Fake news massacres & football championships don't compare to the drama and theater that was Hunnypot Live #359. Hot Tub Johnnie immediately jumped from the roof to deliver a scorching opening set, Rich Goldman funked the whole place up with his origins stories with a musical score of his past life, Miken & Nordstorm gave us Swedish dance pop power, Ghost rapped tighter than two locked helmets, WARGIRL played a musical global thermal nuclear game with Joshua and the crowd and The Mighty Tears of Joy provided power in positivity. 2/16/2017
Rich will be spinning the FUNK HITS recorded at his legacy “5th Floor Recording Studios” featuring: Midnight Star, Ohio Players, Bootsy Collins, Zapp, Sheila E!, Prince and more!
Rich Goldman is President of RipTide Music Group, a leading music synchronization, publishing and administration company in Los Angeles. He is also President of Pacifica Music, a modern genre production music library. He’s is a lifelong musician who has amassed a broad range of industry credits as a producer, composer, sound designer, and recording studio operator.
RipTide Music’s “sync flavored publishing” credits range from the commercials for “iPhone6s”, “Google Chromecast” “, “Chico’s” and “Pepsi”, movie trailers of “Dr. Strange”, ”Jungle Book”, “Star Trek Beyond”, “Kubo and the 2 Strings”; TV shows “”, “Ballers”, “Empire” and “Lethal Weapon”, films, “Concussion” and ”Central Intelligence”.
With his wife Ellie, Rich started a rehearsal studio in Cincinnati and grew it into the legendary Fifth Floor Studios, one of the major centers for recording in the Midwest. At Fifth Floor, Rich engineered albums for clients including Bootsy Collins and the Ohio Players and collected gold records for his studio’s work with Sheila E, Prince, Midnight Star and Zapp.
Rich is a frequent speaker at various music events including ASCAP: I Create Music, PMA, Billboard Film & TV Conference, Game Developers Conference, British Sync Mission, Durango Song Expo and co-organized and moderated the MIDEM “Sync” panels from 2009 through 2015.
On monthly basis, Rich gigs with the Goldman Family Band that includes his wife Ellie, son Scott and daughter Jess.
Swedish duo Alicia (Miken) & Oscar (Nordstörm) met last fall in Los Angeles and started writing music together. Their first release, “Playing With Fire” (Box4Joy Records) was co-written by Icelandic DJ & Producer Ingi Bauer and has since the release in June 2016 reached over 110 000 plays on Spotify.
Following up their summer-hit and with a new collaboration together with Ingi Bauer, the Swedish duo has produced 5 new original songs that they’re showcasing at “Hunnypot Live at The Mint” the 6th of February in Los Angeles.
Their sound is a blend of Nordic Pop and Electronic Dance that has a sense of mystic to it. Coming from two different genres, Oscar with a long list of Techno releases worldwide and Alicia as a Pop & Folk-Music vocalist for several well known bands in Sweden, their sound is truly unique but with familiar analog attributes, classic original elements and a pulsating beat.
Meet Ghost, the Bryan, Texas native was raised in the dangerous community of "Kurrupt City." His vivid lyrics will haunt your thoughts, as he shares his life and experience with his music.
Inspired by Tupac's song, "Ghost" - Roderick W. Harris Jr. took on the moniker but gave it a different meaning. Motivated by Psalm 124, Ghost stands for "God's Human Outlaw Speaking Truth". Ghost received words of encouragement from Shawty Redd and Scott Storch that kept him focused and driven. With that, he began pursuing his dream.
Now living in Miami, FL, he launched Life Art Music Group. The company currently manages various artists including Ghost himself. In 2016, he graced SXSW and recorded enough material for a stash of mixtapes. As Ghost puts it, “the proof is in the pudding”, and he will be serving all of this content in 2017.
His first EP and same titled music video “Nina’s Son” is available on his website www.KurruptCity.com, Soundcloud, YouTube, Spotify, and Apple Music. Ghost’s album titled “Kurrupt City” will be released in March 2017.
To know Ghost, means to simply understand, the melody of " life.."
