HB Surround Sound

HB Surround Sound was established in the summer of 1999. Fresh out of high school, HBSS burst onto the local Orange County punk scene with their unique blend of rude-boy/reggae/punk. A group of guys who grew up playing music together in Huntington Beach, hanging out at Jake Bushnell's parents' house, where his dad built a soundproof practice room in the garage. His brother, Duddy B of the Dirty Heads, later turned the garage into a recording studio.

HB Surround Sound were responsible in the early 2000s for introducing Dirty Heads by giving Duddy B (Dustin Bushnell) & Dirty J (Jared Watson) a platform to showcase their talent at live shows.

Early history
Having formed in the late 90s and putting out 3 albums before taking time off in 2006, HB Surround Sound was known for originally blending Punk Rock, Metal & Reggae.

With a super tight live show HBSS quickly became the face of Reggae/Rock in Orange County. Over the next 7 years the band released three albums and were featured on various compilations such as: Sense Boardwear Vol. 1 & 2, One Big Family (Japan), Hen House records, Urban Outfitters and many more. After the independent release of their first two albums (Self-titled 2000 and Kill all the Critics 2002), the boys teamed up with producer Michael Miguel Happoldt (Sublime, Long Beach Dub All Stars) for their 3rd Album Mad World in 2006.

Reunion
Shortly after the release of Mad World the band mysteriously disappeared. Then, out of nowhere in 2011, nearly half a decade later, HBSS was spotted in Long Beach, CA playing to a sold out crowd of Crazed OC music heads. With years of music under their belt that helped to inspire such local heroes as The Dirty Heads and Avenged Sevenfold, HB Surround Sound came back with all new music and a renewed drive.

Four years later, with a lineup change and a new inspiration for creating music, HB Surround Sound regrouped and began trying out a new, brazen take ska sound.

Despite the hiatus, the band decided to still use their old moniker as they had garnered a respectable fan base. “We do have a small contingency of people that definitely where there in the early days, coming to our shows,”says vocalist Jake Bushnell. “But the beautiful thing is that there's a whole bunch of new fans that we're meeting and we're actually becoming a better band than we ever where and it's really exciting”.

On 2012, the band releases their first full length “Get Your Dance On,” featuring their five songs off their 2011 EP “Back To Reality.”

Unlike most ska bands that place an emphasis on their horns, HB Suround Sound doesn't use a horn section and instead fuses classic rock and rockabilly to create a unique sound that feels like it'd be heard in the early 50's rock music scene. Notable tracks that embody their new sound are “5 Days In London” and “Breakdown.”

Bushnell admits to releaseing previous work without feeling completely confident of the quality. This time around, Bushnell said the band spent some quality time while recording their full length in the studio. “We wanna be a little creepy with our sound,” says Bushnell “And this album is way more rock 'n' roll and we're super proud of it. We definitely think it's the best one we've done.”

Members
Members
 * Jake Bushnell – co-lead vocals, drums (1999–2006; 2010-2013)
 * Matt Denne – co-lead vocals, guitar (1999–2006; 2010-2014)
 * Tim Tintari – drums (2010–2014)
 * Mike Broberg – bass (1999–2006; 2010-2014)
 * Mr. Cooper – guitar (1999–2006; 2010-2014)

Former members
 * Jon Olazabal – percussion (1999–2006)

Discography

 * HB Surround Sound (2000)
 * Kill All The Critics (2002)
 * Mad World (2006)
 * Back To Reality (2011)
 * Explode (2012)
 * Get Your Dance On (2012)
 * Turn It On (2013)
 * Surround Sound (2014)

Tours
HB Surround Sound has shared the stage with popular acts, such as Dirty Heads, Sublime With Rome, Pepper, Cypress Hill, Matisyahu, Descendents, Pennywise, Avenged Sevenfold, The Interrupters, The Aggrolites and Bad Religion.


 * Matisyahu/Dirty Heads (2012)
 * Sublime with Rome/Cypress Hill/Pepper Tour (2012)
 * Sublime with Rome Summer Tour (2013)