A truly unforgettable night! Hunnypot Live #480 2/13/23 Hot Tub Johnnie's Birthday, pre-Valentine Holiday Show with a successful LA Mission donation drive mixed in. Co-Hosted by music supervisor Alec Stern (Radish Music) and ALETHEA. Thanks to all who came out and celebrated and big hugs to all who donated.
Music from: Megan Graney, Alethea, James Barre, Cayden Corbett
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Twas Hot Tub Johnnie's B-Day so we blew out a big one. Hot Tub's only belly button day wish was CHARITY! If you are able, please bring one of the following items to be donated to LA Mission
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Megan Graney is a Bay Area musician known for her healing lyrics and colorful production. She has performed a variety of genres, including jazz, americana, gospel, folk, and choral music, and has earned accolades such as singing background vocals for Rita Ora and performing at Capitol Studios. Megan has also performed at The Village Studios and The Descanso Gardens Summer Series, and has worked as a studio manager for film composer Heitor Pereira and assistant to Andrew Lockington. Her second single, "Waves," deals with the concept of grief after the passing of her father in 2020.
Alethea’s voice gives you chills. Her powerful performances leave you wanting more.
Whether with bare piano keys or dashes of ear-tingling electronica, she explores her own relationships with a subtlety that captures the raw yearning inside all of us.
Her confessional torch folk sounds like Sarah McLaughlin mixed with EDM and a touch of PJ Harvey and Shakira. On stage and in her music videos, her soul finds fiery expression.
Alethea grew up in the country of Hubbard, Oregon as well as the city of Portland, Oregon. She has performed all over the US and the world including Germany, China, Sacramento, San Francisco, Idaho, Oregon, and New York. She discovered she wanted to be a musician in a tunnel in Freiburg, Germany after writing the song “Butterflies”
This is her second concert in LA and second co-produced event.
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James Barre has come a long way, starting in what is unmistakably pop, releasing his first song when he was in the eight grade. He has evolved greatly since then, finding home in an alternative, punchy sound. With lyrics like a hand grenade, his (in progress) debut album seeks to take you on a journey through his mind. The good, the bad, and the questionable.
Cayden Corbett is an Asian American Singer/Songwriter/Producer who seems to acknowledge no boundaries between styles or eras inside his music career. Creating and performing music from all forms of genres but is known best as is an Alternative Pop/R&B artist.
Originally from a small town in Utah but now based in Los Angeles, Corbett recently joined a collective of professional musicians and producers called Outdonesia. After years of writing/producing alone, as a leading artist in the new group Corbett believes his songwriting has been elevated to its full potential with "Outdonesia" and has become more personal and relatable than ever before.
Where do you go when you can’t take it anymore? A question posed by philosophers and loners alike for a millenia that only leads to more questions. The answers as expansive as they are limited, dictated by a moment’s state of mind and communicated solely through action. A healthy approach to such a question answers through song or any constructive activity that refuses to indulge the hopelessness that “it” entails.
‘Sanitarium’, Fencer’s lead single off their imminent self-titled debut album relegates this hopelessness to the air above. While the body lingers in its depressive state and the mind moves at a goldfish’s pace, Fencer’s resolve to ‘build a sanitarium in the sky’ is one of the more poetic solutions to the dwindling spirit of a burgeoning emo band. There have been murmurs that the analog sound formerly known as “music” is slowly gaining steam. While individualistic Emo-tech has resurrected the genre and pacified those coming of age, the pendulum is swinging back to The Industry’s public enemy number one: the band. Through thoughtful lyrics, engaging structure and shared ability to play tangible instruments, Fencer offers the feel and freshness of a garage band to a generation who would be forgiven for thinking that was just something that came on their MacBook.
Creating a through line of sound and color, the ‘Sanitarium’ video deepens the scope of Fencer’s world, building on their preceding videos and other visual aids. Opening with our aforementioned question, we meet our loner boy protagonist languishing on a solitary swing in the middle of a vast body of water. His only companion is a tauntingly distant mailbox. His head replaced by a blue box once recognized as a desktop monitor. His face, a placid black screen. The sea quickly evaporates to the next frame and our friend is now hanging out aboard a ship’s skeleton, equally as stranded on dry land. His first mate is a Donald Duck plush and his phone, once Fencer Blue, has been weathered to match its place in history. Without the possibility of a connection, our boxy friend bounces around searching for other blue things and places with vibrant color adrift in a dry, sandy gray and forgotten inland town.
