Kauai Music Festival

Bio:

Held on the beautiful Hawaiian island of Kaua’i, the KMF has grown steadily over the last 7 years to become one of the best kept secrets in the music business today, giving its attendees unprecedented access to some of the most successful songwriters and A&R executives working in the business today. The brainchild of ex-MIT physicist Rich McSheehy, the festival started in a most unusual place; a novelist’s convention, where Rich was attending. After moving to Kaua’i to work for the US Military, Rich decided to pursue writing a novel in his spare time, and attended the Maui Writers’ Conference to hone his craft and get some inspiration. Well, as many in the field of art can tell you, inspiration comes in many places, and not always the kind you think you’re going to get! While attending, he thought to himself “This format would work great for songwriters; I wonder if there is anything like this out there for them?” Upon discovering that there was none, Rich decided to start one by himself; while that alone may seem like a tremendous undertaking, it is all the more amazing when you consider that Rich was not, and still isn’t a musician or songwriter! Through perseverance and careful planning, he somehow managed to bring industry heavyweights BMI and Gibson in as initial sponsors, and the KMF was born!! Over the past 7 years, many things have changed; our location, our staff, even our board; most notably after our 4th year, when Rich and his wife Push decided to move away to Ireland so that Rich could resume work on his novel, which had taken a backseat to running the festival. The reins were then taken over by the very capable Jerry Brocklehurst, himself an astute businessman and excellent musician, who has guided the festival through the very successful last 3 years One thing however has not, and will never change…The Song. This festival is, and always has been, about helping aspiring songwriters to write a better song, to find the words to express those most private and personal feelings in a way that can touch others; everything else is frosting on the cake. I invite you to check out our website www.kauaimusicfestival.com and see for yourself.

Member Since:

August 31, 2007

Members:

The Board, The Artists, The Songwriters....and lots of good Music

Influences:

Every songwriter who has ever attended and contributed to the art.

Record Label:

Unknown Indie