{"id":2106,"date":"2018-05-22T18:08:05","date_gmt":"2018-05-22T18:08:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/marmoset-journal.flywheelsites.com\/2018-5-artist-spotlight-rich-hunter\/"},"modified":"2021-03-26T01:25:18","modified_gmt":"2021-03-26T08:25:18","slug":"artist-spotlight-rich-hunter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.marmosetmusic.com\/journal\/artist-spotlight-rich-hunter\/","title":{"rendered":"Artist Spotlight: Rich Hunter"},"content":{"rendered":"<div\n        class=\"\n          image-block-outer-wrapper\n          layout-caption-hidden\n          design-layout-inline\n        \"\n        data-test=\"image-block-inline-outer-wrapper\"\n    ><\/p>\n<figure\n            class=\"\n              sqs-block-image-figure\n              intrinsic\n            \"\n            style=\"max-width:1500.0px;\"\n        ><\/p>\n<div\n                style=\"padding-bottom:56.266666412353516%;\"\n              class=\"\n                image-block-wrapper\n                has-aspect-ratio\n              \"\n              data-animation-role=\"image\"\n  data-animation-override\n          ><br \/>\n            <noscript><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/marmosetmusic.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/RichHunter1.jpg\" alt=\"Rich Hunter 1.jpg\" \/><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"thumb-image lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/marmosetmusic.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/RichHunter1.jpg\" data-image=\"https:\/\/marmosetmusic.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/RichHunter1.jpg\" data-image-dimensions=\"1500x844\" data-image-focal-point=\"0.5,0.5\" alt=\"Rich Hunter 1.jpg\" data-load=\"false\" data-image-id=\"5aff3ba488251bfb6df272d4\" data-type=\"image\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" \/>\n          <\/div>\n<\/figure><\/div>\n<h2><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.marmosetmusic.com\/artists\/rich-hunter\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Rich Hunter<\/a> is focusing on reinventing himself. It\u2019s not in the typical sense of trying something different simply for the sake of change; instead it stems from moving closer to one\u2019s identity and pursuing it with creative, uninhibited force. For years, Hunter has produced and performed his music under the moniker, Risky Star. With the release of<em>&nbsp;Third Eye Inspiration,<\/em> the artist decided to embark on a career shift, to depart from his former artistic identity in order to better encapsulate the vibe of his new music.<\/h2>\n<div\n        class=\"\n          image-block-outer-wrapper\n          layout-caption-below\n          design-layout-inline\n        \"\n        data-test=\"image-block-inline-outer-wrapper\"\n    ><\/p>\n<figure\n            class=\"\n              sqs-block-image-figure\n              intrinsic\n            \"\n            style=\"max-width:1500.0px;\"\n        ><\/p>\n<div\n                style=\"padding-bottom:56.266666412353516%;\"\n              class=\"\n                image-block-wrapper\n                has-aspect-ratio\n              \"\n              data-animation-role=\"image\"\n  data-animation-override\n          ><br \/>\n            <noscript><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/marmosetmusic.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/RichHunterMarmosetArtistSpotlight.jpg\" alt=\"Rich Hunter Marmoset Artist Spotlight.jpg\" \/><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"thumb-image lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/marmosetmusic.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/RichHunterMarmosetArtistSpotlight.jpg\" data-image=\"https:\/\/marmosetmusic.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/RichHunterMarmosetArtistSpotlight.jpg\" data-image-dimensions=\"1500x844\" data-image-focal-point=\"0.4123641304347826,0.2916666666666667\" alt=\"Rich Hunter Marmoset Artist Spotlight.jpg\" data-load=\"false\" data-image-id=\"5b0332f0aa4a99b7ce1002d1\" data-type=\"image\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" \/>\n          <\/div>\n<\/figure><\/div>\n<p>\u201cI had produced and released four other albums under Risky Star,\u201d says Hunter. \u201cWith this next one, I wanted to really go into being able to use my voice by singing a lot more versus when in the hip hop world. But it was a little bit scary \u2014&nbsp;going from something that\u2019s been your moniker for years then changing it to go in a whole different direction.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>With artist name change in effect,&nbsp;Hunter embraces the opportunity to mix up genres \u2014&nbsp;in a way it&#8217;s liberation to flex new styles and content, to forgo an image that can oftentimes be attached to a name. In offering up concepts more reflective of his personal self, Hunter found his music becoming increasingly soulful.