ANTICIPATED TO LAUNCH SOON THAT
IS LOOKING TO FEATURE ASPIRING
MUSICIANS IN HAWAI'I.
AND JOINING US WITH WITH MORE DETAILS
IS A DISTINC A DISTINGUISHED MUSICIAN,
JAKE SHIMABUKURO.
ALOHA.
HAPPY HOLIDAYS.
A PLEASURE TO HAVE YOU ON
THE MORNING SHOW.
WHAT CAN YOU TELL ME ABOUT MELE
A AE.
A WONDERFUL PROGRAM THAT'S
GOING TO FEATURE OUR UP AND
COMING ARTISTS IN HAWAI'I
PERFORMING THEIR ORIGINAL MUSIC.
A COLLABORATION BETWEEN OLELO
COMMUNITY MEDIA AND SU SUMMIT MEDIA
HAWAI'I.
YOU GOT TO CHECK IT OUT.
SOUNDS FANTASTIC.
HIGHLIGHTING HAWAI'I TALENT.
HOW CAN A NEW ARTIST AR GROUP
PARTICIPATE?
IF YOU KNOW ANYONE WHO IS NOT
A PROFESSIONAL MUSICIAN BUT IT'S
THEIR PASSION, AND THEY LOVE
DOING IT, THEIR WRITING THEIR
OWN SONGS.
THEY REALLY WANT TO GET INTO
DOING MUSIC, THEY CAN SUBMIT A
VIDEO PLAYING THEIR ORIGINAL
SONG BY DECEMBER 29TH.
JUST A VIDEO SUBMISSION OF
THEMSELVES.
WE HAVE A WONDERFUL PANELIST OF
HAWAI'I'S ICONS IN
ENTERTAINMENT.
HERB LEE, DONOVAN SMITH, CURT
THOMPSON, SANFORD INOUYE,
THAT COME IN.
EACH FEATURE WILL SEASON THREE
ARTISTS.
IT'S VERY ARTIST.
IF YOU KNOW ANYBODY, GET THEM TO
SUBMIT THIS VIDEO BECAUSE IT'S
AN INCREDIBLE OPPORTUNITY.
YES.
AND THE CLOCK IS TICKING.
NOW THE 29TH IS THE VED LINE.
--
DEADLINE.
WE ALLING H ALL -- ALL HAVE A FAMILY
MEMBER THAT PLAYS MUSIC.
IS THERE ANY TRADITION MUSIC?
ANY MUSIC.
YOU PLAY JAZZ, BLUES POP MUSIC.
HIP-HOP, WHATEVER YOU DO.
WHAT WE WANT TO CAPTURE.
THAT'S WHAT WE WANT WE WANT TO USE THIS
PLATFORM.
IT'S GOING TO BE AMAZING.
THE STUDIO IS INCREDIBLE.
STUDIO 1122.
I DO ALL MY LIVE VIRTUAL SHOW
THERE.
THEY GOT STATE OF THE ART
LIGHTING.
AUDIO IS INCREDIBLE.
IT LOOKS AMAZING.
IT SOUNDS GREAT.
IT'S GOING TO REALLY BE A
WONDERFUL EXPERIENCE FOR ANYONE
WHOSE PASSIONATE ABOUT PURSUING
THEIR MUSIC CAREER.
YES, FANTASTIC OVER AT OLELO
STUDIO.
YOU CAN BE DOING IT LIKE JAKE
SHIMABUKURO.
GO AND SUBMIT THAT VIDEO.
TELL ME HOW MANY ARTISTS ARE YOU
PLANNING TO BE FEATURED THIS
COMING SEASON?
THIS FIRST SEASON, WE'RE
GOING TO HAVE FOUR EPISODES.
EACH EPISODE WILL FEATURE THREE
OF THE SELECTED ARTISTS.
AND THEN IT'S GOING TO BE A LOT
OF FUN.
I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO IT
PROGRAM.
I GET TO MEET THESE ARTISTS.
I GET TO WATCH THEM PERFORM AND
DO WHAT YOU'RE DOING WITH ME
NOW.
INTERVIEW THEM AND ASK RHYTHM -- THEM
GOT INTO MUSIC AND HIGHLIGHT
THEIR LIFE AND THE WHY BEHIND
WHAT THEY DO.
WHICH I THINK IS SO IMPORTANT.
WE WATCH A LOT OF THESE TALENT
SHOWS NOW.
ALWAYS KNOWING THE BACK STORY OF
WHAT BROUGHT THEM TO WHERE THEY
ARE TODAY.
SO IMPORTANT.
YOUNG STAGE OF THEIR CAREER IS
EVEN MORE POWERFUL.
BECAUSE THE COMMUNITY CAN GET
BEHIND THEM AND SUPPORT THEM.
WE HAVE SO MANY HIDDEN
STORIES IN HAWAI'I.
TELL ME HOW'S THE RESPONSE BEEN
FOR THE SHOW?
HOW HAS THE RESPONSE BEEN SO
THE RESPONSE HAS BEEN
OVERWHELMING.
SO MUCH POSITIVE COMMENTS AND
FEEDBACK FROM THE COMMUNITY.
FROM THE LOCAL ENTERTAINMENT.
I CAN'T STRESS ENOUGH.
IF YOU KNOW SOMEONE OUT THERE,
AND THERE'S NO AGE MINIMUM OR
MAXIMUM.
THE MAIN THING IS YOU HAVE YOUR
OWN ORIGINAL COMPOSITION.
WE'RE NOT TAKING ANY COVERS OR
ARRANGEMENTS OF EVEN IF IT'S
PUBLIC DOMAIN.
IT HAS TO BE YOUR ORIGINAL
IT COULD BE INSTRUMENTAL.
IT COULD BE A VOCAL TUNE.
WHAT WAS.
IT'S NOT JUST INDIVIDUAL
PERFORMERS.
COME AS A GROUP.
IT'S TOTALLY FINE.
PLEASE SUBMIT THOSE VIDEOS.
WE GOT A TON OF THEM ALREADY,
AND WE'RE GOING TO START LOOKING
THROUGH THEM.
SUPER EXCITED.
JAKE SHIMABUKURO IS GOING TO
BE THE HOST.
THE NEW SHOW HIGHLIGHTING
HAWAI'I MUSICIANS WITH ORIGINAL
HAWAI'I MUSIC.
SO YOU CAN GET MORE INFORMATION
AT OLELO.ORG.
CHECK THEM OUT.
SOUNDS LIKE A GREAT PROGRAM.
THANK YOU TO JAKE SHIMABUKURO.
NEW SHOW.
HAVE A MELE KALIKIMAKA SEASON
AND STAY SAFE.
THANKS.
TAKE CARE.
HAPPY HOLIDAYS, EVERYONE.