Acclaimed Musician, Producer, Singer-Songwriter Jason Arcilla known most recently for his journey on NBC’s The Voice Season 24 is a dynamic American Artist with an R&B, reggae, island surf rock vibe, he develops a sound he calls, Reggae and Blues from the beautiful island Maui, Hawaii.
WAYNE BAKER
Wayne Baker Brooks stands as one of today's premier guitarists, blending his powerful vocals with electrifying guitar skills that pay homage to his rich blues heritage while pushing the genre's boundaries. His distinctive style has earned him a reputation as a formidable force in the modern blues scene.
Born and raised in the heart of Chicago, Illinois, Brooks grew up surrounded by some of the greatest blues legends and masters in history. His deep-rooted connection to the blues is as vast as the Great Lakes themselves. The Chicago blues scene laid the groundwork for his innovative sound.
In 1997, he launched his own venture, the Wayne Baker Brooks Band, all while continuing to perform alongside his father. In 1998 he co-authored the book “Blues for Dummies” with his father and rocker Cub Koda. Destined to follow in his father's footsteps, Brooks joined Lonnie Brooks' band as a guitarist in 1999. His talents even led to a cameo in the film Blues Brothers 2000.
Brooks's acclaimed debut album, Mystery, received high praise for its blend of blues, blues rock, soul, funk, and more. The album garnered multiple awards and widespread recognition. Following its release, Brooks embarked on international tours and appeared on national television programs, including CNN's Showbiz, Universal NBC Sports, and ABC and NBC (notably NYE 2023 with Billy Corgan & Everclear). He also had the honor of performing for the First Lady at Chess Studios with blues legends Bo Diddley, Koko Taylor, Lonnie Brooks, and Billy Branch.
Throughout his career, Wayne Baker Brooks has shared the stage and studio with a roster of esteemed artists, including Buddy Guy, Koko Taylor, Bo Diddley, Corey Harris, The Black Crowes, Otis Rush, Jr. Wells, Shemekia Copeland, Jonny Lang, Susan Tedeschi, Keb Mo, Jimmy Vivino, Robert Randolph, Taj Mahal, Mick Fleetwood, Bobby Rush, Elvin Bishop, and many more.
RONNIE BAKER BROOKS
Ronnie Baker Brooks is Blues royalty-- the son of Chicago Blues legend Lonnie Brooks-- Ronnie has performed with some of the greatest Blues artists of our time, BB King, Buddy Guy, Albert Collins, Koko Taylor as well as Blues rock legend Eric Clapton . Ronnie was the headliner at the Chicago Blues Festival and plays major Festivals around the world.
Ronnie recently teamed up with the legendary Chicago Blues label Alligator Records in a licensing deal to market and distribute his future recordings. Ronnie penned all of the songs on the new record and worked with legendary producer Jim Gaines (Santana, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Steve Miller). The new album will be released in October 2024.
DJ BOOMSHOT
After relocating from The Bay Area/California, DJ Boomshot has been a mainstay in the Maui music scene since he first arrived some 22 years ago. He’s shared billing with everyong from Lauryn Hill, New Order, Damian Marley, Charley Hunter, Earth Wind & Fire, Soulive, Fat Freddy’s Drop, and Bunny Wailer (to name a very few), to having been the featured DJ at numerous Art-Mixx events and Imua Family Services annual Color Festival Hawaii. An avid turntablist (as featured in the band The Lamonts), DJ Boomshot takes pride in assembling the right setlist to fit the occasion, while also incorporating a dynamic and active mixing style. No doubt he’ll be dealing aces at this one too!
MICK FLEETWOOD
As drummer and co-founder of one of the best-selling bands of all time, FLEETWOOD MAC, Mick Fleetwood has established his place as an icon in rock ‘n roll music history having sold 100 million records worldwide and performed for millions of fans across the globe. Known for creating a distinctive sound that endures today, the GRAMMY-award winning artist was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1998. With countless chart-topping albums and singles, the band’s 1977 album Rumours remains one of the best-selling albums of all time.
BERNARD FOWLER
Born in NYC, Bernard Fowler is one of the world’s most sought-after singers. He was a founding member of the Peech Boys, creating classic dance hits like “Don’t Make Me Wait,” before going on to front, tour, and record with Herbie Hancock. He has since recorded and toured with countless others including Philip Glass, John Mayer, Gil Scott-Heron, Yoko Ono, Sly & Robbie, Boots Collins, Michael Bublé and Michael Hutchence. He has released three solo albums including “Friends with Privileges,” “the Aura” and “Inside Out.”
