Michete always manages to turn heads in the best of ways and her new video "Rihanna Kraft Singles" does just that. This is Michete's first single from 'Cool Tricks 3' and as her previous efforts it was written, produced, directed and edited DIY style. Ask John Anderson (Hunnypot) about licensing.
Michete is a force to be reckoned with when it comes to visually stimulating her audiences. If it’s colorful and messy, it’s Michete. But “Rihanna Kraft Singles” isn’t just a technicolor snapshot into the pop star’s life. It’s a hybrid of sexual tension and pop culture influences. Michete exudes this powerful sensual confidence and domination throughout the entire music video. Through coy eyes and bold fashion statements, Michete draws the viewer in with her carefully ~krafted~ set. From dry cuts to parking lot structures, the imagery symbolizes her statuesque attitude within a structure as strong as her: concrete.
“Rihanna Kraft Singles” feels like the best snapchat story you’ve seen - but good luck recreating this. Execution is Michete’s strong suite. But the clever antics don’t stop at her visual escapades, it lies within her lyricism. If you're a fan of pop culture references, clever jabs and self love - this track is for you. I can’t help but notice though this song isn’t just another bop from your favorite underground pop star, it’s more of a sound off. Michete is here and that bitch is ready for you.
People talk about taking the crown, but few do it or even attempt to go full throttle. What makes this bop stronger than any other is that it’s Michete’s come and get it anthem. Take the line “The girls know that I’m a threat” if catchy digs was a sport, Michete is Queen. Love the video for its eccentric colors and its homemade production but don’t forget this is a siren call. Michete is up to bat and she’s telling you all to get ready. Enter if you dare. - Sasha Gonzaléz (Distinction Music)
The attitude, soul, vibe and legacy of the Golden State, California bands should always play music from the waist down...And of course....Keep your eyes on the road and your hands upon the wheel. POWER TRIP LA is a musical blend with several combined decades of real raw power with a relentless musical presence in the international scene. The musicians in Power Trip LA never shy away when it comes to 'Bringing It on and Tearing It Down’ Crossing a musical bridge from 'in the present & aware of our environment' straight into funk jump the sparks reference points meets 60/70ish summer of love psychedelic space travel, a new make over coating...to another wise timeless repertoire. YES...it’s true!
Power Trip LA is:
*Drummer, noisemaker and groove machine from Jane’s Addiction/Porno for Pyros’ Stephen Perkins. Also known for his work in many different musical galaxies, Methods of Mayhem, Infectious Grooves, Nine Inches Nails, No Doubt, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Sheryl Crow, etc.
*Music royalty heir and top shelf melody maker himself: Alex Alessandroni Jr, known for his musical director/& keyboards role behind such artists as Christina Aguilera, Pink, Babyface, Whitney Houston, Nelly Furtado, Leann Rimes, Faith Evans, Toni Braxton, Natalie Cole, Don Felder, Bobby Brown etc.-
*The guitar master, shredder & strummer too! Rafael Moreira of Stevie Wonder, Sheryl Crow, Christina Aguilera, Pink, Steven Tyler, Cher, Brett Michaels, Alessia Cara, and Paul Stanley’s fame, but also a regular fixture on TV shows like The Voice and American Idol.
*One of a kind Producer/bassist Fabrizio Grossi with a long string of successful and award winning collaborations with the Supersonic Blues Machine, Steve Vai, Billy F. Gibbons, Eric Gales, George Clinton & P-Funk, Joe Bonamassa, Leslie West, Warren Haynes, Robben Ford, Steve Lukather, Glenn Hughes, etc.
*Garrett Holbrook on lead vocals. A young name fairly unknown to the public at large, but very much on the radar of producers and session players for his talent and delivery consistency. Garrett fronts a few different ensembles, spanning from Acoustic Blue-Grass-Country to Prog-Metal, Garrett has been making a serious name for him self and with Power Trip LA he found a great window to entertain and showcase his worth.
After a successful debut EP, Grace Blue—the Tel-Aviv born, LA-based duo comprised of Grace Mogz and and Joseph Arazi—return with a stunning new music video for "Nowhere To Go."
Grace Blue sound like London Grammar, if London Grammar went trip-hop. Their lyrics are clever, the beat driving, and the vocal powerful. "Nowhere To Go" is a moody electronic gem, and the visuals are meant to be savored in conjunction with the lush soundscape.