Once friends are found they are equally as faceless, though much more unsettling. These players convey the feeling that when you’re searching for a break, getting kicked in the head is better than being alone. Chasing a dream can bring both things, but when you find yourself in the rubble of screens at least you have the music to come back to.
Ultimately, Fencer’s ‘Sanitarium’ despite its glorification of mediocrity transcends above its own expectations to become a solid single that builds excitement for what’s to come. Be sure to tune into your platform of choice for “Fencer” the album and come see these angsty boys and their instruments at The Mint on February 27th. Hunnypot Approved.
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This is an historic year for Hunnypot Live, this November we'll hit our 500th show. It's taken Hot Tub Johnnie 23 years to get here, the countdown clock begins. Don't miss a single Hunnypot Live new music discovery podcast this year and support the organization who's given so much to the Film/TV/Music placement and supervision communities. 1/30/2023 Interviews and Live Performances from: Howlin' Moon, Alec Beretz, and PLVNK
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"Howlin’ Moon" is a musical project that has been performing in San Diego since 2011. Their raw, raspy vocals, emotive lyrics, and bluesy riffs make you want to move and dance while you listen. Many of their original tunes tell vivid stories harkening back to their Texas roots, captivating audiences with the narratives of their songs. Make sure to attend the show and share in the remarkable and unforgettable experience that is Howlin’ Moon.
Emo-rap-post-apocalypse-psychedelic-r&b-grunge artist Alec Beretz volunteered to write his own bio and is regretting it with every keystroke. Known cultishly for his debut song “Peep This”, he carried his initial buzz to doing features with T.I. and OMB Peezy. Alec Beretz is known by his fans to release above-average music once every paradigm shift. He has promised (with failure punishable by exile) to release every banger and ballad he’s got in 2023.
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PLVNK (pronounced Plank) is an LA-based musical group composed of Compton rapper JohnBoyCool, Israeli singer Nachum and British instrumentalist Sir Mal. The Songs - ranging from Hip Hop to Alternative Rock to EDM - reflect the diverse backgrounds of the group, pulling from their combined studio and performing experience.
They bring the flavors of the cities they grew up in: Compton, London, and Jerusalem.
PLVNK are going to release two EP's in the next 5 months.
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Glitter, Glitter Everywhere! Hunnypot's debut show for the year was an explosion of fun and good music, another night we'll always remember. Thanks to Shira and the entire Gritty In Pink team for their activism and support. Listen to the full show podcast style and tell a friend.
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Gritty In Pink is building a marketplace network, connecting women who work in all aspects of the music business and industry partners and professionals who want to hire diverse women.
Gritty In Pink founder ShiraGirl is an artist, activist, and entreprenuer, with a prevous 10+ year career in experiential marketing and CPG sales- including VP and Director roles- with Pabst Brewing Company, Collide Agency, Truth Campaign, and beverage start-ups Bev and Owl’s Brew. Shira has executed hundreds of brand partnerships and sponsorships, and produced many special events and ground-up festivals.
Shira was a featured speaker at SXSW Festival, and featured press including Billboard, Alternative Press, NPR, and NY Times. She graduated UPenn cum laude, with a major in Communications from the Annenberg School.
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BodaciousThang is a fire-fueled performer with raw vocals and unmatched energy. Hailing from Kinston, North Carolina and debuting as an artist in Kansas City, this queen is classically trained and has turned her musical intellect into a captivating journey that will have you pleading for more.
Her empowering messaging, versatility, authenticity, and comedic influence puts her in the ultimate position to take your timeline and playlist to the next level.
GLITTER TRASH PLAYED THEIR FIRST SHOW IN REDFORD, MI AT THE DOUBLE OO PUB ON JANUARY 30, 2010. THE BAND WAS CREATED BY VOCALIST JENNA JAMES MULLINS, A SELF-TAUGHT MUSICIAN WITH NO PREVIOUS BAND EXPERIENCE. SHE WROTE LYRICS AND COMPOSED A NUMBER OF SONGS AS DOCUMENTED ON “WRECKAGE”, THE BAND’S 1ST SELF-RELEASED ALBUM IN 2011. JENNA CREATED THE BAND AS A DIVERSION AND ESCAPE FROM SOME INTENSE PERSONAL ISSUES GOING ON IN HER LIFE. SHE ENLISTED A NUMBER OF DETROIT AREA MUSICIAN FRIENDS TO GET THE BAND STARTED.
