Originally from St. Louis now residing in LA, rapper Mz. 007 delivers a Hunnypot anthem. Pass her a drink, Kiss her on the cheek, She's comin' through and she's Important!
Hot Tub Johnnie and the Hunnypot Radio Show took to the interweb airwaves for the 301st time last Monday. It was an absolute jam packed night of music as Hunnypot and The Mint welcomed one of the industries top music supervisors and taste-making artist line-up.
Kicking us off as always was Hunnypot Radio Host, HOT TUB JOHNNIE who dropped a kick-back set of tunes featuring NAT STUCKEY, HANK WILLIAMS III, SPOON, MARCIO, FLIGHT FACILITIES, DOMINIQUE YOUNG UNIQUE, ROME FORTUNE and many more!
Our special indusrty guest was highly sought-after music supervisor, GREG SILL. Greg joined Hot Tub Johnnie for an in-depth interview taking people back to his early days growing up in a deeply rooted music family and up to his current project working on the hit FX TV series, Justified. Greg curated a rockin' set featuring many of his all-time favs and some of the top music pieces from Justified.
Kick starting our performances for the night was Culver City based quintet, KAT AND THE CANARIES. Lead singer Kat Grant took over the stage as she and her band The Canaries plugged in for a high energy rock set. LA based 7-piece band, SWEETWATER AND THE SATISFACTION were our next performers and they brought a full on assortment of sexy, throwback soulful rock meshed with infectious pop melodies. Headlining act and LA artist collective, THE MILKY WAY was next to hit the stage. Spearheaded by LA hip hop, producer/lyricist, Sum, The Milky Way delivered an exciting performance loaded with fast breaking electronic hip hop beats. Be sure to stay posted for a forthcoming album by The Milky Way. Rounding out the night were explosive performances by LA based soulful/singer-songwriter, TOMI TOWNSEND, LA (via Boston) female hip hop, jack-of-all-trades emcee, LYRIC JONES and hard hitting hip hop set by LA (via Detroit) rapper, FOWL. If you were unable to catch what was one of our all-around best shows, head over to the Hunnypot Radio page! 10/06/2014
Greg Sill is a music supervisor with Evolution Music Partners. In his years carefully of placing music into visual media projects, he has worked on many television shows, TV movies, and films including Justified (FX), Football Wives, Burn Notice, In Plain Sight, Friends, Family Matters, Beauty & The Geek, Step By Step, The Drew Carey Show, and Full House.
Based in Culver City, KAT & The CANARIES is a 5-piece rock group. Made of Kat Grant (lead vocals), Mikey Flores (lead/rhythm guitar and vocals), Nate Waxler (bass and vocals), Terry Barajas (drums and vocals), and Adam Joe (lead/rhythm guitar and vocals), the band formed in 2014 and have played several rockin' shows in the LA area since.
https://soundcloud.com/kat-and-the-canaries https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC2_Utitl1o4Z8ZWxoVdy-Fw
Los Angeles based Sweetwater and the Satisfaction is a full band that has brought quite a full sound to it's listeners since 2012, a sort of sexy, soulful throwback rock with modern pop sensibilities. Their brutally honest lyrics perfectly mix with incessantly memorable melodies and off the charts musicianship. The band takes inspiration from the Stones, Otis Redding, Ray Charles, Tina Turner, The Band, Fitz and the Tantrums, Mayer Hawthorne & The Black Keys while still maintaining an original sound.
http://sweetwaterandthesatisfaction.com/
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Sweetwater-The-Satisfaction/234565103291490
https://twitter.com/SweetSatisfied
The Milky Way is an electronic hip-hop band and artist collective. Members Sum, Sir Ian Dangerous, Sno Leopard (a two woman performance duo), DJ Jawa, Mat Mega & Taurus Hamilton came together in 2008 to begin making "free-thinking hip hop" together around Los Angeles, California.
