Whodat? Hudak. Singer, songwriter, pianist, collaborator, producer, harmonizer, human.

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Kiyomi Hawley is a singer/songwriter that was born into a very musical family and music has always been her main love. She was born and raised in a cult which was, at times, challenging, and often left her feeling confined and alienated. However, there were positive aspects as well, as she was always surrounded by music and had many performance and travel opportunities. Because of the difficulties that she experienced, she was able to learn, grow, and cultivate the ability to find beauty in most situations. Perhaps these experiences were needed in order for her to become the person she needed to be.

Music and writing have always been her constant sources of comfort. She has been recording her life in journals since she was 12. Her life stories and her musical background make up the songs she writes and records.

Kiyomi studied Classical and Theatre Voice and Studio Composition, but likes to mostly rely on her ear and inspirations when creating and performing. She has had the opportunity to tour the US, Japan, and Korea. She’s also performed for foreign ambassadors and members of the UN. She’s appeared on local TV shows, has been written about in local magazines and websites, and is or has been played on radio stations such as Pandora, WVCR-FM, RPI’s Local Riot, SUNY Stonybrook WUSB, and Women of Substance Radio. She’s performed all over Westchester County and in NYC in venues such as The Bitter End, Sidewalk Café, and Alphabet Lounge.

In 2011, she released her first album titled “Child In Me”, and will be releasing a brand new EP in late September 2018. The title track “Meet You There”, is about wanting to be loved and accepted for who you are. It was produced by the amazing Kevin Bents.

Today, Kiyomi’s main love is still music, she still keeps a journal, and she has been long removed from the cult. Currently, along with being a singer/songwriter, she is a private voice and piano coach and has been blogging since 2011. She is a lover of life, and in Japanese, her first name means Pure Beauty.

BRIAN JUDAH - BIO

Brian Judah is truly a unique multi-talented singer-songwriter, musician, & producer. Music has been Brian’s ultimate passion since he was just a few years old. At 4 years old, he became obsessed with his father George Judah’s large record collection of 45s, & would make his dad cassette mixtapes of his dad’s favorite songs for him to listen to on his way to work, which included artists like Frankie Laine, Skeeter Davis, Neil Diamond & Elvis Presley. The combination of Brian’s obsession with his father’s 45s, & then hearing the classic Chariots of Fire piano-based theme on the radio for the first time, & also falling deeply in love with his father’s idol Elvis Presley, all led to Brian starting to compose his own songs at the age of 9, & he hasn’t stopped composing since. 

At 14 years old, he started his first rock band, Flammable Liquids, & performed many sold-out shows up & down the Sunset Strip, playing many of their sold-out shows with Adam Levine’s first band, Kara’s Flowers, & Jason Schwartzman’s first band, Phantom Planet. Flammable Liquids also won 1st Place in the San Fernando Valley’s Battle of the Bands, which won them the golden opportunity of a having a 3-day studio session with Scorpions producer Shay Baby.

At 17 years old, after losing his mother Edith Judah to breast cancer, Brian decided to pursue a solo career & soon after was personally invited to legendary producer David Foster’s house in Malibu to work on a song in David’s home studio. 

At 22 years old, Brian’s demo cd was heard by Grammy-winning producer David Kershenbaum, who ended up signing Brian to a production deal. This production deal led to Brian signing his first recording & publishing deal with Jon Phelps, founder of Full Sail University in Florida. In honor of Brian’s mother’s life, Edith Judah, Brian recorded his debut solo album “Garden of Edith” under Jon Phelps’ brand new DC3 Entertainment label, which cost over a few million dollars to make. Brian had the honor of working with legendary musicians, composers, engineers & producers such as David Campbell, Abe Laboriel Jr., Matt Chamberlain, Jim Keltner, Viktor Krauss, David Kershenbaum, Allen Sides, Tchad Blake, Mark Needham & Val Garay.

In 2008, Brian was nominated for a record-breaking 6 L.A. Music Awards, & ended up walking home with 3 awards, including their most prestigious award, Singer-Songwriter of the Year. The following year, Brian became the 1st artist in the two-decade history of the L.A. Music Awards to win the Singer-Songwriter of the Year award in back-to-back years & also won the Concept Album of the Year award for his “Garden of Edith” album. 

In 2012, Brian starred on Bravo TV’s reality songwriting competition Platinum Hit, hosted by multi-Grammy-nominated singer-songwriter, Jewel, & head-judged by the multi-talented songwriter & music publisher, Kara DioGuardi. The show featured some amazing judges including Ryan Tedder, Jermaine Dupri, Donna Summer, Bonnie McKee, Evan Bogart & many more. Brian was the only writer on the show, along with Sonyae Elise, who got their epic 1st-place winning song “Stranger To Love” placed with an artist — a fantastic artist on Jay-Z’s label Roc Nation, Bridget Kelly. 

In 2016, Brian co-wrote a song called “Hold Me Tight” for “Twice”, one of the biggest female K-Pop groups in the world, which is on their very successful & popular album “Signal”.

In 2023, Brian is currently finishing up his upcoming solo album "Delays", & is also working on a couple really exciting new projects, including the 2024 debut album of “Odyssey Pynk”, an alternative/indie/hip-hop duo & production team that Brian started in 2013 with one of his closest friends, Jason Jamison, a multi-talented DJ/Producer ~ and Brian is also co-writing & co-producing on the super buzz-worthy upcoming 2024 debut album of “Wyntrr”, an incredible new avatar artist, which will be mixed by Grammy-winning mixer Luca Petrolesi.

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