A favorite amongst Hunnypotters, The Preatures have treated us with another single off their highly anticipated debut album due out later this year. Following their single Is This How You Feel, Better Than It Ever Could Be is equally as infectiously poppy and just catchy as hell. The video throws you back to the 80's complete with 3D visuals and Space Invaders (the video game). The Preatures will be joining a slew of fellow Australian artists at SXSW as well as Coachella and maybe your local music festival too so keep an eye out.
We're proud to announce that two of our newest acts have been nominated by LA Weekly to contend for the title of Best Live Band in Los Angeles! Whether you prefer the master-crafted melodies of King Washington or the no-holds-barred hard-rock fury of Prima Donna, we have no doubt that both bands are deserving of this honor.
Vote Here: LA Weekly's "Best Live Band"
Hunnypot Unlimited recommends you see the David Hyde Pierce directed Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike Live at the Mark Taper Forum.
VANYA AND SONIA AND MASHA AND SPIKE
MARK TAPER FORUM
By Christopher Durang
Directed by David Hyde Pierce
THE LA TIMES RAVES “GIDDY FARCE” “What makes the zaniness so memorable…the entire ensemble is first rate.” “Boy, does Mark Blum run with it.” “Shalita Grant has a field day.” “Kristine Neilsen is on dazzling display.” “Christine Ebersole makes the outlandish frantically, poignantly, riotously real.” “David Hull maximizes the wit of unwittingly funny rejoinders.” “Kudos to Liesel Allen Yeager who shines.” –Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times
Original Broadway cast members Kristine Nielsen and Shalita Grant reprise their Tony Award® nominated roles and are joined by two-time Tony Award® winner Christine Ebersole (Grey Gardens, 42nd Street) and Obie Award winner Mark Blum: all directed by original Broadway cast member and Tony Award® winner David Hyde Pierce (Curtains).
Enhance your theatre-going experience and mix with other theatre lovers during our Stage Talks immediately following the performances on March 2 and 4. These lively post-show talk backs are led by our artistic staff and often include cast members.
Call 213.628.2772 or visit CenterTheatreGroup.org/Vanya to purchase tickets!
Recommended for ages 16+. Mature content, language and sexuality.
Happy Birthday Aquarians! I'm sure you've all been diggin' the new Metronomy track. Well, now you've got the video too. Finally we can put that 5th Dimension song to bed (Age of Aquarius). Why do you guys get all the Astrological Sign pride songs anyway? Because you're all so successful and fun and just all around awesome?! No that just our CEO. His birthday's the 13th. Happy Birthday John Anderson!
The video was directed by award-winning French director Edouard Salier and produced by The Creators Project and Somesuch & Co. It follows space suit wearing Joe Mount to a glowing red planet inhabiting giant hairless cats and women wearing very elaborate headpieces. The new album called Love Letters, out on March 10 through Because Music.
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K_H_PuZBgbM Hunnypot Unlimited's Seven Saturdays have released their official video for XXX. Producer/Director/Editor Justin Paul shot on location in Long Beach, CA in the Seven Saturdays' warehouse. Yeah, Seven Saturdays' has their own warehouse now...cheers guys! The live footage was shot at The Satellite & The Echo in Los Angeles, CA.
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Daniel De Blanke from Hunnypot Unlimited's Robotanists and Seven Saturdays just joined White Sea; the solo project of Morgan Kibby. Morgan is an American singer-songwriter based in Los Angeles. She is known for fronting LA indie band The Romanovs as well as collaborating and touring with French shoegaze band M83.
They Don't Know is the first single off their forthcoming album in Cold Blood, due out this March. This epic music video was directed by Steven Johnson and shot almost entirely underwater. It's beautiful and free in both spirit and body... yeah they're naked.
Hunnypot provides exclusive promotion, marketing, brand development and placement representation of owned and non-owned copyright and recording assets through expansive relationships within the music, film, television, ad and gaming communities using unique, forward thinking approaches to business and distinct and creative grass roots campaigns.