https://www.facebook.com/themilkywayans http://soundcloud.com/themilkywayans https://twitter.com/themilkywayans
Tomi Townsend is a soulful singer/songwriter based in Los Angeles. She is constantly writing new tunes and has recently been hitting hard in the studio to record her brilliantly unique soul jams, as well as performing live at venues such as the House of Blues.
https://www.facebook.com/singertomitownsend
Lyric Jones is a jack of all trades, covering her bases as an emcee, vocalist, and drummer, as well as a promoter and event host. Originally from Boston and now based in LA, her musical repertoire includes rapping, playing drums and bass, singing, writing, producing, and even DJ-ing a litt.e She dips into jazz, neo-soul and mainly hip hop. But whatever she's doing, she brings a presence like no other.
http://thelyricjones.com https://www.facebook.com/thelyricjones https://twitter.com/LyricJones
Since arriving as a notable force in Detroit’s hip hop scene, Saffal “FowL” Tall has consistently exceeded expectations. At only 22 years old, FowL has already shared the stage with many industry heavyweights like Raekwon, Wiz Khalifa, Wale, Kendrick Lamar, Big Sean, and a host of others. As the 2010 winner of the Red Bull Emcee battle, the budding rapper was hand selected by fellow Detroiter Eminem, The Alchemist, and Mr. Porter to take home the crown as the best freestyle emcee in the country. Born and raised in Detroit, Michigan, FowL is setting out to prove he can spit more than just a great freestyle. After releasing multiple mixtapes over the years, he is nowpreparing to release his newest project, the Tall Tale LP.
https://www.facebook.com/SoFowL https://twitter.com/soFowL https://soundcloud.com/sofowl
9/22/2014 Last week marked the 300th time Hot Tub Johnnie and the Hunnypot Live Radio Show took to the interwebs! It was a jam packed night of music and celebration as we welcomed back our very first musical guest for an encore performance/interview and looked back on many of the great moments that has made the show what it is today.
Leading off as always was Hunnypot Radio Host, HOT TUB JOHNNIE who put together a party down set, which featured some of his top Hunnypot musical guests and artists. Including, LOUIS PRIMA JR., THE DOLLYROTS, MANSIONS ON THE MOON, DAS TAPES, HENRI, BOYFRIEND, YAEL MEYER, POLARIS ROSE and many more!
Our special guest was none other than our very first musical guest, LA's own, MICKEY AVALON. That's right, Mickey was the first guest on our first radio show which aired on November 14th, 2005 - nearly nine years ago!! Hot Tub Johnnie sat down for a special interview and listening session with Mickey where they discussed his start in the industry, touring the world, writing music and all the off the wall shows over the past nine years. Hot Tub even rocked through some classic Mickey Avalon tracks like "My Dick", "Jane Fonda" and "Hollywood". After the interview, Mickey performed a brief, but dynamite set where he stormed through his other classic hits "Mr. Right" and "Stroke". You can see the entire Mickey Avalon interview HERE !!
The rest of the nights celebration was executed perfectly by smokin' performances from LA based funk/pop/soul artist, ADDISON SCOTT and the funky, disco, dance songstress, KIKI KYTE. Not letting up on that dance throttle was HOT TUB JOHNNIE who dropped an encore DJ set loaded with plenty of disco, dance, boogie jams that kept the party rockin' all night.
Join us every other Monday night at The Mint as we continue to push the envelope with exposing today’s bubbling music talent. Here's to another 300!!
Singer-songwriter Addison Scott is a Los Angeles based Funk/Pop/Soul artist. Originally from New York, he is now growing as an artist with Secret Road. Addison's latest tune "I Want You Bad" is a catchy tune of obvious quality with his unique vocals and funky instrumental accompaniment and is available now.
http://www.therealaddison.com https://www.facebook.com/realaddisonscott?ref=br_tf
Hunnypot’s guest on it's 1st Radio show will be returning to the HOT TUB on it's 300th!