"The song was written about being stuck in an unhealthy situation in your life, in a relationship that isn't good for you, whether it's a romantic one, a family one or even with a friend or a job, because you don't feel like you have a better option”, reveals Mogz. The lush, tear-jerking video is a clear call-back to this theme, about a woman spending years of her life grappling with the reality that she will never have the attention she wants from an absentee father. - Tanis Smither (EARMILK)
Be sure to check out Grace Blue's self titled debut EP available now. Ask us about licensing!
This session of Hunnypot Live started with Hot Tub's brand of party music to celebrate birth and departure. Brooke Trout joined us in the tub for her birthday celebration, an interview about her music career and a funk set to shake asses. Sidney B. performed his brand of French/California funk, Noble Creatures added to the musical brass movement, Hot Sauce Holiday returned for the 6th time to keep the partying moving and Death of Politics brought it down just a tiny bit to get serious about songs. 03/19/2018
Brooke Trout is a singer/songwriter known for her polyphonic blend of rock, blues and surf tones. Her latest musical project Brill is an indie-alt-acoustic duet with former band mate and Flat Cat Radio host, singer/songwriter Dave Strauss. The group has just released their debut album Fish Out Of Water on CDBaby as well as on iTunes. The album’s first single “O Song” was featured on several programs including JVonD Radio in Boulder, CO, MuseBoat Radio in Las Vegas, NV, The Soupy Gato Show in The Netherlands with syndication in the UK and The Daily Dose on The Insomnia RadioNetwork. Fish Out Of Water has also been featured by Slacker Radio and Muzoic.com. You can check out music videos for Brill’s O Song and Shine on Youtube.
Brooke Trout’s previous albums include the 2012 release Chasing Windmills with The Red Herring which was recorded at Musician’s Institute with Dan Hughley (Manley Laboratories) as well as at the historic 4th Street Recording studio in Santa Monica with Sejo Navajas (Cold Blue Rebels, The People’s Party) and Denise Barbarita (The Roots, Stevie Wonder). Trout’s sophmore album Networth (M-Pire Recording Studio, 2009) features mixing engineer Chuck Wilson (Andre 3000, Dr. Dre) and mastering by Grammy Award winner Nancy Matter (The Who, Ray Charles). Her debut album Bittersweet was recorded with Timon Marmex, creator of Rhythm Core Alpha(SoftEgg Studios, 2006).
These albums achieved airplay on several radio stations and podcasts, as well as positive reviews in the press where Trout was compared to alternative artists like Souixsie Souix, Exene Cervenka and Sinéad O’Connor. Networth featured the musicianship of two bands, The Treble Hooks & The Anchor Men, capturing a sound that was compared to Siouxsie & the Banshees, The B-52s, and X. The title track was awarded “Most Original In Alternative Rock” on Garageband.com. The Red Herring was also compared to The B-52s and Siouxsie & the Banshees. You can expect a dark surf rock sound from this fish! As music critic Billy Sheppard writes, “This level of music pain, in varying tempi, is a serrated cut of raw Souixshe, left in the sun near the mayonnaise for too damn long.”
Chasing Windmills achieved radio play coast to coast, making playlists in major markets including WPPJ in Pittsburgh, PA, WRNR in Annapolis, MD, WRUW in Cleveland, OH, KUNM in Albuquerque, NM, WXDU in Durham, NC, WEFT in Champaign, IL and KMNR in Rolla, MO. The album also showed strong support from New York, charting for two weeks on WPNR in Utica, as well as getting play on WHRW in Bighamton, WMVL in Purchase and WCVM in Morrisville. The album also charted on WXIN in Providence, RI. Chasing Windmills also received great support in Massachusetts on the world famous WUML, getting airplay on a variety of the station’s programs including Moustache For Men, Junk & Stuff, Smith…Brings Only Nice Goods and the heralded program Live From the Fallout Shelter which has been featured in SPIN Magazine. The Red Herring made the Los Angeles indie rock charts for The Deli Magazine and were also finalists in the Eventful.com Battle of the Bands to perform at The Roxy Theatre on the historic Sunset Strip.
Brooke Trout was nominated for All Access Magazine’s 2007 Music Award Show for best female guitarist in a rock, melodic blues category, best female guitarist in a pop, alternative category and best songwriter. In 2008 Brooke Trout was made a Member of the Month for singer/songwriter organization Songsalive and included in Music Connection’s Annual Directory of Artists & Bands. Brill’s Fish Out Of Water was honored with the SongNet Award for 2016.
