This Tuesday night, 12/08/09, Mailani will be performing at Chai’s island bistro at the aloha tower marketplace. Please join us from 7-9pm for some great music and food. Bring thi coupon with you for deep savings!
Just wanted to make a little announcement letting you all know that Mailani will be performing at the infamous Aku Bone Lounge every Monday night for the remainder of the month of September. Driving down Pensacola street on the way to Ala Moana I’m sure you’ve seen their well known fish bone sign. Aku Bone Lounge is known for their delicious menu items at affordable prices along with great Hawaiian music every night. It’s become the Hot Spot to see top Hawaiian music acts. On Mondays, the entertainment begins at 8 and runs through to 10pm. FYI this month will be your last opportunity to see Funkmastah Frank Carillo play bass with Mailani as he and his wife will be moving to Kaua’i next month. They will be missed.
As Mailani has released a well publicized Hawaiian music album earlier this year, we have long waited for the opportunity to perform in such a place. Please come down and join us if you have the chance. If you’re wondering what to eat, there’s never a bad to for Moi and the steamed moi at Aku Bone is fantastic!
Their address is:
Aku Bone Lounge & Grill
1201 Kona Street
Honolulu, HI 96814
808.589.2020
I must say, it’s never easy to predict what will happen throughout the year and this year was no exception. Mailani and I have been working hard thusfar to get her music out there. What we didn’t expect was the schedule that comes along with the Mayhem.
Both Mailani and I have worked in the industry before but never have we had the opportunity to work with such a well oiled Machine such as the Mountain Apple Company. Working is one thing but with their guidance we have learned how to effectively work.
If you have yet to come to one of mailani’s gigs, please do stop by one of these days. She has turned her gigs into a show of the highest caliber. With stage musicians such as Seann Carroll, Shawn Ishimoto, Frank Carillo and of course Jon Porlas we can honestly say that the music has stepped up.
Please be sure to check out mailani’s gig schedule and join us if you have the chance.
I know I’m late with this entry and at the same time I’m well aware that I haven’t posted anything in awhile. So why now? Well I actually feel as though this is something worth posting.
I’ve been proud of the work I’ve done in the past as a producer and engineer, but this project simply called Mailani is something that I can say that yes I’m proud of but also very passionate of.
Mailani and I have planned this project for a few years now. Our intention was and continues to be to bridge the gap of multiple generations by introducing what I believe to be a new generation of Hawaiian music. Mailani, always the risk taker, wanted give of herself as a musician, songwriter, performer and as a passionate Hawaiian woman. She delivers.
This album, as thought out as it was, still oozes of personality. I still remember our first meeting with Jon Demello and Leah Bernstein when I told them that I wanted to bottle her personality and show the world what’s great about her. Well, I can humbly say that I believe this album does just that.
If you haven’t heard the album yet, go check it out. Head over to mountain apple companyand take a listen to 2 of her songs, check out the beautiful photos available for viewing. Mountain Apple has helped us realize our goal with graphics that have done more than compliment my favorite singers brand new music. Also for Mailani’s schedule updates that’s the website to continuously visit.
Thank you for your continued visits to Doctortrey.com.
Itʻs been awhile since I’ve updated but I feel that this is important news regarding innovative ways in which to market your music. As members of the Hawaiʻi music industry, we have tried to find ways to beat the downturn of our marketplace. With distribution companies closing down, stores downsizing their floor area for music and blank CD sales soaring, we can only wonder if there’s any hope at all. We’ve been hit hard by a Tower Recordsless market. Many have been complaining about the burning illegal copying and downloading of CDs and saying that we need to somehow stop them. By this point, I think we all realize that stopping them may be impossible. Here’s where Hawaiʻi Podcamp, which happens on October 24th at the Hawaiʻi Convention Center, comes into play
I’m not prepared to say that this is the answer to all our problems as an industry, but I will say that if all we do is complain nothing will happen for us. It’s time to search for the solutions and Podcamp could be a huge step in the right direction. Remember that the “World Wide Web” is truly world wide, and the folks that will be at podcamp are people that will be able to get your music out to the world. It’s time to consider your options. Do you continue to fight the losing battle or do you find new avenues to present your music? They (Hawaiʻi Podcamp) are also looking for people who would be willing to entertain their guests from around the globe and from Hawaiʻi Nei. It can’t hurt to have people talking about you on their Blogs, Podcasts, and Vid/Vodcasts. Best of all Its all free. The internet has been both bad and good for the industry. This is one of the good things. Please don’t miss this opportunity.
