Twin Cities artist Anthony Hotakainen has been involved in music for his entire life, performing in choirs, bands, and musicals. A multi-instrumentalist, he sings, plays the saxophone, writes, records, and produces music for himself and others.

In 2018 Anthony was a part of a new, original musical, Jelly Beans the Cheetah and Hope, where he met author SissyMarySue. They went on to record the musical’s soundtrack album in the summer of 2019 alongside 2 singles. He also attended a music camp led by friend and mentor Kat Perkins (The Voice Season 6). He performed alongside Kat multiple times including for the Brew Love Ronald McDonald House of Charities fundraiser.

Anthony released his first original single, Dream It Believe It, in 2019 alongside Canadian collaborator ‘Kerm’ followed by a second single Invincible. In 2020 Anthony wrote, recorded, and produced It’s Christmas!, a holiday record featuring 7 original songs and 4 classics.

In 2023 Anthony teamed up with singer-songwriter Joey Madeline on Millions of Lights, an award winning Holiday-Pop tune. The song made it into the top 5 contenders for the Bentleyville Tour of Lights theme song contest and has amassed thousands of streams. Anthony and Joey were also interviewed by the local press and had the song featured on the radio.

Anthony is currently studying Music Production & Recording Arts and recently earned his Pro Tools Specialist certification. He is also a founding member of Wisteria, a new Indie-Pop band.