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The Shocker is an American punk rock band, featuring L7 bassist Jennifer Finch (aka Jennifer Precious Finch) performing vocals. The band also includes lead and rhythm guitarists, drums, and bass.

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The first official cannabis cafe in the United States opened up in West Hollywood this week. Hunnypot isn't the type to wait around for permissions. It was just another new year last night and we celebrate HIGH holidays every other week. Last night we did like we always have. Hot Tub Johnnie keefed it real and lit up the night with a starting DJ set. Adèle Ho jumped in the hot tub for her origin story interview and ripped a playlist of party tunes. Sarah Rogo returned with her loaded blues and rhythm voodoo. Peter More performed dank melodies and harmonies. Sugi Dakks left everyone satisfied with high energy raucous funk, pop & rock. The Singularity brought us higher conscience electro rock and Hot Tub blazed a dance party set for a new wave of fans.   09/30/2019

Adèle Ho 

ADÈLE HO (MUSIC SUPERVISOR, THE SUPERGROUP, INTERVIEW/DJ SET)

Recently Adèle Ho has joined the team at Supergroup Sonic Branding, a full music supervision company based in Toronto and LA working in film, TV, ads and branding. Adèle relocated to Los Angeles from her native Canada to pursue music supervision. She completed the Music Business program at UCLA Extension and then began her music supervision career by interning at Neophonic, Inc. before spending the last few years working with Joel C. High at creative control.

Prior to music supervision, Adèle worked in politics with stints on Parliament Hill in Canada, Washington, D.C. and Asia. She then decided to pursue her dream of working in music and worked on the programming and production for major festivals in Canada working with artists like Broken Social Scene, Bon Iver, Frank Turner, Calexico, Ramblin' Jack Elliott, Timber Timbre and a Tribe Called Red to name a few.

Credits Include: Yellow Rose, JT LeRoy, G-Funk, Tyler Perry's Acrimony, 1999- Wish You Were Here, Honey: Rise Up And Dance, Dean and more.

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sarah rogo2019 SARAH ROGO

Sarah Rogo has been refining her craft and leaving a long-lasting impression on audiences of all ages and musical backgrounds with her energetic and soulful performances. Claiming the title as 'Soulful Roots,' she blends old blues, soul, and folk styles with a youthful twist. Sarah captivates audiences with her haunting slide guitar work and unique genre-defying style. Authentic and soulful, she paints vivid pictures through sound and song. A captivating dance between grit, beauty, and skill.

Sarah Rogo is a young, and gifted artist and it’s all reflected in her infectious live performances, where her energy is contagious. Steeped in the eclectic mixes of traditional music like blues, jazz, ragtime, klezmer, and classical, Rogo finds new ways to express timeless emotions and feels.

Rogo's full studio album with co-writes and production by notable producer David Ricketts (David and David, Toni Childs, Sheryl Crow, Meredith Brooks) is slated to be released in 2020.

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PETER MORE

PETER MORE

Over the years, Peter More and his bandmates have called many places home. Originally from Fort Worth, Texas, More joined forces with Spanish flamenco guitarist José Juan Poyatos, Mexican bassist Diego Noyola, and French-American drummer Adrien Faunce in San Miguel de Allende, the colonial arts haven three hours north of Mexico City. There, the band began to record with prolific drummer Rick Shlosser (who played on many Van Morrison and James Taylor classics, among hundreds of other credits).

A chance encounter with Steely Dan's Donald Fagen, who happened to be visiting San Miguel, led to Fagen producing More's debut album, "Beautiful Disrepair," and his follow-up EP entitled "Shoulder." Best described by Donald Fagen as music with "a smart savvy edge...its an American dish served with hot sauce." More's layered stories naturally have evolved with the band’s continual movement through recording sessions beyond San Miguel that took place in Fort Worth, New York City, and Woodstock.

Wanderlust underscores More's music, weaving the many influences and intersections from the songwriter's unconventional journey. The road just seems to strengthen the bond between the band-mates and the power of More's heartfelt songs.

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SUGI DAKKS

SUGI DAKKS

Sugi Dakks is the brainchild of LA based Kyle Donald, a Jazz Piano Performance major, his dual interests in poetry and music merged into the pop/soul/jazz/hip hop sound that is Sugi Dakks. His blend of rap, singing, jazz piano is largely self-produced and draws inspiration from Kendrick Lamar, Anderson Paak, Stevie Wonder and Miles Davis.

