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BMI provides the very best songwriters, producers, publishers, A&R Executives, and other music professionals from the mainland that make up the majority of the KMF staff.
The Hawaii members of the professional songwriting staff are recruited directly by the Festival Management.
For 2008, we have some awesome professionals returning from previous years as well as many new names and faces, with many more yet to be added. Here is the 2008 line-up so far...
Carter Armstrong - Vice President of Music, Warner Bros. Pictures
Jason Blume - One of those rare individuals to ever achieve the distinction of having songs on the Country, Pop, and R&B charts all at the same time! Blume's songs appear on Grammy nominated albums that have sold more than 50 million copies and include artists such as The Backstreet Boys and Britney Spears.
Charles Brotman - 2005 Grammy winning songwriter and producer
Barbara Cane - Vice President and General Manager, Writer/Publisher Relations, BMI
Roland Cazimero - Grammy nominated and Na Hoku winning songwriter and recording artist
John Cruz - Na Hoku Hanohano and Grammy award-winning songwriter and recording artist
Jeff Dayton - Staff writer and session guitarist for Black River Music Group, Nashville. Jeff spent 15 years as bandleader and guitarist for Hall of Fame artist Glen Campbell and has songs recorded by George Strait, Doug Stone, Jason Foster, and many more.
Tony Ferguson - Vice-President of A & R, A&M Records
Paula Fuga - Na Hoku Award-Winning Recording Artist
Craig Hyman - Artist Management & Consulting
Sara Kapuchinski - Creative Director, Stage Three Music (US)
Keale - Na Hoku Hanohano Award-Winning Recording Artist
Michael Laskow - President & CEO of TAXI, the world's leading independent A&R company.
Myles Lewis - Sr. Director, Writer/Publisher Relations, BMI
Kenneth Makuakane - 12 time Na Hoku Hanohano Award-Winning Songwriter, Producer, and Recording Artist
Steven Melrose - Head of A & R, Leftwing/Peer Publishing and Island Records UK/Leftwing Records North America.
William G. Meyer III - Music Industry attorney
Ben Moody - Singer/Songwriter, Actor, Instrumentalist, Producer, and Founder and former lead guitarist of Evanescence.
Mollie Moore - A&R Manager, Atlantic Records
Alissa Moreno - Acclaimed Singer/Songwriter/Actress and vocal coach.
David Pack - David Pack has won international acclaim both for his solo work - with his current CD: "The Secret Of Movin' On" - and his stellar turn as frontman for progressive rock/pop group Ambrosia. He is also renowned as a Grammy winning producer for superstars including Wynonna, Phil Collins, Aretha Franklin and Kenny Loggins, and as a music director/producer of global stage events including both of President Clinton's inaugurals. His collected works as a performer and producer have sold over 40 million units worldwide.
Hana Pestle - Singer/Songwriter, Recording Artist
Nigel Rush - Artist Manager and Director of Appletreesongs Ltd Publishing Company.
Pam Sheyne - Hit Songwriter, Producer, & vocalist.
The Girlas with Ernie Cruz Jr. - Local Recording Artists
Harry Witz - Producer (Cheap Trick and others) and General Manager of Clair ShowCo Chicago (formerly dB Sound Image), a global sound and concert sound company with clients such as The Rolling Stones and AC/DC.
Joey Wolpert - Co-owner and recording engineer of the rRed Elephant Recording Studio, Honolulu, Hawaii.
Hoku Zuttermeister - Just added to our Friday Night Concert - Hoku swept the Na Hoku Awards this year! Come hear him and Ioane Burns perform live!
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