Beginning in Hollywood, Mickey’s intense struggles and dark life experiences provide the backstory for his rhymes. His latest releases, the I Get Even EP and his newest single Hollywood, are available now through Ragtop Records.
https://www.facebook.com/MickeyAvalon
https://twitter.com/mickeyavalon
The disco dance jams for the night will be provided by Kiki Kyte. Look out for her new album full of disco/funk/eclectic boogie goodness, coming soon!
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Kiki-Kyte-SingerDrummer/144859242209577
http://www.youtube.com/user/Kikikyte
The 298th Hunnypot Radio Show featured another stellar line-up of up-and-coming acts that tookover The Mint once again.
Last week's Monday night featured one of LA's top rising indie rock acts, BIZZY KIDDO who hit the Hunnypot crowd with a soothing set of chill, yet upbeat, indie-pop rock. Next up was Atlanta, GA based pop rock duo, MAGNETS & GHOSTS whose chilling, pop ballads were quite a delight to all. LA based female singer, DJ, Producer, HENRI dropped an infectious dj set of catchy electronic jams that meshed perfectly with her unique vocal stylings. Closing out the night was LA's own Elyse Haren and her band, ELYSE & THE AFTERMATH who stole the show with their electro infused, acoustic pop songs that feature both retro and modern elements.
Hunnypot Radio Host, HOT TUB JOHNNIE dropped another hard hitting set with new tunes from THE BEACHES, COLD BLOOD CLUB, PEKING DUK x NICOLE MILLAR, GZUS PIECE, WATSKY and much more.
Our special industry guest DJ was none other than mOcean and Off The Record music supervisor, SANAZ LAVAEDIAN. Making her now fourth guest appearance on the show. Sanaz is a pro-trendsetter and her DJ set proved that once again featuring some of today's top buzzing artists…RUN THE JEWELS, JAMIE XX,JUNGLE, THE ACID, ASTR and many more. 8/25/2014
Music supervisor/tastemaker Sanaz Lavaedian returns for another Hunnypot Guest DJ Set! Based in LA, Sanaz started out as a music coordinator for Robin Kaye’s SynchroniCity in 2009, then joined Reel Music in 2010. Now at mOcean, she has several credits under her belt including ABC’s Brothers & Sisters, FOX’s The Good Buys, USA’s Burn Notice, and the critically acclaimed 2011 film Beginners. In 2010, Sanaz joined forces with Patrick Belton to create Off The Record, their own music supervision company.
https://twitter.com/VirgoNamedSanaz
http://www.offtherecordmusicsupervision.com
Bizzy Kiddo is a local Los Angeles band that formed in 2011. The growth in their indie rock sound has sparked the beginning of their touring career, including a sweet gig lined up at The Echo this September after joining us here at Hunnypot. Their 5 track EP Fugitive Kids was released in 2012 and is available on iTunes.
http://bizzykiddo.bandcamp.com
The new buzz band Magnets and Ghosts is a duo that hails from Atlanta, Georgia. The two collaborators, Dean Roland and Ryan Potesta, met in 2007 through various high profile projects they were both involved in and in November 2011, they released a full length album of their own work. The album is entitled Mass.
https://www.facebook.com/magnetsandghosts/info
https://www.youtube.com/user/MagnetsAndGhosts
Henri is a Singer/DJ/Producer from Los Angeles. Her music in infectiously catchy and incorporates unique vocals over great electronic elements. One of Henri’s tracks, “It’s Like This, It’s Like That,” features a crazy fun video that makes you want to hula hoop and has reached over 17,000 plays on SoundCloud. Henri’s music is guaranteed to get you on your feet.
https://www.facebook.com/henriettatiefenthaler
https://soundcloud.com/henrimusic
With a mystic air, distinctive vocals and candid lyrics, singer/songwriter Elyse Haren and her Los Angeles based Alternative Pop band, Elyse + the Aftermath, are making retro, modern. With timeless melodies mashed with the defiance of 2014 electronic-acoustic pop, they are about to release their second album, Love & Armour— fully funded by their fans through Pledge Music, with a portion of the funds raised to be donated to the Keep a Breast Foundation. They’ve shared the stage with world-famous pop band Berlin and have toured the Southwestern Unites States three times, most notably to Austin, Texas to play the acclaimed SxSw Music Festival in 2011.
