I’ve always said being busy is great. We are very very busy now with many different projects and I am so grateful for all of these opportunities. However, I am a little stressed and tired. We are taking a lot of chances this year and doing lots of different projects all before the first half [READ MORE]
Alx Blog – Life is Good…or Good is Life?
Alx Blog – It’s Been Awhile!
Well hello you people of planet ManoaDNA! It’s been way too long since I’ve posted a blog so ill try to catch you up on what’s been happening the last month…it might take awhile! So…I’ve been to LA twice since in the last month and a half to write and record new songs. It’s been [READ MORE]
Alx Blog – Local Boy Off the Rock!
I’ve been in LA for 2 days and I think I already like the way it feels. I met with a songwriter named Eric Berdon yesterday and wrote some stuff with him. I already learned a lot from him and got a lot of good tips on how to get songs going. I’m writing with [READ MORE]
Alx Blog – Going Beyond the Reef…Nervous…
I guess the only way I’ll get better at writing and producing is to go to the city where entertainers make their living creating music and other arts. I’m leaving for LA in the early morning tomorrow to start an exciting journey. I’ll be working with producer Ken Caillat who created the Fleetwood Mac album [READ MORE]
Alx Blog – Feeling Older…
Wow, what a new year already…so many stories to tell! So, New Years Eve I had a party at my house for all my friends and had a great time! However, I did burn a lot of karma early in the new year. At about 1am, an hour into the new year, I got pulled [READ MORE]
Alx Blog – ManoaDNA Twitter Giveaway This Week!
Hey TeaMDNA! This week I’ll be hosting a giveaway to help spread the word about our Toy Drive coming up this Friday. I’ll be posting on my Twitter and give away prizes to friends who retweet my tweets. I’ll be giving away ManoaDNA and Alx CDs, as well as the grand prize of cool ManoaDNA [READ MORE]
ALX Blog – Sweet Embrace
Aloha Everyone! Excited to announce that our single Sweet Embrace just released on iTunes and other digital distribution sites today! We will be posting up the full physical album for sale very soon on our website, which will include the 4 other original songs on it. You can also pick a CD up and one [READ MORE]
ALX Blog – Two Shows Down, Two to Go!
Aloha! I’m sitting in my hotel room in Osaka right now and it reminds of sitting in a classroom…is that weird? We arrived in Osaka early this afternoon and went straight to soundcheck before coming to our hotel to rest for a long 30 minutes. A lot of the clubs we are playing at have [READ MORE]
ALX Blog – ‘Ohana Tour Preview!
Hey TeaMDNA, Here’s a video of what to expect from our upcoming tour in Japan. Please check it out and see you all soon! ALX
ALX Blog – Tour and New Album
Hey TeamDNA! Boy have we been busy! After coming home from my first ever solo concert in Japan we’ve been nonstop working and gigging. We are almost done with our new album called “Sweet Embrace” and will also have it ready for sale on our tour to Japan in November. Speaking of the tour, I [READ MORE]