As a writer/producer he has upcoming cuts with Wale, DWY and Raina Rich. His early artist singles have reached over millions of plays, #1 on Hype Machine, spun on BBC Radio and supported widely by tastemakers. In 2018 his debut mixtape ‘The Business’ was recognized widely by key industry figures followed by a much touted debut EP – ‘Black Coffee’.

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The Singularity

THE SINGULARITY

What if Bowie, Prince and the Cure had a baby?

Blog and radio attention has been universal using lots of superlatives like: “Genius, Massive, Perfection, Brilliant, Great, Outstanding, Exquisite, Remarkable, Pure Beauty, Excellent, Impressive, Inspiring” and seem to feature the words “I Love” a lot. The most important people are the fans. They are lovely people who genuinely seem to love it!

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Our new video pick is “ Calling It” by an all-girl band called Automatic. Automatic is Izzy Glaudini (synths, vocals), Lola Dompé (drums, vocals) and Halle Saxon (bass, vocals). The band first met while immersed in L.A.’s DIY music scene and started jamming together in 2017. Over the past year, they have become a mainstay on the L.A. club circuit. They recently got signed by Stones Throw Records.

The video shows the girls working at a place that would be more suitable for men, harsh environment and tiresome type of vibe. Working in a factory and showing massive amounts of physical labor, for example, shows their strength - girls can work hard, too, physically. Also, the factory isn't just any factory but it is an airplane factory which suggests that the girls are highly intellectual. Even though all the band members are also vocalists, the song itself uses a very minimalist approach when it comes to vocals. There is a lot of machinery and in the end, we see a shiny man figure in a sink looking gift box. There is definitely a lot of symbolism that one can draw out of this video and make their own interpretations. The electronic sound of the song is definitely complimentary to the overall industrial feel of the video. Check it out!

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“It can hardly be a coincidence that no language on Earth has ever produced the phrase, 'as pretty as an airport.' Airports are ugly. Some are very ugly. Some attain a degree of ugliness that can only be the result of a special effort.” ― Douglas Adams, The Long Dark Tea-Time of the Soul In a world of free Monday shows, Hunnypot Live is the Changi Airport of them all. Show #425 departed with Hot Tub Johnnie on party music autopilot. World famous musician, Chuck Wright, made a layover in the tub and regaled us with his musical origins and achievements. Mr. Max landed raw rock n roll. Lenachka, exploited first class leg room with stripped down versions of her dance tunes. Plastic Otters was the musical chaos of lost luggage and the relief of reuniting with it. Al3Androva slayed the piano and turntables with jet engine propulsion and Hot Tub boarded last and took us on a return flight to dance town. (9/16/19)

Chuck Wright 

Chuck Wright is an American bass guitar musician, graphic designer and show producer, best known as a member of multi-platinum heavy metal band Quiet Riot.

Wright's career in mainstream rock first took off when he joined Giuffria in 1984. Their debut album Giuffria peaked at #26 on the Billboard album charts on March 2, 1985. The album spawned two hit singles, "Call to the Heart" (Hot 100 #15) and "Lonely In Love" (Hot 100 #57). After sold-out arena tours with Deep Purple and Foreigner, Wright left Giuffria to re-join Quiet Riot in 1986, replacing Rudy Sarzo, recording and writing songs for their QRIII release and supporting world tour.

His reputation as one of the most sought-after bass players has landed him gigs with such music icons as Alice Cooper, Slash, Gregg Allman, Carmine Appice, Ronnie Montrose, John Waite, and Pat Travers. Wright has appeared on over 90 worldwide record releases, playing bass and producing albums of various styles, including ambient trance, reggae, rap, country and rock. He has toured all over the world, performing in North America, Europe, Russia and the Far East.

