performer

Hawkins has been awarded leading roles in several independent short films as well as scores of musical theater productions, sang for live audiences alongside Kenny Loggins, Bill Champlain (Chicago), David Foster, and Elliot Easton (The Cars), and recorded vocal tracks for projects with Loggins, Richard Marx, and Jeff Marx (Avenue Q). Hawkins’ debut EP, Phase (We’wey Records, 2021), was released to critical acclaim. In 2023, Hawkins contributed two new tracks to a Kenny Loggins Legacy Compilation Album, “Caliamericana, Vol II” released by Santa Barbara Records. Hawkins’ original song, “Seen” and a cover of “What a Fool Believes” listed alongside ones by other esteemed Santa Barbara artists, including Glen Phillips of Toad the Wet Sprocket. Hawkins continues to perform weekly in venues all across LA and the California coast, dates for which can be found on their social media pages and the Calendar page.

This fall, Hawkins looks forward to the upcoming release of their new EP of four songs, produced by Kenny Loggins, with Santa Barbara Records… release date is to-be-announced.

creator

As a filmmaker, Hawkins has also made a headstrong start—Hawkins’ short film, “window” (2021), gathered awards and official selections from Top Shorts Awards (Best Original Song “Thank You” by Hunter Hawkins, & Honorable Mention for First Time Director), Indie Short Fest (Best Original Song), the Dallas Movie Awards Festival (Best Student), the Student Los Angeles Film Awards (Semi-Finalist), the Los Angeles Student Film Festival, and the International Fine Arts Film Festival. A selected SBIFF Rosebud Student and mentee of Leslie Zemeckis’ “Stories Matter” Program, Hawkins’ studies culminated with a published work, “Yellow Barrettes” (Entity Magazine).​​

Hunter is available for hire as a live performer, recording session

vocalist, songwriter, vocal coach, and film director.