stephenhmusic

Hilo, HI, USA

Serious music nerd. Multi-media geek. Songwriting junkie. Lover of indie rock and folk. Multi-instrumentalist. Looper Artist. Singer. Yet another one of those millennials who are TikTok. Specialist in writing melancholy tunes that turn the insides out and cinematic ballads that bring us home. Raised in Hana to a Hawaiian mother and a Tongan father. Graduated Stanford to be an artist. Failed at becoming a rock star at 25. Decided to soul search and restart again. Fell in love and got married. Had a baby boy. Got a job in tech. Bought a house. Lost my mother to cancer. Got a puppy. Had a baby girl. Company went public. Lost my father to cancer. Decided to soul search and start again. Renovated and sold our home in utah. Bought some farmland on the big island. Moved back home to Hawaii. Now I’m 35 and work remotely in tech during the early mornings, have a mini homestead and surf with my kids in the afternoons while somehow magically keeping my music dreams alive.