't Wanna Wake Up" has garnered fans globally through in-store placements at Hollister and Abercrombie stores worldwide. They were selected among a roster of almost entirely major label artists for the 2014 Macy's iHeartRadio Rising Star Competition. Even Perez Hilton has taken note, featuring them as a band to watch on his New Music Tuesdays among four other signed acts.
Talented songwriter/producers in their own right, The Score was selected as finalists in this year's John Lennon Songwriting competition. Their YouTube & SoundCloud channels have a combined 2 million plays, with their innovative lyric videos of original music reaching over 100,000 views. Notably their cover of A Great Big World's "Say Something" has over half a million plays on SoundCloud.
With a sound a la One Republic, Plain White Ts and Train, Edan & Eddie are excited to take their talents to the next level in Los Angeles, collaborating with talented songwriters to continue creating music they hope their fans will love."
He has been a fixture in the true DJ culture for coming up on two decades. Synapse is known as a “culture purveyor”, as he schools his audiences on way more than just music. His connection to the founders of DJ culture is undeniable, becoming respected by the originators and the new guard. Synapse has been DJing in New York City, the city that invented DJ culture, since 1999. Through that time he has led a charmed DJ life, playing with the founders of DJing as we know it, and some of the most legendary DJs and producers of all time (Kool Herc, Jazzy Jay, Grand Wizard Theodore (The Inventor Of The Scratch), Red Alert, Pete Rock, DJ Premier, DJ Muggs, Todd Terry, Stretch Armstrong).
He has provided music and inspiration for clients like Frank151 Magazine, Ad Week, Royal Caribbean, Cornerstone Agency, Converse, Jive/Sony Records, Hotel Chantelle, Red Bull, STK Steakhouse, Beautiful/Decay Magazine The Box NYC, Elemental Magazine, Palm Pictures, Samson Audio, Capitale, Mass Appeal Magazine, Canal Room, Santos Party House, Le Poisson Rouge, Hanky Panky intimate apparel, Shine Nightclub (Vancouver), Adidas, LRG, Karmaloop, Miller High Life, Red Bull, C3 Agency, Mountain Dew and more.
He’s played alongside:
KOOL HERC, QUESTLOVE, TODD TERRY, WIZ KHALIFA, DJ MUGGS, JUNIOR SANCHEZ, CLINTON SPARKS, RED ALERT, NEIL ARMSTRONG (EX JAY-Z DJ), VIKTER DUPLAIX, PETE ROCK, GOLDIE, DE LA SOUL, PRINCE PAUL, ROC RAIDA, MOS DEF, DJ PREMIER, ROB SWIFT, JAZZY JAY, DISCO D, STRETCH ARMSTRONG, URSULA 1000, MILLION $ MANO (DJ FOR KANYE WEST), LORD SEAR, J PERIOD, AARON LACRATE, EVIL DEE, SCOTTIE B & BOBBITO and more.
In addition to his musical journey, Synapse has also worked in branding, marketing, publishing and journalism for the past 10 years. Working with Beautiful/Decay art and lifestyle Magazine, he created multi-media events that were used to brand the company, as well as writing articles for the publication. Following that, he spent four years as the brand manager at Frank151 Media Group, a magazine, website, apparel brand and growing world-wide icon. There he wore various hats, including writer/blogger, distribution, marketing, promotions and international network builder.
This is latest in Westcoastsynthesizerbeachbumgangstermusic from our friends King Fantastic. They got us partying hard and throwing up our chains with their new song “Spooky Spooks and the Trouble with Capitalism.” The video goes just as hard as they display their critique on the state of hip hop in today’s culture. Check it out and don’t forget to throw yo chain up!
Hunnypot alumni drop their video for "Bang It On The Curb" with a cameo from Les Twins. Check it out, let us know what you think!
HOT TUB JOHNNIE dropped a rockin' set of tunes that kicked off w/ JACKI BRENSTON and RICHIE VALENS giving way to songs by SBTRKT, ROLLING STONES, BOBBY GREEN, KING FANTASTIC and many more!
Our special industry guest was none other than Quentin Tarentino's right hand music curator and award winning music supervisor, MARY RAMOS. This was Mary's first time sitting down in the Hot Tub and it was definitely a memorable one. In the interview Mary spoke about her past experiences that span over 20 years of working in the industry, in which she has helped create the musical landscapes for films such as Pulp Fiction, the Kill Bill Series, Never Been Kissed and many more. Mary's dj set featured many classics, including re-workings of THE BEATLES, BILL WITHERS and MARVIN GAYEand much more. Be sure to check out Mary's work on display every Friday night on NBC's new series, CONSTANTINE and in the forthcoming Tarentino film, THE HATEFUL EIGHT.
