Hunnypot / LA favorites Far East Movement hit their favorite taco shop in downtown L.A. for a surprise performance of "Jello" as part of their VEVO GO Shows! The smash hit "Jello (feat. Rye Rye)" is the lead single off their forthcoming sophomore release Dirty Bass, out soon through Cherrytree/Interscope.
2012 kicks off with a bang!! Hunnypot Radio opened up with its first show of the New Year at the Libertine. Thanks to all who came out it was an incredible night!
Hot Tub Johnnie's first track of 2012 was Charles Bradley w/ "Heartaches & Pain". His set would get even better with tracks like "212" by Azealia Banks - one of Johnnie's top artists to watch for 2012. With new songs from Mic Terror, Dru, Ke$ha and Hunnypot favorite Far East Movement who will be releasing their sophomore album later this year.
LA pop, rock, soul singer-songwriter Jason Hemmens performed a brilliant 2 song set featuring his top single "Kissing, Dancing, Singing" and the instrumental jazz masterpiece "People of the Street" which included a captivating saxophone solo by Hemmens. His live performances have been creating quite a buzz in LA and we expect even bigger stages this year and possibly a national tour - we'll keep posted.
Top industry tastemaker Carter Smith (founder/owner, Rollo & Grady Music Blog) made a special guest appearance on to play some of his current top rock gems. Highlighted favorites from the set were - Analog Rebellion "Father Abraham(Demo)", the exclusive premiere of King Khan & The Shrines' "Bite My Tounge", The Owsley Brothers' "Pure Lust" and Cheerleader "Do What You Want". Be sure to head over to Rollo & Grady to check out his top Industry and Artist album picks for 2011 - including Hot Tub Johnnies' top album list.
Sum-in-1, the rising LA hip hop producer/MC took over the air-waves to perform 2 bangers "Venga Venga" and "Listen To The Beat" off his latest full length LP And Then Sum. The album is a collection a finely crafted hip hop, pop, rock, reggae and dubstep songs including the golden nuggets "Launch Pad", "If I Fall" and "Underground Anthem" whose video was last week's pick of the week. Sum-in-1 has new videos in the works and is preparing for a 3 concert tour in Japan - big things on the way!
DJ Boom Shack handpicked his premiere Hunnypot set which included new cuts from The Escapists "Post Gospel Blues", Tinie Tempah "You Know What" and VA hip hop MC Cane and his banger "Crewz Pop 2011". Be sure to check out the full show to stream or download at the Hunnypot Radio site.
Our 228th sing-a-long was "Believe" by Cher. 01/02/2012
Musical guest Jason Hemmens will be performing live. This rising young LA pop, soul, rock singer-songwriter and multi instrumentalist is quickly becoming a well known live attraction around LA. Jason, a true multi-instrumentalist, who is, as well as being an accomplished vocalist, fluent on Saxophone, Harmonica, Piano and Bass, has performed with the legendary Stevie Wonder and many others. Be sure to check out his music video for "Kissing Dancing Singing".
LA's own Sum-in-1 will be on hand to perform a few tracks off his latest album And Then Sum. This MC/producer is quickly proving himself as one of the top artists to watch in 2012. Providing a fresh new sound his latest effort And Then Sum has everything from Dubstep, hip hop, pop, rock and reggae influenced sounds. Be sure to check out his latest videos for "Launch Pad" and "Underground Anthem".
We premiered this exclusive collaboration back in July and now we have for the first time, exclusively through Hunnypot - the premier of the music video for the wildly hilarious "Fine Ladies" !
Please note -- This is a teaser trailer in the hope it inspires others to submit a video interpretation to the "Fine Ladies" dance jam.
It was a Hunnypot Holiday Celebration last week, as Hunnypot Radio was engulfed with Holiday cheer for final radio show of 2011.
DJ Hot Tub Johnnie kicked off with ole songwriter Lindi Ortega's special Holiday song "Christmas Eve With You" and from there Hot Tub set the party off with the latest cuts from Martin Solveig / Dragonette "Big In Japan", Skull Tape's "Crop Circles", The Glass' new single "Washed Up" and Hot Tub premiered the brand new JJ & The Spectacular single "Don't Let Go" a Hunnypot exclusive!
