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 Illuminati Hotties performing at SXSW in 2019 | |
| Background information | |
| Origin | Los Angeles, California |
| Genres | Punk rock, indie rock |
| Years active | 2017–present |
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| Website | illuminatihotties |
Illuminati Hotties are an American indie rock band from Los Angeles, California, created and fronted by producer, mixer, and audio engineer Sarah Tudzin.
Sarah Tudzin began her career in music as a recording engineer. The Illuminati Hotties project started as an extension of her work, as a way to demonstrate her varied production capabilities. In 2018, Tudzin and her band released their debut full-length album, Kiss Yr Frenemies , on Tiny Engines. [1] [2] [3] [4]
In October 2019, Tudzin released a song for download called "ppl plzr", with all proceeds from the track going to the suicide prevention group The Trevor Project. [5]
After it had "leaked" on July 3, 2020, [6] Illuminati Hotties announced a mixtape, Free I.H: This Is Not the One You've Been Waiting For , would be released that month. An interview with Stereogum on July 10 made it clear it was connected to "an exit agreement that allowed Tudzin to buy out her Tiny Engines contract with a cash settlement and a payment of royalties on a future project" and would be released on July 17. [7]
On December 4, 2020, Illuminati Hotties contributed the song "xmas wish list (what we all asked for)" to the Christmas compilation 'Simply Having a Wonderful Compilation'. [8]
In 2021, Tudzin announced she had partnered with Hopeless Records to create her own imprint label, Snack Shack Tracks. The first release on the imprint was the Illuminati Hotties song "MMMOOOAAAAAYAYA". [9] On June 10, Illuminati Hotties released the single "Pool Hopping" and announced its third studio album, Let Me Do One More , that was released on October 1, 2021. [10]
In 2023, Tudzin performed the vocals for "Igyah Kah", a song composed by Kevin Kiner with the help of Ludwig Göransson, used in the first episode of Ahsoka TV series. The song was released as a part of the first volume of Ahsoka original soundtrack album on September 15, 2023.
| Year | Title |
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| 2018 | Kiss Yr Frenemies |
| 2021 | Let Me Do One More |
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| 2020 | FREE I.H: This Is Not the One You've Been Waiting For |
| Year | Title | Album |
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| 2017 | "(You're Better) Than Ever" | Kiss Yr Frenemies |
| 2017 | "Cuff (Single Edit)" | Kiss Yr Frenemies |
| 2018 | "Insufficient Funds" | Song credited to A Place to Wash My Hands, a collaboration that included Tudzin [11] [12] |
| 2019 | "I Wanna Keep Yr Dog" | Non-album single |
| 2019 | "I Wanna Dance With Somebody (Who Loves Me)" | Non-album single |
| 2019 | "ppl plzr" | Non-album single |
| 2019 | "post-everything" | Non-album single |
| 2020 | "will i get cancelled if i write a song called, 'if you were a man you'd be so cancelled'" [13] | FREE I.H: This Is Not the One You've Been Waiting For |
| 2021 | "MMMOOOAAAAAYAYA" [14] | Let Me Do One More |
| 2021 | "Pool Hopping" [15] | Let Me Do One More |
| 2022 | "Sandwich Sharer" [16] | Non-album single |
| 2023 | "Truck" [17] | Non-album single |
The following are songwriting, production, mixing, and engineering credits for Sarah Tudzin.
| Title | Year | Artist(s) | Album | Credits | Written by | Produced with |
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| All songs | 2016 | Porches | Pool | Engineer [18] | Aaron Maine, Peter Maine | Aaron Maine |
| All songs | Springtime Carnivore | Midnight Room | Engineer [19] | Tommy English, Greta Morgan | Chris Coady | |
| All songs | 2017 | Logic | Everybody | Assistant Engineer [20] | Khalil Abdul-Rahman, Sam Barsh, Alan Bergman, Marilyn Bergman, Bobby Campbell, Alessia Caracciolo, Jermaine Cole, Charles Dumazer, Damian Lemar Hudson, Arjun Ivatury, Nima Jahanbin, Paimon Jahanbin, Quincy Jones, Kevin McKenzie, Shawn McKenzie, Paul Mitchell, Dominik Patrzek, Michael Render, Leon Ressalam, Carlton Ridenhour, Khalid Robinson, Daniel Seeff, William Smith, Michi Tanaka, Shuntaro Tanikawa, Thomas Lea, Chris Thornton, Diondria Thornton, Tariq Trotter, Ernest Wilson | 6ix, Bobby Campbell, C-Sick, Deats, DJ Khalil, Logic, No I.D., PSTMN, Vontae Thomas, Wallis Lane |
| All songs | Slowdive | Slowdive | Mixing Assistant [21] | Neil Halstead, Christian Savill, Nick Chaplin, Rachel Goswell, Simon Scott | Neil Halstead | |
| All songs | 2018 | Mass Gothic | I've Tortured You Long Enough | Mixing Assistant [22] | Noel Heroux, Jessica Zambri | Josh Ascalon |
| "(You're Better) Than Ever" | illuminati hotties | Kiss Yr Frenemies | Producer, Engineer, Composer | — | — | |
| "Cuff" | ||||||
| "Paying Off The Happiness" | ||||||
| "Patience" | ||||||
| "Kiss Yr Frenemies" | ||||||
| "Shape of My Hands" | ||||||
| "For Cheez (My Friend, Not the Food)" | ||||||
| "The Rules" | ||||||
| "boi" | ||||||
| "Pressed 2 Death" | ||||||
| "Declutter" | ||||||
| All songs | Porches | The House | Engineer [23] | Aaron Maine, Peter Maine | Aaron Maine | |
| All songs | 2019 | Weyes Blood | Titanic Rising | Additional engineer [24] | Natalie Mering | Jonathan Rado, Natalie Mering |
| "Titanic" | Dolly Valentine | Non-album single | Producer and Engineer [25] | Dolly Valentine | — | |
| All songs | 2020 | Cheerleader | Almost Forever | Assistant Engineer [26] | Chris Duran, Joe Haller, Josh Pannepacker | Chris Coady |
| All songs | Tim Heidecker | Fear of Death | Engineer [27] | Tim Heidecker, Natalie Mering | Drew Erickson, Tim Heidecker, Natalie Mering, Jonathan Rado | |
| "MMMOOOAAAAAYAYA" | 2021 | illuminati hotties | Let Me Do One More | Producer, Engineer, Composer | — | — |
| "Pool Hopping" | ||||||
| All songs | Pom Pom Squad | Death of a Cheerleader | Producer, Mixer, Engineer [28] | Mia Berrin | Mia Berrin | |
| "Valkyrie" | Lou Roy | Non-album single | Producer and Engineer [29] | Lou Roy | Lou Roy | |
| "Aliens" | Guppy | Non-album single | Producer, Mixer, Engineer [30] | Guppy | — | |
| "$20" | 2023 | Boygenius | The Record | Producer | Julien Baker, Phoebe Bridgers, Lucy Dacus | boygenius, Catherine Marks, Ethan Gruska, Melina Duterte, Tony Berg |
| "Emily I'm Sorry" | ||||||
| "True Blue" |
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