Category: John M. Hoyt
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Singer / Front person wanted for variety band (Upstate, SC)
Singer / Front person wanted for variety band (Upstate, SC) Hot As A Pepper, a well-established Upstate SC based variety dance band is looking to fill the spot of lead vocalist / front person. We’re in search of the best and most versatile singer to fill this position. The band covers upbeat and danceable songs…
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Please Help out Chip McDonald
The Co-Founder of Hot As A Pepper, and my best friend, Chip McDonald, has Stage 4 Small Cell Renal Cancer and has been fighting it since January of 2021. It’s a difficult battle that keeps him from working, and from performing music. If you have an extra dollar or twenty, could you help this family…
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I Dedicate This Award To You
I received the Upstate Music Awards “864 Award” and dedicate it to YOU, the real supporters of this music scene! I’m simply stunned that I was nominated, and then selected from a list of worthy individuals and groups who represent and support the Upstate music scene, and even more surprised to have actually won the…
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Happy New Year! – 2018 is bringing big changes
If you have been living in a cave, you might have missed that our friend and lead vocalist, Chip McDonald, who John M. Hoyt reached out to when starting Hot As A Pepper five and a half years ago, has had a career change that will take him away from the band. Chip’s powerful and…
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Hot As A Pepper voted BEST MUSICAL ENTERTAINMENT in Best of the Upstate!
This is exciting news! Hot As A Pepper members John M. Hoyt, Chip McDonald and their spouses Pamela Hoyt and Debra Hoyt attended the big gala event at Huguenot Mill behind The Peace Center in Greenville, SC on Tuesday, July 11th after receiving notification the band was one of two finalists for the BEST MUSICAL…
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Let’s do a theme show! Disco, funk, rock, you name it!
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Hot as a pepper has done shows that were based around a theme before, but it’s been a while, so we are itching to get something fun going again. If you are planning a party or event where you believe a theme would be go over well, or you have a theme based event and…
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Why does hiring a band for your event cost so much money?
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Some find themselves experiencing a bit of sticker shock when a band tells them the cost of the event will be $3000, when a DJ quoted them $800. So why IS it so costly to hire a band or musician for your event? This is a long one, grab a drink. Equipment Investment: A band not…
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Hot As A Pepper is upgrading our mixer – again!
Today’s a great day for Hot As A Pepper! You could say we were filled with HAAPiness! Why? Because new toys arrived and we’re itching to use them for our upcoming shows. We’ve upgraded our audio mixer from the Mackie DL1608 to the Mackie DL32R and put it in a new Gator road rack case…
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Hot As A Pepper band receives accolades for playing an Upstate wedding reception
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in Band, Chris Eller, Event, Fun, Function, Greenville, Horns, Hot As A Pepper, John M. Hoyt, Live Entertainment, Music, Party, Reception, Upstate, Venue, WeddingHot As A Pepper loves playing wedding receptions and parties! Why? Because we get to hang out with people who want nothing more than to have fun, and more importantly, we get to share in a very special moment in a couple’s lives! One couple, Todd & Joy, had seen our band perform at one…
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Hot As A Pepper at Bacon Labor Day Festival
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Hot As A Pepper had a blast at the first Simpsonville Bacon Labor Day Festival on September 1, 2014. It was a scorching hot day, yet the crowds were quite pleasing and the number of cars entered in the car show were higher than one would expect. Hot As A Pepper had worked up a…