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI personally feel soul music tends to be more long lasting,\u201d says Hunter. \u201cSo I wanted to go in that direction and have my music be a bit more timeless as a singer-songwriter; all while changing my name to my real name,&nbsp;Rich Hunter.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>While already having released <em>Third Eye Inspiration<\/em> and other circulating singles since the change, Hunter makes the creative transition look seamless. With this committed mission to offer something forthcomingly honest to his current stance in life, there was another layer to the change \u2014&nbsp;something that Hunter was deeply influenced and inspired by: fatherhood and family.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWith the spiritual side of making this album, I believe a lot of it had to do with my son for sure. A lot of it had to do with self reflecting where I\u2019m at with life,&nbsp;the things I\u2019ve been through,&nbsp;and the gratefulness of that. It involved a lot of self meditating,&nbsp;seeing the world and the condition that we\u2019re in \u2014&nbsp;I feel like there needs to be a voice for that. I wanted to do it in a authentic way that wasn\u2019t preaching at anybody but giving my interpretation of what I\u2019ve come to see through my own moments.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"\n  sqs-gallery-container\n  sqs-gallery-block-grid\n  sqs-gallery-aspect-ratio-four-three\n  sqs-gallery-thumbnails-per-row-2\n  clear\"\n><\/p>\n<div class=\"sqs-gallery\">\n<div class=\"slide\" data-type=\"image\" data-animation-role=\"image\">\n<div class=\"margin-wrapper\">\n                <a\n                    data-title=\"\"\n                    data-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Lucas Hunter, Rich Hunter, Richard Hunter Sr., and Cairo Hunter hanging out at Marmoset&lt;\/p&gt;\"\n                    data-lightbox-theme=\"light\"\n                    href=\"https:\/\/marmosetmusic.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/RichHunter2.jpg\"\n                  class=\"image-slide-anchor content-fill\"\n                ><br \/>\n                  <noscript><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/marmosetmusic.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/RichHunter2.jpg\" alt=\" Lucas Hunter, Rich Hunter, Richard Hunter Sr., and Cairo Hunter hanging out at Marmoset \" \/><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"thumb-image lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/marmosetmusic.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/RichHunter2.jpg\" data-image=\"https:\/\/marmosetmusic.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/RichHunter2.jpg\" data-image-dimensions=\"1500x844\" data-image-focal-point=\"0.46258503401360546,0.5043298192771084\" alt=\" Lucas Hunter, Rich Hunter, Richard Hunter Sr., and Cairo Hunter hanging out at Marmoset \" data-load=\"false\" data-image-id=\"5b032cb60e2e72164da34861\" data-type=\"image\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" \/><br \/>\n                <\/a>\n              <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"slide\" data-type=\"image\" data-animation-role=\"image\">\n<div class=\"margin-wrapper\">\n                <a\n                    data-title=\"\"\n                    data-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Rich Hunter and his son Cairo Hunter&lt;\/p&gt;\"\n                    data-lightbox-theme=\"light\"\n                    href=\"https:\/\/marmosetmusic.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/rich1.jpg\"\n                  class=\"image-slide-anchor content-fill\"\n                ><br \/>\n                  <noscript><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/marmosetmusic.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/rich1.jpg\" alt=\" Rich Hunter and his son Cairo Hunter \" \/><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"thumb-image lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/marmosetmusic.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/rich1.jpg\" data-image=\"https:\/\/marmosetmusic.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/rich1.jpg\" data-image-dimensions=\"1500x844\" data-image-focal-point=\"0.6122448979591837,0.48023343373493976\" alt=\" Rich Hunter and his son Cairo Hunter \" data-load=\"false\" data-image-id=\"5b032cba2b6a2868277fa920\" data-type=\"image\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" \/><br \/>\n                <\/a>\n              <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"slide\" data-type=\"image\" data-animation-role=\"image\">\n<div class=\"margin-wrapper\">\n                <a\n                    data-title=\"\"\n                    data-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Lucas Hunter, Brian Hunter, Rich Hunter, Cairo Hunter, and Richard Hunter Sr. &lt;\/p&gt;\"\n                    data-lightbox-theme=\"light\"\n                    href=\"https:\/\/marmosetmusic.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/RichHunter3.jpg\"\n                  class=\"image-slide-anchor content-fill\"\n                ><br \/>\n                  <noscript><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/marmosetmusic.