Hunnypot provides exposure to cutting edge music and changes the palate of worldwide listeners through endorsement, promotion, packaging and/or planning of live music concerts and events. Hunnypot Radio, the Hunnypot Website provide instant awareness of Hunnypot endorsed content as well as contemporary music news and other culturally relevant media.
Hunnypot Live is our bi-weekly, internet-based "live podcast" party. Launched in November 2005, Hunnypot Live features industry guest interviews, playlist/DJ sets, live music performances and a lot of dancing. Hunnypot Live is attended by music and entertainment industry professionals, artists and taste makers to celebrate music and music culture. The show is currently streamed every other Monday night and archived for rebroadcast from the Hunnypot Unlimited website. Hunnypot Live is free to attend and open to the public.
Past Hunnypot Live performers and guests include: Macklemore & Ryan Lewis, Foster the People, Lisa Loeb, flora cash, LaVar Burton, Balthazar Getty, Daniel Bedingfield, Alicia Witt, Princess Vitarah, Jerry Heller, Audra Mae, Joachim Garraud, Cisco Adler, Designer Drugs, Love and Rockets, Concrete Blonde, Thomas Dolby, Coheed and Cambria, Mansions On The Moon, Traci Lords, Tila Tequila, Mickey Avalon, Albert Hammond, Charles Neville, Dirty Vegas, Smoove and Turrell, Le Castle Vania, Serj Tankian, West Indian Girl, Yo Majesty, Million $ Mano, Shudder to Think, 10CC, Ora The Molecule, Piel, Butterfly Boucher, Far East Movement, Moving Units, Miranda Lee Richards, Dr. Hollywood, Juno Reactor, A1 Bassline, The BellRays, Sky Cries Mary, Finatticz, MZ 007, Gwendolyn, The Germs, Bijou Phillips, The Bloody Beetroots, Blame Candy, Baby Fuzz, Dagnasterpus, Tillie, Luxxury, Stephen Perkins, Andy Milonakis, The Coup, Urberzone, Bird and the Bees, The Cataracs, Rebelution, Holly Palmer, Allee Willis, Wendy Waldman, The Glass, Gram Rabbit, Mae Shi, Nino Tempo, Franki Chan, Delinquent Habits, Duffy, and Mansions on the Moon.
John Anderson is the ringmaster of Hunnypot Unlimited, a multifaceted Music Publishing, Artist Representation, Marketing and Film & Television Placement organization specializing in discovering and cultivating fresh music talent.
The Hunnypot Unlimited brand is synonymous with quality music and recognized as one of the premier industry tastemaker sources. Hunnypot provides exclusive promotion, marketing, brand development and placement representation of owned and non-owned copyright and recording assets through expansive relationships within the music, film, television, ad and gaming communities using unique, forward thinking approaches to business and distinct and creative grass roots campaigns. Hunnypot provides exposure to cutting edge music and changes the palate of listeners worldwide through endorsement, promotion, packaging and/or planning of live music concerts and events. Hunnypot Radio and the Hunnypot Website provide instant awareness of Hunnypot artist activity as well as contemporary music news and other culturally relevant media.
John spent the first 20 years of his career in the music industry as an integral member of Windswept Music Publishing. He helped take the company from a fledgling start-up to the largest independent Music Publisher in the world, a feat that recently resulted in one of the most lucrative catalogue sales in Music Publishing history.
In 2008 John applied the A&R/Publisher/Placement model to the branded Hunnypot name and established itself as a leading independent music publishing/placement company representing the catalogues of Far East Movement, Louis Prima Jr., The Dollyrots, Barnyard Stompers, Mochipet, Young Creatures, The Cataracs, Dr. Hollywood, A House For Lions, Bearheart, J*LABS and Ghost Lit Kingdom.
