Featured Artist: Brent Moyer Brent Moyer is known as the Global Cowboy for a reason. He goes everywhere, and his music is known everywhere. And now we’re so pleased to release his first single on hiTrecords, Knock Me Down. We were so fortunate to have co-written this song with Brent a few years ago in his native Nashville, TN. Check it on our YouTube channel
Featured Artist: Glenn Walters
Glenn Walters has been a star on the San Francisco scene for decades and he’s not stopping now. hiTrecords is proud to present his second single, “Send Her Back.”
Featured Artist: Tom Donald
“All The Way” is an oldie, of sorts, except that it’s now newly-attached to a video of our Featured Artist, Tom Donald, traveling the world with his beautiful bride Mitzi Ngim. You’ll find the video right here on the hiTrecords YouTube channel. Video editorial by Mitzi Ngim.
Bud E. Luv
It was a mere 35 years ago this past Valentine’s Day that singer/showman Bobby Vickers decided to inhabit an alter ego he fittingly dubbed Bud E. Luv. “Mr. Luv,” as he’s known to the always deferential members of his ensemble, modestly named The Bud E. Luv Orchestra. Now, at the behest of Tom Donald, founder of San Francisco’s hiTrecords, Bud E. Luv has recorded “Music
Featured Artist: The Soul Bros
Back in the early 60s, people heard the blast coming out of Memphis, Tennessee and reacted. “What in the hell was that? And where can I get more?” That’s how we felt, and finally, we’ve done something about it. With every bit of due respect we can muster, we at hiTrecords dedicate this song to everyone who ever had anything to do with Stax/Volt, past
Featured Artist: Tom Donald
My pal and fellow songwriter Frank Grant sent me a lyric a couple of years ago. It was a story about rediscovering an old friend, but in unfamiliar circumstances. I read it and immediately decided the setting had to be New York City. And so, Joey Baker came to life. “Small town boy, had a best friend.” Click here for a link to Spotify: Joey
Featured Artist: The Sean Smith Quartet
Sean Smith grew up in Cos Cob CT, and from an early age he knew he loved music. Played in the requisite garage bands until college, when he went off to the Manhattan School of Music. Upon graduation, Sean found his way into New York’s vibrant jazz scene, logging time with Gerry Mulligan, Phil Woods, Benny Carter, Lee Konitz, Peggy Lee and Rosemary Clooney and
Featured Artist: Tom Donald
Singer-songwriter is a catch-all phrase, and if truth be told, Tom Donald falls directly into it. After all, he writes the tunes and he sings them. But he’s not exactly Tim Buckley or Bob Dylan. He’s himself and all he asks is that you listen to “Lucky So And So” and decide for yourself. The song is a cautionary tale of a long-time love affair
Featured Artist: The Soul Bros
The boys in this band are a diverse bunch. There’s an acclaimed funk/hip-hop drummer, a power pop guitarist, a flights-of-fancy saxophonist, another guitarist prone to taking songs where no man or woman has ever been. And then there’s me. Bass, mostly, occasional keyboards. And usually, the writer and producer. We’ve been at it, off but mostly on, for about two years now. Our latest, “High
Featured Artist: RW Smith
RW Smith is a polished showman, dancing and joking with the audience even as he delivers a song with his rich baritone voice. Born the sixth son of eight children, RW grew up on a small farm in the Hayward hills overlooking the San Francisco Bay. His interest has always been music. Singing for his family and friends at family gatherings. RW’s mother Delores gave