Hill Kourkoutis

Hill was born in Toronto, Ontario, Canada in a family of Greek descent.

Hill Kourkoutis is a producer and songwriter whose work spans multiple genres. She has produced albums and/or singles for artists such as SATE, Madison Violet, Jules, Leela Gilday, The Cliks and Martha and The Muffins. She has also remixed for artists July Talk, Adam Cohen, Dear Rouge, Jill Barber and Good Lovelies. As a songwriter, she has written songs for artists such as The Launch Season 1 and Big Machine Records artist POESY, Meghan Patrick, Jules, Martha and the Muffins and Canadian Idol contestant Mookie & The Loyalists. She primarily works out of her studio, The Lair.[2]

Kourkoutis was a part of many bands including alternative pop/rock duo "Drowning Girl" with David Paoli before starting Hill & The Sky Heroes - her collaborative solo project. As a session musician and a live side player, Hill has played and toured with Serena Ryder, The Weeknd, Martha and the Muffins, Danny Michel, Saidah Baba Talibah, The Cliks, Martha Johnson, Adrian X, Dane Hartsell, Keshia Chante, Alyssa Reid, Mookie & The Loyalists, Mercy The Sexton, Hunter Valentine, Andrea Wasse, Tara Slone, Simon Wilcox, Jeen O’Brien and Andrea England. She can also be seen in the hit CTV Series The Launch (created by Scott Borchetta playing guitar in the show's house band.[3]

At the age of 16, Hill was cast in a reoccurring role on the hit television series Radio Free Roscoe[4] (Noggin/The Family Channel) as the strong but silent drummer Megan. This led her to her studies at Ryerson University where she received a Bachelor of Fine Arts with Honours in Film Studies. She has directed music videos for Serena Ryder, Mother Mother, Sass Jordan and Alex Cuba.

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• Electric Matter - (2015)
• Dark Days - EP (2015)
• 11:11 - Album (2012)
• 11EP - EP (2011)

• Bang! (2008)

Albums, EP's, Singles

• SATE - "The Fool" - Album (2020)
• Sandra Bouza - Falling Away From Me - Album - "Almost Love", "Stone Junction", "Turn It Up", "Losing You" (Sabucedo Records, 2020)
• LeRiche - Connected - Single - "Connected" (Big Story Entertainment, 2019)
• LOVIET - Symbol Of Love - Single - "Symbol Of Love" (Independent, 2019)
• Pavlo - Together - Album - "Crazy For Your Love" (Hejaz, 2019)
• Leela Gilday - "North Star Calling" - Album (2019)
• Madison Violet - "Everything's Shifting" - Album (2019)
• Madison Violet - "Tell Me" - Single (2019)
• SATE - "Dirty Little Lie" - Single (2019)
• Jules - "People Watching" - Album (2018)
• Derek Spill - "Melancholy feat. Hayden Scott" - Single (2018)
• Sandra Bouza - "Three Years" - EP (2018)
• Matt Kelly - "Circles" - Single (2018)
• Dave McEathron - "Abandoned Companions..." - Album (Producer on "The Other Side" and "Luck") (2018)
• Derek Spill - "Rockstar" - Single (2018)
• Ghost Caravan - "TO Confidential" - Album (Producer on "Trenches (Pull Me Down)", "Damn You feat. Odario" and "Shine On" (2018)
• Stacey Kay - "11 O'Clock Number" - Album (Producer on "I'm Not Adele" (2018)
• Jules - "Before You Picked Her" - Single (2018)
• Shawnee - "Warrior Heart" - Single (2017) - co-produced with Shawnee, Tim Thorney and Dan Shub
• Elle De Luna - "Gaslight" - Single (2017)
• Eh440 - “Run Run Rudolph” - Single (2016)
• Eh440 - “Boss Level” - Album (2016)
• Graph - Lipstick Graphiti - Album (2016)
• Nicole Rosas - “This Land Ends” - EP (2016)
• Hill & The Sky Heroes - “Electric Matter” - EP (2015)
• Hill & The Sky Heroes - “Dark Days” - EP (2015)
• Eh440 - “Turn Me Up” - Album (2014)
• The Cliks - “Black Tie Elevator” - Album (2013)
• Hill & The Sky Heroes - “11:11” - Album (2012) - co-produced with Adrian X
• Saidah Baba Talibah - “Revolution” - Single (2011) - co-produced with Saidah Baba Talibah
• Hill & The Sky Heroes - “11EP” - EP (2011) - co-produced with Adrian X
• Lucas Silveira - “Mockingbird” - Album (2011)
• Martha and the Muffins - “Echo Beach 30th Anniversary Version EP” - Single (2010) - co-produced with Martha and the Muffins
• Drowning Girl - “Bang!” - Album - (2008) - co-produced with Simon Wilcox