John’s early track record as a song-plugger boasts hits like Eric Clapton’s “Before You Accuse Me” and Vanessa Williams’ career-defining song “Save The Best For Last.” Over the course of his industrious Publishing career, John has worked closely with some of the biggest songwriters of all-time including Sean Garrett (Usher “Yeah”, Fergie “London Bridge”), Mike Elizondo (50 Cent “In Da Club”, Mary J. Blige “Family Affair”) and Albert Hammond (Julio Iglesias “To All The Girls I’ve Loved Before,” The Hollies “The Air That I Breathe”).
As Sr. Vice President of Film & Television Music for Windswept, John was essential in the synchronization and licensing careers of such seminal artists as Pete Townsend, John Mellencamp, Nick Cave, The Allman Brothers and Willie Nelson as well as new stars like Corrine Bailey Ray, Snow Patrol, Kings of Leon, Beyonce, Mickey Avalon and Lady Sovereign. Some personal placement triumphs for John include Snow Patrol “Chasing Cars” in Grey’s Anatomy, The Who songs featured in the entire CSI franchise, Kings of Leon’s “Molly’s Chamber” for Volkswagon, and The Dollyrots “Because I’m Awesome” for both Hewlitt/Packard and Kohl’s Department Stores.
As one of the key A&R representatives for Windswept, some of John’s signings included Fischerspooner, The Dollyrots, Meat Beat Manifesto, The Cramps, Talib Kweli, Blackstar, The Coup, Hi-Tek, The BellRays, Johnette Napollitano (Concrete Blonde) and Shy Child.
John is also on the Music Industry Executive Fundraising Committee for the City of Hope, the premier Music Industry charity organization and was a member of the Academy of Country Music (ACM) Film & Television Task Force.
Hunnypot Unlimited was originally formed to create “community” within the then burgeoning film, television, ad and gaming music fields. After quickly accomplishing this mission by establishing itself as the epicenter of the industry’s social community, Hunnypot has gone on to acquire meaningful copyrights and masters, discover and develop commercially viable talent and leverage strong industry experience and relationships to generate significant income streams and exposure for our talent and our sponsor partners.
The name “Hunnypot” was first introduced in 2000 by music industry veterans John Anderson (at the time, Sr. VP of Creative/Film & TV for Windswept Music) and composer agent Tammy Krutchkoff. In an effort to bolster internal support for their soon-to-be highly significant and lucrative area of the Entertainment Industry, Hunnypot was originally designed as a “mixer” for the rapidly growing Film, Television, Ad and Gaming Music and Soundtrack fields. By way of monthly parties and one-off events throughout the world, the Hunnypot Party has come to symbolize an electrifying, exhilarating and stimulating experience for the entire creative community.
In November 2005, John Anderson and top-tier Music Supervisor PJ Bloom launched Hunnypot Radio; a live, interactive “listening session” emanating from the Hunnypot studios and streamed over the Internet at the HunnypotUnlimited.com site. This bi-weekly radio show draws a consistent audience of music and entertainment industry professionals, artists and songwriters, friends, acquaintances and the creative community at large. Not only has the radio show generated extraordinary industry buzz and favorable press, it has led to sponsorships from beverage and lifestyle companies (including Korbel Champagne, Tito’s Vodka, Bionade, Hubert’s Lemonade, Blue Microphones, IZZE & Kenwood Wines).
In September 2007 and after 18-years with the company, John Anderson left his role as Sr. VP of Film & TV Music/Creative at Windswept Music so that he could focus his attention on Hunnypot Unlimited in order to fulfill his greater, long-term goals for the brand.
Presently, Hunnypot has established itself as a leading independent music publishing/placement company.
Hunnypot Unlimited’s core business is its Music Publishing, Placement and Licensing division. Hunnypot provides exclusive promotion, marketing, brand development and placement representation of owned and non-owned copyrights and recording assets through expansive relationships within the music, film, television, ad and gaming communities using unique, forward thinking approaches to business and distinct, creative grass roots campaigns.
