Friday, July 27, 2018

THE INTERSECTION OF MUSIC AND SPORT


Music and Sports go hand and hand like music and a dance floor. Listening to music can stimulate parts of the brain that are critical to athletic performance. Costas Karageorghis who has spent 25 years studying music and its effects on the brain says “When the brain is listening to music, It lights up like a Christmas tree. It’s an ideal stimuli because it reaches (parts of the brain) that can’t easily be reached.” He found music can tap into the brains secretion of dopamine and natural opioids – two naturally occurring chemicals that help block our perception of fatigue and pain. Karageorghis says “Based on my research, music can be like a performance-enhancing drug. It’s just that intoxicating”.

Check out how music is enhancing the performances of athletes at this year’s X-Games in exclusive HK interviews…

I’ve got those natural opioids and intoxicating rhythms ready for your weekend soundtrack. Tune in for custom HK remixes on Maroon 5Selena GomezAriana GrandeCharlie Puth5SOSBryce VineClean Bandit featuring Demi LovatoCardi B with Bad Bunny and J Balvin. Plus a new jam from the new group Lovelytheband a re-envisioned throwback that will make you say Hmmm and SO-MUCH-MORE!

Remember…if it's hot, if it's new and it makes you wanna move…you're In The Mix with HK™.

Thursday, July 19, 2018

GLADES ARE AN HK PICK TO HIT™


Glades are the hottest new trio out of Australia! With their atmospheric synthscapes, reverb-laden guitars and complex electro pop beats they’re a group to watch and a HK Pick To Hit™. Their current single “Do Right” is certified Gold with over 50 million streams and this week CamJoey and Karina, of Glade’s, are calling into the show to talk about how they met, how they make music and when their debut album is dropping.

This weekend I’m droppin’ all your faves mixed with some spicy HK flavor. Get ready for exclusive HK remixes on Taylor SwiftJustin TimberlakeShawn MendesMeghan TrainorMaroon 5P!nkAlessia CaraKhalid & Normani. Plus new jams from Noah Cyrus & MaxCardi BTiesto and so much more!



Remember…if it's hot, if it's new and it makes you wanna move…you're In The Mix with HK™.

Thursday, July 12, 2018

CHARLIE PUTH IS MAKING MUSIC HIS WAY!


Charlie Puth says of his recently released sophomore album “Voicenotes” –“I’ve wanted to make music like this for a very, very long time, but I almost wasn’t, dare I say, allowed?” “The hardest thing was just getting people on board, convincing people that I did write good music. “Granted, I mean, just four years ago my music was not nearly as – in my opinion - good as it is now,” said Puth, “So I don’t blame A&Rs for looking at their phones while they were in meetings with me and half listening to the songs.” “No one wanted to hear too much jazz in pop music”. Charlie wanted to prove that it was possible. “It just took a couple years for me to get better at producing and get better at writing and then I didn’t have to try to explain it to them anymore. I would just say, “Here’s the 3 min. MP3 proving that you can put jazz chords into a pop record and it could do really well on the Billboard Chart.”

Puth is doing more than really well on the Billboard Charts and about to kick off his 2018 tour this week with gal pal Hailee Steinfeld! I’m gonna help kick off your weekend featuring a custom HK remix on Charlie's new track. Also on deck are exclusive HK remixes on 5 Seconds of SummerBebe RexhaLauvAriana GrandePost MaloneHalseyZeddClean Bandit featuring Demi Lovato, Backstreet Boys and so much more! Plus a couple re-envisioned classics that will make your woofers tweet. Get ready to set your volume to max cause it’s a party over here!

Remember…if it's hot, if it's new and it makes you wanna move…you're In The Mix with HK™.

Thursday, July 5, 2018

KAI EXOS IS AN HK PICK TO HIT™


Kai Exos work has been called the “Next big sound” by Billboard and with +2.5mm YouTube views, +1mm Spotify streams and +22K social media follower we can see why. Kai’s latest single “Hold Out The Light”  has powerful lyrics with and an inspirational, timely message. His vocal delivery is smooth and sultry lifting you up over the hot infectious beats. The accompanying video, filmed in his mother land of Morocco, is an explosion of joy, strength and positive dynamism. This is a track you need to check out! Hear more from Kai himself when he calls into the show as Hold Out The Light is this week’s Pick to Hit™ on In The Mix with HK™. 

I can’t wait to spread some HK magic on Kai’s Hold Out The Light  plus custom HK remixes on hits from DrakeCardi B,  BazziSelena GomezLiam Payne & J BalvinAlessia CaraMaroon 5Taylor Swift, a mashup featuring Eminem that will blow you away and so-much-more!

Remember…if it's hot, if it's new and it makes you wanna move…you're In The Mix with HK™.