He was also directly involved in seven film scores, most notably being the Universal Studios film release Kull the Conqueror, where he was joined by Guns N' Roses drummer Matt Sorum and the London Philharmonic Orchestra. Over the years, Wright also worked with House Of Lords, Bad Moon Rising, Blackthorne, Christian Tolle Project, Doro, Impellitteri, Kuni, MSG, Magdalen, Murderer's Row, Pata, Stephen Pearcy, Adler's Appetite, Love/Hate, Ken Tamplin, Shane Gibson from Korn, and has recorded various tribute albums with many other luminaries. Wright has headed up “Ultimate Jam Night,” a long-running live music show since January 2015 at the Whisky A Go Go in Hollywood. Now a popular Sunset Strip fixture, “Ultimate Jam Night” features up to 60 pro musicians each week.

Wright still tours with Quiet Riot, remains an in-demand session player, and performs live with various rock acts, as well as his Los Angeles eclectic local group Acoustic Saints. He is endorsed by Ampeg, Godin Guitars, CAD

Wright is featured in the documentary Quiet Riot - Well Now You're Here, directed and produced by Regina Russell. It premiered at the Newport Beach Film Festival on April 29, 2014, was seen at the Cannes Film Festival, and has aired on the Showtime Network.

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Mr.Max

MR. MAX

Mr. Max is the brainchild of Los Angeles based multi-instrumentalist Max Cohen. Mr. Max would like to think of his music as punk rock, but he can’t help but incorporate influences from the funk, psych, and indie rock worlds. Mr. Max is currently recording and recently released his new single “Let’s Get Cucked Up” (produced by Rob Schnapf- Beck, FIDLAR, Elliot Smith) with a ridiculous music video to accompany it.

You can catch Mr. Max performing with his band around the Los Angeles area.

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Lenachka

LENACHKA

In the first quarter of 2012, producer Charlie Peacock (The Civil Wars, Chris Cornell, The Lone Bellow) set a Google alert for the song “Safe & Sound” by Taylor Swift and The Civil Wars. Every morning he would listen to the dozen or more cover versions young artists had created overnight. On April 4th of that year he heard 18 year old Helene Immel’s artful version and immediately sent her this note: “Heard your cover of Safe & Sound. Good job. Really like the sound of your voice. Just wanted to let you know my door is open to you to send songs as you create them.” And so she did. The producer and artist struck up a musical friendship that quickly became a partnership. 

Together they began recording, first in Los Angeles where Helene lived, and later at Charlie’s studio in Nashville. The goal? Make beautiful pop music the whole world will sing. They soon after released an EP that hit 6th on the singer songwriter itunes charts and got a lot of support on Spotify. 

Born in Germany, Helene is the oldest daughter of Russian-German immigrants to the US she was 8 when she arrived in California. Her mother gave her with the nickname Lenachka, a very common name of endearment. After nearly two years of making music together, Lenachka and Charlie released a self titled EP September of 2014. Since her first sessions in Los Angeles with engineer Eric Robinson and John Mayer’s band, Lenachka has co-written with a great cast of talented songwriters and producers, including Nathan Chapman, Mike Elizondo, Winston Marshall (Mumford & Sons), Eric Robinson, Taylor York (Paramore), Kris Allen, Matthew Perryman Jones, Kelsey Kopecky, Jason Reeves, Mat Kearney, Tom Douglas, Sam Ashworth, Nolan Sipe and Ryan Peterson.

Twenty-five year old Lenachka is currently living in Los Angeles where she is playing shows and continuing to write and record new music.

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Plastic Otters

PLASTIC OTTERS

Plastic Otters is a straight edge concept art band born out of the concrete and desert of the suburbs outside Los Angeles. Stylistically we play music that isn't boring to us: drone rock, evil jazz, lucky otter pop, anti-psych funk, acoustic logger, ambient, and big band post rock. We're most inspired by the concrete jungle that surrounds us, as well as how sea otters can crack open shellfish on their belly. That's fucking cool. 

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Al3xAndrovA

Al3xAndrovA Mermaid That Slays The Piano 

Al3xAndrovA, born Rositsa Aleksandrova, is a musician and actress based in Los Angeles, CA. Born in Bulgaria and spending her childhood in Russia, Al3xAndrovA developed her raw talent from a young age. After moving to Florida she decided to pursue her dreams and follow her passion in life.

Not only is Rositsa a classically trained pianist but she also explores and transcends genres as she also creates incredible electronic dance sounds. She is deeply involved with activism and charity work and spreads her positive light on everything she touches.