The 297th Hunnypot Radio Show featured another stellar line-up of up-and-coming acts to takeover The Mint once again. The night featured one of LA's top rising female indie rock acts, SAD ROBOT who brought their high energy indie-pop hits to Hunnypot for the first time. Next up was LA based pop rockin' quartet, YOUNG BEAUTIFUL, IN A HURRY, whose unique balance of modern pop hooks and classic rock influences of Queen, Bowie and Elvis was the perfect performance for a pop driven crowd who danced away to every song. LA based beat-maker, ELLIOT NEXT dropped a furious set of break-beats and two-step joints for all to enjoy. Be sure to check out his residency at 5 Star Bar in Downtown every week. Closing out the night was LA based female hip hop, soul artist, THE NEXT MONE'T who performed a stunni ng set of underground centered hip hop jams with soulful undertones. After Ms. Mone't we had a special live performance from CORY CLARK who dropped his new R&B single "Waiting For You".
Hunnypot Radio Host, HOT TUB JOHNNIE dropped his usual set loaded with slammin’ tunes from FINK, MEG MAC, FENCES, KING FANTASTIC, JUNGLE and much more.
Our special industry guest DJ was MediaHorse co-founder, JOE BERMAN. Making his now second appearance on the show. Joe featured some of his top favorite classic jams by OASIS, DAVID BOWIE, QUEEN, T. REX and new jams by TEMPLES.
Hunnypot’s own, BOOM SHACK, curated another blazing set of fresh cuts. His playlist MAX FROST, THE CHAINSMOKERS w. SIREN, CLIPPING, BRONCHO and more. 08/11/2014
Joe Berman began his music career shortly after finishing high school by songwriting and playing guitar in numerous Hollywood rock and roll bands. Years later, in 2010 he co-founded MediaHorse, a progressive music marketing firm with deep relationships in the film, TV, advertising, gaming, and new media industries. Today he continues to consult for various international labels, publishers, and music export offices in regards to artist development through creative licensing.
https://www.facebook.com/joe.berman.5?fref=ts
Sad Robot is a three-piece band that has brought the sweet sounds of indie-pop-rock music to Los Angeles and beyond since 2011. Following the release of their debut album, their tunes have been placed in the hit TV shows Bones and Bad Girls Club, as well the 2013 Winter X Games (among others). Sad Robot’s motto “fight or die trying” is apparent in their music with songs of struggle, hope, and the constant race we are all in.
Young Beautiful in a Hurry formed in Los Angeles in 2011. Frontman Brendan McCreary and bandmates Bryan Taylor, Chris Norton, and Pete Griffin create a highly acclaimed sound of classic rock influenced by Queen, Bowie, and Elvis. Their newest record, the Royalty EP, was released this March.
https://www.youtube.com/user/YBinaHurry
Elliot Next has been writing and producing break beat and two-step for almost a decade. While releasing new music and mixes continuously, Elliot Next also holds a residency on Wednesday nights at 5 Star Bar in Downtown LA.
https://www.facebook.com/elliot5next
https://twitter.com/_Elliot_Next
https://soundcloud.com/elliot_next
Chelsea Mone’t is a Los Angeles based hip-hop, soul artist whose personal and musical focus is to #practiceLOVE.