Direct from Long Beach CA comes WARGIRL, Garage rock, afrobeat, and dubby smooth jazz played through broken speakers with some pop thrown in. With Marika Dahlin, Enya Preston, Tamara Raye, Matt Wignall, Erick Nieto, Jeff Suri, Anne Dereaux and other friends.
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The Mighty Tears of Joy, with their own brand of rich nostalgic soul/rock/pop are quickly becoming the next universally respected band to emerge from Los Angeles's indie scene. As American as apple pie, the powerful vocals and rhythmic mixtures resonate with the times, the feelings, the experiences of us all. These sounds can be felt feverishly brewing throughout their recordings, with an electro-psychedelic twist of throw back soul music. The Mighty Tears of Joy is a band of composers; together at the helm, Khalfani Saint Blanc and Gerardo Morales, venture to reintroduce authentic soul vibes, meaningful lyrics and hand clapping fun back into our lives. A community of world class composers/producers/players came together to make this sound possible. Names like Cyrus Melchor, Killa Karma, Christian Wunderlich, Mateo Amper, King Ahmos, Lala Mckay and those crazy kids over at D2 Mastering, helped bring to life this genuinely California feel.
With their own style of modern Beach Boy reminiscent melodies and Doo Wop Rock, The Mighty Tears of Joy breach topics of love, loss, and economic triumph, while evoking a spirit of movement. They are a romantic reminder that music teeming with anguish, passion and joy, can find its way to the heart and spirit of any listener.
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(INCEPTO RECORDS) Underground wiz producer & DJ Oscar Nordström (Nordstorm) have a long list of dance tracks and international shows in his duffel bag. With support from legends like Armin Van Buuren and Claes Rosén (L-?wiz) to shows in London & Los Angeles, Oscar always delivers something unique and colorful. Starting off his DJ career in Stockholm at numerous underground parties like “We Luv Bass” & “All Out Dubstep” and later taking over in Stockholm´s Dance & Techno -? scene at infamous Stureplan, a residency at “Spy Bar”and playing clubs like “Collage”, “Hells Kitchen” & “Solidaritet” he now focuses on spreading his original material with shows all over Sweden
YG, Tyga, Ty Dolla $ign, 2 Chainz… They are all his pals. Songs he produced peaked at charts like Billboard and were certified gold by the RIAA. Oh, and he also DJ-ed at the age of eleven.
He is DJ Mustard. Notable tracks he produced include Tyga’s “Rack City,” which peaked at #7 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, #1 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart, and #2 on the Hot Rap Songs chart; 2 Chainz's "I'm Different,” charted at #6 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart and was certified gold by the RIAA, selling over 500,000 copies digitally; Kid Ink’s "Main Chick" that featured Chris Brown, peaked at #3 on the U.S. Rhythmic Billboard chart.
Convinced? We are not done yet. While we were having fun at parties, Mustard was taking down the first trophy ever at Steve Lobel's "Battle For Beats" event, and even collaborating with Rihanna and TDE camp. His production style, which he calls “ratchet music,” has been described as “an up-tempo, club oriented, catchy yet rudimentary melodic hip hop style.” Here is a song he produced from last summer, Rae Sremmurd's Set the Roof feat. Lil Jon. Totally “DJ Mustard On The Beat!”
Check out Dijon (Mustard) McFarlane’s intensely filtered video accompanied by his equally wild lyrics. We are expecting a “wow” here.
Stephen Perkins returns to The Mint tonight to celebrate the release of his collaborative brew Perkins Pale Ale. You can try the new collaboration between Temblor Brewing Company and Absolution Brewing Company tonight while listening to Hellride at 8pm and Tabitha at 8:45pm. The show is free, with doors opening at 7:30pm. Hellride is a free form jam featuring Stephen Perkins (Jane’s Addiction), Mike Watt (Firehose, Minutemen, Iggy Pop), and Peter Distefano (Porno for Pyros). Tabitha features Stephen Perkins and the Okai Sisters. (You can listen to Tabitha’s live hunnypot performance here.) As if tonight weren’t going to be awesome enough, Hot Tub Johnnie will fill the interim and your ears with awesome tunes. You don’t wanna miss this!
