Hill Kourkoutis

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Hill Kourkoutis
Birth nameHillary Kourkoutis
Born(1988-01-23)January 23, 1988
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
GenresRock, pop, alternative, dance, hip hop
Occupation(s)Musician, Producer, Songwriter, Director, Actor
Instrumentsvocals, guitar, bass, piano, drums
Years active2000-present
Associated acts, Drowning Girl, Serena Ryder, The Weeknd, The Cliks, Martha and the Muffins,
Websitehillkourkoutis.com

Hill Kourkoutis (born 23 January 1988[1]) is a Canadian songwriter, producer, multi-instrumentalist, director and actress.

Biography[]

Early life[]

Hill was born in Toronto, Ontario, Canada in a family of Greek descent.

Career[]

Music[]

Hill Kourkoutis is a producer and songwriter whose work spans multiple genres. She has produced albums and/or singles for artists such as SATE, Madison Violet, Jules, Leela Gilday, The Cliks and Martha and The Muffins. She has also remixed for artists July Talk, Adam Cohen, Dear Rouge, Jill Barber and Good Lovelies. As a songwriter, she has written songs for artists such as The Launch Season 1 and Big Machine Records artist POESY, Meghan Patrick, Jules, Martha and the Muffins and Canadian Idol contestant Mookie & The Loyalists. She primarily works out of her studio, The Lair.[2]

Kourkoutis was a part of many bands including alternative pop/rock duo "Drowning Girl" with David Paoli before starting - her collaborative solo project. As a session musician and a live side player, Hill has played and toured with Serena Ryder, The Weeknd, Martha and the Muffins, Danny Michel, , The Cliks, Martha Johnson, , , Keshia Chante, Alyssa Reid, , , Hunter Valentine, Andrea Wasse, Tara Slone, Simon Wilcox, and Andrea England. She can also be seen in the hit CTV Series The Launch (created by Scott Borchetta playing guitar in the show's house band.[3]

Film[]

At the age of 16, Hill was cast in a reoccurring role on the hit television series Radio Free Roscoe[4] (Noggin/The Family Channel) as the strong but silent drummer Megan. This led her to her studies at Ryerson University where she received a Bachelor of Fine Arts with Honours in Film Studies. She has directed music videos for Serena Ryder, Mother Mother, Sass Jordan and Alex Cuba.

Discography[]

as []

[5]

  • Electric Matter - (2015)
  • Dark Days - EP (2015)
  • 11:11 - Album (2012)
  • 11EP - EP (2011)

as Drowning Girl[]

  • Bang! (2008)

as a Producer[]

Albums, EP's, Singles

  • - "The Fool" - Album (2020)
  • - Falling Away From Me - Album - "Almost Love", "Stone Junction", "Turn It Up", "Losing You" (Sabucedo Records, 2020)
  • - Connected - Single - "Connected" (Big Story Entertainment, 2019)
  • - Symbol Of Love - Single - "Symbol Of Love" (Independent, 2019)
  • Pavlo - Together - Album - "Crazy For Your Love" (Hejaz, 2019)
  • Leela Gilday - "North Star Calling" - Album (2019)
  • Madison Violet - "Everything's Shifting" - Album (2019)
  • Madison Violet - "Tell Me" - Single (2019)
  • - "Dirty Little Lie" - Single (2019)
  • Jules - "People Watching" - Album (2018)
  • - "Melancholy feat. Hayden Scott" - Single (2018)
  • - "Three Years" - EP (2018)
  • Matt Kelly - "Circles" - Single (2018)
  • - "Abandoned Companions..." - Album (Producer on "The Other Side" and "Luck") (2018)
  • - "Rockstar" - Single (2018)
  • - "TO Confidential" - Album (Producer on "Trenches (Pull Me Down)", "Damn You feat. Odario" and "Shine On" (2018)
  • - "11 O'Clock Number" - Album (Producer on "I'm Not Adele" (2018)
  • Jules - "Before You Picked Her" - Single (2018)
  • Shawnee - "Warrior Heart" - Single (2017) - co-produced with Shawnee, Tim Thorney and Dan Shub
  • - "Gaslight" - Single (2017)
  • - “Run Run Rudolph” - Single (2016)
  • - “Boss Level” - Album (2016)
  • - Lipstick Graphiti - Album (2016)
  • - “This Land Ends” - EP (2016)
  • - “Electric Matter” - EP (2015)
  • - “Dark Days” - EP (2015)
  • - “Turn Me Up” - Album (2014)
  • The Cliks - “Black Tie Elevator” - Album (2013)
  • - “11:11” - Album (2012) - co-produced with Adrian X
  • - “Revolution” - Single (2011) - co-produced with Saidah Baba Talibah
  • - “11EP” - EP (2011) - co-produced with Adrian X
  • Lucas Silveira - “Mockingbird” - Album (2011)
  • Martha and the Muffins - “Echo Beach 30th Anniversary Version EP” - Single (2010) - co-produced with Martha and the Muffins
  • Drowning Girl - “Bang!” - Album - (2008) - co-produced with Simon Wilcox

