Emoni Mathews returned as our guest host. She told her story of competing against hundreds of other players in music industry children's games to win big CEO prizes.
Litvar played tug of war with our hearts with emotional "indie" rock/pop numbers.
Zeus Rebel Waters brought his own team (Kent Grant, Lil Bimmy, Kendo & Keefo (feat Uno Escobar), Yerrty G, Moter Mouth, Zay$tacks, Scumlife Shotty, The Indigo Kid, SlymBoi Rakks, Montega Rebel) to compete in a Squid Game battle royale that resulted in all winners.
Bringing with her a distinguished reputation in the music industry, Emoni serves as the Co- Founder and President of Music Supervision and Creative Licensing for Blaze Unlimited, A creative Music Agency.
Zeus is an American Hip hop artist/songwriter/performer with a unique musical identity. Zeus builds his fanbase, called “The Rebels”, 1 fan at a time. Zeus got in to music early by singing and dancing in youth talent shows. In middle school Zeus formed the rap group P.O.G (Pimped Out Gangsters). The group tasted success by winning talent shows and touring on their hit single “Wobble”. Formerly and casually known as Rukapuff, his first solo single, “Angry”, immediately went in to full rotation on Q95.5(Radio one) in St Louis.
Zeus signed with Mack 10's Hoo Bangin Records. Mack 10 promoted a Rukapuff track, “Like this” featuring Nate Dogg. The song was used in TV commercials, NFL football games movies like Waist Deep, and various TV shows including The Sopranos.
In addition to recording and touring under his O.G. name, Zeus has his own indie record label, Born Ready Records, a clothing line called the Rebel Waters Collection, a film company called Trinity Films, and helps run a non for profit organization for young inner city youth called Rock the Community. Zeus Rebel Waters has arrived.
Did it hurt when Hunnypot Live #446 made you feel something?
Allison Shaw returned to update us on her music industry journey.
JAiRUS performed vintage-modern R&B Jams
MI$HNRZ (missionaries) spread the good word of mixed media music
Hot Tub Johnnie kept the party going from start to finish with music for the maskless.
Allison Shaw is the founder/CEO of Manic Monkee, a firm that does artist mgmt, strategic business development, brand partnerships for artists/music/brands and produces and talent buys for festivals/events/livestreams. Allison started her career in music writing for MTV/VH1 and founded national music magazine Hyperactive,. She also started the Hyperactive Conference and Music Festival and was the executive director for Santa Fe Muzik festival and was a commissioner on the New Mexico Music Commission. Allison currently is the SVP of Festival Operations, talent & strategy for Pure Imagination Music Festival in Arizona, talent buyer for livestream platform Ursa Live and Creative Director of A&R for syncing/licensing platform MDIIO. Allison is also on the Board Of Directors for Nonprofits Sweet Relief Musicians Fund and Charity Bomb.
Allison worked for Rachael Ray's entertainment company where she formed the music division and was co-creator and producer/talent buyer for the Rachael Ray Feedback SXSW. She also ran the label Listen Records/Sony. Shaw is also co-creator/talent buyer for the Annual Whole Foods SXSW showcase which produced the first ever Amazon SXSW appearance. Allison formerly was the Director of Brand Strategy for Rock and Roll Hall Of Fame Inductees Public Enemy. Shaw was also the talent buyer for Moogfest in North Carolina. Allison has worked with many companies across the music/tech/brand space including Fitbit, Stageit, Moogfest, Ticketfly, .music, MDIIO, Muzooka, Kickstarter, Ford, Comedy Central, Gopro, New Amsterdam, and more
JAiRUS, born in Prince George's County, Maryland now based in Los Angeles is a 21-year-old singer/songwriter. He grew up singing in the church where he discovered his passion for singing. After realizing, at a young age, his dream of becoming a musician he went to study voice at The Duke Ellington School of the Arts in Washington DC, where he was classical trained and worked with stars like Ledisi, Patrice Rushen, Bobby McFerran and Kenny Latimore. After graduation, he set off to LA where he recently received a degree in jazz studies from The University of Southern California.
His music can be described as the “new classics”. A nostalgic feel good sound that propels the past to the present. He aspires to create a timeless sound inspired by classic R&B/Soul, jazz, funk, and pop. With a rich creamy tone, he sets a mood and serenades audiences with songs that groove. And encourages everyone to Stay Groovy.“
Mi$HNRZ (pronounced Missionaries) is an independent Latin band Los Angeles based band formed by multi-instrumentalists Ismael "ISH" Cano and Matt "REEZY" Rey. The duo alternate lead musical vocals, rap and sing in both English and Spanish, and produce a captivating mix of dreamy latin electro pop, suave retrowave beats and subtle reggaeton flavors.
