Sunny Singh

Sandeep "Sunny" Singh (born April 3, 1986) is an American filmographer, programmer and music archivist, who primarily records and uploads footage of hardcore punk performances under the name hate5six. Triple J referred to him as "the internet’s hardest working hardcore videographer". In a December 2019 article for Billboard, writer Eli Enis referred to the accessibility of his content as "the biggest factor" for the popularity of hardcore in the late-2010s.

Singh also often releases footage of spoken word performances, interviews, and protests and political speeches, providing a platform for support of causes such as indigenous rights and anarchism.

Biography Singh grew up in Marlton, New Jersey. His parents emigrated from India in the 1970s, which led to them being one of the only non-white families in the town. In the 1990s, he gained an interest in music through his older brother being a fan of musicians like Jimi Hendrix, James Brown, Ace of Base, Soundgarden, Rage Against the Machine. however by mid-2004, he had stopped due to beginning college. (Singh attended Haverford College and majored in mathematics. His senior thesis was on continued fractions.)

In 2006, he recommenced filming after buying a Canon GL2, and began filming more well known bands, such as Floorpunch.

In March 2018, Singh departed from his full-time job and began doing his videography and archiving full-time.

On March 14, 2020, Singh recorded Code Orange performing at the release show for their album Underneath, which was closed to the public due to the COVID-19 pandemic. When livestreamed, the performance gained over 13,000 viewers. On March 20, 2020, he also livestreamed Year of the Knife performing, who were set to tour with Code Orange on the cancelled tour.

Website Singh has described Hate5six.com as a "democratic, community-controlled system", by having viewers vote for what video will be uploaded through Patreon. Patrons also vote for charities that 8.56% of the proceeds go to.

In 2017, Singh expanded the website to include SAGE (Sage Analyzes Graph Embeddings), an artificial intelligence system that recommends bands based on listening patterns. In a 2015 interview with No Echo, Singh stated that he used a "Canon XF100 [camera] and a Zoom H4N audio recorder". Hate5six's logo is a take on the hammer and sickle, a common form of communist iconography.

He follows both a straight edge and vegan lifestyle. resulting in an apology from the city.

In February 2024, Singh’s Instagram account was suspended after months of posting in support Palestinian liberation. His account was restored just over a week later, and in a post made about the suspension, he said that it was “immaterial” compared to what Palestinians are facing.

Select filmography The Hate5six Diaries: Volume One (2011)