HAWT Music 001 Now Available on Beatport, iTunes & more!

You can now purchase HAWT Music 001 on major retailers such as

iTunes
BEATPORT
TRAXSOURCE
JUNO
AMAZON
STOMPY

And most other online retailers!

Lookout for HAWT Music 002 coming very soon! =)



Easily Influenced 
'Rockit'
With Reheats by Derrick Carter, Joshua Heath, and Thomas White
HAWT Music - HM001


Available to buy Tuesday July 28th 2009:
Stompy

Available at all major retailers August 4th 2009

Vinyl from:
Juno
Downtown 304

Sound Clips can all be heard at:
HAWT Music

Easily Influenced consists of Mikey Velazquez and Gelly Kusuma, the two originators of HAWT. No mere newcomers to the production scene, Easily Influenced have had previous well-received offerings via France's Robsoul, Belgium's A Second Smell, and DJ Mes' Guesthouse. Now the launch of the HAWT label introduces Easily Influenced's "Rockit", an infectious, bass heavy jam focused on bumpin' dancefloor. With a catchy vocal hook and jazz-tinged keys work, "Rockit" has already made waves for global DJ's such as Derrick Carter, Heather, Mark Farina and many many others.

DJ Reactions:

DJ Sneak: "This is a good look for the HAWT Crew. Tight release with awesome mixes, full of great grooves n swingy hooks. Full support 5/5"

Mark Farina: "Hot track! Jackin goodness 4/5"

Nick Holder: "This is more than HAWT! This shit is FIRE! 5/5"

Massimo Dacosta: "Been playing this for a year and it still rocks my sets! Josh and Derrick mixes are my fav. Good way to start a label, full support! 4/5"

Chris Harris: "Great start to the label! Quality bumpin dancefloor groove as you would expect from HAWT 4/5"

Laurence Ritchie (Inland Knights): "Great first release, good luck guys, you shouldn't need much though as this is solid as a rock 5/5"

Nathan G: "Lovin all the mixes here. Will be Rockin' these out everywhere in the months ahead! 5/5"

Husky (Random Soul): "Picked this up in LA earlier this year, been smashing Josh Heath's mix almost every weekend since! funky ass shit! 5/5"

Tommy Largo: "crikey what a dope release, all mixes are Hawt! 5/5"

Nikola Baytala: "Thomas White's Reheat is the one for me, will support 5/5"

Hope you all enjoy this release, be on the look out for our second release, a track by Easy Street featuring reheats from Dj Sneak and Bobby Valentine.

HAWT Music 001 Review on MycuppaT.com!

Hey everyone!

Well, our first record release is almost done with the 2 week exclusive on STOMPY, and starting this Tuesday it will hit almost every other online store like iTunes, Traxsourse and more. We are VERY excited and have been getting some tremendous feedback from all over!

People have been telling us that they hear it everywhere, it's been getting charted, and we have also gotten some GREAT reviews on blogs, e-zines etc.

This review below is one that definitely caught my attention most! It was written so nicely and I couldn't help but share it with everyone. It's on a music blog site called MycuppaT.com

Anyhow, check it out!

www.MycuppaT.com

or

http://www.mycuppat.com/2009/08/04/easily-influenced-rockit-ep-hawt-music/

-Mikey Velazquez

HAWT Music : The Website

Hey people of the party!

So it's been a long time coming, but we are now officially live on our very own website,

http://www.hawtmusic.com

From the site, you can link to all of our other pages, from Facebook, Myspace, Podomatic, Blogger, and many others.

It is a work in progress as all websites always are, so lookout for much more to come on your one-stop shop for HAWT Music:

www.hawtmusic.com

On The Count of 3...

Everybody go back to your fantasy

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fm3xjzZM3PE

Time is NOW.

Master Cleanse Day 7-9: Almost There!

Well i made it through the toughest parts of the cleanse now and am feeling GREAT.  My energy level is back and stronger than its been in ages, so mission accomplished! The last 3 days have been pretty chill, at this point i don't get hungry much, and if i do i just pound some water. I haven't been able to stop thinking of all the meals i wanna eat next week though. So many delicious options and so little time! I think I'm going to start with a veggie diet for at least a week or so, and salads sound awesome. Definitely no ranch dressing though after all the effort ive been through  ;)

Some people say it's kinda tough to workout on the cleanse, but i did throughout the 9 days. It wasn't easy days 2-5 but i just went at my own pace, and walked/jogged 5 miles. By day 6 i was doing bikram's yoga and by 8 i was jogging continuously on the 5 mile trek. However i did drink extra maple syrup in my lemonade for more nutrients.

