Red neon circle with the text 'HNYPOP' and 'BURN THE DANCEHALL' inside.

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latest release

hnypop

burn the dancehall

FROM THE VAULT:

BEGINNING DEMOS

THE IDEA

A digital audio workstation screen showing multiple tracks, including MIDI, audio, and virtual instrument clips, with a dark interface and various control panels for sequencing and mixing music.

We wrote this song on Dalton’s grand piano and then demoed it that day in the studio. This is Jesse on piano and Dalton caterwauling the melody idea we came up with.

THE START

Digital audio workstation screen showing multiple audio and MIDI tracks, including piano, vocal, and sound effects layers, with waveforms, MIDI notes, and mixing controls.

Starting to get some lyrics and humming the post chorus hook line.

THE CHORUS

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Now we start applying some place holder instruments into the idea.

ALT CHORUS

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This is yet another melody idea we came up with for the chorus. It’s wild how many different ways this could have gone.

the makers

Honey Pop Records is the creative partnership of Dalton Grant and Jesse Siebenberg… writers, producers, and multi-instrumentalists dedicated to making records that leave a mark. Drawing from unexpected influences, they combine timeless songwriting with adventurous production, always letting the song lead the way. Driven by a shared obsession with great records, they approach every release as an experiment in songwriting, arrangement, and production—where genre is secondary to emotion, and every decision serves the song. They create records designed to feel both familiar and entirely their own.

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DALTON GRANT

Founder

Gold-record songwritin’, vocalist, producer, composer, hook chasin’ topliner, and unapologetic melody addict.

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JESSE SIEBENBERG