Kicking off our live music segment was Hunnypot Favorites, TRABANTS. This rotating bi-coastal band is lead by LA based (via Boston) musician, Eric Penna. Trabants played a rousing set of 60s influenced instrumental sounds of surf, garage, psych and lounge. Next to hit the stage was Orlando, FL based singer-songwriter, DANI SHAY. Jamming through a solo set, Dani layed out smooth and positive raps over acoustic based, folk, pop and r&b songs. Following up Dani Shay, was LA based singer-songwriter, HEWAN who kept the party rolling with an uplifting set of neo-soul jams cemented with an undeniable, alternative pop balance. Setting us up for the climax of the night was buzzing LA alt-pop duo, BAD LANDS. The duo of Rocky and Mowgli performed a brilliant set of intoxicating pop noir, love songs. Rounding out the night was LA pop rock band, YOUNG CREATURES. This LA quartet closed the show with a shoegazey, psych rock set. You can see them live again at The Silverlake Lounge on Dec. 10th.
BIG THANKS to all who came out and celebrated the 9 Years of Hunnypot Radio!! Cheers to you all and Happy Thanksgiving!! 11/17/2014
Award winning Music Supervisor Mary Ramos has helped create the musical identity for over 100 films for the past 20 years. Mary has had the opportunity to work with acclaimed directors Thomas McCarthy, Quentin Tarantino, and Richard LaGravenese, gaining credits on works including Django Unchained, Inglorious Bastards, Freedom Writers, Kill Bill Vol, 1 and 2 soundtracks, Never Been Kissed, as well as a music coordinator role for Pulp Fiction. Mary will bring her musical expertise as our guest DJ for the night.
Trabants was initially formed as a side project by Eric Penna (singer/guitarist of the now defunct Boston band Ketman). The concept was to feature a rotating line-up of Boston's finest musicians playing obscure instrumentals from an assortment of little-known surf and library music records from around the world. A later experiment in vintage mono recording snowballed into Trabants' first full length, "Highwire Surfing" which garnered an Independent Music Award nomination for best instrumental album alongside placement on the show "Becoming" featuring Johnny Knoxville. This collaborative of musicians finds its muse in the dusty bins of 60's instrumental surf, garage, psych, lounge, soundtrack and library music from around the world.
Dani Shay is an acoustic musician from Orlando, Florida. Her smooth acoustic jams will leave listeners relaxed and feeling positive about life. Her songs hop around genres for some fun folk, pop, and even R&B and rap. As Dani says, "My music is more than just words; it's a message. My love is much more than a feeling; it's life."
Hewan is an LA based recording artist and singer-songwriter. She bought her first guitar in college and began writing songs on one string. Her expressive journey first began with poetry but soon grew into something much more, now expressed through her music.
https://twitter.com/HEWANmusic
BAD LANDS is critically acclaimed recording artists ROCKY and MOWGLI, formerly known as HE MET HER. Alternative/Pop duo BAD LANDS have just released a new 7-song EP LOVE HEROES, an intoxicating pop noir love story on October 7.
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http://www.prweb.com/releases/
Formally formed in 2012, Young Creatures is a Rock band composed of Mike Escalante on the drums, Spencer King on bass, Mike Post on vocals and guitar, and Andrew Gleason on guitar and vocals. Based out of Los Angeles, they have been cranking out strong musical hits for the last two years together.
http://www.youngcreatures.com https://www.facebook.com/YoungCreatures https://twitter.com/young_creatures
Our friends Purple just released their debut album "409" along with this badass video for "Thirteen." The Texas trio rocks out in front a green screen and pretty much tears apart the set. Purple will continue to tear it up on their tour through the U.K. alongside Bronco.
This is modern blues at its best! Hailing from Nottingham, UK Ryan Thomas is bringing us his combination of blues/folk music and it packs a mighty punch. Ryan released his debut EP Worries and Troubles which shot to number 1 on the iTunes blues chart earlier this year. His single and video for “Elstree Drive” is one of our favorites and we’re sure it will be one of yours as well.
Previous Hunnypot Radio Show guest/DJ and Go Music Supervision's Gary Calamar released his music video for "She's So Mid-Century" from his You Are What You Listen To Ep. Check it out, let us know what you think!
Sharing content is easy. Creating content is not.
For far too long we've sat idly by as the owners of intellectual property have been exploited through new media. What started as a unique platform to share ideas has grown into a virtual delivery system precise enough to accommodate individuals across land, air, and sea - all at the push of a button.
"Free At What Cost" is more than a documentary; it is a movement created by creators, for creators - for if we refuse to stand up for ourselves, who will?
