Kalai
Hawaiian born and Alaskan raised, Kalai's music is the perfect blend of ballad, jazz, and blues-with an edgy urban feel for good measure. He started playing guitar as a young teenager and devoured anything that contained chord charts until he was a proficient player, despite having been born with a large hemangioma on his left hand. The hemangioma, coupled with a failed surgery left Kalai's hand largely deformed and permanently prone to pain. Despite the odds against him, Kalai not only mastered the guitar, but also plays the mandolin, banjitar and hand drums on stage.
Kalai has become an accomplished writer, and has won many awards for music composition. He released "Acoustacism" with Treble V Music and recorded "Kalai" and "Watching the Others" on an independent label. Kalai produced his second Treble V album, "Six Strings and the Rainy Day Man" -- for which he performed all the instrumentation. He began touring more extensively, while working on his third album "Rebel Hands". After signing with BridgeTone Records, he released "Crows Feet". Kalai's work has also appeared in several movies including: The Work and the Glory: American Zion, The Legend of Johnny Lingo, and Mysteries of Egypt. He is currently touring and working on numerous projects, including a movie score and a new album due later this year! Kalai's shows are inspiring and entertaining, to say the least- he has become a favorite live act and a Must-See concert.
Kalai has become an accomplished writer, and has won many awards for music composition. He released "Acoustacism" with Treble V Music and recorded "Kalai" and "Watching the Others" on an independent label. Kalai produced his second Treble V album, "Six Strings and the Rainy Day Man" -- for which he performed all the instrumentation. He began touring more extensively, while working on his third album "Rebel Hands". After signing with BridgeTone Records, he released "Crows Feet". Kalai's work has also appeared in several movies including: The Work and the Glory: American Zion, The Legend of Johnny Lingo, and Mysteries of Egypt. He is currently touring and working on numerous projects, including a movie score and a new album due later this year! Kalai's shows are inspiring and entertaining, to say the least- he has become a favorite live act and a Must-See concert.