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= Jadz = Keolamauloa Pilayo (March 30 2005 - Present)

Professionally known by his stage name "Jadz", he is an independent American singer, songwriter, drummer, guitarist, producer, and musical recording artist. Born and raised in Waimea on the north side of the island of Hawai'i, Pilayo completed high school at Kamehameha High School Kapālama on one of the neighboring islands called O'ahu. He also received his Associate of Arts Degree while attending high school through a dual-credit partnership with a nearby college called HPU Hawai'i Pacific University.

He first entered the music industry in a two man band Audio 2! with Ezekiel Kort who is now professionally and independently known as "97Callion". After their debut album "Departure" and their debut single "Rhyolite" they split up and began pursuing their own solo career while remaining friends and collaborating on songs whether it be a feature or a joint-project.

Meanwhile, Pilayo had begun attaining his initial solo following of listeners by being a performing musician playing at restaurants, bars, clubs and out in public areas. With the help of a family-friends' production company Traditions Hawai'i, Pilayo made his first impression on the music industry as a gigging musician and used it as a gateway to meet new people in order to network and market his solo artist career.

With the start of his solo artist career under the alias of "Jadz", Pilayo released his debut single "SOS (Save Our Story)" in March of the year 2022. In the song he pays musical homage to his heavy influence of rock, metal, and other alternative music genres with his use of distorted electric guitar tones, power chords, fast licks, heavy drums and a steady thumping electric bass guitar. He followed up with his second single release "Yours" which is part of the pop-rock genre. In this song Pilayo now pays a light homage to his influence from the original pop-punk bands such as New Found Glory, Blink-182, Fall Out Boy, Paramore, Panic! At The Disco, All Time Low, My Chemical Romance, and more. As this song surpassed his first song, Pilayo came out with his third release (also a single) titled "Not Forever" with his former bandmate 97Callion. Pilayo now was starting to develop his own sound that was a mix of the soft acoustic guitar rock songs that he grew up hearing his dad play (C&K, Extreme, Paul Davis, America, Fleetwood Mac, other assorted artists, etc.) the angsty pop punk, previously mentioned, that lit his fire for music, the wide and expanding variety of classic rock that him and his dad would play on the radio when driving (The Cure, Jimi Hendrix, Ramones, Eagles, Journey, Poison, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Van Halen, etc.), the touch of a few pop influences, and his touch of originality. Following this Pilayo released yet another single titled "7th". Once again this was with 97Callion. 7th was Pilayo's first song that he got very personal and intimate with his audience. Reaching very deep into his personal life he shows a new side of himself to his audience rather than the previous fun and/or energetic young kid that he displayed throughout the previous two releases. During this time Jadz remained in a lower place in his life and is said to have "finally learned how to feel and be alive". With that he released a single that is titled "Martyr" which is a song similar to "7th" and a little more heavy and personal. None of these songs of his really resonated with the general public of his audience and so he made a decision to put releasing music on a halt for an indefinite amount of time in order to really hone his craft into a product that would be worth listening to. Finally after a little less than 6 months, this point in his life of honing his craft resulted in his next and most rewarding release: a single titled "The Accidental Lover Boy". This was a three song single that consisted of his biggest hit "Blonde", then "Baby" (Track 2), and "Starlight" (Track 3). Then after nearly three months Pilayo released a song titled "1130". Featuring his versatility in style and genre and focusing heavily on not only artistry but also musicianship,1130 is "the best I've ever done in every aspect" according to Pilayo. Amongst a multitude of releases being featured on other artists' songs such as "kansa!" by 97Callion and many more available on any available streaming platform.

Outside of his main career of music, Pilayo interests himself in various pursuits such as being an avid woodworking. Creating anything from nightstands and bed frames, to bowls and rings Jadz found his passion for being handy from a younger age. In high school he took a woodworking class and after making a lamp, a nightstand, a picture frame, and an electric guitar body, Pilayo soon realized that he was on the threshold of a skill. He went on to make things like a papa ku'i'ai which is a large wooden plate-like platform that Hawaiians traditionally used for pounding kalo (taro) to create poi which could be compared to the Hawaiians' version of mashed potatoes although "it's entirely better" Pilayo affirmed. Following high school he woodworks at any time he can outside of his enthusiastic music career.

Artistry
Pilayo is a guy who is big on creativity and learning how to focus it into whatever direction is necessary. He has never been one to shy away from sharing his perspective on creativity with anyone willing to listen or who had asked. He believes in organicity which is the quality of being organic. "If you're sitting in a room not having a good time, why make music? For me I have the luxury of producing and recording myself so I only have to fear my own judgment which I luckily got past early in my life." explained Jadz, "Personally it comes down to being in a certain headspace, or even emotional space. And the biggest thing to make sure that you are intentionally staying away from is the act of forcing a song to be made, or a guitar part to be created, or a lyric to be written. If you aren't in the right place then work on another song that is the right space, start a new one in that space, or go for a walk. I don't know. In order to make the song come to life, it has to be living. Sounds obvious but it's really important to pay close attention to". Pilayo's creative theory has resulted in him receiving a generous following from other states such as California, Texas, New York, Florida, many more and even internationally in countries such as Argentina, Norway, France, Indonesia and more.