Contributors
CREDITS
Executive Producer: Hélène Muddiman
Producer: John Anderson
Producer: Ryan Taalbi
Consulting Producer: Matt Linsky
Director: Guy Boudreaux
Composer: Michael Eastwood
Assistant Director: Nandy McClean
Director of Photography: Joel Slabaugh
Editor: Lee Bond
Camera Operator: Ann Kleinhenz
Production Assistant: Nicole Taylor
Special Thanks to:
Hollywood Elite, Hunnypot Unlimited, Manic Monkee, Boudreaux Productions, Tuckernuck Productions, Manage This Media
To support making this documentary on the future of intellectual property, please contact Hélène Muddiman: Helene@hollywoodelitemusic.com
Hot Tub Johnnie and the Hunnypot Radio crew rocked out at The Mint last Monday for their 303rd show!
HOT TUB JOHNNIE kicked it off as only he can do and laid out a bangin' set of tunes that included ASTRONAUTS, ETC, COLD WAR KIDS, BASS DRUM OF DEATH, PURPLE, KNIFE PARTY, DOMINIGUE YOUNG UNIQUE and many more!
Our special industry guest was none other than Billboard Magazine's, PHIL GALLO. Mr. Gallo is no stranger to the Hot Tub, so he jumped right in and joined Hot Tub Johnnie for an in-depth interview on all the major happenings with the Billboard / Hollywood Reporter Film & TV Music Conference. Phil also curated an exclusive Hunnypot DJ Set which featured songs from JAMES BROWN, FIRST AID KIT to NINE INCH NAILS and many others.
Our live music segment was stacked with talent last week. LA's own, BONUS DRUTHERS artist collective, THE MOST BEST kicked things off into high gear with a dynamic set of electronic, indie-pop jams. Highlighted by their brilliant performances of songs like "Deanie Petty", "Ryan Gossling" and "Bitchy Beats." We expect big things to come in 2015 for Bonus Druthers and The Most Best. Be sure to stay up-to-date with all the latest releases on Soundcloud and Twitter and peep their latest single "Gold." Next up was LA based indie rock band, POLARIS ROSE. This LA duo packed the house at their first appearance on the show, so inviting them back was a no brainer and they once again rocked out with a heavy dose of alt-rock tunes. Maddie and Peter stormed thru a blistering set of songs off their brand new EP, "OCEANSONGS", including the new single "Perfect View" and "Hurricanes." Head over to http://polarisrose.com to stream their new EP and be up-to-date with all their latest shows. Joining us all the way from St. Louis was none other than buzzing, female, hip hop artist, MZ 007. Fresh off the release of her smash single, "Important", MZ 007 brought a massive crowd to the Mint and dropped a hard hitting in your face set of hip hop bangers. This self-proclaimed #FatFlyChick is set to take the music world by storm as we head into 2015. So with that don't be late to the party and follow her on Twitter @mz007music. Closing out the night, but certaintly one act not to be missed was Van City based rockers, ONE BAD SON. This Canadian quartet brought the house down with an explosive hard rock set that showed them pounding out tunes off their latest album, "Black Buffalo." We highly suggest heading over to http://onebadson.com. 11/03/2014
Phil Gallo is a senior correspondent for Billboard magazine, where he writes about the intersections of music, film and television industries. In 2010, he released his book “Record Store Days,” which he co-wrote with music supervisor Gary Calamar, another Hunnypot Vet. Phil will be joining us in the hot tub as the night’s Guest DJ, mixing up some funky tunes.
http://www.billboard.com/author/phil-gallo-6682
https://twitter.com/philgallo58
The Most Best is the musical brainchild of Andrew Michael Phan. Based in Los Angeles, The Most Best brings highly unique indie, electro-pop to the table with their debut single “Gold / Bitchy”.
7” inches and digital downloads available at www.bonusdruthers.com.
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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". Since then, Peter and Madelynn have released a 5-song self-produced EP and have their first full-length entitled “Telescopes” due out this November. The first single “Perfect View” is available now on the Polaris Rose website, listed below.
http://www.polarisrose.com https://www.facebook.com/
From St. Louis, Mo. Mz007 has been rapping professionally for 5 years doing shows through out the US and opening for mainstream artists that come through her town. This self-proclaimed #FatFlyChick is set to take the world by storm. Pass her a drink, kiss her on the cheek, she's comin' through and she's important.
https://www.facebook.com/mz007musicstl https://twitter.com/mz007music https://soundcloud.com/mz007music
Originally from Saskatoon, One Bad Son is a hard rock band made of four hard rock musicians: vocalist Shane, guitarist Hicks, bassist Granny, and drummer KD. Now based in Vancouver, the band has ten years of pounding out explosive rock and roll under their belt. One Bad Son has taken their influences of Led Zeppelin, Guns N Roses, and the Stones and recently released their newest album Black Buffalo, available now on iTunes. They are currently on tour with Australian hard rock band Airbourne.
https://www.facebook.com/onebadson https://twitter.com/OneBadSon www.onebadson.com