kAui was fed a generous diet of music as he grew into a young man, and listened to Marvin Gaye, Donny Hathaway, Michael Jackson, Sam Cook, Usher, and Maxwell. kAui has lent his writing and producing talents to the likes of Timbaland, Ryan Leslie, FOX’s Empire, Mike Classic, Latasha Alcindor, Mickey Shiloh, Audio Push, and many more. The mark of an artist is his or her ability to paint those vulnerable and sensational moments of their own experiences. With his passionate voice, raw silk expression and unbound potential, kAui shows maturity his contemporaries have yet to attain. The singer/songwriter/producer stands on his own. “I want my music to relate to someone else and know that we’re in the same universe, feeling the same thing through my words. I want to bring a smile to both the lips and the heart. I’ll admit it. I write songs from a deep place—my emotions on my sleeve. I want to embrace and to be fully embraced by anyone who gets a feeling or relates to my music.”