Hot Tub Johnnie landed delicately like a bird to a podium and brought laughter, joy and dancing to the Hunnypot revelers. Amanda Krieg Thomas nested for a moment for the 2nd time in the hot tub, delivered a killer curated music set of SXSW inspired favorites and caught everyone up on her current and future hit list.
Songbird Kat McDowell started the live set with her groovy pop shimmy, Draemings played a set that ripped us apart with their musical talons, RYN reminded us why birds do sing so gay and Gonzalla was the wings above the winds of melody. 3/21/2016
Amanda Krieg Thomas has music supervised a wide variety of projects, most recently bringing her experience to the stellar team at Neophonic. She is currently working critically-acclaimed series The Americans (FX), American Crime Story (FX), American Horror Story (FX) and Scream Queens (FX), as well as indie features Billy Boy (starring Blake Jenner and Melissa Benoist) and Girl Flu (starring Katee Sackhoff and Jeremy Sisto). Highlights over the past year include performance competition show, Fake Off (truTV), and Grace Stirs Up Success (American Girl/Mattel). Amanda began her career in the music department at Lionsgate, before moving to Reveille (now Endemol Shine North America), where she music supervised unscripted shows Commercial Kings (IFC) and One Born Every Minute (Lifetime). She then joined Format Entertainment in early 2012 as Music Coordinator on projects such as Pitch Perfect 1 and 2 (Gold Circle Films/Universal), The Other Woman (Fox) and ABC comedy, Trophy Wife. Prior music supervision projects include documentaries Operation Popcorn, airing on PBS in 2016, Off The Floor, and Going Attractions, and comedies, The Back-Up Bride and June, Adrift.
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Born in Tokyo and raised in New Zealand, Kat has always loved music. While drawing inspiration from artists like Foo Fighters and Jason Mraz, Kat's Ocean Pop sound is definitely her own. She mixes acoustic guitar-led melodies with emotionally transparent lyrics, delivered in a blend of Japanese and English.
She returned to Japan after school and signed with Sony and Avex in 2007. Her partnership with them yielded several mini-albums, her first full album, and a limited vinyl edition of Nagoriyuki, which went to #1 on Japan's Vinyl Charts and sold out in two days.
Outside of the studio, Kat has been recognized for her performances in high-profile TV ads. Additionally, she has also performed over 1000 live shows, both throughout Japan and internationally and has shared the stage with bands like Switchfoot and Colbie Caillat.
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DRÆMINGS spent her early years reading dark fairy tales while listening to a warped cassette tape of Ace of Base's The Sign on repeat.
At 17, she ran away to San Francisco, where she was adopted by a gang of drag queens and street urchins. She embarked on a strange, magical adventure which included a short stint as a gangster rapper, a incubation period in India, and a heart-break fueled weekend that resulted in her writing 5 songs that would comprise her demo, and the birth of DRÆMINGS.
Her dark, powerful melodies, colorful lyrics and intense live show have drawn comparisons to the likes of Siouxsie , Bowie, Florence, and Chrissie.
Her eclectic full-length, The Eternal Lonesome, produced by Eric Palmquist (The Bad Suns, Trash Talk, Night Riots) will be released in Spring of 2016.
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RYN's electrifying new single “Another Night” is available now on iTunes.
When she is not singing, RYN (Katie) is the Music Supervisor at video game mega-publisher Activision Blizzard, where she sources music for games such as Call of Duty, Guitar Hero, Destiny and more.
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Spending his youth immersed in musical greats – particularly The Beatles, Simon & Garfunkel, Joni Mitchell and Bon Iver– the calibre of such influences has notably reflected throughout Gonzalla songwriting; elegant, beautiful and haunting. The new tracks are a taster of what to come for this great talent.
Cody grew up in Southern California where since his earliest memories his life revolved around the ocean. Surfnig was his first love and then came music not long after, for him the two have a strong and inevitable connection. Cody; ‘‘I think it shows in the songwriting whether it be the tone or esthetic my music has. I lived in a town called Huntington Beach near LA which is a wonderful place, I would surf in the morning and than later that evening go see groups perform in Hollywood, I had the best of both worlds.”
Having previously landed support slots for the likes of Dan Croll, Frances, and Stealing Sheep in the UK while honing his songwriting craft. Gonzalla has returned to US to tour throughout the year. Lead single, Come on Hun is available now.
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Check out Draemings newest video. See and hear them live this Monday 3/21/16 at Hunnypot Live! at The Mint.
Slim Jxmmi and Swae Lee p.k.a. Rae Sremmurd have long been a Hot Tub favorite. “By Chance” will be featured on Mike Will Made It - Ransom 2 EP.
Hunnypot Live alumni Kosha Dillz and Murs team up for an official single release.
The world is a crazy place , and beauty comes from how different we all really are. This song brings in a blend of documentary footage and more for the anthem " We Are Different" where Murs and Kosha unite on the exact things that had brought them together; Differences.
Brand new video from FRANKIE, Don't miss them performing TONIGHT, Hunnypot Live at The Mint. Hunnypot Approved!
Hunnypot Live! once again helped to seed the clouds of entertainment till they burst all over everyone in attendance.
Show #337 got started with Hot Tub Johnnie brought the quiet storms and monsoons with his eclectic DJ set. John Houlihan wrangled a twister full of energy and unleashed stories and music from his history as one of the most sought after music supervisors in the business.
