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Over the last 17 years, DJ Johnny Hawkes has honed his ability to skillfully mix an assortment of genres, keeping him an in-demand DJ at exclusive events in Los Angeles, San Diego, San Francisco, Hawaii, Canada, Thailand, and New Zealand. Johnny Hawkes' current clients include Rolls Royce Beverly Hills, Ferrari Beverly Hills, Jameson Irish Whisky, Paramount Pictures, New Line Cinema, O'Gara Coach, E!, Happy Madison, Mercedes, BMW, Louis Vuitton, COACH, Fendi, Four Seasons Beverly Hills, SoHo House Beverly Hills, Montage Beverly Hills, Chateau Marmont, and a Playboy Mansion resident DJ for 6 years.

Indie, Rap/Hip-Hop, Electronic

Dronen is a rock band with roots buried deep in the 90's, growing up listening to the likes of Nirvana, Smashing Pumpkins, Radiohead, et al. These early influences allow them to conjure up a familiar, yet original sound that they hope will help them to thrive in the slow-but-inevitable resurgence of rock music.

Emma Cairo is a Scandinavian artist who ended up in California in the pursuit of sunshine & a career in music. Singing songs with no regard for current trends and sounds, blending her melodic melodies with inspiration from the 70’s - the 90’s, different popular genres and world regions. The glue is Emma Cairo’s diverse voice and humor, solid production, as well as the seasoned band’s incredible playing. The infectiously catchy "L.A." is a song that stays just on the right side of clichéd, and it has a hook that worms it's way into your mind without you noticing, and then it stays forever, leaving behind a curiosity to experience the sunshine city for yourself. The album "In East & West" is playful melodic pop/rock with a slight twist of Nordic Noir (Nordic folk). The album was released March 2017 and features the popular theme song for the crypto youtuber "In It for the Money' and was highly praised by L.A. Music Critic.

Rock, Pop, Blues

Jonah Smith is an award winning singer-songwriter based in Los Angeles, CA. He has performed with his band for over fifteen years producing several records and appearing at esteemed venues and festivals worldwide including Bonnaroo, The Madrid Jazz Festival, CMJ, SXSW, etc. His most well know brush with fame came as a semi-finalist on America’s Got Talent where he won the judges over with an original song called Skyscraper Blues. He went on to perform four times on national television wowing the judges and audiences with his big soulful voice and considerable keyboard chops. He has toured over the years with Little Feat, Los Lobos, Sara Bareilles, Buddy Guy, to name a few. His voice and songs have been featured in film and TV including Good Morning America. Jonah performs his original material and for private events he can organize a band of any size to play fun party music. He has played corporate events in New York, Las Vegas, Hong Kong and Mexico and has wowed many wedding guests with his repertoire of classic soul, favorite 80's, and funky hits of today. You are the real deal. You can play, you can sing, you are terrific! Howard Stern Mr. Smith’s folk songs are equally well suited to downtown lounges and rural front porches New York Times At its best, the singer Jonah Smith’s amalgam of American Roots and soul evokes The Band (Garth Hudson’s accordion on an early record didn’t hurt). The New Yorker Easygoing, soulful music, which calls to mind J.J. Cale, early Van Morrison Wall St. Journal A blend of distinctive American music styles with engaging songwriting David Dye, NPR One of the most important voices in modern soul music La Vanguardia, Spain

Soul, Pop, Blues

The Otherside is a rock band from Los Angeles, CA formed by frontman Jake Reynolds, bassist Ben Breines, drummer Eli Cherry and lead guitarist Brian Kang. The Otherside channels a world of dark, seductive beauty with a sound that explodes with hedonistic intensity and embodies the spirit of rock ’n’ roll.

Ken Weiner Jazz Group

Straight-ahead jazz group for any occasion. I can provide a trio (sax, acoustic bass, and drums), quartet (add piano), or quintet (add trumpet). Music will consist of jazz standards by jazz greats like Miles Davis, John Coltrane, Sonny Rollins, and Thelonious Monk as well as some originals. We can also accommodate any specific requests, e.g. holiday music, wedding song, etc.

Rodrigo Rodriguez

Guitar, flutes, ukulele, etc. With many years as performer, my show includes Flamenco, Classical, Mariachi, Jazz standards, Andean music, etc. Either instrumental or vocal, I provide you with a fun but classy entertainment for all types of events. From a single music telegram, to a full 3 hours concert with my full band, I can cover any of your needs. The rate above relates to booking me as a soloist, but please do not hesitate in sending me a booking request with any questions you might have. -Rodrigo Rodriguez Diaz

Born in Perpignan (France) during the eighties, singer-songwriter Edith Crash found herself in Spain during her late teenage years where she continued to hone her music sound into the symphonic blend of passionate music we hear today. She produced and released her first record in 2010. At that point her activity becomes frenetic, while her project gets solid with the same power the people perceive in her live shows where the artist performs as a one woman band. In 2014 New York-based artist Sokio remixed one of her song “Casser”. The remix is featured in the horror movie “Knock Knock” directed by Eli Roth and starring Keanu Reeves. Now based in Los Angeles, she recorded her last album “Partir” with the producer Alain Johannes (Eleven, Queens Of The Stone Age, Mark Lanegan) at 11AD studio. “Intense French blues exile Edith Crash” The Guardian “Produced by Alain Johannes, “Partir” is folk like Patti Smith folk and blues like PJ Harvey is blues. She performs as a one-woman band, so be prepared for a haunting, yet compelling, set.” Buzzbands.la “Alain Johannes’ stripped down production is pitch-perfect. Partir is relentlessly revealing, personal, and cathartic.” Coachella Valley Weekly “Fiercely passionate, Edith delivers raw, strong, & emotional songs sung in French, Spanish & English. A one woman band creating intense French blues, and melding the folk, punk & blues worlds for a truly one of a kind style. Siouxsie Sioux meets Kurt Cobain in Spain.” Joshua Tree Music Festival “Artiste enragée, elle dévoile à nu des démons qui tourbillonnent comme des papillons de nuit autour de chansons poignantes, magnifiquement produites et intenses. ” Rock & Folk