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Chelsea-Monet/384726674882936
The 296th Hunnypot Radio Show dropped hits all over The Mint once again last week. The night featured one of Nashville’s top rising female hip hop artists, BOYFRIEND who brought her sassy flowing rhymes and quirky beats to Hunnypot for the first time. Next up was LA based electronic-duo, GOLD, whose unique balance of deep melodic beats and soaring vocals completely overwhelmed and impressed all in attendance. LA based hip hop artist, EDDIE COLE rocked out a full driving set of groovy, electronic based r&b-hip hop beats that hit hard under his conscious soul vibin’ lyrics. Be sure to check out his Godspeed EP. Closing out the night was NY based alt-rock trio, THE TINS who performed a high energy set filled with catchy rock n’ roll tunes.
Hunnypot Radio Host, HOT TUB JOHNNIE curated yet another uber set of new music. Hot Tub dropped slammin’ tunes from ANDY STARR, THE YOUNG WILD, G-EAZY, SCHOOLBOY Q, DRAKE, TITTSWORTH and much more. If you missed Hot Tub’s set, no worries - you can listen back anytime.
Our special industry guest DJ was LA based music supervisor/editor at The Asylym (Sharknado) RACHEL ANDERSON. Making her first guest DJ appearance, Rachel featured some of her favorite local artists that have been making noise in LA. Rachel featured new tunes by ANDERSON .PAAK, OWENSTONE, SIN CITY, MICK JENKINS and many more.
Hunnypot’s own, BOOM SHACK, curated a blazing set of new tunes. His playlist included fresh cuts fromKWAMIE LIV, CHET FAKER x GOLDLINK, OSCAR KEY SUN, BAD SOUNDS and more.
Be sure listen back to last week’s entire show as the Hunnypot Radio Crew continues to push the envelope with exposing today’s bubbling music talent. 07/28/2014
Rachel joined The Asylum in 2012 as an editor in the post-production department. She edited several films for the Syfy Channel, including Sharknado. In 2013, she moved to the marketing department, where she currently works as the Marketing Materials Coordinator.
Rachel has cultivated long-standing relationships with a number of bands in LA’s independent music scene. She quickly saw the opportunity to place independent local music in The Asylum’s films. Under the guidance of the head composer, she created and stepped into the position of Music Supervisor. Rachel has placed songs in Animal Planet’s Blood Lake: Attack of the Killer Lampreys, Airplane Vs. Volcano, The Coed and the Zombie Stoner, and Syfy’s upcoming Sharknado 2: The Second One.
https://www.facebook.com/misconsin
Grade school teacher by day, raunchy female rapper by night. Originally from Nashville, Boyfriend speaks through her music to spread a message of open positivity towards sexuality. Her unique art and performances have caught the attention of many, including Perez Hilton and the Huffington Post.
https://twitter.com/itsmeyourbf
Los Angeles-based duo GOLD brings core vocals with a deep melodic background to listeners’ ears. The unique balance between Kelly Brier and Cameron Jaymes’ vocals shows an impressive value. GOLD released the GOLD EP in 2014, and their newest release, the single Onto Me, is available now.
https://soundcloud.com/we-are-gold-music
https://twitter.com/wearegoldmusic
Hip Hop artist Eddie Cole released his seven track EP Godspeed this May. His music features introspective lyrics on love and peace over a groovy musical production. Godspeed is available now for download on bandcamp.
https://www.facebook.com/THEmrCOLE
http://dankradio.bandcamp.com/album/godspeed-ep-dnk-006
Michael Santillo, David Muntner, and Adam Putzer have evolved in their years as the rock-and-roll rooted New York three-piece we know as The Tins. The Tins have a fine tour history that even includes sets at SXSW and NXNE festivals. Their newest EP Young Blame is set for a July 29 release.
Henri (aka Henrietta Tiefenthaler) is making her mark on both sides of the Atlantic as a DJ, singer/producer/songwriter and fashionista. Henri is a rapidly emerging name on the Los Angeles scene, spinning at some of L.A.’s hottest parties. As a performer, Henri is demonstrating an equal versatility, performing with her psychedelic krautrock band Thrillionaire, and developing her own dance/pop productions. She has a forthcoming EP in the works and this week she released this awesome hoolah hoop addiction/battle video to accompany her first solo single, “It’s Like This, It's Like That” on her label Monstertooth Records. The nu-disco anthem will be the perfect soundtrack to your summer! Henri will be DJing and performing August 25th for Hunnypot Radio live at The Mint. Don't miss it!