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/RichHunter3.jpg\" alt=\" Lucas Hunter, Brian Hunter, Rich Hunter, Cairo Hunter, and Richard Hunter Sr.  \" \/><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"thumb-image lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/marmosetmusic.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/RichHunter3.jpg\" data-image=\"https:\/\/marmosetmusic.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/RichHunter3.jpg\" data-image-dimensions=\"1500x844\" data-image-focal-point=\"0.4965986394557823,0.6007153614457831\" alt=\" Lucas Hunter, Brian Hunter, Rich Hunter, Cairo Hunter, and Richard Hunter Sr.  \" data-load=\"false\" data-image-id=\"5b032cb78a922d98a39e4e24\" data-type=\"image\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" \/><br \/>\n                <\/a>\n              <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"slide\" data-type=\"image\" data-animation-role=\"image\">\n<div class=\"margin-wrapper\">\n                <a\n                    data-title=\"\"\n                    data-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Rich Hunter and Cairo Hunter looking through records at Marmoset&lt;\/p&gt;\"\n                    data-lightbox-theme=\"light\"\n                    href=\"https:\/\/marmosetmusic.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/RichHunter4.jpg\"\n                  class=\"image-slide-anchor content-fill\"\n                ><br \/>\n                  <noscript><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/marmosetmusic.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/RichHunter4.jpg\" alt=\" Rich Hunter and Cairo Hunter looking through records at Marmoset \" \/><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"thumb-image lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/marmosetmusic.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/RichHunter4.jpg\" data-image=\"https:\/\/marmosetmusic.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/RichHunter4.jpg\" data-image-dimensions=\"1500x844\" data-image-focal-point=\"0.5850340136054422,0.3958960843373494\" alt=\" Rich Hunter and Cairo Hunter looking through records at Marmoset \" data-load=\"false\" data-image-id=\"5b032d4e562fa7bfe318fbf4\" data-type=\"image\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" \/><br \/>\n                <\/a>\n              <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<style type=\"text\/css\" id=\"design-grid-css\">\n#block-yui_3_17_2_1_1526928135940_15656 .sqs-gallery-block-grid .sqs-gallery-design-grid { margin-right: -10px; }\n#block-yui_3_17_2_1_1526928135940_15656 .sqs-gallery-block-grid .sqs-gallery-design-grid-slide .margin-wrapper { margin-right: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px; }\n<\/style>\n<p><em>Family<\/em> being the artist&#8217;s compass, it&#8217;s no surprise then how Hunter&#8217;s music origins began in his upbringing \u2014 his father always being a huge supporter of his music from day one. This bond the Hunter family share is authentic and steadfast, it&#8217;s especially clear to see when the artist brings in the group (his cousin, nephew, son, and his father) to meet the Marmoset team.<\/p>\n<p>As the three generations of Hunter men sit on the couch catching up with each other, it proves there can be a shared sustainable balance between a career and family relationships \u2014 something often underrepresented when it comes to male artists. It&#8217;s not that family and work co-existing together is a new concept but it&#8217;s something important to see more of, normalize, and to celebrate.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>With the involvement and support of his family, we look to Hunter&#8217;s release of &#8220;<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.marmosetmusic.com\/browse\/50212-time-presses-on\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Time Presses On<\/a>&#8220;<em>&nbsp;<\/em>\u2014&nbsp;his newest single featuring vocals from his sister, Joyya Marie. A sneak peek into his upcoming EP, the neo-soul jam reminds listeners of life&#8217;s fleeting nature.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>When listening to Hunter&#8217; <em>Vibrations,&nbsp;<\/em>it&#8217;s easy to spot themes of gratitude throughout the album. It&#8217;s a sentiment that doesn&#8217;t simply exist within a vacuum but is instead channeled from his real life experiences and outlook. Like with taking on his real name, these decisions are influenced by newfound ideas while preserving the good stuff.&nbsp;In Hunter&#8217;s creative evolution journey, there&#8217;s proof that growth can radiate from a steady foundation \u2014 change not being the equivalent of erasing the past but to grow in it.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>Rich Hunter&#8217;s latest album <em>Vibrations<\/em> is coming soon to Marmoset&#8217;s roster! 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