In January, Hunnypot hosted the very first LIVE broadcast of the 2015 Guild of music Supervisors Awards pre-party! The Guild of Music Supervisors are comprised of film, television and multi-media music professionals dedicated to establishing and promoting the highest performance standards which exemplify and enhance the value of their specialized services within the entertainment and media industries. We interviewed many of the nominees and special presenters of the night.

Here's a full list of the nominees, (winners in bold) :

BEST MUSIC SUPERVISION – TELEVISION COMEDY OR MUSICAL

1. Girls – Season 3 Manish Raval and Tom Wolfe

2. Glee – Season 5 PJ Bloom

3. Hit the Floor – Season 2 Joel C. High and Erin Dillon

4. Nashville – Season 3 (Frankie Pine)

5. Shameless – Season 4 Ann Kline

BEST MUSIC SUPERVISION – TELEVISION DRAMA

1. American Horror Story: Freak Show PJ Bloom

2. Peaky Blinders – Season 2 Amelia Hartley

3. Reign – Season 2 (Madonna Wade-Reed)

4. Teen Wolf – Seasons 3B and 4 Laura Webb

5. The Blacklist – Season 1 John Bissell

BEST MUSIC SUPERVISION – REALITY TELEVISION

1. American Idol – Season 13 Robin Kaye

2. America’s Got Talent – Season 9 Meryl Ginsberg

3. Best Bars in America – Season 1 Carrie Hughes

4. So You Think You Can Dance – Season 11 Nancy Severinsen

5. The Voice – Seasons 6 and 7 (Clyde Lieberman and Jill Meyers)

BEST MUSIC SUPERVISION – TELEVISION LONG FORM AND MOVIES

1. Drumline: A New Beat Tricia Holloway

2. Houdini Maureen Crowe

3. In My Dreams Andrea von Foerster

4. The Normal Heart (PJ Bloom)

BEST MUSIC SUPERVISION – FILM OVER 25 MILLION

1. Guardians of the Galaxy (Dave Jordan)

2. Annie Matt Sullivan and Wende Crowely

3. Get On Up Budd Carr and Margaret Yen

4. The Book Of Life John Houlihan

5. Into The Woods Paul Gemignani and Michael Higham

BEST MUSIC SUPERVISION – FILM UNDER 25 MILLION

1. Birdman Lynn Fainchtein

2. St. Vincent Randall Poster

3. The Fault In Our Stars (Season Kent)

4. Wild Susan Jacobs

5. Chef Mathieu Schreyer

BEST MUSIC SUPERVISION – FILM UNDER 10 MILLION

1. Beyond The Lights Julia Michels

2. JIMI: All Is By My Side Chris Mollere

3. Begin Again (Matt Sullivan and Andrea Von Foerster)

BEST MUSIC SUPERVISION – FILM UNDER 5 MILLION

1. Boyhood Randall Poster

2. Whiplash (Andy Ross)

3. Supermensch: The Legend of Shep Gordon John Houlihan and Willa Yudell

4. We Are The BestRasmus Thord

5. Rudderless Liz Gallacher

BEST MUSIC SUPERVISION IN GAMES

1. FIFA 15 Cybele Pettus [Electronic Arts]

2. Sunset Overdrive Laura Katz and Gregory J. Gordon [Insomniac Games and Pyramind Studios]

3. Hohokum Alex Hackford [Sony Computer Entertainment]

4. Forza Horizon 2 Kyle Hopkins, Maya Halfon and Rob Da Bank [Microsoft Studios]

5. The Sims 4 Steve Schnur and Cybele Pettus [Electronic Arts]

BEST USE OF MUSIC, BRAND

1. Coke  Joe Belliotti

2. AllSaints  Michael Gross

3. Nike  (JT Griffith)

BEST USE OF MUSIC, MUSIC HOUSE / AGENCY

1. Walker Sara Matarazzo

2. Able Baker Jessica Dierauer and Peter Gannon

3. GSD&M David Rockwood

4. Deutsch David Rocco

5. Elias Arts Jason Kramer

6. Media Arts Lab  (Peymon Maskin)

BEST MUSIC SUPERVISION – TRAILERS

1. Inherent Vice– (Teaser Vanessa Jorge) [Aspect Ratio]

2. Interstellar – Trailer #2 Bobby Gumm and Michael Paquette [Trailer Park]

3. Mad Max – Teaser Sanaz Lavaedian [Mocean]

4. 50 Shades Of Grey – Teaser Serena Undercolfer [Concept Arts]