On top of all of this, Al3xAndrovA also tutors music to children and is a successful model on an international level. It is clear in Al3xAndrovA’s work that she will be a huge change-maker in the world through her music, acting and her daily life, inspiring her fans to live healthier toxic-free, more active lifestyle.

Enjoys spending time with her dog Cupid, bike rides, teaching and practicing yoga.

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Jessica Gramuglia got in the "Hot Tub" with Hot Tub Johnnie & DJ Spectrum on Hunnypot Live #423 to talk about her career as a Music Supervisor and share a very special music playlist. 

Scroll Down to watch the video and be sure to check out the archives for Jessica's print bio and the full audio from from show HERE

 

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"We don't know if we are even gonna do another Little Brother album at this point." It's been over ten years since Rapper Big Pooh told HipHopGame.com that he and his remaining Little Brother member Phonte wanted to focus on their own solo projects. Since then, Rapper Big Pooh and Phonte have collaborated with multiple creative projects, but this year's reunification of the group has amassed a collective excitement from both patient fans and the music industry as a whole.

Critically acclaimed North Carolina hip-hop duo Little Brother have something to say in their latest video for single "Black Magic" featuring Madison McFerrin. Phonte kicks the track off with a prideful proclamation: "Black skin, black faces, black people make black magic". The duo begin to reflect on the times, from questioning whether new rappers only care about accumulating clout to solidarity with the African-American community amidst police brutality and violence. They also reassure their audience that they have been doing just fine throughout their time apart. Phonte explains that he's been "ASCAP'in" (collecting royalties) and Rapper Big Pooh, though a little disgruntled with the lack of recognition whilst hustling in the industry, says he's happy with the simple things in life: "I'm still focused on the goal and not what's hangin' on the walls / Listen, all I need is the sports channel / And a glass of your finest red, you feel me?"

With scenes of festivities, friendly faces, and a backdrop that spells out "GOOD TIMES", it's clear that Little Brother want to create a sense of love and community. The single's production is a warm throwback to the poetic core of underground hip-hop, and in this new world of uncertainty and division, Little Brother are on a mission to put the pieces back together through the power of music.

-Marina Sakimoto

 

 

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We work our hands to the "bones" for you. We threw those bones at the Hunnypot Live Labor Day 2019 edition. Hot Tub Johnnie worked up the crowd from the start. Kevin Estwick plopped in the tub and told us the tale of his musical life journey which he's still traveling. Jennifer Hershman brought some sweet Canadian sounds. Grace Blue electro rocked us right. h2the returned with their collective computer clique. Amanda Rome West got us all ready go back to twerk. The Blue Jean Junkies be-bopped and was as live as Leeds and Hot Tub finished the work day with a world famous Hunnypot Dance Party. (9/2/19)

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KEVIN ESTWICK (COMPOSER AGENT, GUEST INTERVIEW/DJ SET)

Kevin Estwick was raised in southern California. Kevin has been working in audio since 1997 and joined Core Music Agency as the United States branch agent with a background in media composer representation.  

Kevin lived in New York City for over a decade where he earned a B.A. in International Politics from Columbia University, and an M.A. in Arts and Public Policy from NYU’s Tisch School of the Arts. He also studied film scoring and entertainment law. During this time, he worked both as a private investigator for a public defense firm in The Bronx, and taught advanced audio engineering in two commercial recording studios in Manhattan.  

Kevin plays the saxophone and managed his own band, performing throughout the Tri-State area including some of his own work with the Brooklyn Philharmonic Symphony Orchestra at the Brooklyn Academy of Music’s Howard Gilman Opera House.  In 2015, Kevin moved back to Southern California and started working with an A-list composer agency in Calabasas, CA. He then founded his proprietary composer management company Sterling Film Music, and now brings all of that experience and meaningful insight to the talent he represents today with Core.

