I released Hana Hou on July 28th, 2019….My Birthday!! Hana Hou is `encore in Hawaiian language. What inspired me to write this song is what happens at the end of every gig. It’s for the musicians that love to play that Hana Hou song and also the musician that doesn’t want to play Hana Hou. It is also acknowledging the musician/musicians and shows appreciation. Then to top it all off, A Hui Hou, until we meet again.
It was a collaborative write with Malia Daraban. All instruments were recorded by me . Mix by Shane Brede and Master by Demitri Marmash.
This song will also be on my new album ‘Strum Along’ releasing September 12, 2019.
It’s May first….Lei day in Hawaii. And I lay you with this island Reggae jam called All We Know is Reggae. It was supposed to be released before 2018 was up, but it was put on hold do to an injury I had acquired. I am healing and thing are looking up. I am finishing some projects and starting new ones. This year will be productive for sure and I am excited.
You can download and/or stream this song on all online media outlets from this day on. Please check it out on iTunes or CDBaby for downloads.
I’ve been on the road this past week opening up for Spawnbreezie and now I am up in Washington doing a couple shows before I head back to Hawaii. Here is a list of the rest of the shows. Maybe you can catch some. I’ll keep you posted for more news. I am more current with my Instagram and facebook, so please follow #kaimimusic or @kaimimusic. Hope you guys have an awesome week and I apologize for the lack of posts on the website. Aloha
Happy end of September already!! Time flies quick when you are having fun. I have been having fun, but also trying to stay disciplined. While prepping for this small tour, I am also working on releasing an EP called, ” All We Know is Reggae.” So many things happening here on my side.
Back to the tour info!! I hope you guys can make one of my shows. Here is a listing
Wednesday, October 10th: Ohana’s Belltown 9pm-11pm
Thursday, October 11th: Mirkwood and Shire, Arlington 8pm
Friday, October 12th: Pono Ranch, Ballard 9pm-12a
Saturday, October 13th: Ohana’s in Issaquah 8pm-11pm
I’m starting it off with a quick headlining show in San Diego with my bro Spawnbreeezie at the Island Reggae Festival. Then I’m hopping on a plane north, back to Seattle Washington to finish out the week.
The first night I will be at the Hard Rock Cafe in Seattle. Please come support at this one. We have Emma Caroline Baker starting it off with her smooth voice starting at 7pm. I will be doing a few songs on my own, but will be accompanied by drummer James Wozniak. You can get tickets here > Hard Rock Seattle Tickets
I will be performing smaller shows through out the week, Mahalo to the 808scene braddahs and Tammy Carlson for the hard work.
The last show will be at the well know venue called Pono Ranch. I will be opening up the night. The time slot is 8:30p-10p. There is an awesome band after me, so come early and don’t miss out. tickets tend to sell out. You can get tickets here > Pono Ranch Tickets
Here are the dates:
•8/5 – Seattle, WA / Hard Rock 7p – 11p
•8/7 – Seattle, WA / Private Block Party
•8/8 – Seattle, WA / Ohana Belltown 8p-11p
•8/9 – Seattle, WA Rotie Cellars 6p-8p
•8/10 – Arlington, WA / Mirkwood and Shire 8p-9p
•8/11 – Seattle, WA / Pono Ranch 8:30p-10p
Hope you guys have an awesome August! New music coming soon! I’ll keep you posted
I must say….this year’s Na Hoku awards was by far one of my favorites. I finally got to reach a goal of mine. Performing at the Na Hoku Hanohano Awards was at the top o my list and I am grateful that I had a chance to share the stage with friends and fellow performers from the past and present. Congrats to all the finalists and winners. Good job Tavana and my brothers from Backwards Shaka.
My shirt was made by Puamana Crabbe. It was a jelly fish because I grew up getting stung many times…lol. Shoes were Dr. Martins. I wore a Kupe’e lei with a think ginger lei, a black pearl, and the Ihe Kaka’i from Sonny Ching. I went out on a limb wearing white pants, but I think i rocked it pretty hard this year. Not to mention rocking out with my purple Ernieball Musicman on local television. A very high point in my night.
Coming up next, I will be heading to the US mainland for a couple weeks. I will post the places and dates I will be performing at soon. For updates, please check my Facebook page. I also want to let you know that I am working on a new EP. Expecting to drop mid July. EP is called “All we Know is Reggae.” Watch for that and I will keep you in the loop!
Some people been asking if I’m doing an opening slot as my own. To answer your questions, yes I am. So hopefully you guys can make it out to some of these. I am pretty excited. I wish I could get my band out, but I am happy to spread music however way I can. Got to love my looper pedal!
