Daily Discovery with DJ Hapa

Lover of horror movies and the 1960’s, Irene Greene visits us at the Dash Studios. Irene takes it back to the 60’s with her music with her style of music. She just released her recent singles “Platinum Baby” and “You Don’t Know Me” but, it doesn’t stop there! Listen to the Interview for more releases this upcoming year!  Go follow her @irenegreenemusic

Maddi, Joe and Alec of Mad Hawkes stops by to bring us new tracks off of their debut EP Undone and performs "face Punch" live in studio.  Hailing from the South Bay, just outside of Los Angeles, we chat with Maddi and the fellas about how they came together, their "babe rock" sound, and the story behind an orange Volkswagon and how a 6 pack of beer can help win over just about anyone including band members.  Follow Mad Hawkes here

The native Angelino Devin Kennedy stopped by the studio today. We hung out and got an insight of his world from his musical inspiration to attending school at Berkeley and much more. We also chat about his new single "Waste Of Time" and we get to learn the story behind his EP Love Language. Follow Devin Kennedy @devkennedymusic

Following his heart, Drew Chadwick started with his mother’s guitar as a kid and grew up to having his own band and stared at X Factor! He premiers his new single “Petals” and an unreleased song “Pacific” here in Daily Discovery. Chadwick is a good example for following his gut feeling. Aiming towards success this year, and I don’t see it going any other direction. Go follow Drew Chadwick here @drewchadwick

  Meet 14 year old Dani Cohn, the singer who got her start on the Muscial.ly app and has reached over a billion hearts (yes BILLION with a “b”) and amassed an additional 18 million views on Youtube!  We talk to her about her daily struggles balance a full time career and school, the 3 things that makes her happy and she gives us tips on how to use the ever-so-popular Muscial.ly app to get noticed like she did. Check out her fresh new song “Little Like Paradise” and follow Dani Cohn here @daniellecohn

Apparently "Hapa" in Swahili means "here" and "Bahari" means "ocean" -- I've learned all of this and much much more in my interview with the 3 lovely ladies of Bahari a rising group now based out of Los Angeles with Ruby having roots in Kenya of all places.  I sat down with Ruby, Natalia and Sidney and chatted about their latest music including the "I Miss You" hit with Grey, their latest single "Fucked Up" and they even debut a brand new track called "Savage" that they perform live in studio.  Be sure to also tune in to see how well the ladies know each other!  Follow Bahari here

What an incredible voice and vibe!  MONOGEM stops by the studio to play her new song "Get You High" acoustically and even gives us an exclusive sneak peak at her upcoming single.  We chat about the origins of the name MONOGEM, her process in the studio, her recent shows out at SXSW and much more.  Check out the full interview here and be sure to follow along with her on social media HERE  

Holander comes through and teaches me about "hook up culture" and shares her new music with the good people of DASH!  In her first ever radio interview, we chat about her early start at music and the big things that she has coming up this year!  Follow Holander here

Joelina Drews is one of the sweetest people I think I've interviewed.  The German-based, pop star stops by the studio in Los Angeles to bring us her newest song "Drive" and to chat about her love for LA, her upcoming music video and ability to switch between singer and songwriter.  Check out the full interview below and follow Joelina on this journey of hers here  

Josh "DOT" Stone has production credits that read like a Billboard Top 10 list as he worked with everyone from Nicki Minaj to G-Eazy, but now he's ready to jump on the mic himself.  After putting out songs recently "You Need It, I Got It" and "Who The Greatest Is", DOT brings by his newest track "Make You Famous" featuring all of the members of Dipset reunited.  We're excited to sit down with him and chat about his start in the music game, his hockey injury that changed everything and his take on the current state of hip hop.   Check out the full interview below and keep up with Josh "DOT" Stone here: @itsdotofficial  

Canadian-born singer songwriter, X.ARI stops by to bring me her new one "Vapors" and performs it live in studio.  Shes got a great message and is donating proceeds from her music to Jack.Org in support of speaking out on behalf of mental health.  Keep up with her HERE and check out the full interview below: 

Meet Los Angeles indie Rockers, The Wrecks who has just only released one three-song EP, We Are The Wrecks, which features "Favorite Liar." The song caught the attention of Jeff Reagan at SiriusXM’s Alt Nation and was top #5 on their Alt-18 countdown for almost 12 weeks. It was top 40 at Alternative Radio and currently has almost 6.5 Million streams on Spotify; The live video has garnered over 470,000 views on YouTube.   They are now back with a brand new 5 track EP called Panic Vertigo and we play their new single "Way With Words" in studio.  Follow this band here  

Australian-born, but currently residing in London, Eves brings by her new single - "Further Than Planes Fly" and we chat about the change of being in a big city like London and some of her creative process in creating music including field recordings and reversing sounds!  Follow Eves here