5. Birdman – Teaser Chase Casanova [Mark Woollen]

Kicking off our live music segment was Indie Folk Singer/Songwriter, JULIET PIPER. Juliet performed songs from her Wonder & Time EP. Our next guest was London based songwriter, CHESNEY HAWKES. Best known for his 90's pop smash "The One and Only", Chesney is still at it and continues to write and produce based in LA. Chesney joined us for a special sit down interview and live performance where he delivered a calming and joyful acoustic guitar and piano set. Joining us from our own backyard, was SWING HERO performing a tasty alternative post-punk rock that left us all with a rebel attitude. THE WEST COAST BOUNCERS hit the stage real hard! Residing in LA, they spun a killer set, you need to experience. Closing out the night was N0VEL who's Dance/Pop styling sparked the dance party.

BIG THANKS to all who came out and enjoyed the 308th Hunnypot Radio Show!!  If you were unable to see the show or missed one of these special performances head over to the Hunnypot Radio page and continue to join us every other Monday night at The Mint as we continue to push the envelope with exposing today’s bubbling music talent.

Hunnypot is proud to announce that we'll be live broadcasting the 2015 Guild of music Supervisors Awards pre-party! The Guild of Music Supervisors are comprised of film, television and multi-media music professionals dedicated to establishing and promoting the highest performance standards which exemplify and enhance the value of their specialized services within the entertainment and media industries. We'll be interviewing many of the nominees and special presenters of the night. Tune in live on Wednesday, January 21st 6:30pm to 8pm and join us for the hottub pre-party! Here's a full list of the nominees:

BEST MUSIC SUPERVISION – TELEVISION COMEDY OR MUSICAL

1. Girls – Season 3 Manish Raval and Tom Wolfe

2. Glee – Season 5 PJ Bloom

3. Hit the Floor – Season 2 Joel C. High and Erin Dillon

4. Nashville – Season 3 Frankie Pine

5. Shameless – Season 4 Ann Kline

BEST MUSIC SUPERVISION – TELEVISION DRAMA

1. American Horror Story: Freak Show PJ Bloom

2. Peaky Blinders – Season 2 Amelia Hartley

3. Reign – Season 2 Madonna Wade-Reed

4. Teen Wolf – Seasons 3B and 4 Laura Webb

5. The Blacklist – Season 1 John Bissell

BEST MUSIC SUPERVISION – REALITY TELEVISION

1. American Idol – Season 13 Robin Kaye

2. America’s Got Talent – Season 9 Meryl Ginsberg

3. Best Bars in America – Season 1 Carrie Hughes

4. So You Think You Can Dance – Season 11 Nancy Severinsen

5. The Voice – Seasons 6 and 7 Clyde Lieberman and Jill Meyers

BEST MUSIC SUPERVISION – TELEVISION LONG FORM AND MOVIES

1. Drumline: A New Beat Tricia Holloway

2. Houdini Maureen Crowe

3. In My Dreams Andrea von Foerster

4. The Normal Heart PJ Bloom

BEST MUSIC SUPERVISION – FILM OVER 25 MILLION

1. Guardians of the Galaxy Dave Jordan

2. Annie Matt Sullivan and Wende Crowely

3. Get On Up Budd Carr and Margaret Yen

4. The Book Of Life John Houlihan

5. Into The Woods Paul Gemignani and Michael Higham

BEST MUSIC SUPERVISION – FILM UNDER 25 MILLION

1. Birdman Lynn Fainchtein

2. St. Vincent Randall Poster

3. The Fault In Our Stars Season Kent

4. Wild Susan Jacobs

5. Chef Mathieu Schreyer

BEST MUSIC SUPERVISION – FILM UNDER 10 MILLION

1. Beyond The Lights Julia Michels

2. JIMI: All Is By My Side Chris Mollere

3. Begin Again Matt Sullivan and Andrea von Foerster

BEST MUSIC SUPERVISION – FILM UNDER 5 MILLION

1. Boyhood Randall Poster

2. Whiplash Andy Ross

3. Supermensch: The Legend of Shep Gordon John Houlihan and Willa Yudell

4. We Are The BestRasmus Thord

5. Rudderless Liz Gallacher

BEST MUSIC SUPERVISION IN GAMES

1. FIFA 15 Cybele Pettus [Electronic Arts]

2. Sunset Overdrive Laura Katz and Gregory J. Gordon [Insomniac Games and Pyramind Studios]

3. Hohokum Alex Hackford [Sony Computer Entertainment]

4. Forza Horizon 2 Kyle Hopkins, Maya Halfon and Rob Da Bank [Microsoft Studios]

2. The Sims 4 Steve Schnur and Cybele Pettus [Electronic Arts]

BEST USE OF MUSIC, BRAND

1. Coke  Joe Belliotti

2. AllSaints  Michael Gross

3. Nike  JT Griffith

BEST USE OF MUSIC, MUSIC HOUSE / AGENCY

1. Walker Sara Matarazzo

2. Able Baker Jessica Dierauer and Peter Gannon

3. GSD&M David Rockwood

4. Deutsch David Rocco

5. Elias Arts Jason Kramer

6. Media Arts Lab  Peymon Maskin

BEST MUSIC SUPERVISION – TRAILERS

1. Inherent Vice– Teaser Vanessa Jorge [Aspect Ratio]

2. Interstellar – Trailer #2 Bobby Gumm and Michael Paquette [Trailer Park]

3. Mad Max – Teaser Sanaz Lavaedian [Mocean]

4. 50 Shades Of Grey – Teaser Serena Undercolfer [Concept Arts]

5. Birdman – Teaser Chase Casanova [Mark Woollen]

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Hot Tub Johnnie and the Hunnypot Radio crew kicked off 2015 with a bang! It was an incredible evening of music, The Mint was perfectly packed throughout the night. HOT TUB dropped a set of tunes that jumped off w. BLACK STROBE, CHELA, HOLYCHILD, BAD LANDS, LEIKELI47 and many more!

Hunnypot’s own BOOM SHACK filled in for the industry DJ set. Boom Shack provided new jams from RAINY DAY WOMAN, IAIN WOODS, TIMEFLIES, THE DISTRICTS, PINK MURDER, ANDERSON .PAAK and lots more. 

We kicked off the live music with LA’s own, CELESTE STONEY who with her 8-piece band belted out an incredible cover of Sam Smith’s “Stay With Me” and her catchy debut single “My Kinda Crazy”. After Celeste warmed the stage up we all were treated to a dynamic performance from LA based jazz, funk, pop, rock outfit, MAGNOLIA MEMOIR. Fronted by lead singer, Mela Lee, Magnolia Memoir played a variety of songs off their latest album, Pale Fire…including the single “Odds & Ends” and the soulful, “No One Like You”. Next to hit the stage was long-standing LA based rockers, THE JANKS who dropped in for a sit down interview to plug their new EP and title track, “Living In Denial”. Once they hit the stage The Janks delivered catchy rock gems with songs like “All Mine”, “Millionaire” and “Old Enough”. After The Janks shook us we decided to smooth it out with the soothing and sultry vocal stylings of LYDIA RENE. Pure talent was definitely on display as Lydia’s beautiful piano playing and her smoothed out, jazz infused soul captivated the crowd. Closing out the night was LA based rapper, QUINN who turned out a killer set of laid back hip hop jams off his recently released debut album, No Time Wasted. Quinn was backed up on the 1s and 2s by producer/DJ, CHRIS PAUL who even provided some hard bangers for the Hunnypot Dance Party.

BIG THANKS to all who came out and helped us kick off our first show of 2015, the 307th Hunnypot Radio Show!