LA hip hop MC Azad Right made his first Hunnypot Radio appearance in support of his new album The Time Is Right which is available for FREE! His fast rising single/video "The Fire" has already eclipsed well over 700k views and is quickly putting Azad Right as one of the top artists to watch in 2012. Due to a vocal illness he was unable to perform, but we promise to have him back in the new year!
Our industry special guest was Gwen Bethel Riley (Disney Mobile/Tapulous), a true music tastemaker who is in charge of all things music for the #1music game app in the world Tap Tap Revenge. On the verge of releasing the 5th installment of TTR, Gwen played her top tracks featured in the game over the past year, featuring music from, OK GO "The Muppet Show Theme", Awol Nation "I've Been Dreaming", Kidstreet "Birthday Boy" and much more. The new TTR5 will be out very soon…featuring music from ole/Hunnypot artists - for all info stay tuned!
We also had a special performance by LA/Chi Town hip hop MC/producer E-Train. Who performed two unreleased tracks including the hard banger "Wreck The Discotech". E-Train is set for a big 2012 with a video release for his single "Glow So Hard" set to drop early in the new year!
DJ Boom Shack closed out with his final set for 2011. Opening with his favorite Holiday gem for 2011 "Christmas Everyday" by Gerald Walker & The Family which set the mood right for new music from Swiss Lips "Grow", Gwen Bunn "Here I Go" (prod.The Geek Squad) and Natalia Kills (feat. Far East Movement) "Lights Out".
Our Holiday sing-a-long was "Do They Know It's Christmas" by Band Aid. 12/12/2011
Our first guest DJ in the Hot Tub is industry tastemaker Gwen Bethel Riley (Disney Mobile | Tapulous). Gwen is head of all things music at Disney Mobile | Tapulous - one of the most highly regarded gaming app development companies in the world. With that being said Gwen will be coming fully loaded with some killer music selections and maybe even a few Holiday gems as well!!
LA hip hop artist Azad Right will be joining us for a special live performance from the Hot Tub. Azad is on quite a roll right now as his fast breaking single/video "Fire" has garnered well over 700k views in less than 3 months! Azad has recently opened for Kendrick Lamar, Jay Rock and Tinie Tempah and will be set to lay some killer jams for us live in the Hot Tub!
Hot Tub Johnnie opened with a killer upbeat dance set last week. The master of ceremonies kicked off with a groover from Friends "Friend Crush", a fun 80s tribute "Back To The Future" by OL' Small and a classic "Watch Me Now" from Ultramagnetic MC's. He even found room for the smashing new single from Timbaland (feat. Pitbull & David Guetta) "Pass At Me (FeLLi Edit)".
Our first industry guest DJ was Robert Murphy from Universal Music Publishing. Coming from Universal and their massive catalogue, Robert featured all his favorite gems. Including monster cuts like PNAU "Something Special", S.C.U.M. "Days Untrue", Montee's "Faith" and his rocking' opener "No Easy Way Out" by The Duke & The King.
DeLaZoo the upcoming hip hop beatmaker/MC out of Kalamazoo MI made his first Hunnypot Radio appearance and performed 2 cuts live including the swaggering "Calm Cool Clean" and the tender smooth jam "Moon By Moon". Be sure to stay in the know on DeLaZoo, we're expecting lot's of great things from him in 2012 !!
DJ Boom Shack closed out the night with flurry of new breaking cuts from various upcoming artists. Boom Shack kicked off with the new single "Follow Me" from Boston rock trio Leisure and set the tone for addictive tracks from Swiss Lips "U Got The Power", Zakee "Glory", Kris Mars' "Meant To Be" and LA hip hop artist y'all should know Sum-in-1 w. "If I Fall".
Our 226th sing-a-long was "Highway To Hell" by AC/DC. 11/28/2011
We have special guest DJ Robert Murphy, a music publishing expert and entertainment professional from Universal Music Publishing. A 12 year veteran in the film & tv world and an all around lover of music is all you need to know, as Robert has prepared a vast selection of musical delights for us all!
We also will be joined by hip hop artist/producer DeLaZoo out of Kalamazoo, Michigan for a special live performance in the Hot Tub!
If you happened to miss last week's wild Hunnypot Radio 6 Year Anniversary party, then here is your recap...
Also be sure to check out and grab the brand new line of custom made Hunnypot T-Shirts and Hats which were unveiled by HD-LV Apparel Resources™.
