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ELI SMART / KAUAI CREATIVES My name is Eli Smart. I’m 22 and I make tunes. I grew up on the island of Kauai into a musical family. Everybody around me is always working on something groovy, being surrounded by creativity is what grounds and inspires me. I now make music part time in the UK and half back home on Kauai. Home is a magical place for me. What makes it so special to me are the people I connect with here. I’ve been so fortunate to have found such an inspiring pool of people who support each other in everyone’s creative endeavours. It’s so important to find your team of people who got your back and want to see you grow, I feel that we all want that for each other here and for that I’m eternally grateful for. Kauai has got a lot of groovy stuff going on and I’m sure I’m only aware of a fraction of it. My dream is to connect with as many people as possible here and
across the ocean and for all of us to feel supported. Lemme introduce Jordan Paul, Sami Livé, Chris Whiteroot (aka Hamster), Maluhia Castillo, Jordy Fleming, Cory Mira and Megan Anderson. These people are my creative world here. Everyone always has some cool projects in the works and is down all the time to help me accomplish whatever wacky vision I have in my head. Jordan has got a solo project of his own stuff and it’s insane, voice like Smokey Robinson, I’m forever jealous. We write tunes together and play plenty of shows, he has an insane taste in style 12
and always brings the groove and good energy. He introduced me to his good friend Cory Mira who is a wicked guitar player and songwriter too, we’ve all played shows together and they’ve been in a few of my recorded
live sets. Cory plays a big role in helping encourage music in the community by teaching loads of music classes and running music workshops. Sami Livé has been behind the lens and designing everybody’s album artworks since
