KGUP PRESENTS

In episode 12, Mikey Jayy hangs out with Pop Soul music artist Jany Green. He's known for his hit single, "Little", "Suffocate", and his latest track, "Drippin". Jany is a transplant to Los Angeles from Alaska. This talented artist knows how to make good music. His music isn't just catchy. It's bright, it's fun, it makes you feel good, and makes you want to dance. Plus, his positive personali...

For Episode 11 of KGUP PRESENTS, Mikey Jayy sits down with Alternative Pop/Rock band KidEyes. After posting our #newmusicfriday on our Instagram page, KidEyes gave it a "like", so we investigated and we discovered Greg Cahn (former lead singer of Mind the Gap) is the current lead singer of the new band. Upon learning this information, we immediately invited KidEyes on KGUP PRESENTS to talk about how Greg and Ben Epand (form...

Mikey Jayy of KGUP FM Emerge Radio hangs out Jenna Lotti. to talk about her latest music, her battle with depression, and her triumphant success over this past year. Originally from Boston, Jenna now resides in Los Angeles to pursue her career as a pop/soul singer-songwriter. Over the Summer, Jenna was the recipient of the first Peggy Lee Songwriter Award given to her by ASCAP for the song "Fake ID”, which she wrote with Michae...

Mikey Jayy of KGUP PRESENTS sits down with Veronica Torres of VTorres to talk about her 15 year career in the Music Industry. They discuss #saveourstages, Covid-19, and her current and latest projects as a musician, which was how KGUP discovered VTorres. In a not so distant past, before Covid-19, KGUP discovered VTorres when she performed for a show at Harvard & Stone on March 1st to promote her new single "Golden Hour"...

During Episode 8, Mikey Jayy of KGUP PRESENTS travels to Australia to talk with Pop Artist, Deena Lynch of Jaguar Jonze. 

Jaguar Jonze is one of the most talented artists on the rise and recognized for her songs, "Rising Sun", "Rabbit Hole", and "You Got Left Behind". Even though she only appeared in the music scene a little over a year ago, Deena has become one of the most recognizable new artists for her a...

Since 2011, Rock Cellar Magazine has been featuring news, upcoming releases, and interviews with legendary artists including Gene Simons, Ringo Star, Carlos Santana, David Cosby, Steven Tyler and so many more over the years. Recently, Mike Hill Bass, musician and the genius behind the Love and War Film and EP, joined the RCM team and launched the "Independent Artist Program" earlier this year to help and promote local based...

Mikey Jayy of KGUP PRESENTS meets with Sara Kendall of Llynks to talk about the metamorphosis of her journey and her new album entitled "Become the Root". Originally from Massachusetts, Sara studied at Berklee School of Music, worked as a model in New York City, then began making music.  Now residing in Austin, TX, Sara discusses her new album, the name change, and the direction of her music under her new name. 

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Chelsea Perkins joins Mikey Jayy on KGUP PRESENTS to talk about her new music and her new sound since joining the team at 83 Sound and discuss how Covid-19 has affected her family and personal life.

KGUP FM Emerge Radio has been a friend of Pop Artist, Chelsea Perkins since 2013 when we played her award winning single "Forbidden Fruit". Fast forward to  2020, Chelsea is now with her new label 83 Sound and she has released s...

From "Animal", to "Shoulder to Shoulder", to "Say the Word",  to "Freaky" Pop / Soul Artist Wolves has been impressing us at KGUP FM Emerge Radio ever since they got on our radar nearly 4 years ago. Their music has yet to disappoint. They've performed all over the Los Angeles area and we were fortunate enough to see them live at The Satellite before the lockdown. You might recognize their music f...

In this episode Mikey Jayy of KGUP PRESENTS, we met up with Director, Producer, and Actress Amy Campione to talk about her latest project called, "Snares of the Devil" and talk about the Television and Film Industry during the time of Covid-19.  "Snares of the Devil" caught our attention as she was the recipient of the Filmaka "Trapped" Web Series competition and was subsequently funded into a 10 episode sho...

KGUP PRESENTS discovered SANTINO when recording Artist and long time friend Chelsea Perkins ("Right Now" and AIMA Best Pop Song winner) recommended we check out a Hip Hop artist that goes by the name "SANTINO" of 83 Sound. Santino worked on the Production for Chelsea's song "Right Now"  and we were pleasantly surprised to hear he released the songs, "Notorious" and "Rings" now playing on ...

KGUP PRESENTS returns with an introduction episode to Season 2 hosted by Program Director and Founder Mikey Jayy of KGUP FM Emerge Radio!

The podcast that introduced KGUP FM Emerge Radio is back and better than ever. Mikey kicks off the season with a special podcast to talk about the history of KGUP the original podcast and the radio station with a line-up preview of the amazing guests coming this season, including Hip Hop artist S...

Defoe was born in Southern California and grew up on the golden oldies that played on her father's radio, classical music, and motion picture soundtracks. Patsy Cline, Connie Frances, The Beach Boys, the Beatles, and the Motown sound - along with composers such as Ennio Morricone informed her developing musical tastes. With the release of the cinematic new video for "Something's Happening", she is bringing those inf...

KGUP PRESENTS caught up LA-based band, Broken Baby to talk about their upcoming EP, out later this year. 

Broken Baby is an uncompromising rock band with post-punk edge and melodic appetites. Formed out of the ashes of failed relationships, both romantic and musical, Amy Bollinger and Alex Dezen wrote and recorded all the songs from their debut EP in the span of 2 weeks, honing their singular, collaborative work without pretension ...

Introducing The Controversy on KGUP PRESENTS as seen on inDtv channel 140 on Universe Network. This episode is brought to you by Leafy Legal Services. The Controversy is an Alternative music band based out of Los Angeles, CA. The trio is a collaboration of Laura Vall (lead vocals, keyboards), Thomas Hjorth (guitars, vocals), and Amy White (synth). In 2019, instead of the release of a traditional EP, they released six stand alone si...

Tune in every Tuesday for a brand new episode of KGUP PRESENTS! This episode features @juliandevizio originally aired on inDtv | Channel 140 on Universe Network!

Julian De Vizio, formally of the X Factor group ‘The Collective’. Julian entered into the music industry and was featured on ‘X Factor’ 2012 and was selected from hundreds of contestants to become the youngest member of the newly formed band ‘The Collective’. The Col...

Tune in every Tuesday for a brand new episode of KGUP PRESENTS! This episode features Trapdoor Social originally aired on inDtv | Channel 140 on Universe Network!

Trapdoor Social's music has been spinning on KGUP FM Emerge Radio since 2014. Trapdoor Social is not only an amazing Alt-Rock band that continues to get better over time...they care tremendously about the environment! They've been pushing the boundaries using the...

KGUP PRESENTS features ShipsHaveSailed on inDtv | Channel 140 on Universenetwork every Tuesday at 5pm PST/8pm EST followed by Indspotlight Countdown at 5:30pm featuring the top music video countdown!

They're Pop, they're Adult Contemporary, they're Singer Songwriter, they are Alt-Rock. Ships Have Sailed's music is enjoyable and we've loved their music for over a half a dozen years! Their music speaks so well, b...

Tune in as KGUP PRESENTS features Ariel Beesely on inDtv | Channel 140 on Universe Network!

Ariel Beesley is a mega talent not only in music but a recognizable figure in the world of fashion. Her hit single "Slower Than Usual" put Ariel on the music industry map and is well on her way to making a name for herself. We were lucky enough to talk with Ariel before she went on stage at Harvard and Stone in Hollywood to get to k...