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Another Labor Day holiday Hunnypot where everyone put in a lot of work.
3 time Hunnypot guest host champion, Stephan Pine, painted out a hard rock curated playlist to accompany a metal as fuck interview.
Archer Valentine dug in and sweated out a sweetheart set of songs for young lovers.
Ariel Beesley hammered us with bossed up anger pop filled with full time hooks and hot looks.
The foreman, Hot Tub Johnnie, constructed a super set of party music that stood all night.
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Guest DJ Stephan Pine moved out from Ohio a decade ago and is living the LA dream. He began his career working within the ABC Music Dept under the mentor-ship of the great Dawn Solar, Stephan has learned the ins and outs of music supervision, clearance and licensing. And being a guitar player he loves ROCK! Recently Stephan joined the music department at LIONSGATE FILMS
Stephan has supervising several popular Netflix originals from the Marvel universe, Jessica Jones, Daredevil and The Punisher. BIG SHOWS! Come on out for the hang and congratulate Stephan on his move to Lionsgate!
23 year old Singer/songwriter from LA, thriving through the live music scene. Began writing music in Nepal while working for the IUCN. Archer Valentine is now making music full time and playing everyday he can. When he’s not making music or skateboarding, He’s looking for Sugar mamas and a good time.
Ariel Beesley is an artist who puts feminism and the belief that anger is power at the forefront of her music. Hard hitting, honest pop songs is what she is all about. From cultivating a loyal fanbase headlining shows in Los Angeles and New York City, to founding and running her own nonprofit for sexual assault survivors (@ustarthere U Start Here,) Ariel Beesley’s music is built on the power of believing in yourself and your worth.
Her self titled debut EP was written in New York, Los Angeles, London, and Stockholm, and touches on themes of love, heartbreak, and whatever being in your 20s is all about. She is currently finishing her full-length debut album.
The memory of the great West spends its time roaming the lonesome road of sub-pop culture searching for its comeback. Though its rough and tumble days of wild lawlessness sometimes seem like a wholesome footnote in our history compared to the cyber anarchy of the 21st century, there are still champions of the time who hearken to its zeitgeist. Th' Legendary Shack Shakers are such champions.
Their latest single “RAWHIDE!”, featuring Jello Biafra, off their forthcoming album, Cockadoodledeux, proves that being all about the bass is a tonal stance rather than a physical figuratism. The rolling of the upright bass and reverb of J.D Wilkes vocals chases the listener through the planes past the Shack Shakers Southeastern roots. The signature darkness of the band’s southern gothic influence shoots to the heart. It's a real pistol of a diddy that is haunting as it is catchy.
If the song itself isn’t enough to transport the listener, the video features a fun combination of old Western footage and animation that puts you back in the days of nickelodeons, shoot-outs and saloons. The animation feels like it was tailored to the song, but is actually from the pilot Long Gone Gulch. “RAWHIDE!” is a clever tie-in of the show’s main character that breathes more like a homage than a promo. The song could serve as a solid theme for the series when it gets picked up (Hunnypot’s pulling for y’all!). The show’s creators Tara Billinger and Zach Bellissimo collaborated on the band’s 2017 video “Sing a Worried Song”, if the animation feels familiar to fans of the Legendary Shack Shakers. It’s a bit of a wink for a wink in since the featured centipede-lead band was in fact inspired by the Shack Shakers.
For those who are fatigued by the 21st century's obsession with 3D visuals and sonic computation, “RAWHIDE!” is an exciting taste of what was and what’s to come. The West won’t rest, so y’all better keep a sharp eye out for both Th' Legendary Shack Shakers new album Cockadoodledeux (Oct 8th, 2021) and Long Gone Gulch.
--Robyn Dee
Hunnypot is proud to be Th' Legendary Shack Shakers official sync representative, ask us about LICENSING!
Guest host Adonis Tsilimparis shared killer tracks and biographical snacks.
Adonis Tsilimparis is a 20 year veteran of the Music Industry. He is a Composer, Producer, Music Supervisor and a native New Yorker. He has composed music for "CSI:NY", "NCIS" and countless Reality shows and TV Ads. He has also been a Music Supervisor on various indie films such as "Dementia 13" and "Juvenile Delinquents". After working at several Music Libraries he is currently the head of Sync Licensing at Nacional Records.