Hot Tub Johnnie had a special DJ set planned as he featured select tracks from many of the past radio guests over the last 6 years. Including songs from artists' Terraplane Sun, Far East Movement, Macklemore, Delinquent Habits and Portugal. The Man.
Our first guest DJ was Thomas Golubic', music supervisor for the hit TV series' Breaking Bad, The Walking Dead and The Killing. Thomas is a frequent Hunnypot radio guest and had a killer high energy set saved for us with bangers from The Beatnuts, Pretty Lights, Smif-N-Wessun, Jon MCXRO and in honor of the late Heavy D "You Can See What I See".
The Reverend Bud E. Love from the Cannabist Church Of Christ was our next guest to hit the hot tub and probably one of the most anticipated guests. The Reverend gave a highly regarded sermon in front of a huge crowd on the importance of legalizing marijuana. It may have been the Reverend's first Hunnypot appearance and will definitely not be the last; as it was a perfect match for Hunnypot who has been a long time advocate for Prop 19. So get out and vote and help support The Cannabist Church Of Christ.
DJ Boom Shack closed out the party with a few special requests for Jason Hemmens' "Kissing, Dancing, Singing, Jo LuQ's "Backpack" and upcoming hip hop artist Sum-in-1's banging' singles "Launch Pad" and "Again and Again".
For all our midnight Hunnypot tokers our 225th sing-a-long was "The Joker" by The Steve Miller Band. 11/14/2011
Thomas Golubic' music supervisor for the smash hit AMC shows Breaking Bad, The Walking Dead and The Killing will be DJing the 1's and 2's! Don't miss your chance to celebrate with one of the music industries premiere tastemakers!
Also very special guest The Reverend Bud E. Love (The Cannabist Church of Christ) will join us for a special sermon on the importance to legalize Cannabis!
We couldn’t resist posting Iggy Azalea’s video for Pu$$Y. The Australian transient is rightfully turning heads. All love from the Hunnypot crew!
Hot Tub Johnnie aka Santa Clause kicked off with an exceptional set of tunes, which included the Glass Child’s “Insanity”, a stunning Stern* disco edit remix of “Big Jet Plane” by Angus and Julia Stone and the wildly exciting “Pu$$y” by Iggy Azelea.
DJ Boom Shack aka Harry Fingerman took over the 1’s and 2’s after Santa and provided a rousing dark electronic set. Which included new cuts from Blood Orange “Sutphin Boulevard”, CREEP’s “Days (Azari & III Remix)”, Atari Teenage Riot’s “Blood In My Eyes” and banging remix from RIOT 87 of Metric’s “Gold Guns Girls”. Mr. Fingerman also previewed the new single “What Tomorrow Brings” from HPR favorite E-Train.
The arrival of DJ Tom Rothrock set the night into flames! Rothrock had the dance floor jumpin’ has he cut from “Thriller” by David Jones & Aqua Diva Mix into a smashing mix of “Feed Me” by Grand Theft Ecstacy into Minnesota F’s “California Dreamin'”. Rothrock is considered a legend by our standards and he showed it to us all on All Hallow’s Eve!
Musical guest of the night was Chi-Town MC Gzus Piece. In front of a wild crowd Gzus performed songs from his latest album Expensive Shit including the club banger “Bounce (feat. Hollywood Holt”. GP brought a special guest Sulaiman to perform the smooth “95” cut which was the highlight of the night.
The 224th Hunnypot Radio Sing-A-Long was “Bad Moon Rising” by Creedence Clearwater Revival. 10/31/2011
Producer, record label owner, and recording artist Tom Rothrock has played an integral part in the careers of Elliott Smith, James Blunt, and Beck before launching a solo career with the 2006 album Resonator. Beck’s breakthrough hit, “Loser,” was originally released on Bong Load Custom Records, a label Rothrock formed in the early ’90s with fellow producers/musicians Rob Schnapf and Bradshaw Lambert. Rothrock and Schnapf went on to record Beck’s platinum-selling debut, Mellow Gold, with another producer, Carl Stephenson. Rothrock and Schnapf also handled production for the track “Ramshackle” on Beck’s 1996 album Odelay, and a year later the pair were nominated for an Oscar for their recording of Elliott Smith’s “Miss Misery,” featured in Gus Van Sant‘s film Good Will Hunting. Smith’s 1997 album Either/Or and his 1998 effort XO were also helmed by the duo, and two years later they were responsible for the crisp sound of Richard Thompson‘s Mock Tudor. Their work on the Supreme Beings of Leisure‘s 2000 self-titled album found them firmly in command of the trip-hop sound.