DURING THE EARLY YEARS OF THE BAND, JENNA’S SELF-DESTRUCTIVE BEHAVIOR ONSTAGE CREATED A NUMBER OF PROBLEMS WITH LOCAL MUSIC VENUES. FUELED BY HER ANXIETY AND OUT-OF-CONTROL STAGE ANTICS, THE GROUP STARTED TO GET BANNED FROM A LARGE NUMBER OF DETROIT AREA STAGES, INCLUDING SOME OF WHICH THE BAND HAD NEVER BEFORE PLAYED. THE BAND’S WILD REPUTATION PRECEDED THEM AND WAS TAKING A TOLL ON THEIR ABILITY TO PLAY IN METRO-DETROIT.
IN 2017, JENNA MADE THE DECISION TO MOVE THE BAND FROM DETROIT TO LOS ANGELES. THE BAND ERUPTED BACK ONTO THE SCENE PLAYING A NUMBER OF WILD AND WELL ATTENDED HIGH ENERGY SHOWS. A ROCK HYBRID COMBINING ELEMENTS OF PUNK, CLASSIC ROCK, HARD ROCK, ALTERNATIVE, GLAM, AND METAL.
Dedicated fans of Shiragirl know: she's always going to speak her mind, and she's always going to act on behalf of the things she believes in. Nobody told Shiragirl to show up at the Warped Tour in the early '00s and create a makeshift stage for female punk performers — but she saw a woeful lack of representation and decided to do something about it. Tour organizer Kevin Lyman noticed, acknowledged that Shiragirl was right, and allowed her to host an official stage. Over 200 female-fronted acts would play the Shiragirl Stage - including Joan Jett, Paramore (on their first tour ever), and Justina Valentine (current MTV star on Wild N' Out and other shows) - and it's become an essential part of the history of the Tour.
Shiragirl's advocacy didn't stop there. She's raised money for girls' charities, shot a live video at the Women's March, and pushed hard and effectively for gender equality throughout the music industry. Lately, she's been looking hard at the digital dystopia we've created and asking whether the world we've made with our phones and computers is optimal or even sustainable. "Antisocial Media," her latest single, picks up and extends the critique she began on the trenchant Andi Underground (produced by Tim Armstrong of Rancid). That six-song concept EP followed a rebel against techno-conformity who, in her irrepressible energy and determination to defy an oppressive system, resembles Shiragirl more than a little. "Antisocial Media" has the same punk rock energy and pop immediacy that made the Andi Underground EP such a delight. Expect big beats and buzzsaw guitars, a catchy melody, an irresistible riff, and pointed lyrics about pointless online activities. As always, Shiragirl is irreverent, funny, smart, and swaggering, and impossible not to root for.
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Born and raised in Baltimore City MegaGoneFree is an up and coming independent recording artist. Her uniquely soulful voice and alt-pop sensibility shines through on her hit single "Talking Bout Bri" which has seen viral success and has been streamed globally by Mega's ever growing fan base which is a testament to her superstar potential.
Mega has projects in development, releases planned for 2023 and more than (4M+) fans that follow her across social media platforms like Instagram and TikTok, where she has taken off as a social media influencer who has gained popularity due to her charming musical videos and electric personality. The future is bright for this talented artist.
Our final Hunnypot Live Podcast/Concert/Party for 2022, truly a night of euphoria.
12/12/2022 Photos by J. Gray, Mastered by James Coffman
Benjamen Janey is part entrepreneur, digital designer, musician, and Founder of Spooler.co. Spooler is a tech-driven apparel company that utilizes technology to help people take control of what they wear. Janey's ever simple idea of customizing apparel for celebrities and tourists on Venice Beach has expanded to 13 countries world-wide, and spawned collabs with recognizable brands such as Tootsie Roll, Nike/Jordan, Sesame Street, and multi-platinum artist Lil Flip (and our own Hunnypot Live Merch).
In his book, The Making of An American Hip-Hop Tycoon, Janey and co-author Jennifer Oliver O’Connell put a spotlight on Janey’s entrepreneurial journey and how his background in the Hip-Hop industry continues to drive the inspiration and innovation for his corporate ventures.
The book also provides a blueprint and inspiration for upstart designers, founders, and entrepreneurs by bringing attention to specific success principles, summarized through valuable, “Life Lessons” in every chapter.
A combination inspirational memoir and how-to guide business guide, The Making of An American Hip-Hop Tycoon appeals to multiple audiences and is an essential tool across various industries.
