Progressive beach funk from Waikiki Beach
All music, lyrics, instruments, vocals,
production by Ricky Hana
ShakaBrah Recording Studios
Honolulu/Las Vegas
"I'm not an artist . . . . .
I'm a lifestyle"
* Professional Beach Bum Waikiki Beach
* Two Time Hawaii Music Awards Winner
* Multiple Performances CBS/NBC Honolulu Hawaii (8x's)
* Supported Artist KoAloha Ukulele Honolulu Hawaii
* Los Angeles Songwriters Showcase Winner
* Santa Barbara Songwriters Showcase Winner
* #1 Hawaii TOP100 Songs - "Another Day in Paradise"
* Another Day in Paradise in "Deadly Honeymoon" filmed in Hawaii (opening song)
* #1 Hawaii TOP100 ALBUMS - "Pineapple"
* #1 Hawaii TOP100 ALBUMS - "Pineappleman Hawaii"
* #1 Hawaii TOP100 ALBUMS - "Summer"
* #1 Hawaii TOP100 ALBUMS - "Pau Hana"
* #1 Hawaii TOP100 ALBUMS - "Love of the Islands"
* #1 Hawaii TOP100 ALBUMS - "Chillaxin"
* #1 Hawaii TOP100 ALBUMS - "My Hawaii"
* Shared the Big Stage with Van Halen, Judas Priest, The Pretenders, Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers, Humble Pie, the Beach Boys, Hall & Oates, Pablo Cruise, Toto, Greg Kihn, Rick Springfield, Missing Persons, the Sex Pistols,
the Go-Go's, Huey Lewis & the News
* Previously on Warner Bros. Records
* Guitar with all-black funk band Fatback
* Guitar with funk/jazz band Groove Company LTD
* Guitar with SBCC Big Band Jazz
* Guitar with punk band SPY - EMI Australia
* Guitar with DB Cooper Warner Bros Records
* Guitar with Godspell (North American Tour)
* Guitar with The Fantasticks and Anything Goes (off Broadway)
* Founder/Guitar/Writer of the Dreamers Santa Barbara
* Worked with Richard Dashut (Fleetwood Mac)
* Worked with David DeVore (Santana)
* Past Management with The Beach Boys
* On SHOWTIME for an entire summer
* Wrote Commercials for Warner/Elektra/Atlantic (WEA)
* BA in Film Studies at University of California, Santa Barbara
* Wrote "Love Me Tonight" with Bridget Benenate (Breakaway Kelly Clarkson)
* Wrote "Honor Our Children" Hawaii C&Y Day
* Wrote "Island Cry" for Hawaii Five-O
* Wrote "Big Tease" with Jim Messina
* Composition Major Berklee College of Music in Boston, Mass
* Film Major at San Francisco State University
* Designed over 200 World Class Surfboards
* Professor of Ukulele at Waikiki Beach
* Life Coach/Counselor at Waikiki Beach
SOME PAST SHOWS:
Hawaii Music Awards Honolulu Hawai
Duke's Waikiki "Duke's on Sunday"
Waikiki Beach Live Webcasts (108 of them)
CBS/NBC Honolulu Hawaii (8x's)
Sheraton Waikiki
The Wave Waikiki
Jimmy Buffett's Waikiki (multiple dates)
CYDay Festival Honolulu Hawaii
Live Kalakaua Honolulu Hawaii
Gabby Pahinui Waimanalo Kanikapila (multiple times)
Simply Hawaiian
Aloha Spirit Bash
Simply Aloha Festival
4th of July Maunalua Bay Hawaii
The Royal Hawaiian Hotel
York's Waikiki Hawaii
Santa Barbara Bowl
Granada Theatre Santa Barbara
Arlington Theatre Santa Barbara
Lobero Theatre Santa Barbara
Campbell Hall UCSB Santa Barbara
Phoenix Coliseum
Queen Mary w/Beach Boys Live Global Telecast
Red Rocks Amphitheatre Denver Colorado
The Rainbow Denver Colorado
Tempe Stadium Arizona
ABC Studio Reno Nevada
Whisky a Go-Go Hollywood CA
The Roxy Hollywood CA
The Troubadour Hollywood CA
Madame Wong's Hollywood CA
The Starwood Hollywood CA
Hong Kong Cafe Hollywood CA
Bla-Bla Cafe Hollywood CA
Gazzarri's Hollywood CA
Club 88 Hollywood CA
The Londoner Santa Monica
Blue Lagune Santa Monica
CBGB's New York City
The Catalyst Santa Cruz
The Keystone Palo Alto
The Keystone Berkeley
Wolf Rismiller Country Club Reseda CA
The Palomino N. Hollywood CA
The Golden Bear Huntington Beach CA
Thousand Oaks Civic Center CA
Huntington Playhouse
Whiskey Creek Mammoth Lakes CA
Sierra Music Festival Mammoth Lakes CA
Ocean Harvest Mammoth Lakes CA
El Padrino Mammoth Lakes CA
CBS Dancehall Reno Nevada
Grand Illusion Eugene OR
Showbox Seattle WA
Wreck of the Hesperes Portland OR
Calgary Jubilee Auditorium
Winnipeg Auditorium
Banff Centre
Edmonton Citadel Theatre
Music on the Green
Backdor Boardshop
Dascomb Wine Cellars
Avant Tapas and Wine
Zaca Mesa Winery
Wandering Dog Wine Bar
Babi's Tasting Room
SYVHS Little Theatre
Jensens Main Stage CA
Beachfront Radio Luau
PCDC Santa Barbara
El Paseo Santa Barbara
Isla Vista Park
Isla Vista Downtown Warner Bros Album Release Concert
Old Spanish Days Santa Barbara
Coral Casino Montecito
Montecito Country Club
Polo Fields Santa Barbara
Biltmore Santa Barbara
El Encanto Santa Barbara
Scotch & Sirloin Santa Barbara
Oscar's Santa Barbara
The Feed Store Santa Barbara
1129 Santa Barbara
The Timbers Santa Barbara
Rocky's Santa Barbara
Flapper Alley Santa Barbara
FUBAR Santa Barbara
Hobey Baker's Santa Barbara
George's Santa Barbara
Baudelaires Santa Barbara
The Shack Santa Barbara
Teasers Santa Barbara
Pepper's Santa Barbara
Goleta Beach Festival
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TV/RADIO:
MTV
SHOWTIME
GOODNITE LA
VIDEO ONE LOS ANGELES
HAWAII NEWS NOW
CBS HONOLULU
NBC HONOLULU
KABC LOS ANGELES
KTTV LOS ANGELES
KCBS LOS ANGELES
KCAL LOS ANGELES
WABC NEW YORK CITY
WNBC NEW YORK CITY
WPIX NEW YORK CITY
KGO SAN FRANCISCO
KPIX SAN FRANCISCO
CBRT-DT CALGARY CANADA
CFRN-DT EDMONTON CANADA
CJIL-DT LETHBRIDGE CANADA
KROQ 106.7 FM LOS ANGELES
KLOS 95.5 LOS ANGELES
KIKI 990 HONOLULU HAWAII
KPRP 650AM HONOLULU HAWAII
KTYD 99.9 FM SANTA BARBARA
KSYV 96.7 FM SANTA YNEZ VALLEY
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Worked concerts with:
Jimi Hendrix Experience
Cream
Led Zeppelin
Janis Joplin
Santana
The Who
Jefferson Airplane
The Doors
The Yardbirds
Buffalo Springfield
Eric Burdon and the Animals
Love
The Byrds
Grateful Dead
Canned Heat
Blind Faith
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