Mystical Joyride is an LA based hubby and wifey "cosmic duo", Leah (the existentially inspired vocal nymph) and Joel (the multi-instrumental wizard) making Psychedelic World Pop music to shake your hips and ride the mystery to. With eclectic beats and a unique style, their name could not be more fitting for their musical journey.
Fresh off of performing at California Worldfest and their debut full-length album "Conducto" release, Mystical Joyride is ready for high vibes and dancefloors.
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Sean the Star Emperor’s origins can be traced to a floating space archipelago within the Antediluvian capital orbital body of the Star Empire and is hidden from Earth's view. It is also called Sirius Prime – a secret star chain between Sirius A and Sirius B. He currently resides in the Tristix Province. Sean is able to harness the dust of the cosmos and disperses sonic blasts with an array of light and color. He is slightly clairvoyant and possesses the Prism Scepter that was blessed by Vesuvia. This scepter can only be used properly by a descendant of the De La Torre D'Ivoire bloodline, thus he is royal. It gives him the ability to transform into Emperor form and grants him imperial armor and telekinesis. Imperial armor is unrivaled in its strength and has limited levitation ability.
If you’ve been roaming the dancehall desert searching for the next wave of underground sonic planeteers, look no further than Sean the Star Emperor. Sean the Star brings his voguing, Minogueing bounce in his new single, sending Earth a message of contentment in “Paradise”. Best enjoyed under bright beams, “Paradise” is a light and hip-poppy earworm perfect for a kiki, a party, a drive and pretty much any situation that could stand for an extra dose of sunshine.
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Our industry guest host, Robert Messinger, had to reschedule for a later date.
Hot Tub Johnnie stepped up with party tunes to step up and down to.
St. Bodhi (from Hunnypot intern to superstar) sang, rapped and rocked therapy wrapped in hooks.
Mad Circuit also has the "mad notes from god herself". LG Team Genius and Sereda partied, popped, and locked us in with music and moves.
Hot Tub kept the after party lively with the big beats. 8/9/2021
Saint Bodhi’s music is eclectic and bold because it had to be. The Los Angeles singer and songwriter dives deliriously between expansive sounds and styles?—aquatic R&B, dreamy rap, and avant funk, among other genres?—as a way of conveying the complexity of her history and emotions. She looks to both past and present with unflinching honesty on her acclaimed 2020 debut Mad World, which digs through the traumatic memories of a tough childhood and toasts the hard-won success of her recent years. On 2021’s vibrant Antisocial, she continues to enjoy the blessings of her rise, preserving a peace that took decades to attain by both turning up and looking inward, making kaleidoscopic songs that feel deeply meditative and quietly anthemic.
After growing up in South Central L.A., Bodhi parlayed her early love for an eclectic mix of powerful songwriters—Nina Simone, Nirvana, Billie Holiday, The Beatles, Eminem, Stevie Wonder—into a burgeoning songwriting career. Her talent and tenacity carried her into writing rooms with the likes of Cortez Bryant and Teddy Riley. Her hustle paid off when she landed a publishing deal, and quickly became an in-demand writer, collaborating with top-tier artists like A$AP Rocky, Jaden Smith, and Kevin Gates. She even earned a 2021 Grammy nomination for her work on Lecrae's "Sunday Morning" duet with Kirk Franklin. But when she started recording colorful demos of her own, it became clear that her artistry went beyond serving others’ visions.
Since signing with Def Jam, Bodhi’s moved from behind-the-scenes to fully fledged star. Mad World was bolstered by poignant single “FlowerChild,” which displayed Bodhi’s soulful vocals and offered glimpses of her upbringing: “Feet hit the pavement, sirens are blarin' / Crackheads'll get ya what ya need, how much you payin'?” The song received praise from Revolt, Teen Vogue, and FADER, which highlighted its “cutting lyricism.” You could also hear sharp writing on tracks like “Pray,” where Bodhi delivered stern warnings to anyone who might “test her love.”
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Our guest host/legend, Fred Jasper, told the tale that told the tale of his music industry adventures and shared a playlist of his unique personality.
Warsaw Pact fought against musical mediocrity overreach with an Iron Block of newish wavy rock.
Binx returned with her "Bumble Pop" music and sights and was joined by Mada Atoms's particle accelerating raps and riffs. 7/26/2021
Fred Jasper is the Head of Licensing for Yep Roc Records, Sundazed Music and Riff City Sounds Publishing. He has been based in Los Angeles since moving here from North Carolina in 1999 to become the west coast liaison for Sugar Hill Records (the legendary Americana/Bluegrass/Folk/etc. record label, not the legendary Hip Hop label) after Sugar Hill was sold to the Welk Music Group (Vanguard Records, Ranwood Records).