Remixes

  • Rachel Beck - "Hearts On Fire (Hill Kourkoutis Remix)" (2019)
  • Jill Barber - "Girl's Gotta Do - Hill Kourkoutis Remix" (2018)
  • Good Lovelies - "I See Gold - Radio Remix" (2018)
  • Madison Violet - "We Are Famous (When We're Breaking) Remix" (2017)
  • - "Who Am I (feat. Tree)" (2015)
  • - "Warrior (The Sky Heroes Remix)" (2015)
  • - "The Light's Out (The Sky Heroes Remix)" (2015)
  • July Talk - "Paper Girl (The Sky Heroes Remix)" (2015)
  • Dear Rouge - "Black To Gold (The Sky Heroes Remix)" (2015)
  • Adam Cohen - "We Go Home (The Sky Heroes Remix)" (2015)

as a Songwriter[]

  • - Falling Away From Me - Album - "Almost Love", "Stone Junction", "Turn It Up", "Losing You" (Sabucedo Records, 2020)
  • - Connected - Single - "Connected" (Big Story Entertainment, 2019)
  • - Glass Box Confessional - EP - "Strange Little Girl" (Big Machine Label Group, 2019)
  • - Symbol Of Love - Single - "Symbol Of Love" (Independent, 2019)
  • Pavlo - Together - Album - "Crazy For Your Love" (Hejaz, 2019)
  • - Dirty Little Lie - Single - "Dirty Little Lie" (CLK Creative Works, 2019)
  • Jules - People Watching - "Before You Picked Her", "Prey", "Dakota", "Dessert First" (Fontana North, 2018)
  • Matt Kelly - Circles - Single - "Circles" (Independent, 2018)
  • - TO Confidential - "Trenches (Pull Me Down)", "Damn You feat. Odario", "Shine On" (the Confidence Emperors, 2018)
  • - Strange Little Girl - Single - "Strange Little Girl" (Big Machine Label Group, 2018)
  • - 11 O'Clock Number - "I'm Not Adele" (Independent, 2018)
  • Jules - Before You Picked Her - Single - "Before You Picked Her" (Independent, 2018)
  • Meghan Patrick - Grace & Grit - "Nothin' But A Song" (Warner Music, 2016)
  • - RedBlack&Blue - "Know My Name" (CLK Creative Works, 2016)
  • - Lipstick Graphiti - "Animal", "Bad Behaviour", "Eyes Are Like Windows", "Father, Father" (Independent, 2016)
  • - This Lane Ends - "Karmic Kisses" (Independent, 2016)
  • - Dark Days - All Songs (Independent, 2015)
  • Martha Johnson - Solo.One - “No Man’s Land” (Muffin Music, 2013)
  • The Cliks - Black Tie Elevator - “Savanna”, “No Good Do’er”, “Gone” (Bandwidth/Universal, 2013)
  • Hunter Valentine - Collide & Conquer - “The Pulse” (Bandwidth/Universal, 2012)
  • Andrea England - Hope & Other Sins - “Hothouse Flower” (Lemonade Factory Music, 2012)
  • - 11:11 - All Songs (PuckEye/EMI, 2012)
  • - 11EP - All Songs (PuckEye/EMI, 2011)
  • - “Nothing” (21 Entertainment/EMI, 2011)
  • - Say It Back - “He Said, She Said”, “Months Go By”, “Away, Away”, “I’m Only Saying” (Independent, 2011)
  • - “Took Me By Surprise” (Sony Music Entertainment, 2010)
  • Martha and the Muffins - “Big Day” (Muffin Music, 2010)
  • Drowning Girl - Bang! - All Songs (PuckEye/EMI)

as a Musician[]

