Lloyd Cellars & Prescription Vineyards Present the 1st Annual ‘Surreal Showcase – Hollywood Hills’

Llyod Cellars Surreal Showcase 2022

Hosted by Celeb Chef & Cookbook Author Bob Blumer at His Hollywood Hills Home

Inspired by last year’s exclusive ‘Friday-Eve Live’ event at Blumer’s Hollywood Hills home, Blumer, the Lloyd Cellars team, and music partners A&R Worldwide have envisioned an annual event we’re calling the ‘Surreal Showcase’ featuring artist Will Sweeny (@willsweeny). Additionally, Will’s teaser video featuring his new track ‘Missing You,’ posted below, spotlights his friend Grey Coutts (@greycoutts) artwork. Grey will be exhibiting his abstract works and painting live at the event!

This exclusive, invite-only event brings together the perfect trilogy of lux wine, culinary wizardry, and musical showcase against the stunning backdrop of the iconic Hollywood sign. If you’re in the entertainment business, culinary world, or a member of the media, email us to request an invite to attend this private one-of-kind music and culinary mash-up!

RSVP Request Required: Joel@LloydCellars.com • Invite Non-TransferableDue to Limited Space and Food Planning, Please Only RSVP if You are Certain of Your Attendance • Must be 21 • Valet Provided
Artist Will Sweeny – U.K.’s White Eskimo Frontman – Showcases New Music from His Debut Solo Projects

Gastronaut, artist, and eight-time Guinness World Record holder Bob Blumer is the creator and host of the television series Surreal Gourmet, Glutton for Punishment, and a producer and host of World’s Weirdest Restaurants. His shows air on various networks in more than twenty countries worldwide. Follow Blumer’s culinary adventures on Instagram at @bobblumer.

Blumer will create a surreal passed-apps menu to pair with Lloyd Cellars and Prescription Vineyards wines and a musical showcase – staged rooftop overlooking Blumer’s patio ­– featuring singer-songwriter and rocker Will Sweeny!


The Surreal Gourmet Menu

Chicken Lollipops

Parsnip & Bacon Soup Shooters

House-Cured Salmon Sno-Cones

Grilled Pesto Pizza

Mushroom Cupcakes

Steak & Potatowich


Bob Blumer’s ‘Surreal Showcase’ was inspired by Prescription Vineyards 2021 ‘Friday-Eve Live’ event featuring artist Isra

The Will Sweeny Story

Los Angeles, 1993: Being blessed in his mother’s womb by music legend Little Richard was how Will Sweeny’s career and life began when the icon placed his hands on her pregnant stomach in a hotel lobby and shouted, ‘God bless this child, Lord!’

English through and through, but with such a life blessing linking him to the U.S., it’s no wonder Will has gone on to perform his music around the world and has returned to Los Angeles to record his debut solo venture.

Will hails from Cheshire, England, where he would spend hours hitting upturned pans with wooden spoons as soon as he was old enough to sit up. His love of music and drumming had begun. He got his first set of drums as a child and studied music in college. There, he formed his first band, “White Eskimo,” playing drums, and his music career took off in the U.K.

Will soon became the group’s frontman and went on to perform his music in England’s hottest venues, including The 02 Arena in London, Brixton Academy, and his packed and extended residencies at the infamous Cavern Club. Will has now made the exciting move State-side as a debut solo artist to fulfill! He has opened for top groups, including The Jam, and has appeared regularly across National television and radio, including The BBC and ITV. Will even brought his previous band to L.A. and entered the live scene at the top with an opening show at The Whiskey and a resounding demand for more U.S. shows…

Here’s Will’s teaser video featuring his new track ‘Missing You,’ inspired by his friend @greycoutts artwork. All of the art behind Will was painted by Grey.

He has spent his time during quarantine honing the music he has always wanted most to create and writing new songs for his album release. Will shared about his new solo music, “I want to bend marketing rules, break the usual boxes people try to tick when classifying a new artist. My influences are everything from Elvis Presley to Guns N’ Roses, and that shows in my sound and writing.” Will says about his live shows, “I like to knock people off their feet with the electricity of performing, make them want the night never to end. My stage act is all about fun, showmanship, and connection.”


Prescription Helps Bring Int’l Musical Talent to Short Film Fest

International Music Artists at San Jose Int' l Short Film Festival – Home Edition

Veronica Fusaro, Hamish Anderson and Gina Brooklyn Headline Evening Countdowns

Prescription Vineyards’ long term relationship with A&R Worldwide, producers of MUSEXPO: United Nations of Music & Media, has led to a partnership to bring international musical talent to the 12th Annual San Jose Int’ l Short Film Festival – Home EditionOn Thursday, Friday and Saturday of the fest, the evening screenings will open with countdown showcase performances by Switzerland’s Veronica Fusaro, Australia’s Hamish Anderson, and Ohioan Gina Brooklyn.