In 1985, Fowler was brought on to record backing vocals on Mick Jagger’s first solo album. This proved to be the beginning of a lasting relationship not only with Jagger, but with the members of The Rolling Stones. He has also performed, recorded, produced and written songs on the solo albums of Charlie Watts, Keith Richards, and Ronnie Wood. Fowler has toured, performed, played percussion, and arranged vocals with The Rolling Stones since 1988.
Tim Ries plays Francois Louis mouthpieces, reeds and ligatures and The Virtuoso tenor and alto saxophones by RS Berkeley.
ERNIE ISLEY
Ernie Isley, guitarist and songwriter for the Isley Brothers started playing drums at 12, playing his first live gig at 14 with his family. He is the bass player on “It’s Your Thing,” recorded at 16, the same age he bought his first guitar. He is a self taught musician.
Between 1970 and 1972 he played rhythm and lead guitar on the Isley records including the songs “Ohio Machine Gun,” “Love The One You’re With,” “Work To Do,” and “It’s Too Late.” He is the guitarist on “Who’s That Lady” and “Summer Breeze.” Between 1973 and 1983, he played lead and rhythm guitars, drums, and was an active songwriter as part of the 3+3 Isley Brothers lineup, recording such notable albums as 3+3, Live It Up, The Heat Is On (featuring "Fight The Power”), Harvest For The World, Go For Your Your Guns, and Showdown. He is the guitarist and songwriter on Caravan of Love with IJI. He continues to perform with his brother, Ronald. Ernie is inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, Songwriters Hall of Fame, and is a Lifetime Achievement Grammy Award winner.
IVAN JULIAN
Ivan Julian has been one of music's most celebrated players and most in-demand collaborators for more than four decades. His credits include The Clash, The Foundations, Matthew Sweet, Richard Hell & The Voidoids.
His solo LP, The Naked Flame was named one of the best records of the year by Trouser Press as well as several trade magazines in Europe and the States.
Ivan Julian’s newest album ‘Swing Your Lanterns’ is available on PRAVDA Records. The single and video, ‘Her Lips’ was released this summer and is available on Spotify, YouTube, etc.
ROGER MCKINLEY
Roger Kaholokula P. Mckinley is a world class entertainer, wild freestyle bagpiper & bard. He is lucky to have been born with a natural ear and an unbroken familial Scottish musical tradition dating back centuries. He has been performing and piping since childhood. With a foundation in competition bagpiping, decades of private gigs & collaborations with other musicians, Roger has developed an organic and interactive stage presence that caters to every crowd. In addition, Roger's ability to share the weave of Scottish heritage in the tapestry in Hawaii's history and culture is unmatched.
Decades of entertaining crowds from Hawaii to Scotland to New Zealand has given Roger the ability to pipe anything from 700 year traditional Celtic tunes to Led Zeppelin or Bruno Mars - if he can play it on the pipes, he will. With nearly 12 years as the nightly sunset bagpiper at Fleetwood’s on Front Street tragically cut short by the Lahaina fires, Roger is processing his grief by continuing to write music & through private performances.
IVAN NEVILLE
IVAN NEVILLE - Touch My Soul
As a standard bearer for the musical culture of New Orleans, Ivan Neville takes his anointing as seriously as the swamp water that courses through his veins. From the ferocious funk he makes with his bandmates in the dynamic Dumpstaphunk to his high profile gigs with Keith Richards and Bonnie Raitt, he embodies the irrepressible spirit of New Orleans. Touch My Soul -- Ivan’s first solo album in almost 20 years -- is tough-minded but also tender, filled with joy, beauty and pain. It exudes an unmistakable New Orleans ambience and breathes new life into his singular sound. It’s both a love letter to the Crescent City and a celebration of his emotional and spiritual journey as an artist, a father and a man.
“I haven’t written any new material for myself in a long time,” Ivan explains, “so this project is very special to me. I made it up as I went along, a song here and there, in between my work with Dumpsta and my work with good musical friends.”
Ivan Neville holds the keys to the Crescent City at his fingertips. He can summon the barrelhouse mambo of Professor Longhair and the spidery intricacies of James Booker. He can play spooky, atmospheric chords like Dr. John. He can riff like Sly Stone with catchy, melodic chord progressions. Or he can throw intense, impulsive jabs when he jams with his brothers in Dumpstaphunk. “Music is a way to make people feel better, it brings spiritual healing,” he says. “I take my job very seriously.” Consider that Ivan’s blood line runs through two of the most influential groups that New Orleans has produced, and that he has played with them both. His uncle Art Neville was the vocalist and keyboardist with the Meters, who epitomized New Orleans funk and are among modern music’s most sampled groups.