  • - "The Fool" - Album (2020) - Drum Programming, Keys, Guitar, Background Vocals
  • Sass Jordan - "Rebel Moon Blues" - Album (2020) - Background Vocals ("Palace of the King")
  • - "Falling Away From Me" - Album (2020) - Drum Programming, Guitar, Bass, Keys, Background Vocals
  • - "Connected" - Single (2019) - Drum Programming, Guitar, Bass, Keys, Background Vocals
  • - "Symbol Of Love" - Single (2019) - Guitar, Bass, Keys, Background Vocals, Drum Programming
  • Leela Gilday - "North Star Calling" - Album (2019) - Guitar, Keys, Drum Programming, Background Vocals
  • Pavlo - "Together" - Album (2019) - Featured Vocalist
  • Madison Violet - "Everything's Shifting" - Album (2019) - Guitar, Keys, Drum Programming, Background Vocals
  • Madison Violet - "Tell Me" - Single (2019) - Guitar, Keys, Drum Programming
  • - "Dirty Little Lie" - Single (2019) - Drum Programming, Keys, Guitar, Background Vocals
  • Jules - "People Watching" - Album (2018) - Drum Programming, Keys, Guitar, Bass, Background Vocals
  • - "Melancholy feat. Hayden Scott" - Single (2018) - Drum Programming, Keys, Bass
  • - "Three Years" - EP (2018) - Guitar, Bass, Keys, Drum Programming, Background Vocals
  • Matt Kelly - "Circles" - Single (2018) - Guitar, Bass, Keys, Drum Programming, Background Vocals
  • - "Abandoned Companions..." - Album (2018) - Background Vocals ("The Other Side" and "Luck")
  • - "Rockstar" - Single (2018) - Drum Programming, Keys, Bass
  • - "TO Confidential" - Album (2018) - Guitar, Keys, Bass, Drum Programming, Background Vocals ("Trenches (Pull Me Down)", "Damn You feat. Odario", "Shine On")
  • Serena Ryder - "Christmas Kisses" - Album (2018) - Background Vocals ("Christmas Kisses", "Blue Christmas", "I'll Be Home For Christmas", "Jingle Bell Rock"
  • Jill Barber - "Girl's Gotta Do - Hill Kourkoutis Remix" (2018) - Bass, Synth, Drum Programming, Background Vocals
  • - "11 O'Clock Number" - Album (Musician) on "I'm Not Adele" (2018) - Bass, Synth, Drum Programming, Background Vocals
  • Andrew Franey - "Ok" (2018) - Background Vocals
  • Good Lovelies - "I See Gold - Radio Remix" (2018) - Drum Programming, Guitar, Keys, Bass, Background Vocals
  • Jules - "Before You Picked Her" - Single (2018) - Drum Programming, Keys, Guitar, Bass, Background Vocals
  • Shawnee - "Warrior Heart" - Single (2017) - Drum Programming, Keys
  • - "A Soundtrack For Daydreams: Volume One" - Album (2017) - Featured Vocalist on "Ewok Party" and "Disappear"
  • Madison Violet - "We Are Famous (When We're Breaking) Remix" (2017) - Drum Programming, Guitar, Bass, Keys
  • - "Something Strange" (2017) - Synths on "Something Strange", "Sunday Morning", "So Far Gone", "Serenade" and "If You Want My Love"
  • - "Gaslight" - Single (2017) - All Instruments
  • - Lipstick Graphiti (2016) - Programming, Keys, Guitar, Background Vocals
  • - This Lane Ends (2016) - Programming, Keys, Bass, Guitar, Background Vocals
  • - Dark Days (2015) - All Instruments
  • feat. Sam Roberts - “Fire From The Spark” (2014) - Keys
  • - Soulgazer - “Limitless” (2014) - Bass
  • The Cliks - Black Tie Elevator (2013) - All Instruments
  • Serena Ryder - iTunes Session EP (2013) - Piano/Vocals
  • Martha Johnson - Solo.One - “My Reverie” (2013) - Vocals
  • - 11:11 (2012) - All Instruments
  • Hunter Valentine - Collide & Conquer - “The Pulse” (2012) - Vocals
  • - “Revolution” (2011) - Wurlitzer, Organ, Vocals
  • - 11EP (2011) - All Instruments
  • Lucas Silveira - Mockingbird (2011) - All Instruments
  • - Say It Back - “He Said, She Said”, “Months Go By”, “Away, Away”, “I’m Only Saying” - Vocals “Midnight” Bass (2012)
  • - “Took Me By Surprise” (2010) - Vocals
  • Martha and the Muffins - Echo Beach 30th Anniversary Version EP (2010) - “Echo Beach” - Guitar, “Big Day” Guitar, Bass, Vocals
  • Drowning Girl - Bang! (2008) - Guitar, Bass, Vocals, Keys

Filmography[]

Music videos (as director)[]

Shorts/PSA’s[]

  • ACTRA: TAWC Toolkit PSA (2012)…Director
  • (2010)…Director
  • The Flock (2010)…Director, Writer
  • (2008)…Director, Writer
  • (2008)…Director, Writer
  • (2008)…Director, Writer
  • (2006)…Director, Writer

Television[]

  • 2018-2019 - The Launch - Herself, 7 Episodes, Houseband (Guitarist)
  • 2014 - The 43rd Annual Juno Awards - Herself, Musician for Serena Ryder, “What I Wouldn’t Do/“, “For You”
  • 2013 - 2013 Much Music Video Awards - Herself, Musician for Serena Ryder, “Stompa/What I Wouldn’t Do”
  • 2013 - The 42nd Annual Juno Awards - Herself, Musician for Serena Ryder, “Stompa”
  • 2013 - The Tonight Show With Jay Leno - Herself, Episode #21.182 (Musician for Serena Ryder, “Stompa”)
  • 2011 - Serena Ryder Set List - Herself, Musician for Serena Ryder, “The Funeral”
  • 2010 - The Next Star - Herself, 1 Episode, Director
  • 2004-2015 - Radio Free Roscoe - Megan, 10 Episodes[6]

Composer[]

External links[]

hillkourkoutis.com

instagram.com/hillkourkoutis

twitter.com/hillkourkoutis

imdb.com/name/nm2244086

hillandtheskyheroes.com

References[]

  1. ^ "About me".
  2. ^ "Official Site".
  3. ^ "music cv" (PDF).
  4. ^ "Radio Free Roscoe".
  5. ^ "Hill & The Sky Heroes".
  6. ^ "Radio Free Roscoe".
  7. ^ "Blowback".
  8. ^ "The Adventures Of Napkin Man!".
  9. ^ "Grimey".
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