Apologizes for the missing recorded audio elements :( 

Hot Tub Johnnie and the Hunnypot Radio crew set off a big night of music last week at The Mint. HOT TUB dropped a set of tunes that kicked off w. THE JAZZ BUTCHER right into new songs by YOUNG CREATURES, PPL MVR, PRIMA DONNA, tyDi  and many more! Our special industry guest was KAREN SUNDELL, of ROGERS & COWAN. For her first Hunnypot DJ set, Karen featured some of her favorite artists - AC/DC, CRYSTAL METHOD, IGGY AZALEA and many more.

We kicked off the live music with the R&B stylings of KETHIAN before moving into more familiar territory with Hunnypot alums LINDSAY NOURSE & TRAVIS RAAB - all as a precursor to our special Channukah guest KOSHA DILLZ - dude straight up lit a Menorah on stage! Once Kosha was done rapping there was still two more audible gifts to be unwrapped by DJ EL RAY and BLACK CRYSTAL WOLF KIDS. We may not have partied for 8 crazy nights, but we definitely pushed 8 hours on a Monday night in LA - a true Channukah Miracle!

BIG THANKS to all who came out and helped us celebrate the holidays at the 306th Hunnypot Radio Show!!  12/15/2014

BLACK CRYSTAL WOLF KIDS (INDIE-ROCK TRIBUTE PARTY)

Inspired by the audience participation of the Flaming Lips, the anything-goes attitude of The Henry Clay People, and the over-the-toppedness of 80s tribute bands like Fast Times, Black Crystal Wolf Kids are the world's first indie-rock tribute band, paying costumed, sing-along-encouraged homage to the best music of right now (from MGMT to Phoenix to Grouplove) as well as indie's storied past (Pavement; the Pixies; Cracker; etc).

Website  Facebook  Twitter  YouTube

KAREN SUNDELL

As the long-time leader in entertainment public relations and marketing, with offices in Los Angeles, New York and London, Rogers & Cowan is the only PR agency that can leverage powerful and persuasive entertainment strategies in ways that are innovative, creative and cost-effective. Go to www.rogersandcowan.com to find out more about an agency that knows the obvious isn’t enough.

KOSHA DILLZ

Kickin' off Hanukkah!  He is most known for his ability to improv in front of thousands of people an rap in hebrew and Spanish combined. A world class improv artist that has received major attention for his dedication to success. Also known as the Illest, the Dillest, Dillywonka, Kim Jong Dillz, Dillapia, Dillzigent!

Website  Facebook  Twitter

KEITHIAN

Keithian is an artist from New Orleans with influences in Pop, Urban/R&B, Reggae, Hip-Hop, Latin, and Jazz. His singer, songwriter/producer has worked with everyone from Jennifer Hudson and Chris Brown to WIll.I.Am and The Pussy Cat Dolls. He's currently working on an EP, so be on the look out for it soon.

Facebook  Twitter

LINDSAY NOURSE AND TRAVIS RAAB

Long time Hunnypot family member, singer/songwriter Lindsay Nourse, along with Travis Raab, guitarist and producer come together to bring you their project "Joyride". A 3 track Ep combining their talents with a devotion to the unique inspiration of craftsmanship. The duo set out to carve the original songs written by Lindsay into full scale production ready gems. Take a listen here!

Lindsay's Facebook  Lindsay's SoundCloud  Travis's Facebook  Travis's Twitter  Travis's YouTube  Travis's Website

Our friends Lovers Electric just released the sexiest Christmas track of the year accompanied by the unrivaled sexiest Christmas video of the year and quite possibly ever. You can buy the sexiest Christmas track for yourself or maybe for your own electric lover here. Lovers Electric is selling the track at name your price so get in the holiday spirit! Happy Holidays Hunnypotters! 

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

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.

LILI HAYDN

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

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.

PAKKAFELLA

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.

THE SCORE

"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."

DJ SYNAPSE

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.

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

MARY RAMOS

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.