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The 293rd edition of the Hunnypot Radio Show was true to it's storied history. Featuring indie-dream pop of Seven Saturdays, hip-hop from DoZay, the untameable stylings of Hobosexual, and alt-pop new wave of Cold Blood Club, it was one of the most eclectic nights of music in recent memory - and that was just the live performances!
HOT TUB JOHNNIE and the HP Radio crew put another slammin' show in the books. Nestled in The Mint's confines, Hot Tub Johnnie kicked off the show with and spread the HP love with tunes from Nashville's BEARHEART, LA's , A HOUSE FOR LIONS, HP fav's LUXXURY, LOUIS PRIMA JR., KRAAK & SMAAK, MANKIND, SEINABO SEY, DIE ANTWOOD, and more.
MOLLY BOHAS of North Star Media joined Johnnie in the Hot Tub for a special interview and curated dj set. Molly tipped us to some of her favorite acts at the moment - including new music from HOBOSEXUAL, The Lower 48, GOLD, Aceyalone/Cee-Lo and much more. Be sure to listen back to catch the great interview and DJ set from Molly. 06/16/2014
As a Senior Director of Creative Services for North Star Media, I focus on signing artists, songwriters and composers, plugging songs and placing our diverse catalog into television shows, commercials, feature films, trailers, games, etc. Before working at NSM, I worked the other way around the creative process putting visuals to music for over a decade as a director’s representative for music videos. I was one of the six original members of Anonymous Content and was fortunate to work with some of the pioneers and award-winning directors: David Fincher, Mark Romanek, Gore Verbinski, Wong Kar War, Garth Jennings, Jake Nava, Alan Ferguson, Joaquin Phoenix, Phil Griffin and Chris Hopewell to name a few. I worked on music videos for artists such as: Johnny Cash (Hurt), Jay-Z (99 Problems), NIN (Only), No Doubt (Hella Good), Beyonce (Single Ladies), Katy Perry (Hot N Cold), DJ Shadow (Six Days), Audioslave (Cochise), Prince, Pink, Alicia Keys, Jack White, Shakira, Linkin Park, Beck, LeAnn Rimes and Bon Jovi, Chemical Brothers, Fall Out Boy, Red Hot Chili Peppers, John Legend and Billy Corgan. I also associate produced six short films for al Gore’s LIVE EARTH environmental awareness campaign, including those by Chad Lowe, Joaquin Phoenix and Malcolm Venville.
Jonathan D. Haskell’s work as Seven Saturdays is informed by the desolation of afterhours Los Angeles. From dimly lit Mulholland Drive to the isolated streets of Downtown, it is in these quiet moments symphonic landscapes emerge; coming together to form the headphone-centric Seven Saturdays. Seven Saturdays began as a creative concept in 2010 when Los Angeles musician/producer Jonathan D. Haskell wanted to sharpen his engineering skills on off days during the recording of his first two EPs (Seven Saturdays – which Stereogum described as “gripping and mellowly epic” – & The Snowflakes That Hit Us Became Our Stars). Over seven consecutive Saturdays, Haskell challenged himself to write, play and record an entire song each day. Not only did this exercise lead to the band’s namesake and a full-length album (2011’s Love In The Time Of Anticipated Defeat), it also grew into something Haskell had not anticipated. “It was really cathartic because not only did a fully realized ambient record emerge from this experience, but that vision ultimately expanded the boundaries of what I initially thought my musical direction would be,” Jonathan explains, “whereas the first EPs were more structured and orchestrated, these ‘ambient’ recordings were free and sonically expansive.”