Hunnypot Records is our successful digital imprint through InGrooves, the leading digital sales aggregator in the business. With multiple releases from FM, Hot Pink DeLorean, ASVA and Mic Terror on all the relevant retail sites and notable chart success on retail leaders like iTunes and Beatport, Hunnypot Records has demonstrated its ability to capitalize in the digital-era retail market. Within less than a year, Hunnypot Records released the #1 selling song in the entire InGrooves catalogue with Far East Movement’s “Girls on the Dancefloor”.
Hunnypot Unlimited is synonymous with progressive, cutting-edge music of exceptional quality. Hunnypot’s ability to identify and uncover new, emerging and relevant talent on a worldwide scale is only matched by our unwavering desire to champion it. Hunnypot Live is the vehicle by which we bring these artists directly to the people. Through the endorsement and promotion of live music concerts and events at some of the hottest venues around, Hunnypot Live keeps you two steps ahead of the pop culture beast. In addition to constant local promotion, we have a presence at most major U.S. conferences and events including South by Southwest, CMJ, Coachella, Winter Music Conference and beyond.
Boasting several million hits since its launch in 2006, our website is the virtual hub for all things Hunnypot. Through our website, you can stream the weekly Hunnypot Radio show, check the calendar for upcoming Hunnypot events and find tour information for artists and bands currently on the Hunnypot radar and view pictures from recent Hunnypot gatherings. You can also backlog stream the radio shows, read about recent releases, download free content and get informed about culturally and/or musically relevant subjects – all in the format of choice of today’s youth.
Hunnypot Unlimited creates and produces a highly respected and eagerly anticipated series of retail-quality compilations featuring original artwork and design produced in full-color. These compilations exclusively feature Hunnypot affiliated artists, are distributed for free at all Hunnypot Unlimited events and sent via download link to over 4,000 inner-industry professionals. These compilations exemplify the high quality of music that is a cornerstone of Hunnypot’s reputation.
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The unique live experience of a P L a N E T S show is like witnessing some kind of eerie post-modern garage rock opera. Featuring vibey immersive atmospheres with dancers, actors and shadow puppetry coming at you from all directions in cahoots with the music–this is not your every day rock band. Always basing their material around a place, P L a N E T S recently released their debut album, TheDarkWoods. One last thing: there will be robots. You have to see it to believe it. https://twitter.com/planetstheband
Hot Tub Johnnie and the HP Radio crew kicked off 2014 with a blazin' show last week at The Mint. Hot Tub treated us to new gems by The Dollyrots, Future Of The Left, Awfully Awesome, Future and much more.
Renowned LA based supervisor, Alyson Vidoli of GO Music Supervision joined us for a special interview/DJ Set. Alyson delivered an exceptional set of her current favorites over the past year til' now. Some highlights off her playlist wereFoster The People, Mansions On The Moon, Sharon Jones, Phantogram and much more.
Our next special guest of the night was none other than Detroit's own DJ Godfather. A true pioneer in the DJ world and known as the originator of Ghettotech, Godfather sat down for an intimate interview before he took over the 1s & 2s. We also had a chance to premiere his new single "Where The Hoes In This House" and "Super Swag".
Kicking off our live performances was LA based (via New Jersey) big screen/broadway actress, singer, Antonique Smith. Miss Smith set it off like no other with her beautiful vocals that soared over the soulful, r&b production layed out. Highlights included her opening track "Speechless" and debut single "Hold Up Wait A Minute (Woo Woo)".
Syracuse, NY based funk/hip hop trio, Sophistafunk was next to hit the stage and they did not disappoint. This multi-genre tour de force completely stole the show and opened up the dancefloor with their electronic infused funk dance grooves and catchy hip hop rhymes. The highlight of the night was their standout track "Sex, Drugs, Rock & Roll" off their new album Freedom Is.
Closing out the night was LA/NY female alt/hip hop dance duo, Nola Darling. This spit fire duo performed a smokin' set of high energy hip hop dance tracks , none of which hit harder than their standout jams "STFU (Start The Riot)" and "No Bra, No Panties".