Alternative, Blues, Acoustic

Experience beauty and soul, emotion and intelligence with a live performance from Emily Richards at her piano. Often compared to Sarah McLachlan and Tori Amos, Emily has headlined 3 international tours, Solfest, EarthDance, the National Biodiesel Board Conference -- to name only a few. Emily is the CEO of progressive global music community, ccMixter.org, and pioneered the digital music space as the most downloaded artist on MP3.com. She's self-released 14 albums and her live performances are simply magical. Emily performs solo, with a band, or with a DJ - depending on the event -- intimate, rockin' or danceable.

Acoustic, Alternative, Electronic

Gina is a self-taught solo guitarist turned singer songwriter. She was born and raised as a small town girl in Corona, California where she resides today. Gina first picked up the guitar at age 12 when she instantly fell in love with the instrument’s ability to create pure sounds and harmonic tunes. Gina has ventured into many genres and her signature sound can be described as a range of Folk, Blues, Rock, Irish and Flamenco. Within the last year she began singing and found a new passion combined with her unique instrumental melodies. She hopes to become an inspiration for people around the world through her love of music

Folk/Americana, Alternative, Acoustic

Juan Antonio Lopez

Juan Antonio Lopez is a lifelong singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist with over 20 years of experience; playing original indie-pop music (released with his band Sofa City Sweetheart), classic 60s-90s pop covers, or a mixture of both. Available for solo gigs, or full band with more advanced notice. Sounding like a blend between Sufjan Stevens, The Beach Boys, The Shins, and Elliott Smith, Sofa City Sweetheart is a modern-day version of classic melodic pop. Whether backed by a full band, or stripped down and playing solo, Sofa City Sweetheart writes the songs you didn't know you were missing. • For more, please visit: http://sofacitysweetheart.com • Or follow me on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sofa_city/ Press: “Juan’s quiet yet devastating voice conjures images of Elliott Smith and John Lennon” - Rock Insider “Decadent, harmonious pop of the highest order” -The Big Takeover “Every song here is a pocket symphony... simply catchy power pop” -Powerpopaholic “Part Sean Lennon and part Elliott Smith, Lopez carries the storyteller’s torch forward” -TrunkSpace “California dreamin’ acoustic-pop all took up in Byrdsian vocal harmonies, Brian Wilson big-band arrangements and Elliott Smith melancholy” -NXNE Typical set lists include these artists and similar: 60s/70s: The Beatles (and solo Lennon, McCartney, Harrison) The Kinks The Beach Boys Simon & Garfunkel The Rolling Stones The Who ELO The Velvet Underground Lovin' Spoonful Badfinger Emitt Rhodes 80s/90s Depeche Mode The Cure New Order Tears for Fears Nirvana Stone Temple Pilots Oasis Elliott Smith Smashing Pumpkins Weezer Fountains of Wayne Foo Fighters Muse And more!

Acoustic, Alternative, Indie

DENMANTAU HAS BEEN A SUCCESSFUL BAND FOR NOW 13 YEARS. This 5-piece band from Hamburg, Germany have developed a unique genre now known as Bohemian/Dance Rock that fuses Funk, Jazz, Folk, and Rock with wildly pulsating rhythms that are centered around the intense vocals, sharp lyrics, and soaring trumpet melodies of lead singer Paul Weber. With a rich backdrop of acoustic and electric guitars, bass, keys, and percussion, Denmantau bring unparalleled musical expression and theatrics to every performance for a truly modern rock ’n roll experience. - Gathering great momentum on their musical trail they’ve traveled all around the world looking back on over 2000 gigs. Their spirit and passion for playing music has been welcomed both on stages and on the streets. Starting their world tour from Australia/New Zealand over to Europe all the way to California they choose Los Angeles as their new home base ready to take on their conquest not only spreading their music across the world but also being the first band on the moon! Shortly before leaving Europe to come to the United States Denmantau successfully took part in the Europe wide “Local-Heroes” band contest and become the “Local Heroes Europe Award Winner” 2013. Having self-produced their first („Mess of Melodies“) and second EP („Street Pulse“) in a professional recording studio(„Capitano-Studios“) Denmantau has just released their third EP (Busker’s Philosophy) in December 2013. Continuing on their road to success 2015 has been a critical mark in the career of DENMANTAU. In Early 2015 DENMANTAU has played the NAMM show sharing the stage with Acts such as Trombone shorty and the infamous George Clinton & the Funkadelics, also securing an guitar endorsement deal by King Blossom Guitars. Calling Hollywood their Home they have played up and down the Sunset strip from Whisky-A-Go- Go, Hotel Café to opening up for Blues Legend Shuggie Otis at the renowned Troubadour. In June the band won the 3 round Rusty Surf Ranch “Emerging Artist Competition” which entitled them to open up for Jefferson Starship taking part at the annually open air festival “Twilight Concert Series” in Santa Monica.

Acoustic, Alternative, Funk