Black Joe Lewis and the Honeybears have a new video out for their song “PTP.” Originating in Austin, Texas, Joe Lewis released his first EP in 2005 and full album in 2007, and then under the “and the Honeybears” name, a second EP in 2009. The track “PTP” comes off of the fourth full length album under the Honeybears moniker, set to release February 10th and titled “Backlash.” The band has since seen success in performances at major music festivals and on popular late night television programs.
“PTP” is an animated video, illustrated and animated by Roger Haus, and colored by Anna Curto. The video features cartoon renditions of the band, an 80s logo, and a rollerskater. With its bold colors and tube-socked skater, PTP is a cool video to watch while grooving to the bluesy rock track. If "PTP" is any indication of the album to come, Backlash will be one to buy. Catch Black Joe Lewis and the Honeybears on tour this Winter/Spring all over the US!
Actress, model, Hunnypot alumna, Veronica Loren. Loren is best known for her acting work in acclaimed movie August Evening, and movies Without Men and Five Thirteen. She is back with her debut single “Bear Hands” from her music project “V.” From her website, “Deep beats, Hard synths, V’s voice melts right in / Giving you delectable sounds to dance to, music to vibe to, & frequencies to flow to.” The song is certainly entrancing, and when coupled with the video, you just can’t look away. V’s costumes are all avant garde fashion, often with a BDSM twist. Sexy and a bit weird, watch “Bear Hands” and hide your man (or yourself).
Listen to her performance at Hunnypot Live #333 from January 2016 here
Listen to her performance at Hunnypot Live #345 from July 2016 here
Reverie is at it again with her new single "Just Wanna Love You." On a rainy day in Berlin, Reverie navigates through the streets, subways, and parks with a tranquil fluid and her own "Ich Bin Ein Berliner" spirit. Reverie pays homage to the victims of the tragedy in Berlin with the hashtag #PrayForBerlin. "Just Wanna Love You" shows off a softer side of Reverie with an alluring vocal track backed with a smooth sexy groove. The song provides a yearning sentiment while remaining true. Reverie asks for no excuses or apologies.
Reverie is heavily involved in the creative process of her videos, and this one is no exception. She co-directed “Just Wanna Love You” with LA-based photographer Enkrypt. Don't miss out on her Hunnypot debut March 6 live at The Mint.
He’s Ghost (La Familia). Motivated by Psalm 124, Ghost stands for “God’s Human Outlaws Striving Together. Once posted on his social media platforms, “don’t bitch about minor skirmishes, don’t fight wars that cannot be won or are irrelevant,” Ghost has kept to his words. He has now made his own rules in the music business by launching his own Indie label Life Art Music Group, and most importantly, made himself someone.
Born Roderick World Harris Jr., aka “Ghost,” the Texas native currently resides in Miami, Florida, and has achieved aspirations in the rap world. In 2016, Ghost set the stage for it by gracing SXSW and recorded a stash of mixtapes. Being the son of NFL player Rod Harris, Sr. and Nina Goosby, he honored his mother with a new video for the track “Nina’s Son.”
Ghost rapped out the arresting lyrics like no one else does in the track “Nina’s Son.” Even better, this promising video of Ghost produced by Brandon Bxtes, directed by Fxrbes and engineered by grammy nominated Dyryk, drops the visuals of Ghost’s life struggles into our minds. Like he said, “the enemy is you, your brain, which prevents you from thinking different, which believes doors are closed and you’re constricted.” We shall breakthrough whatever walls we made up by invent our own creative ways.
Catch Ghost alive in our next party, Monday, February 6. This one is for Kurrupt #Psalms124KJVPrayForUs.
When you hear the band name “Bloody Death Skull” you might anticipate a metal band of some sort, perhaps a fringe genre with a lot of screaming, maybe some face paint or burning crosses. However, you would be falling into a trap, because Bloody Death Skull is a huge misnomer for their 50s/60s sound. Imagine a beach movie from that period, and you’ve probably got a good idea of what I’m talking about. Their own words for Bloody Death Skull are “creative absurdity.”
This video, “Betsy’s Back” was released last month, closing out the year with a fresh video. It is a stop motion Barbie doll frolick. The dolls are missing limbs, heads, and sometimes clothes, as Bloody Death Skull practices this exercise in creative absurdity.