Art also founded the Neville Brothers with Ivan’s uncles Charles and Cyril, and his father, the great balladeer and stylist Aaron Neville. The Nevilles’ musical range not only spanned generations but also idioms like carnival rhythms, pop, soul, R&B and jazz; their collective identity galvanized Black New Orleans's cultural life to create a musical identity that focused their individual gifts with grace and grit. Ivan is even more humble about his stature at the highest echelon of modern music. He has performed and recorded with the Rolling Stones, Bonnie Raitt, Don Henley, Robbie Robertson, Ani DeFranco and the Spin Doctors, among many others. He’s a charter member of Keith Richards’ X-Pensive Winos. He’s a founding member of the New Orleans Social Club and the group Neville Jacobs, in partnership with the songwriter Cris Jacobs.
SHERYL RENEE
Sheryl Renee, the “Lady with the Golden Voice,” embodies dynamic versatility. Her lifelong immersion in the entertainment industry has shaped her multifaceted career. Sheryl’s voice graces hundreds of recordings, and she effortlessly navigates various music genres, including her rock/jam band legacy as a powerhouse soloist and with her popular trio The Black Swan Singers. Sheryl voice can be heard on projects and concerts with The Contribution, The String Cheese Incident, Railroad Earth, Cage The Elephant, Musketeer Gripweed and Coral Creek, just to name a few! Sheryl’s career highlights include performing the national anthem for President Barack Obama and providing featured and support vocals for numerous bands, orchestras, and events.
After 24 years of flying in to perform on Maui, Sheryl made the island her home in 2022. Her love for the island and its community drives her commitment to contribute positively. To catch Sheryl’s live Maui performances, visit her website sherylrenee.com.
GRETCHEN RHODES
Gretchen Rhodes is an American singer/songwriter who has made waves amongst the music industry. Her sound is a powerful blend of soulful blues and rock that captivates her audiences far and wide. While she may be trained in the classical tradition, Rhodes has found that her true passion is fronting rock and blues bands.
Rhodes has toured extensively with the founding member of Traffic, Dave Mason, and the founder of ‘the Blues Brothers’ and Rolling Stone’s 29th greatest guitar player of all time, Steve Cropper as well as performing often with rock icon Steven Tyler. She has also worked in many avenues of music with Kenny Chesney in his ‘Life on a Rock’ album and ‘Wild Child’ music video. Additionally, Rhodes has fronted the Mick Fleetwood Band for the last seventeen years and continues to do so to this day.
Rhodes currently has a new single out on Jan 16th, Sisters Forever” produced by Steve Cropper and recorded at the RCA studio in Nashville; Gretchen is continuing to do live shows with the Gretchen Rhodes Band. They are also in the process of releasing more records and writing more music and plan to release a new album in Spring 2024.
The thing about Gretchen is that she had this voice that you could hear in a room. When she’d sing, people would turn around to see who it was...and she could keep folks there all night, just listening to her songs. I know: my friends and I used to go down to this beach bar a lot and listen to her play... to sit on a stool and play music because you love it, because you have songs to sing, that’s the mark of a music person. Gretchen has always had that! She is as good as they come, has a voice that’ll stop you – and no matter what happens, she’s going to be making music because that’s who she is. > – Kenny Chesney
BRIAN SANTANA
My lineage is music. I grew up dreaming that one day I would get to share music and passion with the world just like my famous uncle, 10- time Grammy winner Carlos Santana. Now, in my early twenties, I am living the dream and love sharing classic hits, and my own original songs, with music lovers and would be dancers everywhere, anytime! Being blessed with the ability to communicate through music is one of the most beautiful gifts in the world. I am grateful to have been given this talent. Music allows us to convey out an extension of our souls, of who we are. I transmit love, harmony, light and joy when I play because it’s who I am. I do it with passion because it’s a part of what I was called to do in my life.
GAIL SWANSON
Maui based singer/songwriter, Gail Swanson, has performed for years in Hawaii and the U.S. Mainland. She has played guitar and flute and written songs most of her life. Gail grew up in the Chicago area before she moved to Maui in 1984 and has played professionally on the island for years.
Gail has opened for many great artists including Willie Nelson, Melissa Etheridge, Lisa Loeb, The Doobie Brothers, Leon Russell, David Crosby, Jon Anderson, Henry Kapono and more. She's also toured on the US mainland where one of her favorite songwriter shows was at the Bluebird Cafe in Nashville, with her friend/co-writer Kristy Jackson.