Brooke Trout is the stage name of Brooke Mason, an experienced journalist and former editor for The Santa Maria Times, Martin Literary Management and Mahoganygirl.com. Brooke has worked as a media coordinator with nonprofits including The San Fernando Valley Arts Council (DCA), Friends of Taxco (PTPI), Canoga Park Improvement Association, Songsalive and AFSP. Brooke is also a contributing writer for Music Connection, All Access Magazine and Bitchin Entertainment and has also appeared as a monthly guest cohost for the internet broadcast Flat Cat Radio. To catch archived shows go to http://www.myspace.com/flatcatradio.
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Born in France, currently living in the US and having traveled all over the
world–including a month living and making music with indigenous people on a small
South Pacific island– Sidney B. has explored and immersed himself in almost every
genre of music there is. From the house beats of Europe through the funk of Latin
America to the lyrical rap of the US, each area has imparted its unique music influence on Sidney, who now brings these styles together into an irresistible pop package.
At the tender age of 25, Sidney expresses himself as not just a singer and songwriter but as a filmmaker and artist too, but has always, in his heart, been a musician first and foremost. Having had his first taste of the industry in a rap group named Hors du Com 1, Sidney has since hosted radio shows in France, written soundtracks for short films and even composed for theater.
The appreciation not just from fans but from other musicians and the music industry as a whole has always been consistent for Sidney. From winning the Best Emerging Artist award at the European Indie Music Festival in 2008, through working on projects with Universal Canada and Warner Music to sharing the red carpet with Lady Gaga and Bruno Mars at last year’s Much Music Awards in Toronto, the accolades continue to roll in with increasing pace.
His slick, club-ready tracks are accompanied by self-directed fast paced videos, making this artist a double threat that’s ready to take centre stage. An award-winning first single,a full length album that’s ready to be released and a video that was the most watched video on YouTube after a Justin Bieber track mean that Sidney B. is on the brink of much-deserved US success–but you can be sure that he won’t stop there.
Noble Creatures is LA's Latin-Alternative dark horse performing 1st generational music. For almost 10 years the band has celebrated cultural diversity one stage at a time stirring up sounds from Colombia, the Caribbean islands, and Africa among a solid foundation of rock and urban music. Lately, Noble Creatures has opened for Ozomatli, they were featured on Sofar Sounds, and were included in Music Connection Magazine's "Hot 100 Unsigned Bands." Performing frequently around Los Angeles Noble Creatures continues to spread what NPR Music calls "a great big joyful sound."
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Hot Sauce Holiday is a five 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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The DOP aka "death of Politics" is a Psychedelic rock band from Venice CA.
St. Patrick's Day (Saturday 3/18), Hot Tub Johnnie will be spinning before, between and after the bands! Slip on the GREEN and join us at The Mint for some big IRISH FUN! Live performances by Caleb Henry & The Customs / Bird Concerns / Mind Monogram / Super City / The Flusters.
We start at 7:45pm and go all night. Only $12.00 at the door, full show info HERE!
FIA NYXX is throwing her official EP release party at The Mint Thursday March 29th and Hot Tub Johnnie is spinning the dance party for the night. Red carpet walk up starts at 8PM, guaranteed FUN, don't miss this one!
Fia NyXX adds a unique flair to pop-dance music paying tribute to the soulful sounds of the Motown era. Her emotionally-rich lyrics are heavily influenced by the indulgent and passionate culture of the South, complimented with a masterful vision for storytelling and larger-than-life performances. Fia NyXX's music embodies a fresh, electrifying sound that molds her tracks with an unexpected depth and timelessness - transcending what it means to be a pop artist.
A veteran in the industry, Fia NyXX has toured the United States and Asia, as part of the girl group SHE and will release her first solo record in March 2018. The EP entitled Everything Girl was recorded at FAME Studios in Muscle Shoals, AL. under the musical direction of Will McFarlane (Etta James, Bonnie Raitt, Bobby "Blue" Bland), Emmy-winning producer Lance Bendiksen, multi-platinum producer and mixer Brian Malouf (Michael Jackson, Queen, Madonna) and features players from the iconic Muscle Shoals Rhythm Section, The Swampers.
Everything Girl will be released on March 23, 2018 followed closely by Fia’s first music video, "Maybe Just Love Me". Get your tickets to the show here.
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Ravyn Lenae's music video "Sticky" is featured on her new EP "Crush". The 19 year-old from Chi-town has collaborated with Steve Lacy who is more commonly known for his beats on Kendrick Lamar’s "DAMN" and his work with Taylor, The Creator. Ravyn's style of music has been classified as Neo-Soul, an unconventional twist on soul and R&B. Ravyn released her first EP "Moon Shoes" in 2015 during her sophomore year of high school, the EP has since been reissued by her label Atlantic Records. In 2017 before dropping her second EP "Midnight Moonlight" Ravyn opened for Noname on her Telefone Tour. Last year Lacy stated Ravyn Lenae has such a vocal style and range she is able to match whatever he throw her way, Lacy also hopes to form the kind of music producer relationship of Pharrell-Kelis or Timbaland-Aaliyah. Sticky, is a favorite at Hunnypot and has been played at our parties.