http://www.sevensaturdaysmusic.com/
http://www.soundcloud.com/seven-saturdays
Born in new York and move to Los Angeles at the age of 3 years, his mom settled in the city of west Covina, which has both its negative and positive influence, but with the help of his step father on his side, Dozay shaped into a respectful, dedicated and hard-working young man. Dozay states,”From the beginning I knew I wanted to entertain people because I thought it was super dope.: Although some consider his music to be more entertaining than regular hip hop/ rap, Dozay still tries to maintain the elements of hip hop in his own work. He always makes sure that he does not stray away from anything else that’s coming out musically and at the same time trying to give his music a bit of a make-up or face lift while trying to keep it real and delivering fresh while having fun at the same time. Dozay loves to entertain. He will always help sell tickets on behalf club promoters to club goers and in return the promoters will let him perform in the clubs for free. Behind Dozay, is the man they call “The African Jew”.(GSE) The African Jew has been in the music industry for over twelve years.
“It’s a sound with scurvy, a creaming of fuzzed amplification that builds and fans out. Way out. Think Thin Lizzie (sic) and Black Sabbath burning on a pyre of Lincoln Logs. It’s a bloodletting of wattage with looping, chunked stacks of heaving guitars. If you’re afraid of the rock, don’t listen.” – Trent Moorman (The Stranger)
Since guitarist/vocalist Ben Harwood began the band in Seattle, Washington near the end of 2009, Hobosexual has been making the most of their local notoriety and having a hell of a great time. They sold out of the thousand-copy run of their self-titled debut CD (Hobosexual, 2010) before they’d toured more than an hour away from home and then recorded a live album at Seattle’s historic Columbia City Theater (Hobosexual: Live At The CCT, 2011), selling all two hundred cassette-only copies in a little over a month, all while they set the standard for other local rock duos with an uncompromising live sound that often sounds a hell of a lot more like a tastefully overdriven heavy metal quartet successfully attempting to drown out an exploding Boeing 747 engine. Now that Hobosexual has become a regular act at local music festivals (including the inaugural Timber Outdoor Music Festival in 2013 and Slack Fest – the raucous summer birthday celebration of KEXP-FM’s music director Don Yates – in 2012 and 2013), appeared on several local radio and TV broadcasts (notably KJR-FM’s Bob Rivers Morning Show, KEXP’s Audioasis with Hannah Levin, and Art Zone with Nancy Guppy), and sold out of their first self-produced line of pre-packaged 3-3/4” action figures, the band is releasing their second studio record, Hobosexual II. It’s fair to say that risks have been taken in making this album louder and heavier than the swampy lo-fidelity blues of their first release.
https://www.facebook.com/Hobomusic
hobosexualmusic.bandcamp.com/album/hobosexual
Cold Blood Club is a dark, indie rock love letter to New York City that puts a new spin on the electro dance/pop sound with an edgy blend of soul and rock influences. Inspired by life in New York and the likes of New Order, Depeche Mode, Broken Social Scene and The Flaming Lips, guitarist/songwriter Tom Stuart (Radio America) began writing songs for powerhouse singer Kendra Jones. What started as a small studio project quickly evolved into a collective of dynamic live musicians. After recruiting former bandmates Jesse Reno (Radio America) to play bass and Brad Peterson (Earlymay) to join on lead vocals, Cold Blood Club was soon joined by wunderkind drummer Shin Kamei (Angela Jane), flame haired violinist Hilary Davis (Bella Koshka) and Adina Benno on keys.
Hot Tub Johnnie and the HP Radio crew put another slammin' show in the books. Nestled in The Mint's confines, Hot Tub Johnnie kicked off the show with and spread the love with tunes from The Watts 103rd St. Rhythm Band, Chet Faker, July Talk, Prince Sole, Head of the Herd and more. You can listen back to Hot Tub's complete set here.
Oscar Mazzola (aka DJ Loam) of Music Sales sat down with Hot Tub Johnnie for a special interview/dj set. Mr. Mazzola provided a smokin' playlist which included tracks from William Devaughn, Tina Marie, Cider Sky, Phantogram and much more.
