Ricky Hana Summer 2012

"Surf By Day Ukulele by Night"

 Summer Tour 2012
"Two years ago I was playing the parking lot at my local grocery store. 
Now I playing 15-dates at 
Jimmy Buffett's at the Beachcomber in Waikiki."
Two shows a night 9pm & 10pm. Sundays 8pm & 9pm.
June 3 - Simply Aloha Luau, Buellton, CA
June 5 - Jimmy Buffett’s Waikiki, Hawaii
June 6 - Jimmy Buffett’s Waikiki, Hawaii
June 7 - Jimmy Buffett’s Waikiki, Hawaii
June 8 -  KZOO Radio Honolulu, Hawaii 
June 10 - Jimmy Buffett’s Waikiki, Hawaii
June 11 - Island Time Radio Show WBWC FM 
June 11 - Jimmy Buffett’s Waikiki, Hawaii

June 12 - Jimmy Buffett’s Waikiki, Hawaii

June 13 - Jimmy Buffett’s Waikiki, Hawaii
June 14 - Jimmy Buffett’s Waikiki, Hawaii
June 27 - Jimmy Buffett’s Waikiki, Hawaii
June 28 - Jimmy Buffett’s Waikiki, Hawaii
July 1 - Jimmy Buffett's Waikiki, Hawaii
July 2 - Jimmy Buffett's Waikiki, Hawaii
July 3 - Jimmy Buffett's Waikiki, Hawaii
July 4 - Maunalua Bay, Hawaii Kai, HI
July 4 - Waikiki Beach Live Webcast
July 4 - Jimmy Buffett's Waikiki, Hawaii
July 5 - Jimmy Buffett's Waikiki, Hawaii
July 12 - Music on the Green Festival, Solvang, CA
July 20 - Waikiki Beach Live Webcast
July 22 - Waikiki Beach Live Webcast
July 27 - Waikiki Beach Live Webcast
July 28 - Waikiki Beach Live Webcast
Aug 18 - Avalon Catalina Live Webcast
Aug 19 - Avalon Catalina Live Webcast
Oct 7 - Children & Youth Day Festival, 
            State Capitol, Honolulu, Hawaii
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My new record "Summer!" is out.  Debuts at #8 on
Google Play Hawaii Top Albums. 
Buy all my award-winning records here:
iTunes 
Google Play 
CD Baby 
Physical CD's contact me - rickyhana@gmail.com

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My song "Another Day in Paradise" is in the opening
beach wedding scene. Lifetime Movie Network &
Lifetime HD. Filmed in Hawaii
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"Ricky Hana makes a great first impression"
 - Honolulu Star Bulletin
"There's a serious musician looming here" 
 - Honolulu Advertiser
"Ricky Hana shines, giving off tropical vibes"
 - Honolulu Pulse
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The new **FREE** Ricky Hana iPhone & Android app is out:
iPhone
Android
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BIO:
Grew up in Avalon, Catalina was a coin diver as a kid. Started writing guitar beach songs and shaping surfboards at age 15 in Santa Barbara/Hawaii.

Former Maui tour guide Ricky Hana left pro music for 20 years to raise his family. Now he's back:
 * "Another Day in Paradise" #1 on Google Play Hawaii for four straight weeks Jan/Feb 2012
 * 2010 & 2011 Hawaii Music Award
 * Lead song in "Deadly Honeymoon" Lifetime Movie Network
 * Performances on the KGMB9 CBS Sunrise Show in Honolulu
 * Every concert performance is sold-out
 * Wrote "Honor Our Children" the theme song for the 2011 Hawaii Children & Youth Day     Festival State Capitol Honolulu
 * Wrote "Aloha Means" for top Wilhelmina model Allison Chu in Hawaii - nominated for Song of the Year Hawaii Music Awards
 * Wrote "Big Tease" for Jim Messina Warner Bros Records
 * Sponsored by KoAloha Ukulele Honolulu
 * 2011 Trop Rock Music Awards Nomination
 * Featured reviews/interviews - MidWeek Magazine Honolulu, Honolulu Star Advertiser, Honolulu Advertiser, Honolulu Star-Bulletin, Honolulu Pulse, Beaches Bands & Bars Blog * BeachFront Radio, Island Time Radio Show, The Shore, Permanent Vacation Radio, North Shore Radio Hawaii, Big Burrito Radio Show, Southernmost Radio
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Played with:
 * The Beach Boys, Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers, Pablo Cruise, Jimmy Messina, the Pretenders, Toto, Rick Springfield, Hall & Oates, Steppenwolf, Huey Lewis, Three Dog Night, Judas Priest, the Cars, and many many many others.
 * Placed 2nd nationally MTV Basement Tapes
 * Was signed to Warner Bros Records
 * Signed to the Michael E Love Entertainment Company (Beach Boys)
 * Featured on Showtime for an entire summer
 * Founded The Dreamers from Santa Barbara, CA featuring 
    Bridget Benenate (writer "Breakaway" for Kelly Clarkson)
 * Played over 800 gigs
 * SBCC Jazz Band
 * Berklee College of Music
 * Designed and made over 300 worldclass surfboards 