•3/1 – Anaheim, CA / House of Blues
•3/3 – Las Vegas, NV / Broklyn Bowl
•3/4 – Ventura, CA / Discovery
•3/7 – Morro Bay, CA / The Siren
•3/8 – San Diego, CA / Music Box
•3/11 – Phoenix, AZ / BLK
•3/14 – Sacramento, CA / Holy Diver
•3/15 – Santa Rosa, CA / Annie O’s
•3/16 – San Fran, CA / Kneck Woods
•3/18 – Santa Cruz, CA / Atrium
•3/23 – Tacoma, WA / Jazzbones
•3/24 – Tacoma, WA / Jazzbones
If you didn’t know, I released a new single called Freak of Nature! It’s is a hybrid ska/reggae/rock song. The message is about being different and to keep true to yourself. I like this song musically and lyrically. I co-wrote it with Gari Garrett. Please take a listen and support Hawaiians that perform various genre of musicother than Hawaiian music. Mahalo
Things have been moving fast. I took a trip and performed with Spawnbreezie and the Rugby 7 Tournament in San Jose, California where a small cold front came though and go us wet and cold. It was a good experience. I got to meet a couple of Fiji’s band member while we waited in that cold. All together it was a good show.
From the trip back, I was thrown into a practice with my bros to practice for my Blue Note Hawaii debut. We prevailed and the show turned out really well! I am pretty honored to have performed at an iconic venue like Blue Note. Mahalo to David Masuda, Paul Van, and Steve Keola for backing me in this project.
The following weekend I jumped in with Peni Dean and his crew and performed at the Maui Arts and Cultural Center for Shane Victorino’s free concert. Then jumped over to Moloka’i for a show with Peni. Cool thing is that I got featured on the Maui News front page…so random! lol
What’s new….well I am tryst another single before ends. It’s a song about the north shore of oahu. I’ve been on it through out the year, but my computer decided not to turn on. It has been shop for 3 week now. So hopefully I can get that done for you. I also have another tour coming up with Spawnbreezie. We are headed to New Zealand and Australia in January. So watch for some pics and vids!!
Have a Happy Christmas and New Years!! Be safe everyone!
I have been keeping quite busy since this past February. It has been tricky to keep up with all media updates. Especially when you are on the road at months end. Since my last post, I have been asked to go on tour with Spawnbreezie. He is my Samoan brother from another mother. He hails from Kansas City, Missouri.
Long story short, Spawnbreezie came to Hawaii for some shows and needed a guitar player to back his band. I jumped in and I guess I did a pretty good job. I then got pulled into his March tour which consisted of 16 venues in 6 states. I also got to open up a couple shows in the later part of the tour which was epic.
Tracy and Guy from Poi Planet
After that long month, I came back home and had to hustle for the 2017 Na Hoku Hanohano Awards. My EP didn’t make it to the Finalist ballot, but I was a finalist in a couple other entries; Love Your Mother Compilation and Medusa(rock opera). It was a fun night and I wore a pretty cool outfit. I went solo to the Awards, so I didn’t get to many pictures of my outfit sadly. Many thought highly of it. Congrats to all the winners and fellow musicians of Hawaii!
The following month was festival season. One weekend we were in Guam which we co-headlinded with Magic!, the next in Alaska, then the last two were in Cali. San Diego and San Jose were the bigger festivals we performed at. At the end of that trip, we were informed about the next “short” tour which was a month away.
We were back on the US mainland in a blink of an eye. Luckily the tour started in Hawaii for the first weekend. We then met up in Las Vegas and ended the four week tour in Dallas, Texas. That was the longest and farthest driving I have ever experienced. We did 16 cities on this tour also. A couple of those drives consisted 8-14 hours.
Now I am back home and I am trying to get my band on a roll again. There were so many experiences in this past 6 month. It is very challenging to keep up and keep people informed what has been going on. I camp more on my social media via Instagram and Facebook. If you really want to know where I am at, please check out Kaimi Music on Facebook.
Aloha Everyone! I am proud to have my new music available online for you to listen and download. The music video will be up soon so watch for it! I just want to thank everyone who help with the project. This wouldn’t have happened if it wasn’t for you guys.
Mahalo Raybern Freitas, Robert and Hulali Brede, Gari Garrett, Eric Madrid (Enharmonic Studios), Luke D’Adarrio, Tifa and Lucky Ito and to all the family and friends that supported and helped me along the way. I hope you enjoy the music. Some Island Rock with an Edge!
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Shortly after the Na Hoku Hanohano Awards, I was one of the artists featured in KITV’s Summer Kanikapila. We filmed my segment in Nu’uanu, O’ahu, and it features two of my songs, “Til The Morning Comes” and “Higher Light.” Other fellow musicians that were also featured in this series included Chad Takatsuji, Henry Kapono, Kawika Kahiapo, John Keawe, Shar Carillo, and Kamakakehau Fernandez. Mahalo to KITV reporter Moanikeala Nabarro for including me amongst such great company!
Back to the tour info!! I hope you guys can make one of my shows. Here is a listing
I am pretty honored to have performed at an iconic venue like Blue Note. Mahalo to David Masuda, Paul Van, and Steve Keola for backing me in this project.
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