Originally from Boston, Hunter grew up in the great folk tradition of the northeastern US, playing venerable clubs like Passim, the Unicorn, The Jazz Workshop, Club Casablanca, and The Bitter End; recording solo albums for Columbia Records; opening for touring pros; working with music giants such as Leonard Bernstein (who dubbed Hunter “The Quintessential Troubadour”) and John Hammond (Bruce Springsteen, Bob Dylan), whose Columbia Records contract Hunter has the dubious distinction of turning down. Hunter’s One Last Chance became the darling of the internet in 2000. His songs have been featured throughout network television (ER, Scrubs, 7th Heaven, VH1, HBO, CMT, A&E, ABC Family, PBS).

In his years as musician, composer and producer (www.hunterpayne.com) Hunter has also held positions in various fields:

• Bear Stearns & Co. Inc. - Associate Director

• International Meditation Society - Chairman, Boston Center

• Institute for Fitness and Athletic Excellence - Director of Special Programs

• WGBH-TV (PBS)- Camera Operator

• WGBH-FM (NPR) - Radio program host (nationally-syndicated)

• Assistant to Leonard Bernstein

aka Andrea Lauren Herz

A graduate of Bryn Mawr College with a degree in English Literature, Andrea also completed The Meisner Training for Actors in New York City where she lived, trained and worked for 10 years. Now a Los Angeles resident, Andrea has performed on numerous local stages and was a founding member of singular productions theatre company. As Artist in Residence at an LA Arts Magnet school and a member of Gifted CROW Theater for Youth, she collaborated with teachers and used improvisation to teach middle school children debating techniques as well as narrative and persuasive writing. 

Andrea is featured in "Uta Hagen's Acting Class" video and DVD, "The Vanishing," XTRO 3:Watch The Skies, and as a backup vocalist on Hunter's 2005 CD release, Nailed. 

In addition to being a licensed massage therapist, Andrea has experience as a paralegal, office manager and director of marketing for a boutique retail store in Beverly Hills, as a personal assistant to a White House Fellow and as an intern for The U.S Senate and The US Senate Committee on Aging. Active member of the LA Chapter of Bioneers, First Tuesday LA/Circle of Giving, ongoing participation in Landmark Education,Transcendental Meditation, and EcoVolved Media. Andrea is the founder of Siddhi of Angels and Project GenerosiTee, making beautiful, fun, and ecologically-minded tees and tote bags to raise awareness and funds for worthwhile causes.  "Everyone can make a difference...and together we have the power to change the world!"