"The year is 1987, and NASA launches the last of America's deep space probes. In a freak mishap, Ranger 3 and its pilot, Captain William "Buck" Rogers, are blown out of their trajectory into an orbit which freezes his life support systems, and returns Buck Rogers to Earth... 500 years later."
Show #358 would make Buck Rogers proud when he reads about it 470 years from now.
Hot Tub Johnnie started the night with a blast off of past and future hit songs. Jackie Subeck told us about her work with prop 64 and brought some medical marijuana friends along for a sampling session. Caitlin Payne soaked the hot tub with shared music moments that shape her story and feelings. Trent Park X Stella gave us singer/songwriter R&B music, Alyeska fuzzed our senses with her guitar rock, Will Makar gave us teary eyed soul, The Girl & The Glory belted the hard blues and Bronson Wisconsin did a farewell set of those Midwestern moods. 1/23/2017
Fun fact! Caitlin was born into a Gypsy Romanian family and was adopted from an orphanage in Romania at the age of two. She grew up in Washington DC and was surrounded by diverse culture, arts, and music at a very young age. Bruce Springsteen was a household staple and when Caitlin heard Clarence Clemons [from The E-Street band] "rip" on "Born To Run" for the first time, she was entranced and began her pursuit to secure a career in the music industry. Heavily inspired by a plethora of our history's greatest players, [such as Clemons, John Coltrane, and Sonny Rollins], Payne picked up the alto saxophone at the age of eight, and trained classically throughout her younger years. Caitlin played in all different style bands her high school offered and most especially loved going back and forth between her alto and six other woodwind instruments in "pit band" during the winter and spring musicals. Simultaneously, Payne landed first-chair in jazz band and received other prestigious musical awards throughout her high school career.
Before Caitlin attended Full Sail University, where she received a B.S. in Recording Engineering, Caitlin took a gap-year, and lived in Costa Rica teaching music to children (PreK – 6th grade) in Monteverde, the Cloud Forest. To this day, that experience has been a highlight of her musical journey, as she learned one of the most valuable lessons in life and in her career thus far; music is a universal language.
Payne currently works at FremantleMedia North America in Burbank, CA, where she oversees and develops music strategy for the global production, distribution, and entertainment powerhouse. On a day to day basis, Caitlin works diligently with all of FMNA's broadcast and digital productions, providing music creative services, clearance and licensing. Fremantle's content ranges from mega hits such as, American Idol (FOX), Family Feud (CBS), The Price Is Right (CBS), Let’s Make a Deal (CBS), America's Got Talent (NBC), and The Great Christmas Light Fight (ABC), to more recently, the classic gameshow revivals, Match Game (ABC) and To Tell The Truth (ABC). Additionally, FMNA is underway on their exciting and promising new scripted series, American Gods (STARZ). "It has been an inexplicably wonderful opportunity to work across these shows. I recognize that the content we produce and distribute is not just television, it is a legacy. I have the utmost respect for what Fremantle has done over the years and for what Fremantle is currently doing," Payne says.
Prior to FMNA, Caitlin has worked on other hit television series such as, NCIS:LA, Legit, Rizzoli & Isles, and The Blacklist. Caitlin is an Associate Member of The Recording Academy, and continues her advocacy for music education. She loves volunteering her time with the Grammy Foundation, Grammy In The Schools, and MusiCares. With another exciting Grammy season upon us, Caitlin hopes that Adele wins every single nomination because let's just be honest, "she's the freakin' best!"
Alyeska is both the archaic spelling of Alaska and the name LA-based Montana native Alaska Reid chose for her indie rock band.
Akin to the visceral indie rock of Sharon Van Etten and Belle Mare, Los Angeles-based trio ALYESKA take us on a psychological and physiological ride of feeling separated from everyone else. A feeling of loneliness and confusion about the world around us and what the future holds. The jangly guitar arpeggios are mesmerizing while Reid’s vocals have a smokey, gritty infectiousness. Combine them with some terrific songwriting, and a brilliant, dynamic song is born. If the band was in Brooklyn, they likely would be immediate indie stars, which will eventually arrive if they continue to make such riveting music. - The Review
Members are Alaska Reid, Ben Spear and Enzo Scardapane.
