New Summer Placements on “Some of the best TV you’ll see this summer—or all year.”

“Some of the best TV you’ll see this summer—or all year.”
—Vanity Fair

After a woman is found murdered, a young Pakistani-American man faces an avalanche of evidence against him. But is he guilty?

Heavy Hitters Music has placed 3 songs on HBO's riveting new eight-part crime drama, The Night Of, starring Riz Ahmed who can also be seen in the latest film of the Bourne series, Jason Bourne.

Dark and sinister urban track "Blaze Up Spots" by Tommy Speed was featured in the premiere episode on July 10th.

Gritty, confident Hip-Hop track "The Earth Revolves" by Poepan was featured in episode 5 on August 7th. (Get the song on our "Music As Heard On Your Favorite Shows" album)

The traditional Middle Eastern "From Mountain To Sea" by Arashk Rafiee feat. Mohamad Reza Hedaya was featured in episode 7 on August 21. (Get the song on our "Music As Heard On Your Favorite Shows" album)

Introducing Kathryn Dean

Our new subsidiary MAJOR PLAY MUSIC is proud to introduce:

“Kathryn Dean effortlessly transitions between radio-friendly pop and moving ballads, with a unique grit in her voice that serves as its own compelling hook. This is definitely a young artist to keep your ears open for.”

-Brittany Frederick - Starpulse.com

Listen to Kathryn's single, "Be My Sin"and more songs from her album and EP.

Genre:
Pop, Singer-Songwriter

Similar to:
Sara Bareilles
Lana Del Rey
Christina Perri
Gin Wigmore

2014 was an incredible year for Kathryn Dean. She released her first EP and two of her songs were featured on the Brazilian drama, Malhação, which averages 42 million viewers an episode. Kathryn debuts her full length album “Hit The Lights” on April 28th, featuring the single, "Be My Sin" which impacts commercial radio on April 2nd, with the upcoming Music Video to be directed by Paul Boyd (Lenny Kravitz, Neon Trees, Sting).

"Kathryn Dean has a new to the ear, unique style that will consume your every musical thought as soon as you listen to any one of her melodic hits!”
-Justin Espinosa, HypeHits.com

JUST BREATHE PERFORMED BY ADDIE HAMILTON RECEIVES DAYTIME EMMY NOMINATION FOR OUTSTANDING SONG IN A DRAMA

42nd Annual Daytime Emmy Award News:  Heavy Hitters Music is thrilled that "JUST BREATHE" written by Addie Hamilton, Josh Arreguin, Marty Medriano and Julie Carmona Young, Performed by the beautiful Addie Hamilton, Published by Heavy Hitters has received the Daytime Emmy nomination for Outstanding Song in a Drama Series.  Additionally, another member of our Heavy Hitters Music family, Brad and Gaye Hatfield have been nominated for Outstanding Music Direction and Composition for a Drama Series for The Young and The Restless on CBS. 

We also congratulate Paul Antonelli, RC Cates, Brad Hatfield, Gaye Tolan Hatfield, Lothar Struff, Paul Glass and Dave MacLeod for your Daytime Emmy nominations for Outstanding Music Direction and Composition for a Drama Series.

LISTEN TO "JUST BREATHE" here

Five Heavy Hitters Music songs featured in two Disney Channel Original Movies this Summer!

Five of our songs were featured in Disney Channel Original Movies this Summer! 

Zapped featured “Such A Night” by Jon Aldrich, “Go For It” and “The Way You Move” by Renald Francoeur. The film premiered on June 27, 2014, garnering 5.7 million viewers in the US. Zapped, starring actress/singer/dancer Zendaya of Disney’s “Shake It Up”, centers on Zoey Stevens, a skilled dancer and straight-A student who has a hard time adjusting to a new high school. Things suddenly change when a dog training app on her phone begins to control all the boys around her.

Listen and Buy Renald Francoeur’s “Go For It”
and “The Way You Move”

How To Build A Better Boy featured "Your Ways" by Chuckie Perez and “I’m Living Large” by Renald Francoeur. The film premiered on August 15, 2014, garnering 4.5 million viewers in the US. It stars Disney sitcom star, China Anne McClain (“A.N.T. Farm”) and Disney XD star, Kelli Berglund (“Lab Rats”), and tells the story of two young tech whizzes who computer-program the perfect boy and in the process, trigger a national incident.

Listen and Buy Renald Francoeur’s “I’m Living Large”

"Latinos" by Mikeyton Rocks Spanish Harlem on Witches of East End!

Our song "Latinos" by Mikeyton rocks Spanish Harlem in episode 10 of  "Witches of East End"!
Tune in to Lifetime at 9pm/8c on 9/21 to hear it!

Listen to the song HERE.

Our song "Phone" featured and performed on NCIS by Academy Award winning actor, Keith Carradine

Our song "Phone" by John Cate was featured and performed on episode 11x17 of CBS' hit show NCIS by Golden Globe and Academy Award winning actor, Keith Carradine. Carradine played a washed up 80's rocker, while Cate also appeared on the show as one of his band members.

In a Yahoo interview, Carradine spoke highly of Cate's song "Phone":

"There's also a terrific song that this fellow, John Cate, wrote called 'Phone,'" Carradine says. "The refrain is, 'When the phone don't ring, I'll know it's you.' It's a pretty clever song. We actually went in, and I put my vocal on it, which is what they use in the show."

“It’s You” featured on the Guild of Music Supervisors Best of 2013 List!

The Guild of Music Supervisors compiled a collection of some of the Guild members’ favorite songs of the year and our song “It’s You” by Cable Car was featured on the playlist. 