The live music was thick with musical humidity: Grand Canyon started us off with Americana stories in harmonies, Wild! tamed us all with their sweet dewy melodies, Frankie stormed in from the great white north to sun shower us with their sounds, Deronda splashed us with puddles of jangle rock and Unavails rocked us like a hurricane. 3/07/2016
JOHN HOULIHAN is a veteran Music Supervisor who has worked in film, television, advertising and politics. He has helped shape the music of more than 80 feature films including Mr. Holland’s Opus, the three Austin Powers films, Charlie’s Angels, Training Day, Looper, Let’s Be Cops, John Wick, Supermensch, Southpaw, and The Peanuts Movie. Current projects include Deadpool, Ice Age 5 and John Wick 2. John is currently serving as President of the Guild Of Music Supervisors.
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Grand Canyon is a rock n roll band out of Los Angeles, CA including Casey Shea (vocals and guitar), Jillette Johnson (vocals and keys), Joe Guese (guitar), Adam Popick (bass), Tom Polce (drums), and Matt Pynn (guitar and pedal steel). Formerly all east coasters, the band members migrated to Los Angeles, and created Grand Canyon on the east side of town in 2015.
WILD is a trio from Los Angeles, CA. They write, record, and produce all of their own music. WILD will be playing live throughout the rest of this year and will be releasing more material in the coming months. Shout out to our friends at Danger Village for turning us on to this one, we'll done!
Kristina Antuna / Vocals
Zach DeGaetano / Vocals, Guitar
Tyler Thompson / Guitar
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FRANKIE is a four-piece, dream-rock group from Vancouver, BC formed in December 2013. When the girls first got together for what they thought would be a one-off gig, they had no idea where it would lead. Now the four of them have becomes such good friends and go on many adventures with their music.
Their first summer as a band they played at The Edge of The World Music Festival in Haida Gwaii and filmed a Sitka sponsored documentary about their experience. They also played at Ponderosa Music Festival, and began gigging in various cities around their home province.
More recently they opened for Jon and Roy on two tour dates in Vancouver and Victoria. Following these dates the girls set out on their own spring tour through Quebec and Ontario playing a show in Montreal presented by CJLO to support Girls Rock Camp, and also showcasing In Toronto at Canadian Music Week.
They began recording their debut studio EP ‘Girl of Infinity’ in January 2015 with producer Shawn Cole (Bend Sinister, Yukon Blonde, Hannah Georgas), engineer Paul Boechler (Jordan Klassen, Treelines, Sunny Pompeii), and assistant Charles Hughes. They spent 5 days in a cabin near Mount Baker with no cell phone reception or internet to create the bulk of the album. Finishing touches were recorded at Fader Master studios in Vancouver. The six-track ‘Girl of Infinity’ EP will be officially released online July 7th, 2015.
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North Hollywood-based DERONDA began as a challenge lead singer/rhythm guitarist Gabe Hernandez assigned himself: write a new song every week. the native Angeleño, fed up with years of writer’s block, decided to isolate himself in his bedroom and force himself to be productive, regardless of the quality of the final songs. After several months work, Gabe started passing his demos among his friends, and the positive response he received encouraged him to turn his solo effort into a live project. With longtime friend, James Gordon Miller, joining him on drums, and Steven Petersen contributing on bass, the core of DERONDA took shape.
The sound of DERONDA aims to balance influences from synth-pop, art-rock, indie-pop, and psych, while building from a base of classic songwriting structure.
DERONDA, currently unsigned, are working on their first EP, scheduled to be released later this year.
Born in 70’s-era Detroit, singer-guitarist Andre Comeau grew up in a family of professional musicians. A childhood steeped in all genres of music fostered an instinctual understanding of melody and song. Andre has music in his blood.
In the early nineties, Andre’s band Reigndance (which also featured Dean Fertita, Queens of the Stoneage, The Dead Weather) ignited but quickly outgrew the burgeoning Detroit music scene. They relocated to New York, and shortly afterward Andre was chosen to be a cast member of MTV’s seminal reality show, The Real World. The show was an instant success; Andre and his band were afforded massive exposure. But after three records and extensive touring, Reigndance found themselves at a creative crossroads. They disbanded in 1997. Seeking new stimuli and fresh musical landscapes, Andre relocated to Los Angeles in the fall of 1997.
Andre turned to the folk music he grew up on and started releasing indie folk music under the band name, River Rouge (a reference to his father’s former employer, the Ford Motor Company, and the plant where they operated). River Rouge has released a handful of well received albums: their most recent EP, 2015’s “Building A Better Bomb”, garnered critical acclaim and positive reviews.
Andre Comeau returns to his musical roots in 2016 with UNAVAILS, a heavy rock band that features Darren Elpant on drums (10 Speed) and Matt Beal on bass. With a sound that toes the line between classic and cutting edge, UNAVAILS proves that guitar-rock can still be vital, original, and relevant in 2016. UNAVAILS are purveyors of passionate music that’s capable of seizing a listener both above and below the belt.
Likely one of the most original bands in Nashville, The Royal Hounds is one of the city's wildest bands with one of the best guitarists in Nashville. In a world where 2+2 equals 4, the combination of Scott Hinds and Matheus Canteri easily add to six! Throw in one of Nashville's most versatile drummers, Nathan Place, and you have Music City's most powerful rock and roll trio. With their wild showmanship, stage tricks, quirky original songs, and stellar musicianship, it all adds up to the most unique live show around.
The Royal Hounds latest release, A Whole Lot of Nothin' is seeing plenty of success, even charting on the Americana radio charts. Lead singer Scott Hinds spent three years in Vegas in the Tony Award Winning show Million Dollar Quartet, but he is now back home in Tennessee, taking the Royal Hounds across America and across the globe. You can currently see them every Sunday night at the world's most famous honky tonk, Robert's Western World, in Nashville, TN.
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And By Nothin’ We Mean Fiery Honky Tonk With A Rock And Roll Edge Served With A Healthy Sense Of Humor.
Find yours with Hunnypot Live! Alumni, Purple and their brand new video "Bliss"