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Will Makar is now residing in Los Angeles, California. His music is a combination of memorable pop hooks and radio-ready rock with an unforgettable live show that comes from hard work, commitment, and a live band with deep musical talents.
Will Makar, who first came to national prominence at the age of 16 as a finalist on American Idol 5, has already drawn large crowds at venues in New York, Austin, Houston, Nashville, and Los Angeles, as well as opening for John Mayer, Lee Brice, and Hot Chelle Rae. His video channels have garnered 150,000 views over the last year and these numbers continued to grow.
Will's set to record a new song once a month that will have a refreshing blast of energy, musicianship, and memorable hooks equally at home on stage as it is in your headphones.
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The Los Angeles-based, Pop/Rock quartet The Girl + The Glory makes the music you've been missing.
Simply put, their songs will rock you and make you want to sing along, again and again.
Aaeidi (vocals), Neal Gardner (guitar), Ian Hall (bass), and Lorenzo Scott (drums) formed the band in early 2016, with the intention of writing well-crafted music meant to be performed live on-stage.
The Girl and The Glory's music is very melodic, edgy and groovy. As if The Black Keys fronted Neil Young and Crazy Horse. Mix in a strong female voice, and you have the makings of very memorable music.
Drawing upon their collective influences and musical experiences, The Girl + The Glory spent many months writing and refining their material. The process was truly a labor of love and respect for the group, and the music reflects this.
The Girl + The Glory is currently seeking to build an audience and are excited to play in front of as many crowds as would have them. The band's exciting live set features fantastic hooks, music that will move you, and vocals that really need to be experienced.
Bronson Wisconsin is a tasteful collaboration of Alt-Country, Indie-Rock, and everything in between. Growing up as one of 9 kids in a musically diverse home, brothers Bronson and Preston was exposed to all the music they could handle and more than enough instruments needed to express themselves. Spending the long, cold Wisconsin winters the same way they spent the hot and beautiful summers, practicing their craft.
After achieving success as the globally recognized latin duo, Taalbi Brothers, Bronson went on expressing a different side of himself as a singer and as a songwriter. What started out as a "one day one song" demoing session, quickly turned into "3 days, 6 songs" and before they realized it, the brothers had themselves their first EP as Bronson Wisconsin.
"That Damn Piano" is scheduled to be released on Friday, June 10th in Bronson Wisconsin's hometown of Madison, WI.
"In the vein of Alt-Country / Americana but definitely with some bite and some grit to it. Very earnest with a "salt of the earth" quality to it, it doesn't hold back, and is very successful at steering clear of the overtly clean and faux americana that has taken over the 'dad-rock' radio market." -Kyle Kohler, Stage Banter (Podcast)
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Attention Medical Marijuana patients: Jackpot and Hunnypot are teaming up for a special event on Monday Jan. 23rd to bring you a Marijuana consumption-friendly, Sample gathering.
Selected marijuana distributors and merchandisers will be showing off their current and upcoming products. This month's Sampling Sessions is co-sponsored by Sensi-Chew (edibles), Evoxe Labs (vaporizers), Califari (art) Verde Essentials (delivery) and will be held at the Mid-City Music Lounge located directly behind The Mint. Don't miss the first in what we hope to be many unique music and marijuana related co-branded events. Their will be surprises and give-aways throughout the night.
***You will be required to provide your Prop 215 medical recommendation and ID in order to have access to the Mid-City Music Lounge. You will not be allowed in without it.***
7-10pm
Mid-City Music Lounge (behind The Mint)
6010 W. Pico Blvd.
LA, CA 90035
This video pick is Reverie’s “Scheming.” Released last month, this video takes place in Amsterdam, NL. The beautiful videography focuses on not just large-scale views of the city, but also intimate shots of smaller alleys, tight shots on Reverie herself, and other minute details. It shows off a brief snapshot of the unique culture of Amsterdam, including of course, weed. With a catchy hook and sharp verses, “Scheming” is the perfect track for celebrating oneself despite the misgivings and failures of others. Reverie sets herself apart from the lazy, the fake, and those who just aren’t good enough.
Reverie is heavily involved in the creative process of her videos, and this one is no exception. She co-directed “Scheming” with LA-based photographer Enkrypt. Catch a whole set by Reverie, live, at Hunnypot on March 6th.