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A Nashville-based musician, Josh Mack paints from a broad musical palette. The Middletown, Ohio native’s sound combines the rich storytelling of folk, the raw emotion and grit of blues, and a rock & roll edge. These influences are top-coated with a layer of psychedelic haze to create an atmospheric, multi-layered listening experience that has drawn comparisons to famed contemporaries like The Black Keys and Queens of the Stone Age.
Josh is a prolific songwriter and recording artist who has assembled a digital catalog of over 40 songs since 2018, and who has published songs for sync licensing. A seasoned live performer, Josh has developed a reputation for his spellbinding guitar work, helping him to blossom into one of Music City’s most intriguing young artists.
h2the is an LA based producer and artist who merges 80s synths and layered beats, brought to life through dynamic visuals and sound.
The h2the live band brings the songs to life with some of h2the’s favorite musicians, including Buwi (bass), Tal Vaknine (harp), Calireiki (reiki bowl), Sounten (op1 & vox) and generally a few guest vocalists.
“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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French-Moroccan artist, IAO Carla awakens an unseen dimension, a musical realm that empowers our soul, with a deep passion in storytelling through groovy percussions and heart soothing melodies. Inspired by her Oriental and Hebraic roots, in her works Carla explores spirituality and the meaning of life. Self taught musician who turned to music to heal.
Her music is successful in elevating people’s moods and her vocals soothes the Soul.
Everything she touches, whispers, screams, taps... She awakens it, roughly and lovingly.
Born around classical music, traditional Moroccan chants and hymns.
The power of NEW MUSIC DISCOVORY was fully displayed at Hunnypot's second to last gathering of 2022. Full show audio and photos at the links above. 11/28/22
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Todd Bergman is a multi platinum, Grammy nominated Engineer, mixer and producer with 15+ years in the music industry. Recent credits include work with Kanye West on his 10th studio album “Donda”, Brandy’s “B7”, Yo Gotti’s “CM10,” Wale’s last two albums (“folorin 2” and “Wow that’s crazy”) as well as work with Lil Baby and Da baby.
In addition to Todd’s impressive list of clients, Todd has used his experience to develop and guide the sound and careers of independent artists under the banner of TAG Music, an artist development company based in Los Angeles.
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Producer, multi-instrumentalist, and songwriter Kovey Coles creates lush, guitar-driven music. His soulful sound is inspired by his southern roots - he comes from Virginia - while also incorporating the polished songwriting and production influences from time spent in New York, Los Angeles, and Tokyo, Japan. Lyrically, Kovey Coles' earnest songwriting addresses self and society, displaying a level of consciousness that comes naturally to the former Ivy League student. In the vein of other left-of-center creatives like Childish Gambino, King Krule, Steve Lacey and BROCKHAMPTON, his eclectic sound incorporates wide reaching musical styles from jazz and electronic to funk and indie rock.
Kovey Coles has released two self-produced EPs, a collection of singles called “Hot American Summer” which documented turbulent societal and personal challenges during summer 2020, and is currently releasing a new single every month as he builds towards his next large project. In 2022 Kovey enjoyed viral moments for his guitar playing and instrumental videos on TikTok, and had his debut performance at SXSW festival in Austin, Texas. The nomadic Virginia-native has lived in Harlem, New York, Tokyo, Japan, and now resides in Los Angeles. Kovey is also one half of the electro-R&B duo Browni.
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ryn, short for Camryn, has been killing the game as an independent 21 year old indie pop artist. Bringing the energy to the stage since she started performing at 15, her music has indie rock vibes that keep everyone in the room dancing. Being a dancer her whole life, there's never a dull moment when she's onstage. Rocking her trademark power suits, she says she's never felt more herself, more sexy or confident than when she's sporting her suits. She keeps it real on and off the stage with lyrics that speak truth and honesty, connecting to the deepest parts of herself and her fans.
Her socials have been growing steadily with an engaging, supportive fan base as they've been eating up teasers of her new singles. Watch out, with her drive, dedication and passion, this girl is going to be on billboards in no time!
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Since he could crawl BigTreeSteve only knew one pace - fast.
Born near the speedways of Daytona beach Florida his upbringing is as breakneck and driven as his roots. Brought into this world by music loving parents, as a child Steve moved across the country soaking up the influence of American music and popular culture at every turn. Learning the piano at the tender age of 5 and later guitar and bass as a teenager playing in bands; Steve was relentlessly persistent of his musical abilities.
Steve’s cross country journey eventually landed him in the San Francisco Bay Area where he immediately began creating and releasing songs, collaborating with up and coming Bay Area artists such as 24k golden, Nef The Pharoah and Caramel Express while simultaneously beginning his higher education in music and art at the Academy of Art University San Francisco.
