Curriculum Vitae

Kamaka Pahinui

djkamakaflower (at) gmail (dot) com

Teaching & Design Experience

Dance / Colorguard

2004-2005 Dedham High School, Dedham, MA

Assitant Winterguard Instructor

Supervisor: Tara Morrissy

2003 Kamehameha High School, Honolulu, HI

Assistant Colorguard Instructor (Summer)

Supervisor: John Riggle

2000 Oracle Winterguard, Denver, CO

Assistant Winterguard Instructor

WGI Independent Open Class (Finalist)

Supervisor: Rob Billings

1998 - 2000 Blue Knights Drum & Bugle Corps Denver, CO

Assistant Colorguard Instructor, Movement Tech

Responsible for 120+ students ages 14-22

1997-1998 Northside High School, Lafayette, LA

Colorguard Director

45+ students. 3 Ensembles. In one season brought the team from the bottom 3 to top 3 in their WGI region.

1995-1996 Coronado High School, Scottsdale, AZ

Winterguard Instructor

Supervisor: Jon Gomez

Teaching & Music Arranging Experience Percussion

2016 - 2017 Adams Elementary School, Seattle, WA

Afterschool Lead Percussion Teacher

2016 - 2017 Queen Anne Elementary School, Seattle, WA

Afterschool Lead Percussion Teacher

1999 Mansfield High School, Mansfield, MA

Assistant Marching Pit Instructor

1996-1997 Chandler High School, Chandler, AZ

Percussion Instructor, Arranger

Marching Pit & Mallet Instruction

Supervisor: Doug Ward

1995-1996 Coronado High School, Scottsdale, AZ

Percussion Instructor, Arranger

Marching Pit, Percussion Ensemble

Supervisor: Jon Gomez

Broadway Performance Experience

2001-2003 Blast! The Show, North America

2001 Tony and Emmy award winning show

Disneyland's California Adventure / Epcot / 2 North America Tours

Visusl Ensemble / Colorguard (Lead Female understudy / female chorus swing)

Snare Line (Rack)

Keyboard

Percussion

Steel Drum Solo (Understudy)

Drumline Performance Experience

1994 - 1995 Blue Knights Drum & Bugle Corps, Denver, CO

Mallet Percussion

Instructors: Ralph Hardimon,

Stephen Ridley

1997 UNLV, Las Vegas, NV

Snare Drum

WGI Indoor Drumline

Instuctor: Brian Mason

1996 Arizona Sun, Phoenix, AZ

Bass Drum

Performance Drumline

Instructor: Todd Foster

1995 - 1996 Arizona State Universty, Tempe, AZ

Snare Drum

Marching Band and Indoor Drumline

Instuctor: Rich Hinshaw, Bill Meldrum

1991-1995 Coronado High School

Mallet Percussion, Tenors, Snare Drum

Drumline Section Leader

Instructors: Stephen Ridley, Shawn Reidy

Colorguard Performance

2004 Blessed Sacrament Colorguard

Cambridge, MA

soloist / sabre

1999 & 2001 Emerald Marquis Winterguard

Wakefield, MA

1999 WGI World Champions

dance soloist / sabre

Director: Dale Powers

1996 - 1998 Blue Knights Drum & Bugle Corps

Denver, CO

sabre / soloist

Instructors: Rob Billings, KC Perkins

1996 - Anozira Winterguard, Tempe, AZ

WGI A Class, Director: Joyce Loughrige

1995 - Coronado High School, Scottsdale, AZ

Band Director: John Gomez

Orchestral Percussion

2016 - 2017 University of Washington

Steel Drum Band, Seattle, WA

2016 University of Washington Concert Band

Seattle, WA

2016 - 2017 Around The Sound Community

Concert Band, Seattle, WA

2016 Seattle Symphonic Band, Seattle, WA

NSCC, Director: Michael James

1995 - 1996 Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ

Symphonic Band, Percussion Ensemble

Professor: JB Smith

1991-1995 Coronado High School, Scottdale, AZ

Concert Band, Percussion Ensemble, Jazz (Piano)

Director: John Gomez

1992-1995 Arizona All State High School Concert Band, Percussion

Recording Contracts

2003 Mountain Apple Co, Honolulu, HI

#1 Billboard label for World Music

Executive Producer: Jon De Mello

2009 Ready Mix Records, Montreal, Quebec

Director: Big Al

2011 Baroque Records, United Kingdom

Director: Keith McDonnell

2012 GrooveCollection Records, Netherlands

Founder: Jerry Van Schie

2013 Viva Recordings, Seattle, WA

2014 Mile End Records, Montreal, Quebec

World Class DJ Residencies

2020 - Current: Soulgasm, Hawaii
2018 - 2020 Zodiac, Centered, Asylum, Ong King, Next Door, Bar 35.

2014 - 2015 Viva Recordings Seattle (Monkey Loft)

2013 - 2015 Re-bar Seattle (Hostess and DJ)

2010 - 2013 Love Company, Tucson, AZ

2009 - 2010 Circus Afterhours, Montreal (DJ Mag top 100)

2005 - 2010 Cherry, Koko, Soultek - Montreal

Dance Residencies

2008 - Diverscite Pride closing performance and dance soloist with singer Kim Richardson

2004 - 2008 Stereo Afterhours Resident Dancer

Dancer & Promoter for Grammy winner David Morales

Fuego Hostess with DJ XL

2004 - Avalon, Matrix, Roxy - Boston, MA

Awards

1999 Emerald Marquis Winterguard

World Champions

1995 Full Ride Scholarship ASU

Orchestral Percussion Performance

1995 Voted Most Talented of HS Graduating Class

1995 Senior Math Award

Coronado High School

1991 Supai Middle School Highest Math Grade

Independent Study & Research Topics

La'au Lapa'au

Plant Medine

Energy Medicine

Neuroacoustics

Geometry and the Mathematics of Music

Medical Ethnomusicology

Indigenous Sound Healing, Chanting & Mantras

Music Therapy

Brainwave Entrainment

Bi-Neural Beats

PowWow

Movement & Dance Meditation

Hynotherapy