A Hawaii-based recording artists, producer and musician and one of Hawaii's best kept secrets for many years even decades. RJ Has worked with many top artist and musician in Hawaii and the Pacific/Polynesia etc. With a recording career spanning over a decade and a half RJ has released five albums as a solo artist the first of which was produced by Grammy award-winning producer and artist Charles Michael Brotman. With the following four being produced entirely by himself in his own recording studio (Groove Plant Hawai'i) located in beautiful Waikoloa Village on the big Island of Hawai'i. RJ also attended the very prestigious MI (musicians Institute) in the heart of Hollywood California. He then returned to Hawaii to be placed in the job as a lead guitarist for the biggest Polynesian review company in the world Tihati production. With them RJ has traveled the globe here, there and everywhere across around the World performing the music of his Polynesian Heritage. Being a descendent of Hawaiian Royalty RJ is fully aware of his culture, his people and their struggles. In every Island Reggae/Island Pop project he has recorded he always has found a way to support his true Polynesian upbringing through his music production and songwriting. As a producer RJ has produced many bands/artists that soon became household names in Hawaiian Music Industry and through the Pacific Music Scene in multiple genres as he's been the guy that has produced some of those break through melodies that many radio stations craved as he has repeatedly puts his signature sound/production on their music to bring them to not only something melodic and catchy but also brings something irresistible to the listener's ears. As a musician RJ is an experienced veteran and definitely has paid his dues on stage and in the studio as he has learned his craft well that shows through his progressiveness through his first album till now "his fifth" You can find his guitar work on numerous songs through the Island,Reggae,Pop,R&B and Blues genres. Onstage from the age of four he has definitely honed in on his decades of experience in Music Industry and continues to learn and grow with the time and even more experiences. He has shared his talents on stages and in studios around the World with some of the most Legendary and Extremely Talented Artists and Musicians such as Billy Gibbons (ZZ Top), Mick Fleetwood (Fleetwood Mac), Pat Simmons (Doobie Bothers),Elton John, Elvin Bishop, Tinsley Ellis, Multiple Marley Children, Jonny Lang, Tad Young, Bruno Mars, Don Ho, IZ, Willie K, Fiji, Kapena, Peter Moon Band, Melveen Leed, J-Boogs and many more. He also holds some very well established Endorsements, Affiliations and Sponsors with some of the biggest music instruments and musical gear companies in the World that supports his Music...
RJ "Kaye" Kaneao
There are a total of five full albums and multiple singles in the whole published collection of RJ KANEAO.
2001-FLIPSIDE- Available for purchase (Click on RJ KANEAO STORE Tab)
2005-LANUI (Click on RJ KANEAO STORE Tab)
2009-TORU (Soon to be made available on the RJ KANEAO STORE Tab) (available on iTunes)
2011-BEST OF ME (Click on RJ KANEAO STORE Tab) (available on iTunes)
2013-2013- HAWAI'I CALLS TO ME (RE-RECORDED SINGLE) (available on iTunes)
2015- SINGING THE BLUES (BLUES GENRE CROSSOVER SINGLE) (available on iTunes)
2015- ALOHA AINA (FREE DOWNLOAD "LIMITED TIME" SINGLE) (available on website and EPK)
2017-2018- GENRES OF SOUL (COMPLETE BLUES ALBUM) (Available On-line at Various Download Stores ie: iTunes etc)
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The new album "Genres of Soul" is out now in all major download stores! Go get it!! Aloha
RJ's first full album in the Blues Genre is finished with production. Stay tuned in to find out all the new scoops and release days etc..
Bck in January of 2016 RJ teamed up with aspiring film company Solitude Picture (Los Angeles) and JV Pro Sound (Riverside/Los Angeles) on producing a new music video/short film for his upcoming album release "Genres of Soul." They picked a song that really opens up and shows the wide spectrum of RJ's true versatility as a Musician, Artist and Producer. View the new video on youtube on RJ's Channel "RJ KANEAO MUSIC," or click on the video tab on this epk/app. Remember to LIKE,SUBSCRIBE and even leave a COMMENT if you wanna send a message to RJ,Cast and Crew.
PS.. Get those tissues out..
Mahalo to;
Johnnie Gordon Jr.
Vanessa Martinez
Richard Rodriguez
Big news is that RJ is scheduled to be recording with 7 time grammy wawrd winning and over 300 million albums sold legendary producer Steve Thompson. (www.stevethompsonproductions.com) This will be push back the release the of the new album but it'll be that much better! We are excited here at RJ KAYE KANEAO MUSIC for this tremendouse opportunity.
Announcing the release of "Singing the Blues." An original tune by RJ Kaneao. This is RJ's crossover attempt into a wider audience base in the Blues genre. Check it out on itunes.
The title should speak for itself. Working 6-8 gigs a week and working full-time in his personal studio RJ is certainly the hardest working Musician on Hawaii Island. If you wanna catch RJ at one of his many solo gigs follow the list that follows..
SUNDAYS 6-8PM FAIRMONT ORCHID LUANA LOUNGE
MONDAYS 8-10PM WAIKOLOA BEACH MARRIOTT AND SPA
TUESDAYS TENATIVE (OFF)
WEDNESDAYS 6-8PM FAIRMONT ORCHID LUANA LOUNGE
THURSDAY 8-10PM WAIKOLOA BEACH MARRIOTT AND SPA
FRIDAYS 4-7PM HILTON WAIKOLOA VILLAGE LAGOON GRILL AND OCCASIONALLY MALOLO LOUNGE 8-11PM
SATURDAYS 6-8PM FAIRMONT ORCHID LUANA LOUNGE
SCHEDULE SUBJECT TO CHANGE WITHOUT NOTICE..
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