I want to wish everyone a great
summer! I will be done with a new EP pretty soon and I'm am real
excited about it. Older songs have had great reviews so far
and some are being played a little on the air. Nothing major
but it's cool that people like the songs enough to play them on their
stations. I'd like to thank MR. Greg Smith for playing
percussion and hitting some cool vocals. Thanks also goes out to the
management (Alex and Brendan), and the photographers (Linda and
Danielle).
Aloha,
Sam
Other
Thoughts: Music becomes pure when you get rid of all the
other aspects...real songs ultimately flow out of your soul. Being
open-minded to new ideas is critical to the creation of global
unification. Love will make the world a better place and helping
people is the overall goal. Music always varies with emotion,
there are unlimited possibilities, and there is always some new aspect
to be learned.
The new album is full of heart warming and evocative lyrics, and melodies to accompany Sam’s strong musical voice and first-rate band of musicians. Neon Signs features many of Sam’s most popular live songs including "Hula girl" and "Spread your love."
CDs and downloads available world wide from CDBaby, iTunes, and DigStation.
Sam felt an extreme inspiration to start making music when he
started songwriting at age 14. The songs written and performed
by Sam represent an eclectic mix with various overtones played on
the guitar, ukulele, and harmonica. Sam is influenced by a variety
of musical styles including folk-rock, reggae, blues, Hawaiian, slack
key, alt-rock, and bluegrass. Natural aspects, spiritual connections,
and cultural ideology play a key role in the
songwriting. The compositions are written as a window for love and
peace, and are targeted to all listeners...
A few of Sam's musical influences are Robert Johnson,
The White Buffalo, Pearl Jam, Robert Bradley, Tracy Chapman, IZ, Willie
Nelson, Nick Drake, Ben Harper, Bob Dylan, Bob Marley, Eric Clapton,
Albert King, Jimi Hendrix, Jack Johnson, and many of the local
musicians from the Jersey Shore.
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