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ARTIST HEAD MAGAZINE INTERVIEW

Artist Head Magazine based in Los Angeles broadcasts a live interview with Scott. AHM covers topics from Scott’s musical journey, album recordings to the controversial Lady Gaga situation with “Born This Way.” Listen to Robe Williams conduct the interview, in addition to a few of Scott’s hit tunes. Listen Artist Head Interview

LUXE MILLIONAIRE MAGAZINE ARTICLE

Reporter Ricardo Redd Cavalli of Luxe Millionaire Magazine writes about “Lady Gaga’s Album Scandal” that questions her artistic “Born This Way” CD-album authenticity in reference to Scott’s already released album of the same title, concept and platform. Read Luxe Magazine Article

GLAM MAGAZINE INTERVIEW

CEO Houston Andrews Jr. of GLAM Magazine writes, "All of you are familiar by now with the machine that is Lady Gaga and her newest release ‘Born This Way,' but did you know a little angel from Hawaii used the title first on his new release? International singer and songwriter Scott Katsura spoke to me from his apartment in NYC and shared his story, and to my surprise its a good one!" Read GLAM Interview

ARTIST HEAD MAGAZINE ARTICLE

Artist Head Magazine breaks the story “Lady Gaga’s ‘Born This Way’ Is Not So Original.” According to the story, there is great parallel and controversy between Gaga and Scott Katsura’s projects. Read Artist Head Article

MTV HOTTEST A-Z SOUNDTRACK

MTV has released the CD Soundtrack of "Summer's Hottest A-Z" - a special program that was broadcast worldwide on numerous occasions. Scott's hit song "Rock Obama (Mahalo America)" was televised with other artists like Lil' Wayne, Kate Perry, Britney Spears, Jonas Brothers, Miley Cyrus and Taylor Swift. See MTV Soundtrack

NEW YORK POST CD REVIEW

The New York Post publication music writer, Mary Huhn reviews Scott's "Rock Obama (Mahalo America)" CD. Selected as the 'Top Prez Playlist', Scott is mentioned alongside Bruce Springsteen, Seal, will.i.am and Ludacris. Read New York Post

ROCK OBAMA (MAHALO AMERICA)

John Berger of the Honolulu Star Bulletin reviews the "Rock Obama (Mahalo America)" CD-Single in his Island Mele Music Column. Read Article

OBAMA SONG ROCKING ONLINE

Wayne Harada of the Honolulu Advertiser features Scott's "Rock Obama (Mahalo America)" CD-Single in the People's Column. Read Article

MIDWEEK MAGAZINE FEATURE STORY

Music Montage writer Melissa Moniz features Scott in her popular column in Midweek Magazine. As she spans Scott's music career path, Melissa also reviews the "Born This Way" CD. Read Article

BORN THIS WAY DIGIPAK RELEASE

Scott's fifth release CD album "Born This Way" is scoring huge favor with music critics, radio programmers and Club DJ's from around the globe.
Special Edition CD's in digipak custom packaging.

GERMAN DISTRIBUTOR FOR AMA

Turbo-Music, a German based music distributor that services the globe, especially the European markets, is now featuring "Aloha Miles Away" on their catalog. Go to: turbo-music.com

LIVIN' LOUD ON I-SOUND

With over a million cyberspace visitors, Scott will now gain maximum exposure as a featured artist on isound.com, an extensive music site which offers mp3, music videos, downloads and so much more. The single "Caught Up In The Rainbow" is Scott's selection.

DETROIT HULA SHOW EMCEE

Scott has been invited (for the second time) to emcee and perform at the 26th Annual Ferndale Hawaiian Dance Class Review in Detroit, Michigan. Directed by Fran Price, the show will consist of all types of Polynesian music and dancers. The concert is scheduled for June 9th, 2007. For more information about show or classes: Ferndale Hula Concert

MEXICO CITY MUCHO ALOHA CONCERT

Muchas gracias! The Mucho Aloha Concert, highly anticipated by Scott's fans in Mexico City were in for a special treat on Sunday, June 25th, 2006. The concert took place at the prestigious San Benito Abad Theater, also featuring performances by Ballet Polinesio De Lourdes Rodriguez, a.k.a. Miss Lovely Hula Hands. For more information regarding the show details: SBA Theater or Ballet Polinesio

SEE pictures from Mucho Aloha Concert

ARN FEATURED ARTIST FOR JAPAN

Aloha Joe and the Aloha Radio Network has selected Scott as their featured artist for the Japanese market. Scott's song "Kimi Ga Irukara (Where I Belong)" has been embraced by many fans in Japan. View ARN page: AlohaJoe.com

WORLD'S GREATEST ENCYCLOPEDIA

Scott and "Aloha Miles Away" is now listed on the most extensive encyclopedia via Answers.com. All song titles and credits are mentioned on this site. Visit Site

AMERICAN IDOL UNDERGROUND

With the international visibility that Scott has been generating by tours and appearances, he is selected as an American Idol Underground artist. In the coming months, worldwide voters will determine the top winner. View Scott's profile at: IdolUnderground.com

BILLBOARD MAGAZINE FEATURE

The Aloha Miles Away CD is now featured and available for sale at Billboard.com. Billboard Magazine publication is the number one music industry resource, worldwide. See Scott at: Billboard.com

AMA NOW AT BEST BUY AND MORE

The Aloha Miles Away CD is now distributed through Best Buy, powered by CDBaby.com. "Best Buy believes the future of music depends on consumers exploring new music and connecting with new artists," said Gary Arnold, senior vice president of entertainment for Best Buy. "As the link between the artist and the consumer, Best Buy is in a unique position to help generate excitement by exposing people to talented independent artists."