PINKTOBER PARTY OCTOBER 17th from 6-8pm
Dear Friend,
The fight against breast cancer goes on and I know we’re going to win this thing! Hardly anyone I know can say they DON’T have a friend or relative that has battled this terrible disease. I’m asking for your help in raising funds because I think it’s important that we all join together to help win.
The best way to fight against breast cancer is through supporting our local Susan G. Komen Foundation through hard Rock Café’s Pinktober Party. The Pinktober Party will be the ‘kick off ‘event for Susan G. Komen’s “Race for the Cure” which will be on Sunday, October 19th, 2009.
Pinktober is Hard Rock Café’s annual event that will be held on Friday, October 17th, 2009 from 6:00pm-7:00pm. It celebrates breast cancer survivors, and raises funds for the Susan G. Komen Foundation. It will be an amazing event with local Hawaiian soul singer, Mailani from the Mightly J’s and Krater 96’s own, Wayne Maria to host the event.
We will be auctioning some fantastic items such as:
- A pink Fender Guitar signed by Henry Kapono, B.E.T, and Mailani, and
- Custom-made pink Hurley surfboard signed by professional surfer, Kekoa Cazimeo and other prizes as well.
- Bobby Jones gold club drivers
- Tahitian jewelry from the Tahiti Pearl Market
Our popular Pinktober pins, key chains and shirts are now available.
How can you help?
You can support the fight by coming down to Hard Rock Café on October 17th from 6:00pm-8:00pm and enjoying the fun! $5.00 donations at the door.
If you would like be a part of this awesome Pinktober party just come on down or contact Jill Gilboy at Hard Rock Café for more information. Thank you for supporting the fight against breast cancer!
Warmest Aloha,
Jill Gilboy – Sales & Marketing Manager
Hard Rock Cafe
1837 Kapiolani Blvd.
Honolulu, HI 96826
Phone: (808) 955-7383
Fax: (808) 949-6040
honolulu_sales@hardrock.com
Thanks to Dennis Bader for giving me the heads up on this. Here’s a clip from the Information for Entry and Participation document downloadable below:
“Recordings are eligible for the Annual Hawaii Music Awards if they have been released for the first time during the current eligibility year from January to December, in general distribution in Hawaii and/or Internationally by a domestic record company, and/or local distributor or by an authorized manufacturer or distributor to include Hawaii based independent labels. Polynesian and Internatioal Hawaiian music categories are the acception to the rule and are eligible under their guidelines describe in the category rules for entry.”
Congratulations to all the finalists. Personally I’d like to congratulate those who I’ve had the chance to work with this past year. So, a special congrats to: Mighty J, King Kekai, Hula Records for the Tribute to Gabby slack key compilation and the Hawai’i Falsetto Contest winners Vol. 8, and Darin Leong!
Heres the link.
John Berger of the Honolulu Starbulletin has a review posted of Kanoa’s Album Makin Through the Breakthrough, and it’s a great review. I’d like to send a heartfelt congratulations to both Kanoa and Ipo. Thanks for recording it at The Doctor’s Office.
Links: The Review
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Hold on to your seats folks, the award for this years Best Hawaiian Music Album Grammy is quite a surprise. Yes folks who would have thought that a Slack Key Guitar album could possibly win a Grammy Award……….Again? When I saw the list I thought I was looking at last years winners because for the life of me I can’t tell them apart anymore. Legends of SKG, Masters of SKG, Treasures of SKG? It’s all the same to me. I guess it’s what the world expects of Hawaiian Music. I thought having a Hawaiian Grammy would be a blessing, but it’s become more of a curse hasn’t it? How is this helping the industry progress? I hope I read the list wrong, but I don’t think I did. I hate to complain about it especially because I want everyone from Hawaii to find success, but it’s either time for someone to break the Slack Key Curse or change the name of the Grammy to the Slack Key Guitar award.
Congratulations Winners:
Treasures Of Hawaiian Slack Key Guitar
Various Artists
Daniel Ho, George Kahumoku, Jr., Paul Konwiser & Wayne Wong, producers
links:
List of Grammy Winners
Daniel Ho
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