Big Tree is not just a name for Steve. Standing six foot four inches, he towers physically with chiseled features and a gentle nature. His looks have given him the opportunity to walk for the critically acclaimed Argentinian clothing brand “Gaucho” in the world famous New York Fashion Week 2022.
These impressive accomplishments underscore Steve's work ethic. At only 21 years of age Steve is just getting started - He quite literally Can’t go slow.
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We Dropped That Thun Thun Thun at another unforgettable event!
Co-Host: Music Supervisor LIVY RODRIGUEZ-BEHAR (Dreamboat Music) Performances by: Ella Rosa & Killa F (Finatticz)
Livy is a music supervisor, and the founder of Dreamboat Music - a music supervision company formed in Austin, Texas. The music scene of Austin drew her in at an early age, and so did the moving pictures on the silver screen. She developed a strong affinity for movie soundtracks, with favorites such as Almost Famous, School of Rock and High Fidelity. Throughout her career, she has worked on musical branding projects for companies such as Disney, Warby Parker, Tory Burch, Target, and TomTom. Additionally, she has worked on film and television projects for Martin Scorsese, Richard Linklater, Robert Rodriguez, and others.
Her passion for music and film inspired her to obtain a Bachelor’s Degree in Music Business at Full Sail University, where she earned the Valedictorian title of her graduating class. After college, she landed a position with Facebook's music team, conducting metadata research and music licensing. Thereafter, she was brought on to manage a vendor team of 8 music experts that she exploded into 90+ globally for YouTube Music. In 2019 she founded her own music supervision company, Dreamboat Music LLC, where she works full time music supervising indie feature films, shorts, and docu-series. Dreamboat, while a young company has had the fortune of being invited to SXSW, CD Baby's DIY Musician Conference, SoundSync, Austin Music Foundation, Nashville Film Festival, Los Angeles Film School, UCLA, MUSEXPO, and the annual Guild of Music Supervisors Conference. Livy's films have circulated notable film fests such as Tribeca, Austin Film Festival, SOHO International Film Fest and gained distribution on popular platforms like HBO Max, The New Yorker, Altered Innocence, and Amazon Prime.
British artist Ella Rosa is a singer, songwriter and storyteller. The young artist started her career as an opera singer in Henley-on-Thames, England then slowly transitioned into R&B. With her admiration of artist like Erykah Badu, Amy Winehouse, Lauryn Hill and more, Ella paints the perfect picture musically through soulful vocals, underlined with jazz undertones.
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West Coast Hip-Hop legend KILLA F cemented his place in music history as a founding member of FiNaTTiCz. In 2012 the group released the now party staple "Don't Drop That Thun Thun", a worldwide hit.
The FiNaTTiCz still perform concerts all over, the individual members of the group are currently active and releasing solo projects. Don't miss Killa F's show, it'll be full of surprises.
Another unforgettable Hunnypot Halloween event!
Spin Magazine's Featured Artist DOLL MACHINE mesmerized the dance floor! We twisted to dueling back to back sets by Garage Rock/Surf Guitar legends THE TREMOLO BEER GUT (Denmark/Sweden) and THE BOSS MARTIANS (Seattle).
Co-host was our beloved industry icon THOMAS GOLUBIC´, who rewarded all us minions with his companionship and a Halloween inspired DJ Dance Set.
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THOMAS GOLUBIC´ is a four-time Emmy-nominated music supervisor, DJ and twice Grammy-nominated record producer. His music supervision credits include the AMC series Better Call Saul, Breaking Bad, Halt And Catch Fire, The Walking Dead, the Netflix series Grace and Frankie, Love, the Amazon series Sneaky Pete, the Showtime series Ray Donovan, and the HBO series Six Feet Under among many other film and television projects.
In 2017 Thomas became the president of the Guild of Music Supervisors, the same year he was nominated for the first Outstanding Music Supervisor Emmy Award for his work on Better Call Saul. He received subsequent nominations again in 2019 and 2020. The Guild twice awarded Thomas with Best Music Supervision in a Television Drama for his work on Breaking Bad. Thomas was twice nominated for Grammy awards for producing volumes 1 and 2 of the Six Feet Under soundtrack album, and with Gary Calamar was responsible for the use of Sia’s “Breathe Me."