One food i have              been dying to try is Kogi Korean BBQ. They have a restaurant here in LA, but the main reason the

y have become so popular is their Korean BBQ Taco truck. Yes, that's right. Korean BBQ tacos! By strictly using Twitter to announce where the Taco Truck will be on the daily, they are the latest craze in Los Angeles. People flock from all over town to wait in line for these delish treats. I mean, Kimchee Quesadillas are making me salivate right now...

The Lakers just won Game 1 of the Finals, decisively at that! I loved what i saw it was rad to see the boys play that vicious DEFENSE that is gonna bring home a championship, if they keep it up at least. I gotta say it bugs me when some Laker fans celebrate early. Growing up playing baseball, i was always very superstitious and that makes me cringe. So yeah, i don't wanna hear about the damn parade anymore! At least not til we win 3 more games! =P   

Game 2 on Sunday @ 6pm PST. All i know is tha Magic are digging a pretty deep hole to come out of....

Master Cleanse Day #6 - Hungry Again?

So it's Day 6 of the cleanse and i feel pretty darn good. Getting past the halfway point is very challenging, but also very rewarding. I literally had a coworker tell me that my skin looked great, awwwwww thanks Noxema! =P

I dunno why but this morning i had hunger in the tummy. It isn't fazing me one bit but it keeps rumbling, which i thought was strange? Either way, at this point i have grown to enjoy the process, keeping in mind that the struggle now will help how i fee later, and you KNOW i got my eye on Friday and Day 10!

Tonight is the Focus 6 Year Anniversary with Miguel Migs and Lisa Shaw! If you have never been, Focus is the longest running House club in OC and is always a great time on any Tuesday night. 6 years is quite the accomplishment so big ups to the FOCUS familia on many many more! They also have tons of mixes on their site, so check it out! www.focus-oc.com


Finished up today on the mellow tip, went for a hike around the Silverlake Reservoir, a nice lil 5 mile trek. It's actually a pretty dope place to go running/walking/hiking and they even have a dog park where people bring their pups and let them run wild with like 40 other dogs. It's pretty cool to watch, dawg... Anyhow looking forward to Day 7 tomorrow and hoping that my energy rush kicks in hard soon!

Master Cleanse Weekend Update: Days 4 & 5

So this weekend was another fun one here in Los Angeles, and yes, I had a great time while on the cleanse. Dotbleep on Friday Night was a sick party with the return of Justin Long and Shady Tvo, both rockin it hard! I kinds felt this surreal feeling all night, as if i was on happy drugs or something. I couldn't help but laugh at the stupidest things and had myself rolling. (The Master Cleanse is a helluva drug!) So ya by 3am i was done and had to rest up for the Beach party Saturday.



I woke up on Saturday morning pretty used to the drill already and ready for the beach. Sure, the food that was downstairs smelled delicious, but i had no temptations to eat it, and did not hear the breakfast burrito "talking to me" as they usually do ;) Around 1pm i headed out to Will Rogers State Beach and got there around 2:30pm. Right away the place was poppin! If you have never been to a SHADE party before, they throw the sickest day gatherings! Approximately once a month they put something together either at a beach, park, etc. and its dope! I saw tons of new faces and all of them were having a blast under the sun(on and off- stoopid june gloom!)

Anyhow i brought my lemon-maple concoction in a couple water bottles and made it through without a hitch. Every now and then a ciggy looks tempting, but its never a craving rather a bad habit of having something in my hand and smoking it. After the beach i went home, relaxed, and hit up the Jay Tripwire party that All Ours Ent. put on. I was only there for a couple hours but Jay was killin it! I had never seen him play before and i was very impressed.



Sunday, Sunday, Sunday! So I was talking to my folks and started discussing where we should have lunch, until i realized i couldn't! hahahahaha! It wasn't even a hungry urge either, more like i enjoy spending time with people i love over a nice meal. So Sunday was chill, i went for a 5 mile walk and it didn't fase me one bit. Safe to say i was now in the zone and ridding my body of them nasty toxins! I no longer had headaches from nicotine use, or fatigue. Got my eye on the prize!
I also read up on the cleanse and saw that Cayenne works better based on the more you use, so you KNOW i spiced up my drinks!

Lakers vs. Magic on Thursday. Man i love this time of year!!!!