Remixes

• Rachel Beck - "Hearts On Fire (Hill Kourkoutis Remix)" (2019)
• Jill Barber - "Girl's Gotta Do - Hill Kourkoutis Remix" (2018)
• Good Lovelies - "I See Gold - Radio Remix" (2018)
• Madison Violet - "We Are Famous (When We're Breaking) Remix" (2017)
• Hill & The Sky Heroes - "Who Am I (feat. Tree)" (2015)
• SATE - "Warrior (The Sky Heroes Remix)" (2015)
• Graph - "The Light's Out (The Sky Heroes Remix)" (2015)
• July Talk - "Paper Girl (The Sky Heroes Remix)" (2015)
• Dear Rouge - "Black To Gold (The Sky Heroes Remix)" (2015)
• Adam Cohen - "We Go Home (The Sky Heroes Remix)" (2015)

• Sandra Bouza - Falling Away From Me - Album - "Almost Love", "Stone Junction", "Turn It Up", "Losing You" (Sabucedo Records, 2020)
• LeRiche - Connected - Single - "Connected" (Big Story Entertainment, 2019)
• POESY - Glass Box Confessional - EP - "Strange Little Girl" (Big Machine Label Group, 2019)
• Loviet - Symbol Of Love - Single - "Symbol Of Love" (Independent, 2019)
• Pavlo - Together - Album - "Crazy For Your Love" (Hejaz, 2019)
• SATE - Dirty Little Lie - Single - "Dirty Little Lie" (CLK Creative Works, 2019)
• Jules - People Watching - "Before You Picked Her", "Prey", "Dakota", "Dessert First" (Fontana North, 2018)
• Matt Kelly - Circles - Single - "Circles" (Independent, 2018)
• Ghost Caravan - TO Confidential - "Trenches (Pull Me Down)", "Damn You feat. Odario", "Shine On" (the Confidence Emperors, 2018)
• POESY - Strange Little Girl - Single - "Strange Little Girl" (Big Machine Label Group, 2018)
• Stacey Kay - 11 O'Clock Number - "I'm Not Adele" (Independent, 2018)
• Jules - Before You Picked Her - Single - "Before You Picked Her" (Independent, 2018)
• Meghan Patrick - Grace & Grit - "Nothin' But A Song" (Warner Music, 2016)
• SATE - RedBlack&Blue - "Know My Name" (CLK Creative Works, 2016)
• Graph - Lipstick Graphiti - "Animal", "Bad Behaviour", "Eyes Are Like Windows", "Father, Father" (Independent, 2016)
• Nicole Rosas - This Lane Ends - "Karmic Kisses" (Independent, 2016)
• Hill & The Sky Heroes - Dark Days - All Songs (Independent, 2015)
• Martha Johnson - Solo.One - “No Man’s Land” (Muffin Music, 2013)
• The Cliks - Black Tie Elevator - “Savanna”, “No Good Do’er”, “Gone” (Bandwidth/Universal, 2013)
• Hunter Valentine - Collide & Conquer - “The Pulse” (Bandwidth/Universal, 2012)
• Andrea England - Hope & Other Sins - “Hothouse Flower” (Lemonade Factory Music, 2012)
• Hill & The Sky Heroes - 11:11 - All Songs (PuckEye/EMI, 2012)
• Hill & The Sky Heroes - 11EP - All Songs (PuckEye/EMI, 2011)
• Dane Hartsell - “Nothing” (21 Entertainment/EMI, 2011)
• Mercy The Sexton - Say It Back - “He Said, She Said”, “Months Go By”, “Away, Away”, “I’m Only Saying” (Independent, 2011)
• Mookie & The Loyalists - “Took Me By Surprise” (Sony Music Entertainment, 2010)
• Martha and the Muffins - “Big Day” (Muffin Music, 2010)
• Drowning Girl - Bang! - All Songs (PuckEye/EMI)