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JENNIFER HERSHMAN

Jennifer Hershman is currently writing and producing her 5th studio album; Mixed by Howard Redekopp (Mother Mother, Tegan &Sara), Her music is homegrown in Vancouver British Columbia and has an alt-country pop-sheen- flair. She released a single from the EP ~ “Bleeding Hearts” earlier this year , and has also added some acting credits to her name. Jennifer has formed a diverse career for herself as an International songwriter and has had over a million streams on Spotify, as well as having a collaboration reach the top 5 Billboard dance charts with the group Balligomingo. She teaches/coaches singing and guitar & ukulele in her community of Vancouver in the Mount Pleasant area, and is producing the 2nd annual Music Festival called “Sonic Summer Nights “ that will take place this summer July 30th &31st at Jonathan Rogers Park in Vancouver. Jennifer has Film and TV placements to her name including “Degrassi” and “The Chris Isaak Show”. And recently played for The Crazy 8’s film festival Gala and The Red Bull event ~ Red Monday, where she put together a female Barbershop Quartet that performed acapella. Jennifer looks forward to seeing some friends in L.A ~

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 GraceBlue

GRACE BLUE

Based out of Los Angeles, CA, Grace Blue is a duo comprised of vocalist Grace Mogz and keyboardist Joseph Arazi who had the pleasure of meeting each other in their hometown in Israel. Grace Blue's first video for their current single "Our Eyes" has garnered over 100,000 views on YouTube alongside rave reviews. Their next video/single "Nowhere To Go" is out now.

Check out their full 5 song EP at the link below. All songs are Represented by Hunnypot, Master and Publishing.

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h2the (LIVE SET)

h2the merges 80s synths and layered beats from producer Erez ‘Diwon’ Safar (Bonhom, Dreams in Static, etc.), brought to life through dynamic visuals and sound.

“Brilliantly blending 80’s synths with an new cutting edge sampling style, rising hip hop/experimental producer h2the released his debut single titled “Taste Of The“, a teaser/cut-up off his new beat tape exclusively available on cassette!” – UGHH

URB Magazine wrote that “[h2the] is something else…in a profound kind of way,” calling his sound titillating and “juicy for the ears,” while The Village Voice described his productions as “adventurous and banging.”

2DOPEBOYZ and Vibe Magazine’s allhiphop.com have also noted h2the’s rap flips of 80's inspired sonics. It’s the producer as auteur as every track takes you through the emotional space of the artist, like Kanye or Godard.

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AMANDA ROME WEST 

AMANDA ROME WEST 

A performer by nature, self-managed Amanda Rome West is a rapper, stand-up comedian, actress, content creator, USC Business Cinematic Arts honor student, and entrepreneur. She is pioneering the world of running the female rap game and has only just begun.

Hailing from Bethesda, MD, she is killing it in Los Angeles, the entertainment industry capital of the world. She just dropped her 18 song debut album When in Rome, which she performed at her first sold out show at the Dime LA, followed by shows at venues like Songbyrd DC, BANANAS at Leimert Park, 1221 Lounge, Cloud Nine Aspen, and more.

She's always working on new music, content, and other artistic creations. She stars in the most streamed episode (#3 “I Love Being Naked”) of Snapchat's BROTHER channel's show Parental Guidance, and makes widely viewed social media videos daily. She advocates for many causes, especially feminism, conscious happiness, body positivity, and anti-bullying.

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BlueJeanJunkies 

THE BLUE JEAN JUNKIES

The Blue Jean Junkies are a touring all-star rock blues band from different established musicians from the Philippines but based in California.

The Blue Jean Junkies band has been a staple for a rock rhythm & blues act since the early 90’s to now in Metro Manila, Philippines. With tones of slide guitars, harmonica & groovy fills, Nino Mendoza (front man) Touring the US to catch the Rolling Stones in San Francisco is joined with established musicians from Manila that migrated to California Drummer Wolf Gemora (Wolfgang) Guitarist Dave Aguirre (Razorback) & Buwi Meneses on bass (h2the) to form an all-star outfit to rock it in Los Angeles, San Francisco,Las Vegas and Texas.

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Attention Cannabis enthusiasts: Hunnypot is again offering a very special private cannabis inspired "tasting" event.

This experience will be hosted by infused edible expert Morgun representing her brand Lunch Box Treats.

Lunch Box Treats is an artisanal line of hand crafted edibles that provides a highly potent euphoric experience with each and every tasty bite. 

Don’t be deceived by the delicious home-made taste that reminds you of grandma’s cookies.  

Lunch Box Treats are one of the strongest and tastiest edibles you’ll ever enjoy.  You’re welcome.

