Sashamon with Nappy and Miso

Description: Come enjoy a Saturday Night of Hawaiian Reggae!

Sashamon : Sashamon- (sa-sha’-mon) - maybe because he grew up on Molokai, Sashamon’s music brings a unique peaceful vibe to the island music scene. The public first heard Sashamon’s blend of Reggae, Rock, and Hawaiian music on a homemade demo, which has now spread world wide with the support of top Kauai professional surfers. The popular underground cd found its way to KWHI 92.7 Hawaiian Rhythms, Island Style, and Reggae, on the Big Island of Hawaii. With no press kit or label support, “Japanese Squeeze” amazingly became the station’s most requested song and stayed on top for two months. Japanese Squeeze was replaced by another Sashamon song “Necta” which continues to be in heavy rotation. This popularity caused Big Island’s KAPA 100.3 and KWXX 94.7 to give airplay on their stations. Sashamon now has radio play on radio around the world. All over Hawaii, U.S, Italy, Guam, even Tahiti. there are too many stations to list.. Sashamon has also been featured on the local Kauai television program The Foundation, a Tahitian tow in video, and his music accompanies high performance surfing on Jaime O's movie “Freak Show”. and upcoming "Freak Show 2" Many other surf videos featuring Sashamon's music have followed including an Oneill video featuring Rochelle Ballard currently airing on Fuel t.v.. This popularity is encouraging Sasha to pursue a career in music, doing what he loves. Sashamon became part of Hawaii’s musical culture at a young age singing along with ukulele strumming Kupuna (respected elders), while attending elementary school on Molokai’s west side. Sasha feels blessed to have grown up on Molokai, a place reminiscent of days when music was still interwoven with family and community. After high school, Sashamon, born Sasha Makia Spiller-Reiff, received a degree in Music and the Arts from the University of Hawaii. While attending UH, he began to compose and later record his first songs. One Day Maybe, Sashamon’s debut album, incorporates many diverse influences that blend to create an original, peaceful and memorable sound. Sasha composed and produced this recording in his home studio on Kauai, playing all the instruments including the ukulele, guitar, bass, keyboard, vocals, and drum sequencer. Sashamon is promoting his new release with performances state wide.

Kevin Miso: Kevin Miso is a Southern California singer-songwriter. Born and raised in Long Beach, CA, Miso started to focus on his music while attending college in Santa Barbara and began writing songs while living in Southern Spain. In 2006, Miso was introduced to a locally revered studio, and started recording scratch tracks of a few songs he had written. The project evolved into his debut album Picture – dedicated in memory to one of his best friends: Chris McCallister, victim of a drunk driving incident. 5% of the profits from his record are donated every year to M.A.D.D. in his memory. Upon release of Picture, 2007 had Miso touring the West Coast and headlining venues such as The Roxy, Soho, Maggie McGarrys and ending with a sold-out show at The Key Club in Hollywood. Since early 2007, this Hawaiian-blooded entertainer has shared the stage with major acts of all genres such as: Augustana, Jake Shimabukuro, and The English Beat; as well as respected independents The Aggrolites and The Beautiful Girls. His home-base in South Bay was a launching point for his full-band show as well as his acoustic act. Equipped with a loop pedal and an array of toys, Miso’s showcases as a multi-instrumentalist – playing guitars, bongos, djembe, keyboards, and an occasional harmonica. In 2008, Miso recorded a double-sided single Even So/About Time which was featured on radio stations in Santa Barbara and earned him a headlining slot for the Hermosa Beach Concert Series for over 5,000 people. Shortly after, he left for 4 months, traveling throughout Southeast Asia, New Zealand and South America. During which, Miso developed material for his upcoming album and played a few key shows along the way. In 3 years, Kevin Miso has become a staple act in the Southern California circuit, and is currently expanding his team. In search of proper representation and management, it seems just a matter of time before this artist is be able to reach a much broader audience, nationally as well as overseas. Or as he puts it: “my best friends I have yet to meet.” A list of shows and photos can be found at www.MisajonMusic.com.