After stints in publicity + sales & marketing for Sugar Hill, Fred switched to music licensing in 2005 for all of the Welk Music Group labels, eventually becoming VP of TV/Film Licensing until Vanguard + Sugar Hill were sold to Concord Music in 2015. At Concord, Fred continued to specialize in licensing music from the Sugar Hill and Vanguard catalogs and also began producing compilations for Concord’s reissue arm, Craft Recordings.
In March of 2019, Fred began working at Yep Roc Records, a record label he has been a fan of since he brought in their very first releases on consignment while managing the Record Exchange in Raleigh, NC in the mid-to-late 90s. Fred has only ever worked at a record store or a record label since graduating from college in the early ‘90s, and finds it hard to imagine earning a living doing anything else other than working in, with or around music.
Starting life as the solo project of Ivan Delint in 2018, with the goal of fusing dance-punk and dark wave into it’s own unique brew, Warsaw Pact released “Extended Play I” to favorable reviews and opened for such classic act Pink Turns Blue, playing to a max capacity crowd at Echo Park's Part Time Punks.
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Mada Atoms is a hip hop artist from Columbus Ohio based in Beverly Hills. He has opened up for KRS-One Czarface and has one of his co-produced tracks on rotation on Sirius XM. Mada Atoms released his third album, 'thEraPy" in 2020.
He is set to release his next album P.T.S.D. (Palm Trees Sunny Days) in 2021.
Hunnypot Live #441 happened! Alex Berson achieved his dream of co-hosting the show. Alex regaled the audience with his music synchronization journey and achievements.
The Brothel (Camden Premo & John Born) pimped us all out with the best little (and big) whorehouse raps.
Zeus Rebel Waters brought an ensemble cast of talent for a showstopper event. Johnny Bravo, Montega Rebel, SIFU, and Slymboi Rakks joined Zeus for mini feature sets and group love for Zeus's return to Hunnypot Live. 7/12/2021
Apologizes to all, the recording of the 2nd half of the night was not saved correctly and is unfortunately M.I.A. Super bummed, Zeus Rebel Waters and his entire St. Louis crew crushed it. We're looking to have them back before the year is over. - John Anderson :(
Alex Berson is a Music Supervisor and Creative Music Director born and raised in Los Angeles, CA. At an early age Alex got the bug for music as an active musician. In 2007, he co-founded and sat on the Board of Directors for the non-profit organization, Shred Kids’ Cancer. Alex helped the company raise over $100,000 for UCLA’s Mattel Children’s Hospital through star-studded Battle of The Bands competitions, high-ticket raffles, and other events.
Alex has worked for and with, The Cutting Edge Group, Score a Score, Warner Records, and as a freelance Music Supervisor and "Sync" Consultant.
Currently, Alex serves as the Creative Music Director at Bulletproof Bear, a full-service music company based in Los Angeles, where he oversees new business, client relations, creative endeavors, special projects, and A&R.
Zeus is an American Hip hop artist/songwriter/performer with a unique musical identity. Zeus builds his fanbase, called “The Rebels”, 1 fan at a time. Zeus got in to music early by singing and dancing in youth talent shows. In middle school Zeus formed the rap group P.O.G (Pimped Out Gangsters). The group tasted success by winning talent shows and touring on their hit single “Wobble”. Formerly and casually known as Rukapuff, his first solo single, “Angry”, immediately went in to full rotation on Q95.5(Radio one) in St Louis.
Zeus signed with Mack 10's Hoo Bangin Records. Mack 10 promoted a Rukapuff track, “Like this” featuring Nate Dogg. The song was used in TV commercials, NFL football games movies like Waist Deep, and various TV shows including The Sopranos.
In addition to recording and touring under his O.G. name, Zeus has his own indie record label, Born Ready Records, a clothing line called the Rebel Waters Collection, a film company called Trinity Films, and helps run a non for profit organization for young inner city youth called Rock the Community. Zeus Rebel Waters has arrived.
Premo‘s previous single “Out the Frame“ , has over 3 million plays on Spotify and Premo has several artists signed to his label Cathaus Records.
Premo has been featured in The Source, Lyrical Lemonade, HipHopSince1987, Thisis50, and AllHipHop. Camden Premo launched his brand Hooligan Denim in 2017 with fans and customers like Blueface, Trippie Redd and Metro Boomin.
Camden Premo is coming for 2021! Be on the look.
JohnBorn, is a self described modern day renaissance man. From the streets of Harrisburg Pennsylvania to Los Angeles, his art is Pushing the limits of modern sounds.
