This tune hopefully shows the culmination of my musical influences (namely, Mick Karn (R.I.P.), Adrian Sherwood, Bill Laswell, Jah Wobble...) while also painting a visual picture...as it was written and recorded in one day after I went free-diving…

Okay...so Godzilla comes to YOUR town and wants to get funky. What does it sound like? When I first came to Japan, there was a time when I spent three months homeless and living out of a coin-locker at Shibuya station. Eventually, I got out of…

Hula version. Slack key guitar and Eleuke with high-octave G tuning. An ancient Maui chief named a district Ulupalakua, or "breadfruit ripened on the back", because the fruit ripened during transportation (by foot) to his home. This mele…

Cover of Jimmy Buffett's "Volcano" on my tenor ukulele. Never had one lesson!

Blink 182's "Dammit" on my tenor ukulele. Never had one lesson!

This song has resonated with me in recent days. First recording with my tenor ukulele. Still never had one lesson!

A cover of "There She Goes" by The La's. Recorded in one take on my soprano ukulele. I've never had one lesson!

Slack key guitar and baritone ukulele. Hula version. Pauoa Liko Ka Lehua is about the beautiful flowers (Lehua) of Pauoa. The double entendre (kaona or hidden meaning) involves a girl with swaying hips.:)

Hula version. Slack key guitar with ukulele (Eleuke with high-octave G tuning) Ka Uluwehi O Ke Kai praises plants of the sea, the fragrance of the lipoa (a seaweed) and the limu kohu reef plant used for flavor in Hawaiian cooking.

Bouzouki Ukulele