 

The sampling is located in the Green Room directly behind The Mint.

+21,   7-11PM

Green Room (behind The Mint)

6010 W. Pico Blvd.

LA, CA 90035

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LightSkinKeisha proves women are ruling the hiphop scene with her new hit song "SMD"

LightSkinKeisha started her career being viral on social media with her videos and pictures, she took this opportunity to do something she loves: music. In 2017 she released her first single "Weather" and now in 2019 she is already a big internet sensation. Her latest video for "SMD" already has more than 120k views on YouTube, this song has a nice feel to it with a remarkable guitar riff and the lyrics are also very catchy. 

Being compared to great stars like Cardi B, LightSkinKeisha proves that woman in hiphop are still rising and they came to stay. 

"SMD" is Hunnypot Approved!

-Renata Vontobel

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We have experienced our fair share of unusual songs and music videos that leaves us scratching our heads and we often think “How is this a hit single,” but it is either way and especially on platforms like YouTube; it goes on making more than a million views on any social media site. Y2K and bbno$ have done exactly that with their single “Lalala”. 

Their single “Lalala” is a great catchy beat like any other rap song nowadays; it really reminds you how cold Canada is when you start singing along to the lyrics and it encourages to stay in California, and not get cold nips from the great white north, but I digress. Aesthetically the video is awesome Y2K and bbno$ both really bring out nerdy white guy look whence rapping in a make-believe kids environment. The puppets appearing in the video stole the show because who doesn't want to see puppets rapping about Canada being cold and having Gucci on your body. It’s absolutely the perfect music video for a ride along with James Corden. 

Lalala is almost reaching 2 million views on Youtube and counting. The targeted audience dig the tune; they get “Charlie and the Chocolate factory vibes” from listening to this video and that’s the greatest thing I’ve read in the comment section from this video. Even though the hilarious antics portrayed before us are amusing to watch they have something here. Y2K is creating dialogue among their fans that keeps them tuned in and him in the spotlight in some fashion. Lalala is out now and dare I say it’s a good song with a weird video. 

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Hunnypot Live sent a copper cassette tape with party music on a mission to the moon. At the last minute scientists loaded up a bunch of Tardigrades in the same shipment and that ship crash landed on the moon. Whatever happens to those Tardigrades, we know they'll be they'll be entertained immensely. Last night Hunnypot Live entertained the less "tardi" of the animal kingdom.  A party startup DJ set from Hot Tub Johnnie. Jessica Gramuglia gave an outstanding debut interview about her journey to music supervision and the music that got her there. Emma Charles played epic emotional rock and pop music. Cheer Up Club brown everyone down to their level of snarky puppy rock. Down North tore the roof, walls and floor off the place with funky progressive punk soul music. Chris Truent didn't cut his class or bars while rapping for us and Hot Tub cleaned up the night with another dance party.  (8/19/2019)

Jessica Gramuglia

JESSICA GRAMUGLIA (MUSIC SUPERVISOR CONDÉ NAST ENTERTAINMENT INTERVIEW/DJ SET)

Jessica Gramuglia, based in Los Angeles but a born New Yorker, got her start in the big apple after receiving her Bachelors of Science in Music Industry from Northeastern University. With a wide variety of experience from records labels, artist management companies, promotions, and live music, she started working with local production companies to supervise their indie films. Chasing her sync dreams, she moved out to LA to accept a role in licensing at Warner/Chappell Music, Inc to later transition over to creative at Warner Bros. Television (Big Bang Theory, Fuller House, The Middle, Rizzoli & Isles etc.) and Freeform/ABC Family (Baby Daddy, The Letter, Monica the Medium, Young & Hungry, etc) later transitioning to live sports and branded content as World Surf League's first Music Coordinator. 

She built her own company, Awkwardly Naked, back in 2011 where she handles creative, clearance, licensing and promotion for indie production companies, brands, influencers, and digital outlets while providing consulting sessions directly with musicians/managers for creative discussions on writing for sync. She took on Condé Nast (Vogue, Vanity Fair, GQ, Wired, etc.) as a client to help organize their music licensing workflow, which later led to her creating a brand new role for herself as their first Music Supervisor heading up their music department. She works across all of the brands digital content handling creative, clearance, licensing and music business development.