• SATE - "The Fool" - Album (2020) - Drum Programming, Keys, Guitar, Background Vocals
• Sass Jordan - "Rebel Moon Blues" - Album (2020) - Background Vocals ("Palace of the King")
• Sandra Bouza - "Falling Away From Me" - Album (2020) - Drum Programming, Guitar, Bass, Keys, Background Vocals
• LeRiche - "Connected" - Single (2019) - Drum Programming, Guitar, Bass, Keys, Background Vocals
• Loviet - "Symbol Of Love" - Single (2019) - Guitar, Bass, Keys, Background Vocals, Drum Programming
• Leela Gilday - "North Star Calling" - Album (2019) - Guitar, Keys, Drum Programming, Background Vocals
• Pavlo - "Together" - Album (2019) - Featured Vocalist
• Madison Violet - "Everything's Shifting" - Album (2019) - Guitar, Keys, Drum Programming, Background Vocals
• Madison Violet - "Tell Me" - Single (2019) - Guitar, Keys, Drum Programming
• SATE - "Dirty Little Lie" - Single (2019) - Drum Programming, Keys, Guitar, Background Vocals
• Jules - "People Watching" - Album (2018) - Drum Programming, Keys, Guitar, Bass, Background Vocals
• Derek Spill - "Melancholy feat. Hayden Scott" - Single (2018) - Drum Programming, Keys, Bass
• Sandra Bouza - "Three Years" - EP (2018) - Guitar, Bass, Keys, Drum Programming, Background Vocals
• Matt Kelly - "Circles" - Single (2018) - Guitar, Bass, Keys, Drum Programming, Background Vocals
• Dave McEathron - "Abandoned Companions..." - Album (2018) - Background Vocals ("The Other Side" and "Luck")
• Derek Spill - "Rockstar" - Single (2018) - Drum Programming, Keys, Bass
• Ghost Caravan - "TO Confidential" - Album (2018) - Guitar, Keys, Bass, Drum Programming, Background Vocals ("Trenches (Pull Me Down)", "Damn You feat. Odario", "Shine On")
• Serena Ryder - "Christmas Kisses" - Album (2018) - Background Vocals ("Christmas Kisses", "Blue Christmas", "I'll Be Home For Christmas", "Jingle Bell Rock"
• Jill Barber - "Girl's Gotta Do - Hill Kourkoutis Remix" (2018) - Bass, Synth, Drum Programming, Background Vocals
• Stacey Kay - "11 O'Clock Number" - Album (Musician) on "I'm Not Adele" (2018) - Bass, Synth, Drum Programming, Background Vocals
• Andrew Franey - "Ok" (2018) - Background Vocals
• Good Lovelies - "I See Gold - Radio Remix" (2018) - Drum Programming, Guitar, Keys, Bass, Background Vocals
• Jules - "Before You Picked Her" - Single (2018) - Drum Programming, Keys, Guitar, Bass, Background Vocals
• Shawnee - "Warrior Heart" - Single (2017) - Drum Programming, Keys
• Perplexity Of Things - "A Soundtrack For Daydreams: Volume One" - Album (2017) - Featured Vocalist on "Ewok Party" and "Disappear"
• Madison Violet - "We Are Famous (When We're Breaking) Remix" (2017) - Drum Programming, Guitar, Bass, Keys
• Savilles - "Something Strange" (2017) - Synths on "Something Strange", "Sunday Morning", "So Far Gone", "Serenade" and "If You Want My Love"
• Elle De Luna - "Gaslight" - Single (2017) - All Instruments
• Graph - Lipstick Graphiti (2016) - Programming, Keys, Guitar, Background Vocals
• Nicole Rosas - This Lane Ends (2016) - Programming, Keys, Bass, Guitar, Background Vocals
• Hill & The Sky Heroes - Dark Days (2015) - All Instruments
• Matt Blais feat. Sam Roberts - “Fire From The Spark” (2014) - Keys
• Adrian X - Soulgazer - “Limitless” (2014) - Bass
• The Cliks - Black Tie Elevator (2013) - All Instruments
• Serena Ryder - iTunes Session EP (2013) - Piano/Vocals
• Martha Johnson - Solo.One - “My Reverie” (2013) - Vocals
• Hill & The Sky Heroes - 11:11 (2012) - All Instruments
• Hunter Valentine - Collide & Conquer - “The Pulse” (2012) - Vocals
• Saidah Baba Talibah - “Revolution” (2011) - Wurlitzer, Organ, Vocals
• Hill & The Sky Heroes - 11EP (2011) - All Instruments
• Lucas Silveira - Mockingbird (2011) - All Instruments
• Mercy The Sexton - Say It Back - “He Said, She Said”, “Months Go By”, “Away, Away”, “I’m Only Saying” - Vocals “Midnight” Bass (2012)
• Mookie & The Loyalists - “Took Me By Surprise” (2010) - Vocals
• Martha and the Muffins - Echo Beach 30th Anniversary Version EP (2010) - “Echo Beach” - Guitar, “Big Day” Guitar, Bass, Vocals
• Drowning Girl - Bang! (2008) - Guitar, Bass, Vocals, Keys