PAST SHOWS:
Hawaii Music Awards Honolulu Hawaii
KGMB9 CBS Sunrise Show Honolulu Hawaii
Aloha Spirit Bash Santa Barbara CA
Sheraton Waikiki
KGMB9 CBS Sunrise Show Honolulu Hawaii
KSYV 96.7 FM
Backdoor Boardshop Solvang CA
Wandering Dog Wine Bar Solvang CA
Solvang Brewing Company
Zaca Mesa Winery
Avant Tapas and Wine
Dascomb Wine Cellars
SYVHS Little Theatre
Taste of Solvang
Music on the Green 
Live on Kalakaua
Jensen's Main Stage Santa Barbara CA
BeachFront Radio Luau
Hawaii C&Y Day Festival Honolulu Hawaii
Santa Barbara County Bowl
Phoenix Coliseum
Lobero Theatre Santa Barbara CA
Arlington Theatre Santa Barbara CA
Campbell Hall UCSB Santa Barbara CA
Sierra Music Festival Mammoth Lakes CA
The Roxy Hollywood CA
The Troubadour Hollywood CA
Whiskey a Go-Go Hollywood CA
The Rainbow Denver CO
Red Rocks Amphitheatre Denver CO
Tempe Stadium Tempe Arizona
Gazzari's Hollywood CA
The Starwood Hollywood CA
Hong Kong Cafe Hollywood CA
Madame Wong's Hollywood CA
Bla-Bla Cafe Hollywood CA
Londoner Santa Monica CA
Blue Lagune Santa Monica CA
CBGB's New York City
Golden Bear Huntington Beach CA
The Catalyst Santa Cruz CA
CBS Dancehall Reno Nevada
The Wave Waikiki Honolulu Hawaii
York's Waikiki Honolulu Hawaii
The Keystone Palo Alto CA
The Keystone Berkeley CA
Wolf & Rismiller Country Club CA
Palomino N. Hollywood CA
Grand Illusion Eugene Oregon
Show Box Seattle WA
Wreck of the Hesperes Portland CA
PCDC Santa Barbara CA
1129 Santa Barbara CA
Flapper Alley Santa Barbara CA
Hobey Baker's Santa Barbara CA
FUBAR Santa Barbara CA
Rocky's Santa Barbara
George's Santa Barbara
Baudelaires Santa Barbara CA

APPEARANCES:
MTV
SHOWTIME
GOODNITE LA
VIDEO 1
KGMB9 CBS HONOLULU
KITV HONOLULU
HAWAII NEWS NOW TELEVISION

Won 1st place LA Songwriters Showcase
and Santa Barbara Songwriters Showcase


Schools/Bands:
Music Academy of the West
The Berklee School of Music
Santa Barbara City College
San Francisco State University Film School
UCSB Film School
University of Hawaii
Dick Grove School of Music

Wrote commercials for WEA

Guitarist for FatBack - all black funk band, well, except for me
Guitarist for Groove Company LTD - Santa Barbara Jazz/Funk
Guitarist for DB Cooper on Warner Bros Records
Guitarist for SBCC Jazz Band
Guitarist for Lynx - Jazz fusion
Guitarist for Emmaus Road Band - Santa Ynez, CA
Guitarist for "R & R" premier Berklee School of Music band
Guitarist for Godspell - North American Touring Company 
Founder /Guitarist for The Dreamers of Santa Barbara
Founder/Guitarist for SPY Santa Barbara New Wave Band
Founder & leader of Hawaii's "The Rainbow Band"
Founder & leader of the “Ricky Hana Band”
Co-founder of Hana & Satchwell