Na Hoku Hanohano Award winner Chaz Umamoto has gone from performer and entertainer to producer and songwriter.

Umamoto, a former member of the folk group Streetlight Cadence, recently teamed up with Joshua Stephens, a former member of the Indie group The Fresh Preps. Together, these two formed the group The Brewz and are forging their own path by entering the hip-hop sphere and collaborating with some of Hawaii's biggest names in music.

In this episode of Island Beat, Billy V chats with Umamoto about their inspiration for making new music and why their new album will be different from anything they have produced thus far.

Na Hoku Hanohano Award winner Chaz Umamoto has gone from performer and entertainer to producer and songwriter. Umamoto, a former member of the folk group Streetlight Cadence, recently teamed up with Joshua Stephens, a former member of the Indie group The Fresh Preps. Together, these two formed the group The Brewz and are forging their own path by entering the hip-hop sphere and collaborating with some of Hawaii's biggest names in music.
In this episode of Island Beat, Billy V chats with Umamoto about their inspiration for making new music and why their new album will be different from anything they have produced thus far.

Hosted by Hawaii News Now's Billy V, Island Beat features a wide variety of local entertainers and other familiar names to get a deeper look at their careers and lives.

Hosted by Hawaii News Now's Billy V, Island Beat features a wide variety of local entertainers and other familiar names to get a deeper look at their careers and lives.

Island Beat

Hosted by Hawaii News Now's Billy V, Island Beat features a wide variety of Hawaii entertainers and other familiar names to get a deeper look at their careers and lives.

Hosted by Hawaii News Now's Billy V, Island Beat features a wide variety of Hawaii entertainers and other familiar names to get a deeper look at their careers and lives.

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