Huge thanks to everyone that came out to support, perform, and both the The Mint and Hunnypot crews. We couldn’t make it all happen without each and every one of you! 01/13/2014
Hailing from New York and Los Angeles, by way of Haiti & St. Lucia, NOLA DARLING’s sound is new school fresh, yet old world cool. Tongue-in-cheek sensibility and spit-fire flows mashed-up with sweet and siren-like vocals make Alexandra and Jaquita the girls you want to get to know.
Citing The Fugees, Zap Mama, Tanya Stephens, Steel Pulse, Esthero and Salt ‘N Pepa, among many others as strong influences, Alex and Jaq continue to hone their crafts and unique sound. They have collaborated with an impressive and growing list of artist/producers including: Grammy winners Om’mas Keith (Frank Ocean, Erykah Badu) and Shafiq Hussein (Robert Glasper, Erykah Badu), Tim K (Esthero, Tiny Hearts, Dam Funk), and the legendary Kwame (Mary J Blige, Christina Aguilera, Will Smith).
Nola Darling also collaborated with chart topping Australian group, Yolanda Be Cool on the international smash “Change,” for YBC’s debut album, “Ladies and Mentalmen” (Steve Aoki’s DIM MAK Records). “Change” has been in heavy rotation on radio stations from Bali to London, to Australia and beyond. The tune hit #1 on the official Korean EDM chart in May 2013.
The ladies of Nola Darling are currently working on top line for an array of up and coming producers as well as writing for their upcoming releases. Stay tuned for much more to come from Alex and Jaq in 2014.
https://www.facebook.com/darlingsofnoladarling https://twitter.com/NolaDarling
Hot Tub Johnnie and the HP Radio closed 2013 with another rockin' show last week at The Mint. Hot Tub dropped some of his top new digs which included tracks from Max Elto, Mansions On The Moon, Wavves, B.o.B., Charli XCX and many more.
Renowned LA based supervisor, Jonathan Weiss of Bunim-Murray Productions joined us for a special interview/DJ Set. Jonathan sparked a smokin' playlist ranging from punk throwbacks, cuban dance music and modern party songs. Including favorites from the likes of Ian Oliver, The Esquille Collection, Pharrell Williams, Poncho Sanchez and many more.
Kicking off the live performances was LA based rock quartet, Turbo Lightning. Fronted by lead singer Dana Poblete, Turbo Lightning displayed an eclectic set of high energy alt-rock jams that featured guitar heavy riffs backed by catchy hooks none more evident than on the title track to their 6-track EP "Faster Than Light".
Next up we featured a special dual-ling interview with DJ/Production duo, HTTP & the sexy and charming female rapper/songwriter/entertainer, Mickie Ryan. The three collaborating artists joined us for a sit down interview to talk about their creative process and to drop a few bangin' singles including the YouTube video smash "Not Too Drunk Too F*ck" and "Pay Me". Following the interview HTTP dropped a killer DJ set with some bombastic beats.
Hunnypot favorite and LA rapper, Kosha Dillz headlined the show with an exciting performance. Kosha is no stranger to Hunnypot and it showed as he completely light the stage up as he performed a fun high energy hip hop set, engaging with the crowd and getting everyone into party mode. Kosha dropped some of his classic jams and new cuts off his latest release, "Awkward In A Good Way".
Closing out the night was LA based hip hop duo, Awefully Awesome. Living up to their name the duo of Luck and Spex completely packed the house with a smooth chilled out performance of tracks off their latest album, ReFRESHments.