A&R Worldwide’s discovery and development history of artists include Coldplay, Katy Perry, Keane, Adele, Muse, Sia, Gavin James, and many more chart-topping artists. And don’t miss their syndicated radio show, Passport Approved to get the insider scoop on discovering breaking new artists.


Veronica Fusaro

Showcase: Thursday, October 22nd – 7pm (PST) 

Influenced by the likes of Dusty Springfield, Amy Winehouse and Lana Del Rey, Veronica Fusaro first stepped into the spotlight in 2016 with her self-produced EP ‘Lost In Thought’ and surprised the Swiss music industry by winning the ‘Demo of the Year’ at the prominent national M4Music Festival.

Veronica’s young career already has many highlights. She’s been the support act for Mark Knopfler at the amphitheater in Nîmes, for Eagle-Eye Cherry in France, and then Ibeyi in London. On the festival circuit, she played Glastonbury 2019 and the Eurosonic Festival in 2020. A soul-pop album is now on its way, full of organic and raw sounds, honest lyrics and vocals that skillfully balance between the depth and playfulness of Veronica Fusaro’s music: pure, powerful and intimate.

As Veronica says, “I like to wrap sad emotions in colorful paper.”


Hamish Anderson

Showcase: Friday, October 23rd  – 3:30pm (PST)

Hamish Anderson was named one of Total Guitar’s Top 10 Best New Guitarists in 2018, two years after being named one of Yahoo! Music’s “Top Ten Best New Artists.” In 2019, the Australian roots-rock artist released his Independent Music Award-Winning “Best Blues Album” Out of My Head

In 2016, Hamish released his critically acclaimed debut album, Trouble, produced by Grammy Winner Jim Scott (the title track, Trouble, still appears on Spotify’s Official Blues & Roots Rock Playlist from April 2016). He supported the album with 11 performances at SXSW (2017). He opened for BB King, Vintage Trouble, Drive By Truckers, Jared & The Mill, Low Cut Connie. Hamish also toured the US, appearing at US festivals such as BottleRock, Firefly, Echo Park Rising, Mountain Jam, High Sierra, Big Blues Bender, Summerfest, Telluride Blues & Brews Festival, and Canada’s RBC Bluesfest Ottawa.

Hamish said this about Out of My Head, “I really wanted to take my time and write as many songs as I could for this album. I wasn’t writing to a specific genre or sound; rather, I let the songs reveal what they wanted to be….”

In April 2019, Hamish opened for Gary Clark Jr. in his home country of Australia. In early 2020, he opened for George Thorogood & The Destroyers on the sold-out tour. He and his album were featured in Guitar Player Magazine in the August 2020 Issue, which resulted in Hamish’s cover mention. Be sure to follow him to hear about what comes next for Hamish!


Gina Brooklyn

Showcase: Saturday, October 24th – 4pm (PST) 

Gina Brooklyn is a unique singer-songwriter whose style combines a multitude of influences that transcend genres. By creating a captivating ambiance for her distinctive vocals, soul-gripping melodies, and engaging lyrics, she lures even the most demanding listeners into her world. The Ohio-born singer started her music career at the tender age of 15 when she co-wrote and recorded a song that led her to become a finalist in the John Lennon Songwriting Contest (2017). A year after, she was nominated for “Best Pop Song” in the Roundglass Music Awards.

Brooklyn’s single Butterfly was released in 2019 and attracted an overwhelming response from the music press and online sites. Throughout her career, Gina has performed at multiple prominent venues across the U.S., from The Rockwood Music Hall in NYC, The Hotel Café in LA, and The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in Cleveland, Ohio. She’s also played the world’s largest music festival, Summerfest, in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, where she won the prestigious Best Emerging Artist Award. She was named the winner of the 2020 Global Djooky competition, where she will record at the iconic Capitol Studios in LA with legendary producer Brian Malouf.

Gina’s single No More Hiding was the follow-up to Who Are You Fighting For?, which was also co-written and recorded with Dan Epand (formerly of Nico Vega) and mixed by Mark Needham (Imagine Dragons, The Killers). The track landed Gina’s first sync in an online commercial for Spirit Wrist, an independent jewelry company. It tallied international airplay in the U.S., UK, Australia, Germany, South Africa, South America, India, and more.


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