Her most recent CD, “Simple Truth” includes songs produced by Doobie Brother Patrick Simmons who also performed on several tracks. There are 4 duets on this CD with Willie Nelson, Michael McDonald and John Cruz. More special guests and co-writers include Cris Sommer-Simmons, Kristy Jackson, Hutch Hutchinson, John McFee and Mickey Rafael. Gail's fourth CD “Living in a Movie” was a double CD project that won a “Na Hoku Hanohano” award from the Hawaiian Academy of Recording Artists for Best Rock Album of the Year.
Gail's musical style is indie/acoustic, and she loves to perform in settings where she can connect with the audience. She is now focused on playing special shows and benefits, especially for the people on Maui who are suffering so terribly after the wildfire.
NICK TREMULIS
Nicholas Tremulis is a classic Chicago product, born to a jazz piano-playing father and a blues-singing mother, raised in Greektown and Northbrook, dubbed “the music mayor of Chicago” by radio veteran radio program director Norm Winer (93XRT).
Release 10 albums under his own name on major and independent record lables, Tremulis became an in-demand artist worldwide, touring across country and in Europe, backing and recording with the likes of Keith Richards, Rick Danko, Bonnie Raitt, Mavis Staples, Ivan Neville; formed side projects like Candy Golde with Wilco’s John Stirratt, Rick Rizzo (Eleventh Dream Day), and Cheap Trick’s Bun E. Carlos; The Fauntleroys with troubadour legend Alejandro Escovedo, punk architect Ivan Julian and Linda Pitmon (The Minus 3, Baseball Project, Zulu’s Petals) and Chi-Town Social Club with Darryl Jones (Rolling Stones, Miles Davis, Sting), Vince Wilburn Jr (nephew /executor of Miles Davis) and Shawn Christopher (Sonia Dada, Chaka Khan).
In 2021, Tremulis pulled back the curtain during the pandemic with a daring and timeless new album Rarified World (Immediate Family Records). The raw honesty and triumphant arrangements were the result of a harrowing year battling COVID and the devastating loss of his son Stephanos. He immersed himself into writing and recording with an astounding collection of historic session musicians, together with the original members of the Nicholas Tremulis Orchestra, he calls The Prodigals. Helmed by longtime friends and collaborators Rob Fraboni (producer, The Last Waltz, Keith Richards, Eric Clapton) and Rick Barnes (owner, Rax Trax Recording and guitarist).
Tremulis also is an accomplished producer and composer, teaming regularly with childhood friend and film documentary producer Dan Andries (WTTW), on numerous Emmy-award winning documentaries over the years.
Tremulis co-hosted XRT’s “Eclectic Company” with Jon Langford; hosts a musician talk series at the Ed Paschke Center, and is a proffessor of music at Columbia College in Chicago.
PAUL WEST
Born in Texas and raised in the expansive landscapes of Central Coast, California, Paul West’s musical journey has taken him to the shores of Maui and the neon-lit oasis of Las Vegas. With a voice that resonates like a well-worn storyteller's tale and a gift for weaving emotion into his melodies, Paul has emerged as a captivating figure in the world of country and folk rock. With a keen sense of the atmosphere, Paul has the versatility to be lively and energetic, infusing the environment with a lively buzz and excitement, yet easily transitioning to an intimate and emotional ambiance when the occasion calls for it.
Paul grew up listening to classic rock and blues and was influenced by legends such as Johnny Cash, Neil Young, and Tom Petty. Paul’s music is a seamless fusion of country and the free-spirited energy of 70s folk rock. His ability to command attention and connect with audiences on a soulful level sets him apart in a crowded musical landscape.
Eight years ago, Paul took a daring leap of faith, leaving behind a successful career to follow his heart's calling in the realm of music. His journey led him to the picturesque shores of Maui, where he assumed the role of Mick Fleetwood's full-time house musician at Mick's Lahaina music venue. In this role, Paul enchanted both visitors and locals with his spellbinding performances, creating a musical haven in the heart of the Pacific. After the Lahaina wildfire, life's unpredictable twists led Paul and his family to the neon-lit streets of Las Vegas, where he continued to let his melodies weave their magic.
Paul West is more than a musician; he is a modern-day troubadour, carrying the spirit of timeless storytellers into the contemporary musical landscape. His stories and stripped down acoustic sound paint pictures of the landscapes that have shaped him, and his performances are a testament to the power of following one's passion against all odds.
As Paul continues to navigate the ever-changing currents of life, his music remains a constant, offering a sonic refuge for those who seek authenticity and connection in a world that often moves too fast. Through every chord and lyric, Paul West invites you to join him on a journey, where the echoes of the past meet the vibrant rhythm of the present.