With influ­ences from “art, his­tory, sci­ence, the 80s, car­toons, Where in the World is Car­men San Diego, and of course per­sonal misfortune/insecurity”, Hey Champ rocks it. The band is made up of Saam Hagshenas (vox, gui­tar, keys), Jon Marks (rhythm, vox, keys), and Pete Dougherty (keys, synths).

I’m dig­ging their music video for Gold Dust Girl. The open­ing part just reminds me of the rave scene from Matrix Reloaded (after Mor­pheus addresses Zion, and Neo & Trin­ity gets jiggy). Any­ways, check it out:

By the way, Lupe just recently signed them to his label FNF. For him to pick them up, you know they are headed no other way than up! Here’s Lupe broad­cast­ing Hey Champ’s sign­ing:

Con­grats! FNF UP!

PS. Check ‘em out at:

• heychamp.com
• myspace.com/heychamp