From his modest upbringing in Honolulu to his soul searching in Los Angeles… Read Full Bio ↴From his modest upbringing in Honolulu to his soul searching in Los Angeles, Daniel has learned to wear many hats over the years—musician, producer, singer/songwriter, arranger, composer, engineer, record company owner—and has come to wear them well. The most befitting of these roles has been for his two Grammy Award achievements as a producer and featured slack key guitarist in the Best Hawaiian Music Album category.
Daniel’s musical inclinations were apparent at an early age. His first instruments were organ and ‘ukulele, then he graduated to classical guitar and piano, electric guitar, bass, drums, and eventually, voice. He dreamt big and followed his aspirations. This led him to study composing, arranging and film scoring at the Grove School of Music in Los Angeles. Shortly afterwards, he began his professional career as the leader, keyboardist, composer, and producer for Kilauea, a contemporary jazz group he formed in 1990. By 1997, Kilauea had released six chart-topping albums, two of which hit the Top 10 on Billboard’s jazz charts.
As momentum of the smooth-jazz genre waned, Daniel set his sights on starting an independent record label. He longed for artistic freedom, a rare privilege in the music industry. His interests in photography and graphic design complimented the built-in responsibilities of marketing and production. In 1998 he launched Daniel Ho Creations. It began as a vanity effort and consisted of his solo piano and Hawaiian slack key guitar recordings. Slowly, the releases grew into collaborative projects that featured Hawaiian hymns, hula, ‘ukulele, and slack key guitar music. To date, Daniel Ho Creations has released over fifty acoustic and Hawaiian-themed CDs by many of Hawai‘i’s most respected artists, who are first and foremost, friends. Daniel has received numerous Hawaiian music industry accolades including three Na Hoku Hanohano awards and eight Hawai‘i Music Awards.
In recent years, Daniel has been able to remain true to his craft and focus on what he loves most: the music. He is an accomplished singer and songwriter who has shared his music as a soloist throughout the U.S., Tasmania, Germany, and Japan. He has been featured with the Honolulu Symphony; toured as a keyboardist and guitarist for Grammy Award-winning vocalist, Peabo Bryson; guest-lectured at Stanford University; and authored instructional books on ‘ukulele and slack key guitar.
Daniel is a Yamaha guitar artist and plays Koaloha ‘ukuleles.
Daniel’s musical inclinations were apparent at an early age. His first instruments were organ and ‘ukulele, then he graduated to classical guitar and piano, electric guitar, bass, drums, and eventually, voice. He dreamt big and followed his aspirations. This led him to study composing, arranging and film scoring at the Grove School of Music in Los Angeles. Shortly afterwards, he began his professional career as the leader, keyboardist, composer, and producer for Kilauea, a contemporary jazz group he formed in 1990. By 1997, Kilauea had released six chart-topping albums, two of which hit the Top 10 on Billboard’s jazz charts.
As momentum of the smooth-jazz genre waned, Daniel set his sights on starting an independent record label. He longed for artistic freedom, a rare privilege in the music industry. His interests in photography and graphic design complimented the built-in responsibilities of marketing and production. In 1998 he launched Daniel Ho Creations. It began as a vanity effort and consisted of his solo piano and Hawaiian slack key guitar recordings. Slowly, the releases grew into collaborative projects that featured Hawaiian hymns, hula, ‘ukulele, and slack key guitar music. To date, Daniel Ho Creations has released over fifty acoustic and Hawaiian-themed CDs by many of Hawai‘i’s most respected artists, who are first and foremost, friends. Daniel has received numerous Hawaiian music industry accolades including three Na Hoku Hanohano awards and eight Hawai‘i Music Awards.
In recent years, Daniel has been able to remain true to his craft and focus on what he loves most: the music. He is an accomplished singer and songwriter who has shared his music as a soloist throughout the U.S., Tasmania, Germany, and Japan. He has been featured with the Honolulu Symphony; toured as a keyboardist and guitarist for Grammy Award-winning vocalist, Peabo Bryson; guest-lectured at Stanford University; and authored instructional books on ‘ukulele and slack key guitar.
Daniel is a Yamaha guitar artist and plays Koaloha ‘ukuleles.
A World Away
Daniel Ho Lyrics
We have lyrics for 'A World Away' by these artists:
Avalon In this day and age I feel I hardly know you Although…
Darrin Hacquard Loca (Loca) Loca Dance or die Loca (Loca) She′s playin' dum…
Everender You carried a burden of love and of loss The greatest…
Glenn Bidmead As we walk along the road of life and love There′s…
inukshuk Teach you what you want (aaah) I can take you Teach you…
Johnny Panic Teacher asks himself a question To which there is no answer…
Matthew Jay Tell me when you're coming So I can come too The blood…
Sonny Landreth wake up baby listen to me it's time to open your eyes snap…
Spoken I've been here before, trying to put my feeling into…
The Comsat Angels Push back the sheets, Rub the sleep from your eyes Raise you…
Tremonti Counting down Days left here One more time Before I disappea…
X-Cell Factor Life goes on I know All flowers need rations of dirt…
We have lyrics for these tracks by Daniel Ho:
Aloha Oe Haʻaheo ka ua i nā pali Ke nihi aʻela i ka…
Cup Of Joe Pass the time, passing the time. Wasting my time looking for…
Side by Side Mengapakah kita selalu berjauh hati Selalu sendiri Dan teras…
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esemprun
I would love to hear more samples of your new instrument !
Daniel Ho
https://youtu.be/xpnWeew5Fts
Daniel Ho
This is my nylon DHo Six String on a live concert/album.By the way, the album "East West Players presents Daniel Ho & Friends Live in Concert" was nominated for a Grammy earlier this year!
juddee maxwell
Magnificent!
小淵
I want a full song in YouTube,and so far so good, please,thanks!
esemprun
Beautiful playing!
I really would love to buy this instrument. Where can I get one? It seems to be out stock in the US
Daniel Ho
You can email Pepe Romero Jr, the owner of Romero Creations and he can help you find them. His email is: pepesguitar@gmail.com
Daniel Ho
Actually, he just received a new shipment so they will be available soon!
Stephen Tomkins
Hi Daniel. I really like this piece. Is the music or tab available? Thanks.
Daniel Ho
Hi Stephen, Yes, it is available in the book "Slack Key Guitar: The G Kilauea Tuning." It is written in TAB and music notation and comes with a recording. https://www.danielho.com/digital-shop/pdf-mp3s-slack-key-guitar-the-g-kilauea-tuning