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I attended the first annual kaua'i music festival on the hawaiian island June 1 - 4, 2003. It was amazing, extraordinarily inspiring and I learned more in 4 days than in many years of songwriting (although experience does play it's part). Below are photos taken at the festival and around the island. Feel free to visit the official site and look for an article in Songlink magazine describing all of the fun in the sun.

I made some new friends and heard great songwriters from all over...and the hawaiians' hearts were as big as their pool of enthusiasm for music and brotherhood. Special thanks to www.Songlink.com for sending me out!
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Finalist Dave Wilson performsDweezil, Lisa, Russ and HughFrank Myers sings 'I swear'a happy bunch of future songwriters!the feature artists on opening nightHugh Prestwood sings 'The Song Remembers When'Another great group shotJesse Harris performs 'Don't Know Why'Kara and Peter duet 'Escape'Jesse performs at the Closing eventThe koi fish lagoon at the HyattPanel of Great talent - Hugh, Lamont and JesseChildren sing a top 15 song entry 'Metamorphisis'
Kris Wilkinson and Hugh PrestwoodKris Wilkinson and Jesse HarrisKris Wilkinson and the Songfather, Lamont DozierKris with a concentrated group of talent!Kris and fellow songwriter attendee Rhona TrammelLook! I am a SUPREME!The last night on the balconyLisa and Dweezil perform Closing nightPeter Zizzo sings a song about his sonFinalist Robert Cooper performs for the crowdLisa kicks off the eventView from my balconyToni Childs and the bar hootenanny!
woman playing her ukulele by the beach
There were some big names there but far away from the big pressures, they were just regular folks who happened to be in Hawaii sharing their craft and talents with those who aspire to walk in their shoes. Just to give you a sampling: Lamont Dozier (Stop in the Name of Love - to name only one of over 75 top tens), Lisa Loeb (Stay, I Do), Dweezil Zappa, Jesse Harris (Don't Know Why), Kara Dio Guardi (Escape, Spinning Around), Jeff Cohen (Crazy for this Girl), Russ Titelman (producer for George Harrison, James Taylor, Bee Gees), David Tickle (producer for Blondie, Prince), Michael Ruff (Cry on my Shoulder), Frank Myers (I Swear, You and I), Hugh Prestwood (The Song Remembers When, The Suit), Peter Zizzo (producer/co-writer for Vanessa Carlton, Jennifer Lopez, Celine Dion), and from the business side folks like Adam Katz, Stephen Finfer, and Nick Ferrara. Hawaiian greats like John Cruz and Owana Salazar also shared their gifts with the what became new fans! I highly recommend attending if you aspire to write for business or just wanna be better for yourself - a truly unique experience.