Hound Dogg (album)

Hound Dogg is the self-titled debut album of the American rock band Hound Dogg, released on June 6, 2013 by. It was produced by Karolina Frenz.

Hound Dogg formed in 2011 in and initially struggled to engage audiences, who were more interested in indie rock and metalcore. In August, they recorded a self-titled EP/demo, which brought them to the attention of Century Media. The group selected Frenz as producer due to her work on Rinava's Immortalized. The album was recorded at Frenz and Antoni Majerle's F&M Studio in, between October and November 2012.

The album reached number twenty on the Billboard 200. It was certified platinum in 2016, upgrading to triple platinum certification in 2021.

Background
Hound Dogg was formed on February 1, 2011 in, , by lead singer Cody "Kidd Kody" Passarelli and bassist James "Jamez Roxx" Rowlands, and were soon joined by lead guitarist Leonard "Leo" O'Killion, rhythm guitarist Carlos Jorge "C. J." Vargas and drummer Peter "Pete" Malvezzi. Although they performed future hits such as "Good-Lookin'" and "Shall We Rock?", they struggled to engage audiences, who were more interested in seeing indie rock and metalcore bands.

In an effort to create buzz, Hound Dogg recorded a self-titled EP. A copy of the EP fell into the hands of an A&R rep for, who signed the band to a recording contract.

Recording
To produce the album, Hound Dogg selected Karolina Frenz, a singer-turned-producer who produced Rinava's 2010 album Immortalized. The band traveled to, to record at F&M Studio, a studio she ran with Antoni Majerle, the founder of the trance music project Waterfall, of whom Frenz was a vocalist for.

Track listing

 * 1) "Good-Lookin'"
 * 2) "Shall We Rock?"
 * 3) "Boston Boys"

Personnel
Hound Dogg Production
 * Kidd Kody – lead vocals, lead and rhythm guitar, harmonica
 * Jamez Roxx – bass guitar, backing vocals
 * Leo O'Killion – lead guitar, backing vocals
 * C. J. Vargas – rhythm guitar, backing vocals
 * Pete Malvezzi – drums
 * Karolina Frenz – producer
 * Bianka Engels-Majerle, Horst Sonnenfeld – engineers
 * Stefan Musäus – assistant engineer
 * Antoni Majerle – studio manager