Hipjoint Music Group

October 19th, 2011 – Hipjoint Gets A Big Time Rush!

Lil Henriques — Thu, 20 Oct 2011 01:59:01 +0000

Hipjoint recently completed some vocal production work on a few songs with the boys from Nickelodeon’s Big Time Rush. The songs will be featured in their upcoming film Big Time Movie (currently shooting in Vancouver!). BTR also have a new album slated for release in November.

October 17th, 2011 – RJ Berger Is Ready for Derriere!

Lil Henriques — Thu, 20 Oct 2011 01:47:10 +0000

The Derriere Song by Hipjoint featuring Ezme was recently cleared for use in an upcoming episode of the MTV comedy show The Hard Times of RJ Berger. The show has been described by its creators and critics alike as a cross between the teen-oriented television comedy-drama The Wonder Years and the comedy film Superbad. Check out The Derriere Song on our bandcamp page!

October 14th, 2011 – So You Think You Can Fight?

Lil Henriques — Thu, 20 Oct 2011 01:28:49 +0000

The team over at So You Think You Can Dance Canada have chosen the awesomely raucous Fight Song by the Young Goulets for usage in an upcoming episode of the show! Put on your dancing shoes and see if you can keep up. Here we goooo!!

September 1st, 2011 – ‘Alright!’ Swims With Dolphin Tale!

Lil Henriques — Sat, 03 Sep 2011 02:36:41 +0000

Shiloh‘s Hipjoint written and produced song Alright! from her 2008 debut album Picture Imperfect will be featured in the trailer for the new family film Dolphin Tale (Warner Brothers Pictures)! The story centers on the friendship between a boy and a dolphin whose tail was lost in a crab trap. The film stars Morgan Freeman, Harry Connick Jr, Ashley Judd, Nathan Gamble and of course Winter the dolphin. In a theatre near you September 23rd.

August 30th, 2011 – ‘What We Gonna Do’ Official Music Video!!

Lil Henriques — Sat, 03 Sep 2011 02:12:01 +0000

Stef Lang released two new singles Burn All Your Ships and What We Gonna Do on August 5th on the Hipjoint Music label. Both songs were written and recorded by Stef at Hipjoint and co-produced and mixed by Lil Henriques. The official music video was directed and produced by JAMCO Audio & Visual Productions (Jamie Hughes). Check it out below and don’t forget to sign up for Stef’s newsletter at www.steflang.ca and visit her at the iTunes Store.

August 30th, 2011 – Telus All About It!

Lil Henriques — Sat, 03 Sep 2011 01:59:24 +0000

We recently received news that two H-Songs Publishing tracks have been selected for two different Telus commercials featuring their services via Fiber-optic network called Optik; The ever popular Let’s Go (Hipjoint Ft Sherry St Germain) as well as the Jeff Dawson co-write called L.O.V.E. Catch them on an HDTV near you!

July 12th, 2011 – Mr. Immature supasses 20,000 Plays!

Lil Henriques — Tue, 12 Jul 2011 23:24:54 +0000

Nielsen’s Broadcast Data Systems on airplay and sales is featured weekly in Billboard magazine and is widely cited by numerous publications and broadcasters as the standard for music industry measurement. Stef Lang‘s huge single Mr. Immature was just recognized by Broadcast Data Systems for surpassing 20,000 monitored plays at Canadian Commercial radio. Awesome!

July 4th, 2011 – The Underdog Nominated for a WCMA!!

Lil Henriques — Tue, 12 Jul 2011 22:49:46 +0000

Congratulations to Stef Lang on her nomination for Pop Album of the Year at the Western Canadian Music Awards for her 2010 debut record The Underdog!! The majority of album was recorded right here at Hipjoint in January 2010. The WCM Awards will take place in Whitehorse, YK during the Breakout West Conference and Festival October 20th-23rd, 2011. Good Luck Stef!! Her brand new website also launched this week so head on over to www.steflang.ca for the latest and greatest!

NFL Thursday Night

Lil Henriques — Tue, 28 Jun 2011 18:13:00 +0000

Crank It Up

Crank It Up by The Young Goulets is the song that the NFL put their faith in to get football fans everywhere excited about Thursday Night Football on the NFL Network. The song was written by Mike, Troy and Vince DiGiorgio and produced by Hipjoint.

Troy Samson/Mike James

Lil Henriques — Tue, 28 Jun 2011 18:10:29 +0000

Bounce With Me – Kreesha Turner

Kreesha Turner was first discovered by Mike and Troy at Edmonton’s annual talent competition 91.7 FMs The Bounce Showdown. She won the competition and the chance to work with Hipjoint. Bounce With Me written and produced by Troy and Mike was included on Kreesha Turner‘s international debut album Passion (Virgin/EMI USA) 2008. The song has had dozens of placements in TV and Film and was also featured (along with Kreesha) in a Nestle Kit-Kat commercial. Bounce With Me is also the winner of the Canadian Radio Music Award for Best New Group/Solo Artist (Dance/Urban/Rhythmic) for 2009.

Shiloh – Operator (A Girl Like Me)

Shiloh’s 2009 debut album Picture Imperfect entered the Neilsen/SoundScan album sales chart at #9 – the highest entry for a debut Canadian album of 2009! Hipjoint’s Mike James and Troy Samson, who discovered Shiloh when she was just 13, contributed as writers and producers on over half the songs on the record including the hit Operator (A Girl Like Me)which achieved Platinum sales in Canada.

Dust In Gravity – Delerium Featuring Kreesha Turner

Co-written with Delerium, Kreesha Turner and fellow Hipjoint writer Stef Lang. The song enjoyed a spot at the top of Billboard’s Best of 2010 in the Club/Dance category with a version remixed by Sultan & Ned Sheppard. The song is included on Delerium’s Remixed collection and an acoustic version was included on Delerium’s Voice album. Here is the original:

Mr. Immature – Stef Lang

Mr. Immature was written with Stef Lang for her 2010 debut album The Underdog. The single enjoyed heavy radio play nationwide, was nominated for TWO Canadian Radio Music Awards in 2010 and sales of the single are approaching the 20,000 mark on iTunes!