It’s now 2018, still riding with the support of close friends Kanye, Virgil, IBN Jasper, Jaden Smith etc Jay Hype is clearly here to stay. Let’s begin with the obvious: Jay Hype is who you need to know, what you need to breathe, and who you need to be following as she releases her debut EP, NEA, through Kolbat. “NEA” is an acronym for “Not Emotionally Available”, a mood this rapper wears quite well.  Before then, you may have not known much about Jay Hype, but this year the 20 year old is on a mission to claim 2018 as her own as she gears up for the re-release of NEA.  With this EP, Hype delivers an assortment of unforgettable tracks, combining the pulsating sounds of EDM, and groundbreaking aura of Hip-Hop as she describes navigating through the trials and tribulations of life, drugs, women, and newfound fame.  NEA starts with a brisk awakening “Lost” then follows through with a melodic ballot “Lines”; capturing her urge to be the “best out”; ending with “People”—a cocky, yet rebellious track where the she

LA based, Ships Have Sailed stops by DASH to play a couple of songs in studio with us.  We look into their latest one "Let's Just Dance".  The track is a dreamy, exuberant swirl of emotions, disguised as a whimsical love song. "I wanted to dive a little deeper and explore the struggle of always wanting more no matter what you already have, which I think is almost a feature of the human condition," explains vocalist Will Carpenter.  Keep up with them here  

Born and raised in Compton, CA, Garren is a singer/songwriter who signed a publishing deal for songwriting at the age of 17. He gained viral success with his single “Wrong Way”, which premiered on Ebro’s Beats 1 show and charted in the top ten on Apple Music. Shortly after, his collaboration with YFN Lucci on “You Know That” surpassed 3 million views. Garren recently debuted his latest single from his upcoming "Conversation" on January 12. The single is from Garren’s upcoming EP “Normal” which is set to release this February.   In addition to making great music, Garren is making a difference in his community through his high school tours where he is mentoring teens and creating a platform for dialogue and conversations to flourish.  Follow Garren and his journey here  

Sam stops by to bring me his new debut EP Not A Hobby and we play all 4 tracks off the project and chat about each one.  You aren't going to want to miss the live performance of "The City" at the end of the show as well.  Honestly, one of my favorites.  Just remember who introduced you to him first ;)    ABOUT SAM Growing up in the Northern suburbs of Sydney, Sam Fischer wrote his first song at the age of 12, a passion that led him to pursue a career in music during his teens and become formally trained in both the violin and saxophone. A degree program at the prestigious Berklee College of Music in Boston soon followed, as did a move to Los Angeles where he dove head-first into the music scene working as a background vocalist with HOLYCHILD.  A prolific songwriter, Sam's talents led him to co-writes with DJ Mustard, Clean Bandit, Jennifer Hudson, Sabrina Claudio and Andy Grammar, among others, as well as a publishing deal with SONY/ATV Music Publishing.  2017 has seen Sam in various studios working on his d

The incredibly accomplished Sony/ATV writer who has worked with everyone from Beyonce to Major Lazer to Kelly Clarkson, to name a few is now setting her sights on HER own projects and music.  With a viral hit "Trap or Die" which peaked at #4 on the US Spotify viral chart, the Haitian-American artist is destined for big things.  She stops in to bring me selections off of her latest EP, "New Religion" and we chat about several records including "Chains", "Parachute" and her collaborations with heavy hitters like Skrillex and Calvin Harris.  Just remember who put her on your radar first and you can thank me later!   Follow Nstasia here: https://instagram.com/nstasiagriffin  

Presley Tennant is not only an incredible singer and dancer, but she's really an inspiration to young teens through her song lyrics. We had her in studio to talk about her latest song, "BFF" and the not-so-obvious person who it was inspired by.  Follow Presley here  

This honestly was one of the best back to back artist interviews we had on Discover to date.  Enjoy!  COAST CITY   You may know JEAN as a Sony Latin artist who was one of the first artists who did a bilingual RnB album back in 2005-2006. He was way ahead of his time. You may know him as Luis Fonsi’s younger brother whose talent and vocal range are unquestionable. You may also know JEAN as one of Marc Anthony’s vocalists who has been touring with him the last 7 years or as the featured artist of Tony Succar’s Unity: The Latin Tribute to Michael Jackson. Some know him as an engineer, composer, producer and vocal coach whose credits (below) are indicative of his talent beyond an artist and performer. Many of us don’t know a lot about the talent behind the scenes who are huge contributors to an artist’s success. Danny Flores besides being an incredible piano player is a songwriter, producer, arranger, vocal coach and directs/produces show. His versatile ability to play many styles and genres has placed him on s