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Maui's Original Music Scene
February 22, 2009 | 05:19 PM

When the people of Maui actually support full-time original musicians, they will have the scene. By support I mean more than turn-out and praise. While musicians are not making a living from their art, they will remain amateurs who can't afford to spend the days/months/years it takes to hone a band. I have over 40 original songs that are written and arranged for a band. It is a joke to try to perform them on a single instrument. My first concern when I select a song, above all else, is the message it puts across. Many of Maui cover artists, like myself, remain soloists, or they become Guit-araoke players using prerecorded tracks that lock them into the same repeat performances. A solo cover artist can put an original spin on ANY song if they are not trying to "copy" the arrangements. If it's not about earning a living, you are going to be spending much of your life doing something ELSE and making music on the side. It shows, especially if you break your hands while you're earning a living doing something else. Been there, done that.... got the scar tissue to prove it. There are some decent original acts here on Maui, but few people realize it has taken them years to develop, primarily because they work full-time jobs to support themselves. That's pretty much always been the case, anywhere in the US.

"it was never about the money just about the music. But a lot has changed since then people moved away cuz they knew that they could never make it here on Maui"

??? Never about the money... so they moved because they weren't making enough of it here?

http://www.thatother.com/video/hc.html

Joshua* On Maui