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The Tremolo Beer Gut are from Denmark/Sweden and there touring the US west coast from Seattle to San Diego. A 98% instrumental garage rock/spy surf combo. 5 LPs and a bunch of 45's on the rap sheet. Low maintenance/High performance 4 piece
Formed in a different millennium by Yebo and Sune Wagner from The Raveonettes – later joined by Per Sunding from Eggstone and The Great Nalna (when Sune moved to the states) and Jengo.
Nalna and Yebo has also played with Jon Spencer and Matt Vert - Ray’s Heavy Trash combo, Yebo also with Junior Senior, PowerSolo and Thee Attacks.
All in all a well seasoned and very spicy combo with a lot of garage rock pedigree and a guaranteed hot live show at your party/show/mother’s house.
Fronted by guitar-smashing, soul singing, anthem-writing buzzbomb Evan Foster, Seattle's BOSS MARTIANS are thee Rock & Roll jet boys to look for in 2008! Got Songs?? HELL YES!! At least, that is, according to Rolling Stone's David Fricke who anointed them "rising stars" referencing their addictive hooks, killer tunes, and super-charged performance in 2004 in New York City at Little Steven's International Underground Garage Festival alongside The Strokes and Iggy Pop (among many others!) SPIN Magazine, quick to get aboard, said "The Boss Martians' irresistible 'I Am Your Radio' should make them stars…" regarding the Foster-penned Power Pop instant-anthem. Taking it all over the top at the concert that day was the introduction the Martians received from the "Boss" himself – Bruce Springsteen – to 20,000 people!
Martian History Lesson: Evan Foster (guitar, vocals) and NickC (keys) met as teenagers in Tacoma, WA and discovered a mutual obsession with Garage, Punk, Surf, and Power Pop – basically all things COOL. They both wanted to start a band and take over the world – enter The Boss Martians!! The Martians uniquely combine the primal energy of Punk with the raw, unmistakable sound and swagger of Northwest Garage Rock (think The Sonics!!), English blue-eyed soul (think Small Faces and The Who!!), and the pure pop sensibility of a young, sneering Elvis Costello. Rounding out the band's low end thump and drum-killing bump, respectively, are "Scary" Scott Myrene on bass guitar and the mysterious, Spokane-born, Thomas Caviezel on drums.
Genre-defying recording artist, composer and producer Doll Machine has been electrifying stages with her unique and culture-challenging performances.
With roots in electronic, hip hop, pop, jazz, and punk, doll machine brings forth a new level of artistic authenticity and self expression. She’s co-written with Grammy-nominated Telepopmusik, house legend DJ Robbie Rivera and is currently working on a collaboration with Grammy-winning artist, Really Doe. She’s also the co-founder and creative director of monthly Japantown residency Multi-Player.
Read Doll Machine's recent feature in SPIN Magazine, watch her Day In The Life video.
John Anderson aka DJ Hot Tub Johnnie has been spinning parties and throwing epic events for over 25 years. His DJ moniker "Hot Tub Johnnie" began with his infamous HUNNYPOT pool party events that began at Coachella, Sundance, and SXSW. When Hot Tub Johnnie is behind the decks, he delivers a crowd pleasing collection of party treasures, crossing many decades and genres across the board.
Hunnypot Live, a "live podcast" concert/party, attended by many music and entertainment industry professionals every other Monday at The Mint LA, in partnership with Jennifer Smith, a music supervisor (Rat Dance Party) and artist Alethea - aim for a night of raising awareness for women's healthcare rights. Featuring artists: Dream Tonic, German Briseño, Honest Family Outlaws, Coyote Eyes, and Alethea. Sponsored by Gritty in Pink, Motogirl Music and Rareform Audio. DONATE HERE! Photos by J. Gray, Audio Mastered by James Coffman.
Jennifer Smith is a Los Angeles-based music supervisor who has worked in the film / tv / media industry for over a decade. She started her career as part of the music teams for major network shows such as Dancing With The Stars (ABC), The Ellen Degeneres Show (WB), and America’s Best Dance Crew (MTV). Her love of music and the exploding media landscape guided her to join the Kobalt Music synchronization team to creatively pitch and clear music with networks, studios, music supervisors, production companies, and new media companies. Her time at Kobalt gave her extensive and broad experience in the synchronization world, dealing with all stakeholders in the creative and business process including record labels, songwriters, producers, musicians, managers, copyright, and marketing teams.
After seven years at Kobalt, Jennifer went back to her first love of content and storytelling and joined the music team on ABC’s American Idol.
