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Mixing Engineer & Artist
Based in Honolulu
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Two of Us ft. Lucky Roux @pohakuboys Out Now

#undergroundartist #hiphoprnb #2000sera #2000smusic #pharellwilliams

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HAMMAJANG HOMECOMING 🤙🏽
@myreeen assembled Hawaii’s Avengers for the final stop of the HAMMAJANG Tour. One epic night of music with Hawaii’s best all under one roof.

@topshakaz_official @wavvymusic @franskiiz @lelzisthatyou @lewainszn @94tunez @kaikenascanlan @itsdajumusic @devincheff @thankyoucarl0s @pohakuboys @botobangaz @julemusiq @freddyleone_ @kaiosamarai @kaea_hawaii @sozensound and more all came through to play at @jointherepublik @bampproject ✨

#8ro8 #wrennokada #hawaii #concertphotography

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FEELING OF FALLING WILL BE YOURS SOON 💖 How does this drop make you feel? For me it feels like the bliss of sticking my head out of a moving car, or watching my dog get the zoomiez. 🐶🫶🏽✨ Pre-save link in my bioooo 🔗#newmusic #hawaii #edm #indieartist
Big mahalos to these HAMMAHS⬇️
Music production: @evanfujimoto
Writing: @kod.yensign @evanfujimoto @chazumamoto
Mixing: @sozensound
A&R & Mastering: @chazumamoto

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Every time I see this boss, this is what I think of. @sozensound

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It’s been three weeks since the release of this gem 🫶🏽 How is everyone doing in this mercury retrograde? Feeling it? 🫨

Music Producer, Trumpet, and Water Bucket Specialist🎧💧: @evanfujimoto

Writers ✍🏼 : @kod.yensign @possiblyjoshy

Recording and mixing 🎙️: @sozensound

Videographer🎥: @brycep98

Choreographer🩰✨: @serenagoya

Dancers🔥:
@mia.naks
@kyliebutts
@tawwwnzz
@talia_mossman

#ukulele #indieartist #musicvideo #hawaii

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Okay story time - this idea was something I kind of dreamed up while I was on the road. I knew I wanted to film a dj set in New Zealand I just didn’t know what kind of set I wanted it to be. I’ve always been a bit shy or concealing of the music I made. I’m not 100% sure why but it might have something to do with the fact that I really do make music for ME. (it’s a plus that yall fw w it fr) I started DJing when I was 15. Virtual Dj to club standard CDJ pipeline is crazy. That being said I have djed in so many clubs and venues and genre specific nights and different vibe parties and festivals and they always asked different things of me. I tried to embody whatever vibe I had to create sets for. This made me learn about so many different kinds of music and genres some of which I had never heard of or really listened to. This grew my palette and when I started producing I knew I wanted to be able to make music that fit any style or theme that I wanted. I was really infatuated with being able to start at a 73bpm hip hop track and work my way up to a 140-170 up tempo garage or bass track. It’s so cool to move with the vibe of a party or function with that kind of fluidity, playing my edits or originals along the way.

That’s where this set comes from. A little bit of my favorite tunes, a lot of unreleased originals, edits, collabs, remixes, and mashups. When I finished the playlist for this set, I had over 115 songs that I MADE. Sprinkle in some of my favorite tunes and the end result is this mix.

I’ll do a deeper dive on the equipment I used in a later video but this is the most mobile set up I’ve ever played around with and there are definite some mistakes but it’s raw, unfiltered, subtoll. 🙏

Enjoy 🤍

Full mix on YT this Wednesday. ✨

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Shout out to these guys! They Really Help Me Get Better! #8ro8 #daju

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Finesse your mastering limiter using this setting. #mixingengineer #masteringengineer

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“Tomorrow” ~ @mierramusic @marveni_music Mastered at Panorama
Produced & Mixed by @marveni_music
Drums @jopressldrums
Mastered by @panorama_mastering

“Unbecoming“ ~ Album by @companyonmusic @__zachgolden__ Mastered at Panorama
Written by @companyonmusic @__zachgolden__ @annaklinemusic
Mixed by @__zachgolden__
Mastered by @panorama_mastering

“I DON’T WANNA DIE“ ~ @kalii_b @reejin_me mastered at Panorama
Mixed by @bazmixedit
Mastered by @Panorama_mastering

“Theta Waves“ ~ @mrgrimaud Mastered at Panorama
Produced by @mrgrimaud and @sonicwizards
Mixed by @sonicwizards
Mastered by @panorama_mastering

“Endgame“ ~ @lialekhaaa mastered at Panorama
Produced by @john_mclucas
Mixed by @john_mclucas
Mastered by @Panorama_mastering

“Open Road“ ~ @lovejademonet mastered at Panorama
Mixed by @khanlousorena
Mastered by @Panorama_mastering

“guess what???“ ~ @hashtag_truly mastered at Panorama
Produced by @john_mclucas
Mixed by @john_mclucas
Mastered by @Panorama_mastering

“Reflector“ ~ EP By Racing Green Fury Club mastered at Panorama
Mixed by @stu.watts.audio
Mastered by @Panorama_mastering

“Selfish (Acoustic)” ~ @kaylennmusic mastered at Panorama
Written by @kaylennmusic @anikiignacio @hasung_jeong
Guitar @anikiignacio
Mixed by @sozensound
Mastered by @panorama_mastering

“ez.come.ez.go“ ~ @otisj.a.m.e.s mastered at Panorama
Mastered by @Panorama_mastering

#Mastering #BigPhatPanoramaMasters

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“Selfish (Acoustic)” ~ @kaylennmusic mastered at Panorama
Written by @kaylennmusic @anikiignacio @hasung_jeong
Guitar @anikiignacio
Mixed by @sozensound
Mastered by @panorama_mastering

#Mastering #BigPhatPanoramaMasters

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@ableton BTS
Hawaii
Leica M6 + Candido 800
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Always a good time filming with creative musicians and artists. A couple of 35mm film frames from a video shoot earlier this year.

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‘The Ones That Made It’ IS FINALLY HERE

it’s always been a dream of mine to release a project of some sort. never beyond my wildest dreams it’d be something as an artist, let alone a body of work featuring my own vocals. For those who followed along in my journey from my days as a mask wearing beatmaker sampling a bunch of hip hop beats into an artist featuring his own vocals on an ever growing and evolving sound palette, i can’t thank you enough for being here with me.

the amount of times this project went thru revisions lemme tell you.. it started with this little universe that i built with ‘rain’ and it kept going. the ups and downs and countless ideas and demos. then all of a sudden, i found my stride and everything started clicking.. Eventually looking up and seeing that I’ve got a project.

I couldn’t have done this without the support of a village. To the hands that touched this project, thank you from the bottom of my heart for helping me bring this to life!

Additional Producers/Session Players/Features:
@hokagesimon
@_futurejames
@franskiiz
@julemusiq
@kainoahmusic
@lelzisthatyou
@prodbypana

Mixed by:
@sozensound
@arney_palmer_official

Mastered by:
@beckermastering

Special thanks to:
@levantarecords (recording studio)
@thebrewz808 (mixing studio)
@jakobsotobauwens (creative director for videography)
@jamieamimoto (album cover art and Press Photos)
++my family for letting me build something special in the garage of their house

i hope you enjoy TOTMI.
With a lot of love, Dom ❤️

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