Kicking off the live portion of the show was Hunnypot favorite and LA/Chile based artist, Yael Meyer. The always soothing sounds of Yael's music were on full display last Monday, as Yael performed a beautiful set with her full band and jumped into early favs like "Tea For Two" and "Shed Their Fear". However, the highlight was definitely the title track off Yael's forthcoming album, "Warrior Heart" which is due to drop this Summer. Our next guests were The Hollow Brave, an LA based indie-folk, rock quartet who made one of their first-ever live performances and did not dissapoint. Bringing a large crowd and packing the Mint to almost full capacity - a truly succesfull night indeed. Be sure to follow The Hollow Brave at https://facebook.com/thehollowbrave as they continue their quest to takeover the LA music scene. As we moved on the night got a a kick in the ass with the fired up energetic sounds of Mars and The Massacre. This LA based garage rock, trio and recently dubbed "LA's Best Live Band" by LA Weekly turned up the amps and brought complete sonic-bliss to our ears with a bad ass set loaded with heavy guitars, loops, drum samples and of course infectious hooks. Closing out the night was buzz worthy LA hip hop artist, Marlee East. Marlee, hit the stage and dropped some smooth rhyming flows for all to jam to. Be sure to stay up-to-date with all of Marlee's latest tracks as he prepares to release a full-length album soon.
Huge thanks to everyone that came out to support, perform, and both the The Mint and Hunnypot crews. We couldn’t make it all happen without each and every one of you! If you missed the show or just want more, you can listen back to all the performances and DJ sets at the Hunnypot website. 06/02/2014
Oscar has 15 years’ experience as a creative in the music industry with a background in publishing, A&R, management and DJing. He began his career at EMI Music Publishing where he focused on synchronization and established himself as a go-to liaison between EMI’s songwriters and the top music supervisors. He has worked as a music consultant on the films Empire and Despicable Me in addition to running his own A&R/management company. Most recently, Oscar oversaw creative synchronization at Imagem Music but recently has joined forces with Music Sales where he will continue to pitch to Film, TV and Advertising clients.
Yael Meyer is a singer and musician. She began playing piano at age 5, songwriting at 8 and playing guitar at 13. At 19, she left Chile to attend music school in Boston. It was there that she wrote, produced and recorded her debut album ”Common Ground”, a blend of indie folk and lounge electronica, hailed as “one of the top 50 albums of the year” by Rolling Stone Chile.
The Hollow Brave is an Indie Folk band from Los Angeles, California. The band was founded in 2013 after a chance meeting of vocalists Nathan Sela and Natan Winkler, both Singer songwriters in their own right. After collaborating together on a song written by Sela, and guitarist Tal Engelstein, Elliot Samson was brought in to track drums. After discovering they had great musical chemistry, Sela and Winkler, along with Engelstein and Samson, decided to pursue a more solidified project, forming The Hollow Brave.
Mars and the Massacre is comprised of John Newell, Peter Doherty, and Ethan Walden, and these guys are a trio of energetic, fired up badassery. I recently caught their live show and there is no lacking in loudness, energy or fun. They are infectious. I don’t know that any one person was entirely standing still in the crowd.
“Marlee East” was born May 9, 1994 in Harbor City, California. He grew up in the city of Hawthorne, California at the young age of 8 years old Marlee realized that he had a musical talent. Marlee East has been around industry artist learning and gaining knowledge about the industry. Marlee East Then dropped another Mixtape Called “ Marlee is the reason” witch did pretty good and also was being played in the United kindom, mexico, Norway, finland, and a couple other countries Marlee is currently a part of a independent label Antidiamond witch is his Brother SinMarlee’s independent label but is also open towards other labels under certain circumstances.He is currently working on another mixtape to follow up after MarleeIStheReason The E.n.d called The Cold Hearted Mixtape And also working on a album named Im still Me.
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