MUTEMATH!!!

So it's been awhile that I've got to hangout with my friends, not have a camera rolling and having to be conscious of being professional because it's still a job to film even though everything looks super duper fun.. Not that my personality changes too much on and off camera, but there's always the thought of censoring certain things I may say (although even that changed toward the end of filming), not drinking much or at all so I could get the job done, or knowing I have to be camera ready for like 6 hours straight and be my own stylist, makeup artist, and hair person myself.. it was a tough job but in the end super happy with the finished product and experiences. BUT it is nice to kick back, have a few vodka soda's, and enjoy a good band with my friends and not worry about anything else..

MUTEMATH performed at Pipeline Cafe here in Honolulu and they delivered awesomeness!! Many people know them from their single from the Twilight soundtrack called "Spotlight".. But they've actually got a ton of great songs. Their performance live was definitely a highlight this year.. They played a super long set too for over an hour and a half which was NOT disappointing. When Spotlight came on, I couldn't stop jumping around in my 5 inch heels from happiness!!

Some shots from the show!





YouTube video of Spotlight.. they do the whole video in a van!!


...finding our inner musician and appreciating good music...

LMFAO!!! Rock the Beat!!!

So I had the absolute pleasure of interviewing LMFAO at Pipeline Cafe for Hawaii HI-Lights!! They were pretty spectacular to say the least.. We had some drama getting the interview to actually take place due to miscommunication, but when did things in this biz ever run smoothly?? In the end, got mic'ed up and got the interview rolling.. that's when the pressure is on to "not mess up".. it's those instances where I'm like, ok, this is happening, it almost didn't, these people are donating their time to make it happen, don't screw it up (inner monologue).. Good thing the other party is usually not feeling the pressure and easy to talk to.. I mean it IS LMFAO, the group who sings "Shots! Shots! Shots!"...

Green Room at Pipeline Cafe.. scenery:


Waiting around in my new Dork Shades and attire for the evening.. Tribute to Michael Jackson sequin pants...



Last minute Glenda, our intern had the idea to get some shades to wear during the interview, so I thought of Dork Sunglasses, found the owners information and got in contact with him (extremely last minute.. I'm talking hours before shooting) and he got me 3 pairs of sunglasses, one for me and two for Redfoo and Sky Blu!!


Interview time!!




Next up was SHOWTIME!! Check out the gear the whole group was wearing... A-MAZING!






Is that a keytar?!?!


My official plus one.. Ms. Heidi Ribeiro... Rockstar...


This will air on our finale show, episode 9 on July 25th.. WATCH IT!

...to tall girls in the front row, rockin' to the beat...

The Throwdowns!!

A few of my friends and I got to check out The Throwdowns perform at Pipeline Cafe for their CD release party this past Friday night. I had heard of them before but never checked out their music. I did a little research and found out they're from Maui but the lead singer, Erin Smith, is from Canada.. I think that would explain my new found love of this girls voice.. She's a mix of Gwen Stefani and The Gossip but with this crazy mix of Hawaii in the music that makes you sway from side to side (you know the bounce I'm talking about). Hipster music mixed with Hawaiian sounds.. I never would have thought it would make sense, but The Throwdowns definitely make it jam! Recently signed to the ADA/Warner label, they were selling their 8-song CD, one of which they gave to me (thank goodness), titled "Don't Slow Down" hasn't left my CD player since I got it. I highly recommend the purchase if you're wanting to re-invent your music collection. And now, I leave you with a few shots from the night from my trusty little camera.





And the obligatory self portrait friend shot.. I'm really good at these...


..for the music in our hearts...