The main goal for this year is to arrange some favorite tunes for my wedding album, which will come out … on my wedding day! More details later about that. So far, we’ve had one productive recording session with me, Randy, and Tim Mayer. We’re on a roll! Next, Randy and I have to come up with more songs to arrange and/or compose new ones. I’m also trying to bone up on my jazz violin skills by watching Youtube videos of Grappelli and others. Grappelli is my super musical hero!!

Other side projects include performing as Miss Helenini, WAITIKI’s very own violinyitarist ever, recording Cape Verdean pop songs with sax player Tim Mayer, and playing the occasional Christmas tune with The H.A.R.X.

Being an accomplished pianist, I also play keyboards and synth for Robert Drasnin and Don Tiki, another exotica band based in Hawaii.

For sample clips of each group, visit MEDIA