Hyper Potions is an American electronic dance music project founded by Ian Tsuchiura (Sushi Killer) and Kevin Villecco. They debuted on Monstercat under their separate aliases with their collaboration Anime Bae, which was released on October 20, 2014.
After Anime Bae was released, they decided to form a duo, naming themselves Hyper Potions after the item from Nintendo's Pokémon series, and debuted on Monstercat under this name with their song Porta Vista, which was released on April 29, 2015.
As of March 18, 2023, Kevin is no longer a member of the project due to sexual harassment allegations and meeting his wife Evelyn when she was 15 years old and he was 24 years old.[1]
Timeline[]
2014[]
October
- October 20, 2014: Sushi Killer and Kevin Villecco released their debut Monstercat single, Anime Bae. The song is featured on Monstercat 019 - Endeavour and Monstercat - Best of 2014.
2015[]
April
- April 29, 2015: Hyper Potions, under their new alias, released their second Monstercat single, Porta Vista. The song is featured on Monstercat 022 - Contact.
June
- June 12, 2015: Hyper Potions released their third Monstercat single, Adventures in collaboration with Subtact. The song is featured on Monstercat 023 - Voyage, Monstercat - Best of Future Bass and Monstercat - Best of 2015.
July
- July 15, 2015: Hyper Potions released their fourth Monstercat single, Saturday Morning Space Ride in collaboration with Stephen Walking. The song is featured on Monstercat 023 - Voyage.
September
- September 29, 2015: Hyper Potions created a remix of the song Legends by Razihel, featuring TeamMate. The remix was released as a free release.
October
- October 28, 2015: Hyper Potions released their fifth Monstercat single, Distance in collaboration with Richard Caddock. The song is featured on Monstercat 024 - Vanguard.
2016[]
April
- April 25, 2016: Hyper Potions released their sixth Monstercat single, Unbreakable featuring Danyka Nadeau. The song is featured on Monstercat 027 - Cataclysm.
May
- May 23, 2016: Hyper Potions released their seventh Monstercat single, Checkpoint in collaboration with Nitro Fun. The song is featured on Monstercat 027 - Cataclysm and Monstercat - Best of 2016.
November
- November 8, 2016: Hyper Potions created a remix of the song Matches by Ephixa and Stephen Walking, featuring Aaron Richards. The remix is featured on Matches (The Remixes).
2018[]
November
- November 27, 2018: Hyper Potions released their eighth Monstercat single, Expedition in collaboration with Nokae. The song is featured on Rocket League x Monstercat Vol. 5.
Monstercat Uploads[]
- Anime Bae (as Sushi Killer & Kevin Villecco)
- October 20, 2014
- Porta Vista
- April 29, 2015
- Adventures (with Subtact)
- June 12, 2015
- Saturday Morning Space Ride (with Stephen Walking)
- July 15, 2015
- Razihel - Legends (feat. TeamMate) (Hyper Potions Remix)
- September 29, 2015
- Distance (with Richard Caddock)
- October 28, 2015
- Unbreakable (feat. Danyka Nadeau)
- April 25, 2016
- Checkpoint (with Nitro Fun)
- May 23, 2016
- Expedition (with Nokae)
- November 27, 2018
Trivia[]
Other[]
- Outside of Monstercat, Hyper Potions has commonly made music either remixing existing video game soundtracks or appearing on these soundtracks, most commonly within the SEGA franchise.
- As of now Hyper Potions has appeared in the Sonic Mania, Sonic Mania Adventures, and Team Sonic Racing OSTs. They have also appeared in the 2020 Sonic the Hedgehog movie.
- They also created the theme for the credits of Scott the Woz’s 200-episode special, “Borderline Forever”.
- Along with these, they composed the remix of Disney animated series Amphibia’s intro, which was used in the retro video game style Theme Song Takeover of said intro.
- Ian's favorite video games consist of Mega Man X, the Pokemon series, and the Kingdom Hearts series. Kevin's favorite video games consist of Phantasy Star Online, DOTA 2, Rocket League, and Overwatch.[2]
- Kevin used to be 1/2 of the video game Lo-Fi project Coffee Date along with his ex-wife Evelyn Rivera aka QORA, but he left in October 2020 after they separated.