• Hill & The Sky Heroes - “Doctor, Doctor” (2012)
• Serena Ryder & The Beauties - “Ramblin’ Man” (2010)
• Serena Ryder & The Beauties - “No Air” (2010)
• Serena Ryder & The Beauties - “The Funeral” (2010)
• Serena Ryder & The Beauties - “Ramblin’ Man” (2010)
• Modern Superstitions - “Visions Of You” (2010)
• San Sebastian - “Young Youth” (2010)
• Diego Gomes - “My Best Friend’s Girl” - YTV/The Next Star (2010)
• Madi Amyotte - “Front Row” - YTV/The Next Star (2010)
• Delhi2Dublin - “Tommy” (2010)
• KAY - “M.A.J.O.R” (2010)
• Michou - “Eavesdropping” (2010)
• San Sebastian - “Wake Up” (2010)
• You Say Party! - “There is XXXX (Within My Heart)” (2010)
• Alex Cuba - “If You Give Me Love” (2009)
• Crystal Shawanda - “I’ll Be Home For Christmas” (2009)
• Sass Jordan - “Why Did You?” (2009)
• Mother Mother - “Hayloft” (2009)
• Theo Tams - “Lazy Lovers” (2009)
• Serena Ryder - “All For Love” (2009)
• Drowning Girl - “Tragic Romantic” (2008)
• Tara Slone - “My Little Secret” (2006)

• ACTRA: TAWC Toolkit PSA (2012)…Director
• Electric Red (2010)…Director
• The Flock (2010)…Director, Writer
• …And The Planets Conspire (2008)…Director, Writer
• Star Maker Machinery (2008)…Director, Writer
• Go Pomo! (2008)…Director, Writer
• Thousand Pound Eyelids (2006)…Director, Writer

• 2018-2019 - The Launch - Herself, 7 Episodes, Houseband (Guitarist)
• 2014 - The 43rd Annual Juno Awards - Herself, Musician for Serena Ryder, “What I Wouldn’t Do/“, “For You”
• 2013 - 2013 Much Music Video Awards - Herself, Musician for Serena Ryder, “Stompa/What I Wouldn’t Do”
• 2013 - The 42nd Annual Juno Awards - Herself, Musician for Serena Ryder, “Stompa”
• 2013 - The Tonight Show With Jay Leno - Herself, Episode #21.182 (Musician for Serena Ryder, “Stompa”)
• 2011 - Serena Ryder Set List - Herself, Musician for Serena Ryder, “The Funeral”
• 2010 - The Next Star - Herself, 1 Episode, Director
• 2004-2015 - Radio Free Roscoe - Megan, 10 Episodes[6]

• 2018 Blowback[7]
• The Adventures of Napkin Man! - Season 3 (2017)[8]
• 2012 Grimey[9]