After that show’s first ABC season, she was inspired in 2018 to launch her own music supervision company, “Rat Dance Party.” Rat Dance Party specializes in Film, TV (scripted and non-scripted), and new media (especially podcasts). With Rat Dance Party Jennifer has worked on projects produced by Showtime, Netflix, Paramount+, Viacom, Shorts TV, Amazon, Pluto TV, NBC, Voltage Pictures, Indican Productions, Gravitas, and many more.
Outside of music supervision, Jennifer has a passion for education and teaching. She is a faculty member in the Music Business program at the Los Angeles School of Music where she teaches music business and licensing as well as Music Supervision at LACM. Starting in the fall, she will be teaching Music Supervision at UCLA Extension. Besides education, advocacy work and volunteering is important for her. She volunteers at the Food Bank of Los Angeles, has helped planned fundraisers for Alliance San Diego (working with immigration rights), active with various Jewish organizations, as well as other organizations.
Jennifer is a Board of the Guild of Music Supervisors (GMS), a member of the Television Academy, Women In Film, Women In Media, Women In Music, and the Recording Academy, and The CCC.
German Briseño is a Producer, Multi-Instrumentalist, Singer-Songwriter from Mexico City based in LA. His styles range from rock, indie, pop, alternative to latin, world, and hip hop. Besides producing for himself and other artists, German also currently performs with the bands Vim Furor, El Conjunto Nueva Ola and El Primer Instinto.
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Alethea's got soul! Her haunting voice and powerful melodies linger with you long after the night has passed. Originally from the Oregon country-side and living in Germany, China as well as seven years in the New York City Rock Scene, Alethea has used her vast experiences to write songs with depth and heart. She organizes shows around different social justice themes and builds community wherever she goes. Compared to KT Tunstall, The Cranberries and an edgy-Sarah Barailles, Alethea's performances are both subtle and flashy. She combines elements of pop, rock, country, and soul. The HunnyPot Live will be her debut band performance in Los Angeles.
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Formed in the Spring of 2021, Honest Family Outlaws is a trap country family band from Tujunga, California. Veterans of the stage, studio and music business, each member brings their own unique personality and skill set to the table forming a super-group with great crossover multi genre potential.
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Coyote Eyes is the alter ego of New York bred, Los Angeles based multi-disciplinary artist Jo Eubanks, also known as Lily Graves. The classical singer turned goth pop powerhouse is known for her unusual, emotionally charged voice, as well as her razor-sharp lyrics and eerie hooks. Her music is, like her, equally tragic and seductive. She began training as a classical vocalist at age 11, and by 16 she was sparking label interest for “having the pain of a 30 year old woman trapped in a child’s body”.
In 2018, Eubanks debuted the Coyote Eyes project, and after a gut-wrenching performance at iHeart Radio Live Sessions, quickly became known as the “Sylvia Plath of the Lower East Side”.
She sites her greatest influences as 90s film composers like Nellee Hooper, Clint Mansell, Cliff Martinez, and Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross, as well as grunge artists such as Garbage, Nirvana, Bush, and The Cranberries, so in 2020 she retreated to her creative lab with producer to find a way to merge them. Out of this Lily Graves was born. This evocative new project, set to release fall 2022, is filled with lush strings, cinematic soundscapes, and haunting vocals sure to tug at your heart strings and send shivers down your spine. Coyote Eyes is also one half of WTCH, a cinematic pop duo with 4 time Grammy nom Molly Cherryholmes.
Dream Tonic (Kristin Allen-Farmer) is a singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and music producer. In addition to performing and recording, she writes music for various mediums, with her latest tracks being featured in the new Star Wars Galactic Star Cruiser Adventure Hotel in Disney World as well as in the opening ceremonies at the Shambhala Music Festival. She pairs a lifetime of being a classically trained pianist with her love of electronic dance music. Ethereal vocals, warm pads and heavy subs and danceable beats infuse her music, taking the listener on a journey through trip-hop, house, dream-pop and heavy bass music.
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Lots of debut performances by: Alexi Paraschos, Karina Magallon, Jaee The Artist, and Electric Lecture Listen to the podcast of the night. Photos: J. Gray Additional Photos: Asia Renee
Karina Magallon is an artist/songwriter that combines pop and latin RnB creating Spaniglish romantic music. She is known for her feel good music, spanglish lyrics, and whistle notes.
She has been recognized as finalist for the Grammy U Songwriting Showcase 2021 and semi finalist in the Latin music genre at the International Songwriting Competition 2022. Her latest release is “Avión” which is the third single off of her EP, ”Island Day”.