Collaborated with[]
- Nitro Fun (1)
- Nokae (1)
- Richard Caddock (1)
- Stephen Walking (1)
- Subtact (1)
Artists featured[]
- Danyka Nadeau (1)
Artists remixed[]
- Razihel (1)
- Stephen Walking (1)
- Ephixa (1)
Off-Monstercat Releases[]
Singles[]
2015[]
- Christmas Morning [Self-release]
- December 24, 2015
2017[]
- Surf [Self-release]
- February 7, 2017
- Time Trials [GameChops]
- May 30, 2017
- Friends [GameChops]
- August 14, 2017
- Puppy Raceway [Self-release]
- October 4, 2017
- Ski [Self-release]
- December 8, 2017
2018[]
- Triforce (with QORA) [Self-release]
- January 23, 2018
- Wooded Kigdom (From "Super Mario Odyssey") (with James Landino) [Indepedent]
- March 6, 2018
- Snow Day [Self-release]
- March 16, 2018
- Cherry Blossoms [Self-release]
- April 11, 2018
- Time Trials Plus (feat. Jun Senoue) [GameChops]
- April 25, 2018
- Jungle Cruise [Self-release]
- June 4, 2018
- Trick or Treat [Self-release]
- October 15, 2018
- Maboroshi (with MYLK & Synthion) [Self-release]
- December 10, 2018
2019[]
- Shooting Stars (with Skye Rocket) [Self-release]
- May 9, 2019
- Pika Dance [Self-release]
- May 31, 2019
- Where We Wanna Be (with Mega Flare, feat. Slyleaf) [Self-release]
- June 24, 2019
- Jelly (with MYLK) [Self-release]
- December 9, 2019
2020[]
- Dolphin Park (with Andross) [Self-release]
- May 04, 2020
- The Speed In My Soul (with CG5) [CG5]
- July 8, 2020
- Waterfall [Self-release]
- November 16, 2020
- Cozy [Self-release]
- December 3, 2020
2021[]
- Borderline Forever (Scott The Woz Outro Music) [Self-release]
- May 23, 2021
- Sunset (Meg Turney Commission) [Self-release]
- September 20, 2021
- Banana Mania (Super Monkey Ball Banana Mania launch trailer song) [Self-release]
- October 6, 2020
- Muffin (with CG5, BadBoyHalo, feat. Skeppy & Captain Puffy) [BadBoyHalo]
- October 22, 2021
- Papaya (with MYLK) [Self-release]
- November 12, 2021
- Snowball Fight [Self-release]
- December 10, 2021
EPs[]
2018[]
- Gameboy Luke Commission EP [Self-release]
- Big Snowman
- Littleroot Town
- Railway Life
- Gotta Go Fast
- Running Shoes
- May 18, 2018
2020[]
- Mario Remixes [Self-release]
- Pinna Park Beach
- File Select
- Koopa Troopa Beach
- Delfino Plaza
- Mario Circuit
- October 30, 2020
Remixes[]
2015[]
- Hyper Potions - Squid Island! (Splatoon Remix)
- June 28, 2015
- Hyper Potions - Chemical Plant Zone (Sonic The Hedgehog Remix)
- December 10, 2015
2016[]
- League of Legends - Let The Games Begin (Hyper Potions Remix)
- January 14, 2016
- Dabin - Hold feat. Daniela Andrade (Hyper Potions Remix)
- June 6, 2016
2017[]
2018[]
- Deltarune - Friendship (Hyper Potions Remix)
- November 10, 2018
2019[]
- Hyper Potions & VGR - Sherbet Land (Mario Kart 64 Remix)
- March 22, 2019
- Chizzy Stephens - Catching Villains (Hyper Potions Remix) | Teen Titans Go
- October 17, 2019
2020[]
- Hyper Potions - K.K. Cruisin' (Animal Crossing Remix / Cover)
- June 19, 2020
Game Tracks[]
- Hyper Potions & Jun Senoue - Ice Mountain (Team Sonic Racing)
- May 31, 2019
- Hyper Potions - New Year (Spin Rhythm XD)
- February 26, 2020
References[]
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