In 2002 Rothrock worked on the heralded About a Boy soundtrack with Badly Drawn Boy and in 2004 he composed the music for the Michael Mann film Collateral. His work on James Blunt‘s 2005 album Back to Bedlam helped earn Blunt five Grammy nominations that year. In 2006 he began his solo career with the full-length and entirely instrumental Resonator, named after a type of acoustic guitar with a metal center that’s often referred to by its brand name, Dobro. The Bong Load Custom Records label was revived to release the album. - David Jefferies
Hot Tub Johnnie started the DJ night off with a split set that included some killer new tracks from Gary Clark Jr. “Bright Lights”, Youngblood Hawke “Rootless” and much more!
Our first guest DJ’s to join us in the Hot Tub were Danny Johnson and Zane Landreth of hit concert group Check Yo Ponytail. Missing was founding member Franki Chan, but they still powered on with a storming set of music from Spank Rock, Big Freedia, The Death Set, and Pictureplane all who are featured the first ever Check Yo Ponytail Tour! Which will be hitting Denver tomorrow night – stay -tuned to checkyoponytail for all their latest events!
We had musical guests Weapons of Audio join us for a smoking’ live performance of tracks off their latest release Bipolar which is out now! This 2 piece which is now a 3 piece since they have moved to LA performed their super catchy new single “Night Light”, and the feel-good cuts “Boulevard” and “Top Down”! Don’t miss these guys as they will be playing many gig here in LA! Follow Weapons of Audio @weaponsofaudio
Our final guest DJ was music industry veteran Matt Lilley (President of MCL Music Services). This was Matt’s first ever Hunnypot DJ set and he closed the night out with a special selection of handpicked classics, that have shaped his life’s musical landscape. Including vault classics from Snoop Dogg, Parliament Funkadelic, Gangstarr and Mayor Hawthorne’s latest “A Long Time”.
The 223rd Hunnypot Radio Sing–A–Long was “Is It Really So Strange” by The Smiths. 10/17/2011
Matt Lilley created MCL Music Services in 2009 to provide Music Clearance, Licensing, and Supervision services to the Film, Television, and Advertising communities. Previously the Director of Music Clearance in the Feature Film division at Paramount Pictures from 1996 - 2008, Matt was responsible for much of the clearance negotiating and licensing in many of Paramount’s most successful films and soundtracks over that span of time.
In late 2008, Matt was named Vice President of Music Clearance and Licensing at Lionsgate Entertainment (in charge of the Film, Television, and Marketing divisions of the company) which he transitioned into maintaining as his first client under the umbrella of MCL Music Services.
Over the past several years MCL Music Services has expanded its services and now works in Music Supervision in the independent film and documentary world and Catalogue Administration.
An avid fan of jazz music, Matt is a lifelong saxophone player, performing with The Jazz Butchers and his jazz quartet in the greater Los Angeles area.
Matt holds a Master of Business Administration degree from the University of Phoenix (2003) and a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Music Industry Studies from California State University, Northridge (1997).
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Hunnypot Records brings you the brand new Asva music video for the lead single "Birds" from Presences of Absences.
"G Stuart Dalquist's Asva is joy to behold...Presences feels like a new dawn of sorts"—The Wire
The sonically, emotional "Birds" is driven by gracefully arranged organs laced with Toby Drivers' beautifully sung falsetto vocals, that will captivate you from the first note. The Chris Purdie directed video is a perfectly subtle flowing extension of "Birds" - sonically and visually stimulating to your eyes and ears.
"Presences of Absences...both a deeply human record, and a record of being human."—mr. atavas
Presences of Absences is now available at iTunes and Amazon through Hunnypot Records/Important Records (2011)
"Not heavy in the traditional sense of ‘heavy’ but emotive and powerful, not quirky, not elusive or exclusive, but a different breed entire. Presences Of Absences is about sincerity, goodwill and compassion, honesty, hard work and in the deepest sense, thanks and reflection at the end of the day." - G. Stuart Dahlquist