JohnBorn's current hit single, “Creamsicle Roses”, has charted #40 on iTunes with over 1 million streams. To the Renaissance Man claim, Born is a visual artist, designer & director. Artwork by JohnBorn can be found in celebrity homes such as: Floyd Mayweather, Odell Beckham, Nicki Minaj, Nick Cannon, and many more. Born's work has also been featured in Billboard, on BET, VH1, Oxygen & in big board room hall at the New York Stock Exchange.
JohnBorn is wants to change the paradigm of music and entertainment. Join him in 2021 and beyond to be a part of it.
Hunnypot Live #440 is not an error! Human cicadas, Hot Tub Johnnie and Spectrum, emerged from a 1.5 year sleep to bring another Hunnypot Live to the animal kingdom. Thank you all for coming back but please don't eat the hosts; We taste nothing like shrimp.
Our new format has our guest host joining us in the "hot tub" for the whole show and we spend time getting to know the musical acts that perform that evening.
Rosie Howe returned as our guest host to update us on the wonderful developments in her career as a music supervisor and tastemaker, and dropped a set of party tunes for sure.
Xhaania pulled up with an eclectic influence pop performance, INDICA brought a wicked strain of hip-hop vibes, Hot Tub had us dancing again to future and faithful hits and everyone attending happily molted into human forms again. 6/28/2021
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Rosie Howe is a Los Angeles based music supervisor and creative biz wiz. She’s worked with filmmakers, TV producers, gaming companies, advertising agencies, and brands from all across the globe. Her superpowers include procuring unforgettable music, negotiating and managing complex music business deals, and creative music idealization and implementation.
Currently, Rosie is a music coordinator in Music Creative & Production for original series at Netflix. Projects include Jupiter’s Legacy, Archive 81, Colin In Black & White, and The Chair.
Rosie is a member of the Guild of Music Supervisors and is passionate about peer education. She provides feedback and educational resources to musical talent through workshops, panels, and songwriting camps. She has been featured on Behind the Music podcast, panels and workshops for The Grammy Museum, Durango, Billboard, The Guild of Music Supervisors, Synckeepers, Music Biz Mentors, and has contributed to the magazine-style blog Ms. In The Biz.
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Xhaania (Pronounced ZA-NEE-AH) is a singer, song writer from Los Angeles, California with Jamaican heritage. Xhaania grew up listening, singing and dancing to raggea music throughout her childhood, one of the foundations of her unique sound. In addition to raggae music, much of Xhaania's inspiration comes from R&B, Gospel, Rap and hip-hop.
With a very unique sound, Xhaania has been influenced by Lauren Hill, Alicia Keys, Jazmine Sullivan, Aaliyah, Amy Winehouse, Sade, Brandy and many other underground musicians.
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In 2016 Indica debuted his single 'She So Crazy' on The FADER gaining underground recognition. Soon after he released his debut self titled project, Indica. Singles 'Kumbaya' and 'Ahead/ Level Up' display his relaxed, melodic flow patterns that are not limited to one genre, as he can cross into Latin Reggaeton flows effortlessly for example, his single 'Jugamos'.
Experimenting with sonics Indica released a second project RETROMODERN in 2019, a 1980's themed album produced by Andrew Luce; Inspired by Daft Punk and Tame Impala. Indica is currently independent.
HUNNYPOT's been live streaming our events and gatherings for over 16 years, truly one of the 1st to ever take advantage and incorporate streaming technology. We started back in 2005 using a pirated server out of the UK, since then we've spent time and experimented with StageIt, YouStream, Facebook Live and Twitch. That said, I've seen the future of live streaming, It's a brand new concert streaming app called MOSHPIT...
Los Angeles based music-entertainment company MOSHPIT reveals a glimpse of it’s innovative virtual-concert solution on June 6th, 2021 at 6pm PST featuring Los Angeles based Producer-Artist “NK RIOT”.
Moshpit’s Co-Founder Darryl Swann, a Grammy award winning Record Producer and long time Hunnypot fan, along with Co-Founder CTO Ans Shabbir are driven to further define what a virtual concert. Pushing the envelope by developing custom technology ranging from huge crowd counts, to simplified performance-capture solutions and novel show-curation methods.
This initial NK-Riot show marks the jumpoff of Moshpit’s rollout. Tons of new surprises will be revealed in upcoming Moshpit concerts. Moshpit welcomes artists globally to connect for potential collaborations to further evolve what a virtual concert should look and feel like. Lezgo.
Here's to the future!
-John Anderson