She was on the executive board of JHRTS (Juniors in Hollywood Radio & Television Society) who put on multiple events a month ranging from panels, q&a's, mixers and philanthropy. She planned and moderated JHRTS’s first-ever Music Supervision panel. She was also the co-head of Synch This, the top sync music networking group who put on industry showcases, mixers and philanthropy events throughout the year

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EmmaCharles

EMMA CHARLES

It’s said the best singers wear their hearts on their sleeves and this is certainly true of 21 year old
folk-pop savant Emma Charles. Blending acoustic Americana vibes with savvy electronica soundscapes, Emma’s voice is a compelling vehicle for her lyrical tapestry of heartbreak and hope. Growing up in tiny Westport, Connecticut, Emma was deeply influenced by Carole King and Joni Mitchell. She soon spread her wings, earning a vocal scholarship at prestigious Berklee College of Music. Since graduating Emma has thrown herself into live performances, including with mentor Paula Cole.

She also spent much of this year on national tours with Howie Day & Tyler Hilton, announcing herself as the act to watch in 2019. Her debut single “Comfort In The Chaos” has garnered glowing reviews and is on its way to 30,000 streams. Emma has been interviewed for The Huffington Post, Buzzbands.la and Voyage LA. She is currently working with Uber producer Doug Schadt (Maggie Rogers, SHAED, Ashe) and her debut EP will be out later this year.

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CheerUpClub

CHEER UP CLUB

Cheer Up Club are a clash of millennial ADDepression and the joyful nihilism of 90’s college radio. Like a broken funhouse mirror, they reflect a cracked and distorted image of whatever’s put in front of them. Loud, sarcastic, and fun, Cheer Up Club embrace an “anything goes” approach to songs that playfully skate between the sweet, cynical, and sincere.
 
From a distance, it’s a familiar story: Ethan Goodman (Guitar/Vocals), Nathan Espinoza (Drums), Will Gardner (Bass), and Hannah Stone (Synth) are four school friends bonded over music. They play some shows, make a record, etc. A closer look reveals something more akin to a roller-coaster careening through love, loss, joy, depression, and immigration politics. The result is Get Physical, the debut album from Cheer Up Club.
 
Based in Los Angeles, Cheer Up Club balance buoyant melodies with angular, effected guitars and snide, left-field lyrics. Pummeling drums drive fluid bass grooves, while psychedelic synths create splashes of color across their sound. Combining the snarling, energetic hooks of Buzzcocks with the Californian ramblings of Pavement, Cheer Up Club moves fast and hits hard.
 
Shamelessly, Cheer Up Club challenges common decency while maneuvering modern topics like mental health, sex and sexuality, addiction, and the tacky glitz of Los Angeles social politics. They shine a harsh light on things too-often swept under the rug, acting as the ugly voice in the subconscious that most people prefer to keep hidden. In doing so, Cheer Up Club brings fresh perspectives to the current dialog.
 
Their debut album Get Physical is colorful and layered, revealing more with each listen. Live, Cheer Up Club brings a party-punk energy to the stage, complete with balloons and the occasional bout of crossdressing. Cheer Up Club promises a good time, at home in headphones and live at your local dive bar.

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DownNorth 

DOWN NORTH

Raised on James Brown and Sam Cooke, Anthony Briscoe combines a style and emotional impact reminiscent of Prince in his vocal expressions and proudly steals the spotlight with his ballet-trained dancing while psychedelic-jazz guitarist Nick Quiller dominates the fretboard with a limitless imagination that explores the soundscape from high to low. Bassist Brandon Storms blends slap/pop bass lines with deep synth, and pitch bent solos that parallel guitar leads and Drummer Conrad Real glues together a foundation through impeccable groove and powerful chops, his finesse, intensity, and strength are evocative of Chris Coleman and John Blackwell.

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chris truent

CHRIS TRUENT 

Bridging the gap between the roots of hip hop and the new generation of rap music, 23 year old hip hop artist and LA native Chris Truent discovered his love for rhythm and poetry at a young age and has been carefully crafting and curating music on all platforms ever since. Working with LA Producer Vinny, the two create music that merges thought provoking lyricism with the current soundscapes of the genre.

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