Rage Against Ipo's Hater
February 02, 2009 | 07:34 AM

After reading the "The real problem with Gomega/Kanoa of Gomega" rant from Gomega and Kanoa Fan I thought I'd also help break it down for you.

My suspicions are that you quite a novice in the music industry. Take my opinions as being from one who has a distribution deal with a Major Label not from Hawaii and has toured/played all over the Mainland and Hawaii.

For starters, having a following in Hawaii is nice, however Hawaii has made is so easy for any band to get press, get on the radio/tv and get a gig. Count your blessings that you live here. For instance, if you believe having regular airplay in Hawaii and a video on OC16 means your band is 'awesome', you are mightily jaded. I for one love the music on local radio here but do also laugh at the quality. Most videos and songs I hear from local bands in Hawaii make me laugh so loud at the poor production quality, immature if not just plain silly lyrics and predictable chord changes. Trust me, you take a band like you mentioned, Nuff Sedd to the mainland they will be laughed off stage, never get radio play and possibly get the shit kicked out of them for sucking so bad. To the rest of the world they and other bands from these islands sound like childish-nursery-rhyme reggae music for 8 yr olds.

You see, that's the crux of the issue. Being big in Hawaii is not that hard to accomplish. The standards have been set so low because the commercial publicity and airplay are given to 'local favorites'. There are many great bands on this island Maui that will never get airplay on Pacific Radio Group or OC16 cause they don't fit the model, can out perform and will destroy the dreams of the 'local celebrities'.

I suspect you are one of those artists who's big dream is to be on OC16 so people will recognize and adore you locally. Many of my associates in the Real Music Industry often ask about the music from Hawaii and I play it for them. "Wow, that was stunningly awful" is the response I usually get. And that is the 'hit songs' from mine and your favorite bands.

There are a few exceptions to the rule. One of them is Kanoa, he is something the rest of the world can really get into, not just the Green Bottle Crowd that was watching YOU (Gomega and Kanoa Fan) sing on Hot Hawaiian Nights.

From what I know of Kanoa, his goals are far greater than OC16.

Maybe that's why all the haters about the way his business is run.

Now get back to working on your own material and please for god's sake, use something other than that tired Triton patch skank pattern I hear in damn near every song and maybe if you really care, use some real horns too.

The Cause