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*Many may not recognize the name J.D. Wilkes. But it’s likely you have seen either one of his bands — The Legendary Shack Shakers or the Dirt Daubers — over the past two decades, slinging out a crazed, bug-eyed combination of rockabilly, hillbilly and country blues, somewhere near your hometown. Also known as Col. J.D. Wilkes, his hopped-up, caffeinated frontman status of those acts was a vehicle for his somewhat warped, generally manic and always intense aesthetic of Southern Gothic madness. - Hal Horowitz (American Songwriter)
*From Paducah, KY, Th' Legendary Shack Shakers vocalist Col. J.D. Wilkes roots-rock is carnivalesque. Wilkes uses terms like hillbilly-gypsy or boho bluegrass to express his latest project, which is grounded in the topography of Kentucky — a blending of mountain landscapes and the flat delta lowlands. His inspiration for Fire Dream creates a mingling of folk, jazz and blues.
The title track has an Eastern folk cabaret quality, giving the vivid illusion of a 19th century circus, with a round stage and a fire performer under a tent in front of seated onlookers. Usually, distorted vocals are unacceptable, but its effect on "Fire Dream" and "Hobos Are My Heroes" gives Wilkes a theatrical presence that greatly enhances the mood."Moonbottle" hides a mystery in its lyrics and "Down in the Hidey Hole" accents ska and jazz notes by the Bo-Keys' horn section. The fiddle on the traditional country tune "Wild Bill Jones" is indispensable. A vocal cry with a Southern drawl starts "Starlings, KY," which defers to a bluegrass jig. "Walk Between the Raindrops," has a secret spy theme and "Rain and Snow" showcases finger-picking. The ending to "Bible, Candle and a Skull" is marvelously spooky and "That's What They Say" brings back a gypsy motif after letting the piano shine. -Marlo Ashley (Exclaim!)
Hunnypot is proud to be J.D.'s official sync representative, ask John Anderson about LICENSING!
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March 10th, Hot Tub Johnnie will spinning before, between and after the bands! The MINT Live performances by The Nth power, Sugar Fly, Top Shelf Brass Band and Malik & The Loved Ones!
Proving that soul music can be exponentially greater than the sum of its parts, The Nth Power will inspire you to dance, groove, make love or just stand there with goose bumps.
Tickets and full show info HERE!
Hope Springs Eternal, unless you work for the government or it's hardly spring weather in Los Angeles. Last night Hunnypot Live! sprung in to action when Hot Tub hit the decks and opened the show with an eclectic set of bangers. Carla Clark got in to the hot tub and mapped out her music journey with tales of brave utility and tunes of grave electricity. The Songery performed and brought beautiful broken heart songs and dance-able beats, Nekeith stopped in to the tub for a minute to talk about his career before his hype as hell set of future rap classics, Scilla & No:Carrier engaged with electro dark and stormy atmospheres, Selling L.A. delivered catchy riff rock and Morgan: DJ True Savage unleashed a curated DJ set without any regard for how tired our dancing legs would be the next day. Recap and Photos by J. Gray 03/05/2018
How did Carla end up working in the music business? Good question. She has a long history of being a music nerd, starting piano at 5, viola as a teenager, and majoring in music in college. After college, Carla moved to Los Angeles and after working a few odd jobs, she decided to attend the music business program at Musicians Institute in Hollyweird. And, weird it was. But, they had a great internship program. The day of her meeting with the head of the internship program, she walked in to find her grumbling about nobody wanting this internship at NBC Music Services, as everyone wanted to be at a label! Carla asked what this internship was about; it was helping out their department which chose and cleared music for all NBC shows and promos. TV & Music? Carla thought that sounded really cool, and decided to go for it. And, lo and behold, she got the internship and was lucky enough to get a recommendation when a Music Licensing Coordinator position opened up at Rhino Entertainment, part of Warner Music Group, handling clearances for all of the WMG labels. After many years at Rhino, the synch departments at Rhino, and at WMG’s publishing arm Warner/Chappell, merged, so, she was lucky enough to get hands on experience handling publishing clearances too!