Click below to listen to/download the song!

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"Fire It Up" featured in Fox Sports Live's "Sports Images of the Year"

Our anthemic, inspiring, hard rock song "Fire It Up" by Machines of Flesh and Blood was featured in a FOX Sports Live segment, narrated by Mark Wahlberg, highlighting the best sports moments of 2013.

"Dice El Cubano" featured in Paranormal Activity: The Marked Ones

Our Latin Hip Hop song "Dice El Cubano" is featured in the new film Paranormal Activity: The Marked Ones, in theaters now.

Listen to the song HERE.

Paranormal Activity: The Marked Ones is a spin-off of the popular Paranormal Activity horror movie franchise. The plot begins at a normal party in Oxnard, California in June 2012. Then, after a woman dies in the apartment below the party, some revelers take their camera inside to investigate. They find the sorts of things that accompany black-magic rituals and pictures of one of the party-goers, Jesse. He finds what looks like a bite on his arm when he wakes up the next morning and discovers he has inexplicable powers. Then the horror begins.

"JINGLE JANGLE BELLS" featured on ABC's BACK IN THE GAME

Our holiday song "Jingle Jangle Bells" by Rob Parton Orchestra will be featured on ABC's "Back In The Game". Tune in tonight at 8:30/7:30c!

"Back In The Game" starring James Caan and Maggie Lawson, centers on Terry Gannon, a recently divorced single mother who temporarily moves in with her estranged father, a beer-swilling former baseball player. She reluctantly starts coaching her son's underdog youth baseball team and is drawn back into the world of sports she vowed to leave behind.

"TWILIGHT SERENADE" featured on ABC's THE NEIGHBORS

Our song "Twilight Serenade" by Gaye Hatfield (performed by Brad Hatfield feat. Bill Vent) will be featured on the ABC sitcom, "The Neighbors"! Tune in tonight at 8:30pm/7:30c on ABC.

The Neighbors is a science fiction sitcom that revolves around a family of humans living in a community of extraterrestrials. The show stars Jami Gertz, Lenny Venito, Simon Templeman, and Max Charles.

LIFETIME'S "WITCHES OF EAST END" features two Heavy Hitters Music songs!

Two of our songs – “Spicy Kiss” and “Gaye’s Waltz” by Brad Hatfield will be featured on LIFETIME'S WITCHES OF EAST END this weekend! Tune in Sunday night at 10/9c on Lifetime.

WITCHES OF EAST END is a fantasy drama inspired by Melissa de la Cruz's New York Times best-selling novel of the same name.  It centers on the adventures of a mother and her two adult daughters, both of whom unknowingly are their family's next generation of witches, who lead seemingly quiet, uneventful modern day lives in Long Island's secluded seaside town of North Hampton.

The show stars Julia Ormond, Jenna Dewan Tatum, Rachel Boston, Mädchen Amick and Virginia Madsen. 

MICHAEL KISUR'S "STILL GET BACK HOME" on ABC's THE TROPHY WIFE!

Check out our song of the week, "Still Get Back Home" by Canadian-based singer/songwriter/producer Michael Kisur! This fun, driving indie alt-rock song will be featured on ABC's TROPHY WIFE tonight at 9:30/8:30c. TROPHY WIFE is a new ABC comedy starring Malin Akerman, Bradley Whitford, and Marcia Gay Harden.

Listen and download "Still Get Back Home" HERE. 

Our song “Live It Up Loud” featured on two shows!

Check out our song of the week, “Live It Up Loud” by ILANA! This youthful, fun, upbeat song will be featured on ABC Family’s The Vineyard tonight at 10/9c. 

Listen and download “Live It Up Loud” on our Bandcamp.

“Live It Up Loud” was also featured on the hit Brazilian TV show Malhação last month! Check out the scene where it was used HERE.

Bold and the Beautiful Music - Friday May 10, 2013

Bold and the Beautiful 5/10/13 featured "It's What You Feel" by Chris Levy of Son of Levi. 

The pop/rock ballad, its emotional lyrics and haunting sound drive the final montage sequence on the show. Click here to watch!

You can purchase the song on Bandcamp here. Enjoy!

Bold and the Beautiful Music - Friday April 12, 2013

Bold and the Beautiful 4/12/13 features "And the Wheels of Change" by Son of Levi. Click here to watch!

Coupled with Chris Levy's searing lyrics and sumptuous tone, Son of Levi is a band you won’t be able to ignore. Levy's music displays a vast array of emotion that's perfect for scenes of love and loss. His vocal style is reminiscent of bands such as Muse, Keane and Coldplay.

Son of Levi's new album "I Said Always" was recently released on iTunes:  Click here to buy.

JAMES NAGEL ON ABC's HIT SHOW NASHVILLE

Heavy Hitters Music is proud to introduce James Nagel, a Bay area singer-songwriter whose grit flavored earthy tunes will grab hold of your spirit.  Since launching onto the scene in 2011, James has released three records, placed multiple singles on San Francisco’s KFOG radio and won Best Pop Song in the International Great American Song Contest.  On February 27, 2013 his song, “Oh My Happy Birthday” was featured on the hit ABC series, NASHVILLE, starring Connie Britton and Hayden Panettiere.  James has toured over two hundred calendar dates while sharing the stage with such iconic acts as three-time Grammy artist Shawn Colvin.  Writer/Producer Steve Cahill (Tom Waits, Randy Newman, Billy Joel) says...“James Nagel is easily one of the most talented young songwriters around today. His work resonates with insight, emotional complexity and creative passion.” Check out James Nagel’s music here and enjoy!