THE MUSIC OF THE
VELVET HAMMER BURLESQUE
Check out the soundtrack to THE VELVET HAMMER BURLESQUE,
"Music to Lose Your Knickers By"
The Millionaire started life with the famous lounge band Combustible Edison. He has performed with the Velvet Hammer as The Millionaire and the Maharajahs of Melody and The Bad, Bad Men. He composed music not only for this film, but for the anniversary of the Cinerama Dome in LA.
Emmy-award nominated, gold record owning Eban Schletter has composed music for MR. SHOW, BATTLEBOTS, and DUMB AND DUMBERER. He also releases his own music—everything from ambient to country western—on his label Netherota Records. His music is also featured in the series AGENT 15.
Kristian Hoffman started life in such famed punk bands as The Mumps, and The Swinging Madisons. He has been a keyboardist and musical director for Rufus Wainright and Ann Magnuson. As “One of the undergrounds best songsmiths” (Rolling Stone), his most recent solo album “&” is “the record every fan of the Beach Boys, the Beatles and the Kinks has been pining for” (LA WEEKLY).
Also known as MR. UNCERTAIN, Anthony Sunseri plays piano and sings mostly original 20’s inspired songs in cabarets like Bricktops at the Parlour Club and The Velvet Hammer. He also performs with his band UNCERTAIN, backed by a drummer and guitarist, mixing early punk rock, British glam rock, and 20's jazz. You can also hear his music in the films LE JEU DE KINDERSPIEL.
Sharing her repertoire of "Obscure, Naughty and Lovely" songs of the 1910's, 20s and 30s, Janet Klein is a musical archeologist hiding in the body of an F. Scott Fitzgerald heroine. She performs to regularly sold-out houses in the LA area backed by incredible musicians dubbed her "Parlor Boys". She has appeared to much acclaim in San Francsico, New York and Japan, including historic venues such as the Castro Theatre, the Palace Theatre, Yosemite’s 1927 Awahnee Hotel, the Argyle Hotel and the J. Paul Getty Center Concert Series. She has three records to her credit, each including musical material culled from rare vintage test pressings, lost Vitaphone films, etc. performing early hot jazz specialties, vaudeville and tin pan alley tunes.