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It has been said that taking care of business will get you far in life. Many disciplined artists truly understand that. Jeanetta Blue, businesswoman also know as Jaee The Artist, was born April 23, 1996 in St. Louis, Missouri. As a child, she was back and forth from LA to STL. Jaee mentions "The music business in my experience is 90% business and 10% music. All I can say is teamwork really will make the dream work. My dreams are now reality. I tap into energy with my work. My music will either leave you inspired or make you want to set boundaries in your current situation. Either result is a win."
Jaee creates music from the heart. Who better to explain the way a woman thinks and behaves than another woman? Jaee The Artist connects with women from life and first hand experience as a woman. She uses this to heal past traumas buried deep in the emotions of women and helps the fellas better understand their role in the experience. ? The goal is for the fellas to feel comfortable loving, understanding and connecting with a woman. Whether it's his mom, aunt, niece, cousin, sister, daughter, wife, friend or partner. Jaee The Artist is deeply rooted in her feminine energy, but balances out with her masculine energy. Stay tuned. www.jaeetheartist.com
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Upon graduating college in 2009, Alexi went to work at an insurance company. But when he was spending most of his days at his cubicle writing lyrics for what would end up becoming the company song, he knew he was in the wrong place. And he realized that if he could write a love song about an insurance company, he could write about anything.
Called "blue-eyed soul for the 21st century," Alexi is originally from the Boston area but called Philadelphia home for the last seven years, until moving to L.A. in January. He has performed at SXSW 2017, been featured in numerous media outlets like the New York Times, ThisisRnB.com, and soultracks.com, and, after running a successful $12,000 Kickstarter, he and his band executed an innovative, ten city “East Coast Diner Tour,” putting on full, live concerts in mom-and-pop diners from Boston to Atlanta. For his latest project, “Love Odyssey,” Alexi draws upon his father’s Greek heritage by transporting listeners to a world of endless, old school romanticism, with its groove-heavy R&B musical stylings and lyrics that reflect the joy of being in love. With musical comparisons to Robin Thicke and Michael Jackson and album features from hip-hop legend Jadakiss, Grammy Award winner Chrisette Michele, and additional appearances by Amina Buddafly, T3 (Slum Village), and Natalie Stewart (Floetry), Alexi is poised to demonstrate that traditional, heartfelt love songs are not dead.
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Los Angeles’ group Electric Lecture are the combined creative forces of Greg Ansin, Bronson Taalbi and Anthony J. Resta The story of Electric Lecture started in 1991, in Massachusetts. Before Bronson was even born., the third member of the group, produced a record called “Secede” for a band called Sleight of Hand. Greg played guitar in that group. They have been friends and making music since that time. Fast forward to 2019, at a Los Angeles club where Ansin asked Bronson ““if he had rehearsal space?” Bronson said, “No.” So the journey began in what would become Electric Lecture and their debut album due out this fall. Compelled by impossible forces, guided by convictions of indifference, the three musicians are about to give a lecture... and it's going to be....... ELECTRIC.
This single “What If,” off the forthcoming self-titled album, out this fall, started from a guitar riff Anthony played one night and recorded on his phone and is a tongue-in-cheek look at conspiracy theories and the terror of “What if....” it all actually worked out. “We try to not take ourselves too seriously,” Greg explains about the songwriting process. “But it's hard not to sometimes. We just want to speak up. So we try to keep the words light with an underlying message.”
The music is a mix of XTC, Tom Petty, and Beck. Each member of the group plays multiple instruments. Bronson handles the lead vocals while Anthony and Greg lend in the background. Recorded at their practice space in Lawndale and Laurel Canyon where there is always music in the air.
The diverse backgrounds of the three musicians are the key ingredient in what gives Electric Lecture its unique flavor. Resta is a multi-instrumental musician having earned twelve RIAA certified gold and multi-platinum awards for bands such as Duran Duran, Collective Soul, and Shawn Mullins. Ansin is a prolific songwriter and film producer, having produced numerous documentaries and horror films including Drive-In Horrorshow and Infinite Santa 8000. Bronson is a multi-instrumentalist and master guitarist. He along with his brother, Preston, are the “Taalbi Brother.” Their energetic music has been featured in shows such as Dancing with the Stars, has been the musical narration in of the most iconic scenes in Breaking Bad.
“ I grew up listening to the Beatles, Tom Petty, the Beach Boys, especially Pet Sounds,” says Resta. I love adventurous sonic innovators like Beck and Bjork. I feel like Electric Lecture is a wonderful vehicle for me to express myself in the purest musical way I can. It's all a dream really.”