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Walmart
iTunes
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MP3 Extension
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Turbo-Music

MY HAWAI'I STAR BULLETIN REVIEW

John Berger, acclaimed music critic from the Honolulu Star Bulletin has reviewed "My Hawai'i" (featured on Aloha Joe's "A Time For Aloha" CD compilation) with good favor. Read article: StarBulletin.com

TRUTONE INC. CATALOG COVER

As the leader in multi-media replication, New York City based Trutone Inc. Manufacturers 2005/6 catalog is now reaching a multitude of industry insiders with Scott and the "Aloha Miles Away" CD on its cover. Scott was chosen as the top seller featured artist by a Trutone committee.

A TIME FOR ALOHA CD

Aloha Joe, the international radio personality at the Aloha Radio Network has produced yet another CD compilation titled "A Time For Aloha". Scott's "My Hawai'i" track will appear on this November 2005 release. Buy this CD at AlohaJoe.com.

VIVIR AQUI MAGAZINE COVER

Gracing the cover on this month's issue of Vivir Aqui Magazine, Scott is expanding his visibility throughout the country of Mexico. Read article in
English. Read article in Spanish.

MIDWEEK MAGAZINE AMA REVIEW

Melisa Uchida of MidWeek Magazine gives "Aloha Miles Away" and Scott the thumbs up in her Menage weekly column. Scott was recently promoting his CD throughout the State of Hawai'i. READ actual article: MidWeek.com

WAYNE HARADA AMA REVIEW

Highly acclaimed music entertainment critic Wayne Harada, from the Honolulu Advertiser has written an inspiring review on Scott and his "Aloha Miles Away" CD. According to Harada, Scott "could score with his expressive collection of originals that are suitable for varied musical tastes."

Click to read Wayne's review

DONNA MANZ FEATURED COVER STORY

Donna Manz, a beautiful journalist from Washington DC has written a profound and in-depth article on Scott. Manz has captured a very accurate summary of Scott's personal and career life.

Click to read Donna's article

MISS LOVELY HULA HANDS WINNERS

After months of searching for "Miss Lovely Hula Hands" and "Miss Keiki Hula Hands" (with more than 300 entries worldwide), Airtime Recording Company, Inc., Katsura Productions and Scott Katsura have selected "Miss Lovely Hula Hands 2005" WAIANUHEA LOURDES RODRIGUEZ of Mexico City, and "Miss Keiki Hula Hands 2005" KANOE KAHAKU of Sunnyvale, California! Both crowned winners were judged on Hula Dancing Ability; Personal Choreography for the "Flower Lei" song; Written essay "I love dancing the hula because..."; Presentation; Costume; Creative Originality; and Motivational Passion. Waianuhea and Kanoe will be featured in Scott's forthcoming "Flower Lei" music video (hula edition), appear in various live concerts, in addition to being awarded with a Kim Taylor Reece "Pohakea" trophy and many other prizes! Click here to see all finalists

AMA WINS 2005 BEST POP CD ALBUM

The Hawai'i Music Awards 2005 were held on Sunday, April 3rd at the Hilton Hawaiian Village's Tapa Ballroom in Waikiki, Hawai'i. Scott received his award for 'Pop Album of the Year' and performed live to "Where I Belong". He was introduced by emcee Sonya Mendez, another alumni of Aiea High School and one of Scott's singing idols from the Hawaiian islands. See Scott's photo album from his memorable trip: Hawai'i Music Awards Photo Album

To view more pictures from the Hawai'i Music Awards and other related events, please visit Aloha Joe's website:
Aloha Joe's Party Page

See the list of all HMA winners:
Honolulu Star-Bulletin
Honolulu Advertiser
Hawaii Music Awards

SPOTLIGHT IN THE NEWS AT HUI MUSIC

George del Barrio, President (and Development & Production Director) at HuiMusic.com has endorsed Scott Katsura and the "Aloha Miles Away" CD in their current magazine issue; featured "In The
News"... Included is an awesome 'Artist and Album' review. HuiMusic.com has also privileged Scott with an in-depth interview from nuts to bolts! Airtime Recording Company based in Manhattan (and Scott
Katsura) would like to express their deepest gratitude to George del Barrio, HuiMusic and all divisions of his amazing enterprise! Continued success and abundance to a company that thrives
with ALOHA in MOTION!

Read Scott's HuiMusic.com Article

ARN PODCAST INTERVIEW

Aloha Joe, world famous radio personality at the Aloha Radio Network has launched his new Podcasting Center. Listen to personal interviews and song previews with many artists from Hawai'i. Scott is honored to be selected as the first official Podcasting Artist on this new and innovative format. Simply download or burn an actual CD! Happy Podcasting!

Listen To Scott's Podcast
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AMA NOW AVAILABLE AT iTUNES

The "Aloha Miles Away" CD has graduated to the epitomy of online downloading purchases. Now available at Apple's iTunes, the AMA CD is priced at $9.99 for the entire album or $0.99 per song. Currently, the top selling singles are "Flower Lei", "Mahalo America", "Caught Up In The Rainbow", "Shakahula (Keep It Real)" and "I Hear You". For all iMac users, just log onto to the iTunes Store, and for all others, download the program by clicking onto: iTunes.com

AMA JOHN BERGER REVIEW

Highly acclaimed music critic John Berger of the Honolulu Star Bulletin has favored a positive review in his Island Mele column.