After over 11 years at Warner Music Group, Carla decided she needed to broaden her horizons, and left WMG for a mobile app. company, handling clearances for over 200 songs for a musicbased game. It was an organizational nightmare, but, Carla soon had it under control, thanks to Excel and extensive color coding. After leaving the mobile app. company, she was hired at Yep Roc Music Group as their Sync Manager, working with music supervisors, pitching songs and handling clearances.
So, it was pretty ironic that Carla’s career in music business all started with an internship no one else wanted! And, here she is, 14 years later, working at a really amazing label and publisher, Yep Roc Music Group. You never know where life will lead you!
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Writing songs that deal with every color and nuance of life, The Songery aims to push mental boundaries through genre-bending pop and theatrics. The concepts, ideas, and messages behind the songs are more important than the songs themselves and every move, every sound, every visual is developed with care and intent in a final attempt to peel back the mask that humanity can so easily wear.
When asked why one person would decide to call herself “The Songery” she replies, “The Songery is more than a persona. It is a call to arms, a spearhead signaling for spiritual awakening, symbolic of an ideology that the world seems to be lacking severely and yet constantly surrounds us. For this reason, my project is grounded in story-line, integrity, concept, and character. I feel very secondary- as if I am the one driving the car, and it’s my car… but I am not the car. The Songery is a name I feel very intertwined with, I feel it so perfectly encapsulates the whimsical world I strive to show people. I’m not quite there yet. I’m still developing, completely on my own, so it is a process… but I’ll get there.”
-I also feel the name gives me freedom to play with all these abstracts and to adopt such a wide range of tones and subject matter. Some very light, some very dark, ranging substantially in color yet all unified within this world. I have been writing songs and performing since I was a little girl, and never really had the belief that I could or should be trying to make a career out of it… until The Songery came along. It sparked a purpose within me. I believe in The Songery with such passion that I want to keep fighting until I see it realized. The Songery comes with power to me. It is more than me. It is bigger than me. If I forfeited the name, the music would not feel the same. Nothing would feel the same. It would not be the same.-
The Songery loves Jonsi, Sigur Ros, Regina Spektor, Danny Elfman, Queen, Nick Cave and Warren Ellis, Beethoven, all the random hits of the 80s, and pretty much any film score.
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Nekeith, is an American hip hop recording artist, songwriter and dancer. While being raised in High Point, NC he began his career at the age of 15. He released his first mixtape 'Unbelievable' in 2012 under the stage name of Newprettyboii and performed in multiple venues to broaden his artistry. While still pursuing his career, Nekeith is currently a student at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte seeking a degree in Theatre and Film. Nekeith is the founder of D.O.P.E (Dreams of pursuing entertainment) an organization at UNC Charlotte. On March 8, 2016 Nekeith released his debut single and music video titled 'Bank' and released his “Brutally Honest Mixtape” in December 2016. Nekeith opened for singer K. Michelle at Charlotte Pride 2016. Nekeith highlighted his LGBT Rap at the 6th Annual Hip Hop Festival in Atlanta Georgia. With over 20k Views and stream downloads, Nekeith is just getting started on his legacy. The new single/video "LIQ" is out now!
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Scilla - Scilla is an award-winning singer and songwriter from Switzerland. Now based in Los Angeles, her music features pop, jazz, cabaret, and burlesque influences. As a songwriter, she won several international awards for her songs "Sometimes" and “Champagne and Sugar,” which can be heard in the award-winning movie “Muffin Top” (available on Netflix). As an artist she was a finalist in the Swiss final of the “Eurovision Song Contest” and “Switzerland’s Got Talent.”
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no:carrier/Chris Wirsig - no:carrier was founded by composer and producer Chris Wirsig in Germany in 1995. The band has released more than fifteen albums and EPs, often featuring unique singers from all over the world. It is a music project in constant evolution, finding its unique sound through inspiration from dark wave, synthpop, acoustic, and electro genres.
Chris Wirsig enjoyed classical training on piano and saxophone, studied audio engineering at SAE Technology College and has more than 20 years experience in music production. His music can be heard in games like the acclaimed Top Ten iPad game “Alien Tribe 2”, the short mystery movie "20 Matches" and in TV shows on ABC, E!, MTV, Audience Network/DirecTV and others. His music is available for licensing via his own library Counter Communications as well as other libraries and publishers.
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Morgan is a Philadelphia native. Morgan grew up in the Philadelphia punk/hardcore scene attending basement shows and the early days of "This Is Hardcore". She is not all HXC, Depeche Mode, was her first concert and is a top 10 favorite and where her DJ name is derived. Music from the 80s-00s goth,new wave, and industrial are her other major listenings. Morgan is an Ithaca College student who is interning for Hunnypot.