Hunter Payne
Acoustic-based rock.
6
songs
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MY YESTERDAY MY YESTERDAY
your voice from down the hall, lost in the morning fog, i don't hear it anymore....
ONE LAST CHANCE ONE LAST CHANCE
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Hunter’s 25 years in music have included solo albums with Columbia Records, gigging at venerable clubs on both coasts (The Bitter End, Club 47, The Unicorn, At My Place, McCabe’s, The Coffee Gallery, LA Convention Center), opening for touring pros like Bonnie Raitt, working with legends like John Hammond and Leonard Bernstein, having songs featured on network television (ER, VH1, 7th Heaven, PBS), and hosting his own nationally-syndicated radio program.
Hunter’s One Last Chance ( 2000) has been #1 for months at virtually every website that charts music and was recently featured on iTunes. His current release, Nailed, will be in stores in January 2005.Band/artist history
Hunter Payne began his professional career at sixteen in the great folk tradition of Cambridge, Massachusetts, where he played local spots, including the venerable Club 47 and Unicorn coffeehouses, toured the College Coffeehouse Circuit, headlined Greenwich Village’s Bitter End, opened for touring pros such as Bonnie Raitt and recorded several solo albums for Columbia Records, where he worked with legendary producer John Hammond.
During these years Hunter also served as Leonard Bernstein’s music and television liaison at PBS Television for Bernstein’s highly acclaimed eight-week Harvard University Norton Lecture series. At PBS, Hunter scored for television, hosted his own nationwide radio show on NPR, and became a featured vocalist on the WGBH-TV Jazz Show.
Since moving to L. A., Hunter has landed spots in film and TV, including La Bamba, Alien Nation, ER, VH1, PBS, and 7th Heaven. His last release ("ONE LAST CHANCE") was #1 everywhere on the net that charts music. His current release ("NAILED") features members of The Wallflowers and Warrant.Have you performed in front of an audience?Live has its ups and downs. I've played for thousands and I've played for one. I've played for the best audiences and I've played for drunks. When I opened for Bonnie Raitt, the crowd was great.
Your musical influences
Anywhere from Bach to Jelly Roll Morton to the Beatles to Sheryl Crow.Anything else?
LEONARD BERNSTEIN
"Hunter Is The Quintessential Troubadour"
MUSIC CONNECTION
"A Contender"
(reprinted with permission)
THE MUSE'S MUSE
"One Of Those Very Special Songwriters"
(reprinted with permission)
BESONIC
"King of the BeSonic Charts"
(reprinted with permission)
MUSIC DISH
"Practically Every Song Could Contend For Radio Play"
(reprinted with permission)
FAST TIMES
"Every Song Hits The Mark"
(reprinted with permission)
YOUR GAZETTE (Melbourne, Australia)
"Raw And Exposed...Melodic And Memorable"
(reprinted with permission)
THE GLOBAL MUSE
"I Simply Couldn't Put This One Down"
(reprinted with permission)
MEAN STREET
"Bears watching"
(reprinted with permission)
INTERNATIONAL COUNTRY MUSIC ASSOCIATION
"A Favorite Around the Office"
(reprinted with permission)
PRO CRITIC RADIO
"Stands Head and Shoulders Above the Crowd"
(reprinted with permission)
BANDRADIO
"The Musicianship, Songwriting and Storytelling Are Phenomenal"
(reprinted with permission)
PRO RADIO
"Certainly Deserves A Larger Audience"
(reprinted with permission)
Mp3 MUSIC REVIEWS
"Great"
(reprinted with permission)
RIFFAGE
"You Are Going to Love Hunter Payne"
(reprinted with permission)
MUSIC RAMP
"Sculptured, Minimal and Effective"
(reprinted with permission)
MUSETTE
"A Truly Remarkable CD!"
(reprinted with permission)
THE MUSE'S NEWS
"Look Forward To Seeing This Guy In The Charts”
(reprinted with permission)
FREE AUDIO PLAYER
"This Guy Will Absolutely Blow Your Mind!"
(reprinted with permission)
IMMEDIA WIRE SERVICE
"A Classic"
(reprinted with permission)
LISTEN
"Strong Vocals"
(reprinted with permission)
EARBUZZ
"World Class Talent"
(reprinted with permission)
INDIE-MUSIC
"Full Of Strength, Conviction"
(reprinted with permission)
TEXAS HONKY TONK
"Hunter Payne Is An Outstanding Talent"
(reprinted with permission)
BESONIC (Germany)
"This Guy Is Great"
(reprinted with permission)
STEPHEN COLLINS (star of “7th Heaven”)
"Full Of Songs That, Right Away, I Wanted To Hear Again”
(reprinted with permission)
JEZ LOWE
"Soul-Baring"
(reprinted with permission)
ONE LAST CHANCE has been a SPECIAL FEATURE on the following major music websites:
itunes
mp3.com
mp3.com syndicated radio
iuma
soundclick
riffage
tucows
throttlebox
music dish
besonic
celebrity cafe
degyshop
ampcast
muse’smuse
earbuzz
music ramp
bigfish (Japan)
country chatter
freeaudioplayer
pn4u
word archive
texas honkytonk
the incredibly small concert hall
lasertrax
theme stream
vitaminic
popkomm
songwriters directory
onemusicstop
dmusic
goodtimescafe
toptempo
cybercountry
the music
bandradio
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Santa Monica, CA
USA
ID
1643
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Comments (9)
you've got a great voice man...if you ever feel like doin an experimental sort of song with me (i do mostly hip-hop), check me out and leave one on my message board
The new stuff is great Hunter!!
Hi,I just clicked across your site
you are awesome I hope to hear more I had to go on your personal website reading your message board confirms my thoughts some people are ignorant to good music DeAnn Sanders
Awesome music,love your stuff Hunter. Don't let those that are clueless stop you from continuing to work on music.
Everyone's a critic even those with no knowledge or talent.
Looking forward to hearing more.
Wishing you all the best.
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