THE TRABANTS

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

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

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

http://hewanmusic.com

BAD LANDS

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.
https://soundcloud.com/hearbadlands 

http://www.prweb.com/releases/2014/08/prweb12091534.htm 

YOUNG CREATURES

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

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

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.

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THE MOST BEST

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

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/polarisrose  https://twitter.com/PolarisRose

MZ 007

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

ONE BAD SON

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

HOT TUB JOHNNIE dropped a killah set of tunes to start the night off featuring songs from WEEN, ANNA OF THE NORTH, YES NICE, DANIEL ASH, MZ 007 and many more!

Our special guest was industry tastemaker and artist manager, LAUREL STEARNS. With a career that started at Red Light Management, Laurel now holds head executive role at Dilettante Management. Joining us for her first-ever Hunnypot DJ Set, Laurel shook The Mint with a stellar mix of classic artists and her current favs like RODRIGO, BABES, JENNY O., PPL MVR and many more!

Our live music segment was loaded with spectacular talent. Kicking off was LA based r&b, singer-songwriter, MARCIO DONALDSON p.k.a. MARCIO. With a sound that resembles that of Frank Ocean, Marcio left everyone in awe with his strong falsettos and emotional lyrics. Highlighting the performance was his single "Superman". Next up was LA based singer-songwriter, REHYA STEVENS and her backing band featuring top players who have toured with Joe Cocker, Lenny Kravitz and more. Rehya, dropped some serious pop and r&b songs with major crossover appeal. Check out her standout performance of "Good Man" and be sure to grab a download of her album, Vintage Love. Turning the night up to 11 was LA based (via UK) rocker KAV. Bringing a gritty, rock n' roll sound, KAV turned heads with his unique vocals and heavy guitar licks. Closing out the night was the stunning LA based singer-songwriter, VICTORIA RENÈE. With some major collaborations under her belt (Ray Dalton, Jazze Pha, Boy Rekless and more) and having shared the stage with Ariana Grande, Victoria performed a high energy pop set infused polished dance beats, combine that with her beautifully, talented dancers and we had ourselves one hell of a show.  10/20/2014

LAUREL STEARNS

Laurel Stearns is currently rocking the music business as a manager at Dilettante in Los Angeles, California. Coming from the Palm Springs area, she has had her fair share of industry experience. Laurel spent time in the A&R department of Records and later moved on to Red Light management. An artist she currently works with, Jenny O., introduced her to George Augusto, with whom she founded Dilettante Management. She is currently working with local band No, Linda Perhacs, Jenny O., and Red Fang.

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MARCIO

Marcio Donaldson is a local unsigned artist with talent out of this world. His sound almost reflects that of Frank Ocean, with a strong R&B drive. His falsettos leave the listener in awe, expressing emotional lyrics many can connect to.

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REYHA STEVENS

Rehya Stevens is a Pop R&B Crossover artist with meaningful and intelligent songs, matched with undeniable commercial appeal. Her music is a not so guilty mainstream pop pleasure, like her latest album “Vintage Love,” released last June.

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KAV

Rock ‘n Roll music comes alive in KAV, a musician backed his band currently centered in Los Angeles. With gritty tunes and a unique, rich vocal center, KAV is bringing catchy musical value to the area with every release.

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VICTORIA RENÈE

After only being in a LA for a short while, new buzzing artist, Victoria Renée has shared the same stage with Arianna Grande, new super girl group GRL, collaborated with hit Artist/Songwriter Ray Dalton (Macklemore’s “Ceiling Can’t Hold Us” over 7 x platinum, Thrift Shop, etc) and already worked with hit music producers and writers like Jazze Pha, Boy Rekless, Lars Halvor and Deekay, Young Yonny, Lil Eddie, Nate Walka, Klaus Derendorf, Cut Father, The Senate, Optimus Prime, Tracie Hale, Sam Salter, Jaden Michaels, etc. She also has recorded songs written by hit artists and songwriters: Jason Derulo, Jaden Michaels, Tacie Hale, Fran Hall, Poison Ivory, Kyle Christopher, Steve Diamond, KC Livingston, etc.

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