Huge thanks to everyone that came out to support, perform, and both the The Mint and Hunnypot crews. We couldn’t make it all happen without each and every one of you! 12/30/2013
Welcome to Show 281 + DJ Set Pt2:
Jonathan Weiss (Bunim-Murray Production) Interview Pt1
Jonathan Weiss (Bunim-Murray Production) DJ Set + Interview Pt2
HTTP DJ Set
HTTP Interview + Insane (single):
HTTP & Mickie Ryan Interview + Not Too Drunk To Fuck + Pay Me (single):
Jonathan Weiss is a Los Angeles based music supervisor for film and television. He is currently a top music supervisor at Bunim-Murray Production. Jonathan has recently music supervised Keeping Up With The Kardashians on the E! Network, Love Games for the Oxygen Channel; and Living Lohan, Road Rules Viewer’s Revenge and The Challenge: Battle of the Exes for MTV. Other music supervision credits include Interscope Presents The Next Episode for Showtime Entertainment; The Education of Max Bickford for CBS; U.C. Undercover for NBC; Celebrity Undercover for MTV; and the theatrical release The Big Tease for Warner Bros. Pictures. Jonathan has also worked in A&R for Capitol Records and Universal Music Publishing, as well as Taxi - an independent A&R service. Jonathan has also done on-air work for KKJZ, the only full-time jazz radio station playing in Southern California and on the web.
Mickie Ryan is a trade of many talents including song writing, singing, rapping, modeling and acting. She has recently teamed up with HTTP for the single Pay Me and hopefully more to come. HTTP is a music production team originally from Israel but they’ve been killin’ it in Los Angles for almost two years now. They are comprised of Yossi and Yossi and they live by three rules, and three rules only: keep your hummus fresh, keep your beats fresh and worship the ass.
twitter.com/MickieRyan
http://facebook.com/http.beats
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twitter.com/HttpBeats
http://instagram.com/Http_
In Los Angeles’ fertile, Smell-centered mid-2000s noise-rock scene, no one got as close to pure pop as the dearly departed Mae Shi, a supercollider that often sounded like a dozen bands’ ideas being realized at once. Not surprisingly, they’ve splintered into nearly a dozen other groups since their dissociation in 2009; specifically, band member Jeff Byron has created Batwings Catwings, Physical Forms (which included left-field rapper Busdriver as a member), and Turbo Lightning, a quartet that also pulls in Dana Poblete (Batwings Catwings), Aaron Farinelli, and Zach Lewis (Hex Horizontal). The first single from their self-titled EP (out November 15), “Faster Than Light”, is the most instantly accessible Mae Shi-affiliated output yet; whereas HLLLYH bounced off the walls, “Faster than Light” gallops forward with purpose and assurance, palm-muted metal riffs providing a pacesetter for Poblete’s sweetened vocals. Still, “Faster than Light” allows itself to veer from the center of the road, making judicious use of spirited cheerleading group vocals and spastic drum fills to remind you who’s behind this.
http://turbolightning.
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Kosha Dillz, is an Israeli-Sephardic-American Jewish hip hop MC based in Los Angeles. He raps in English, Hebrew and Spanish. Even-Esh started rapping at the age of 17. For several years beginning in 1999, he was heavily involved with the freestyle battle rap scene at Nuyorican poets Cafe in New York City. Other prominent participants were Mos Def, Immortal Technique and C-Rayz Walz. That same year, he attended an MF Doom concert at The Wetlands, and recalls, “That’s when I knew I loved the underground hip hop scene. That show and Braggin’ Rights at Nuyorican Poets Café changed my life for sure.”
https://twitter.com/koshadillz
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Awfully Awesome is an America based duo out of Los Angeles, California. Composed of rappers Chris “Spex” King and Ronald “Luck Norris” Hamilton. The group was originally known as FSC, a foursome which was formed in 2006 along with Todd “Trace” Hightower and Elliott “Shula” Johnson, but later in 2011 Awfully Awesome was born. The group’s music a style is 90′s boom bap with a modern influence. Covering topics from going on dates with merely a reasonable budget to falling in love with a girl over social media, Awfully Awesome’s music is the soundtrack to life, applaudable and embarrassing. In May of 2013, the duo released their debut project, ReFRESHments. For the duo, 2013 consisted of an array of shows covering Southern California. From leimert park to riverside and also to echo park where the group opened up for Blu & Exile.
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http://AwfullyAwesome.
