Mixed Plate Special - ‘Aumakua Festival!!

‘Aumakua Festival!!

Written by Christen Vidanovic
Monday, April 07 2008
‘Aumakua Records will be hosting its first annual music festival Saturday April 12th at the Mamiya Theatre. The stellar line up of Hawai'i artists that will be performing at the benefit include Kalae Miles, Stephen Inglis, Shawn LIvingston Moseley, S and S, MIllicent Cummings, Evasive Species and special guests Cindy Combs. The evening of diverse musical styles, ranging from traditional Hawaiian Slack Key and Alternative to Neo Classical and Hip Hop will be hosted by Slam poet Kealoha. ‘Aumakua Fest will also feature two short films with live accompaniment by Shawn Livingston Moseley and S and S. A 10 minute film by Hawai`i production company Throw down the Keys focuses on being bound to the earth and the inherent powers within and powers without. Film two by internationally- acclaimed, award-winning Hawai`i director & cinematographer Ziggy Livnet of For the Sea Productions is a collage of hypnotic undersea images of Hawaii’s spectacular reefs, and encounters of unimaginable beauty with their resident sea creatures. Livnet was the official videographer the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) during a recent trip to the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands Papah`naumoku`kea Marine National Monument. The festival will also be offering a large 8’x 18’ 3 panel mural of early Hawaiians at sea, by Bryce Nimitz-Myers, sculpture by Paul Nash, pottery by John Driscoll, and floral masterpieces by Jason Silverstein. In late 2007, ‘Aumakua Records presented The Storm before the Calm, the music of Shawn Livingston Moseley as an initial fundraiser for the label. With one album now in release and 4 slated, ‘Aumakua is fulfilling the dream of a positive change in the music industry in Hawai’i. With the newly formed AMP, all proceeds from the ‘Aumakua Fest go directly to promoting our current artists and nurturing, developing and recording new Hawai`i artists in all genre at no cost to them. The support of the ‘Aumakua Music Project to ‘Aumakua artists means the recoupable costs usually tagged to an artist in a major label deal, like production and recording, do not exist. This gives the artist full ownership of their music and recorded masters. The ‘Aumakua Music Project is a division of the non-profit organization, The Forward Foundation. The benefit for the ‘Aumakua Music Project (AMP) will take place in the Richard T. Mamiya Theater, 3142 Wai’alae, Avenue, Honolulu, HI. 96816 on Saturday, April 12 at 7:00 pm. Tickets are $22.50 through The Honolulu Box Office www.honoluluboxoffice.com or 808-550-8457 -- or $25 at the door. Taxdeductible donations to help undewrite the project may be sent to The Forward Foundation at www.forwardfoundation.org, earmarked for the ‘Aumakua Music Project. www.myspace.com/shawnmoseley ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Comments (0) Subscribe to this comment's feed Write comment Name Email Comment Write the displayed characters