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Kamenahamena is an American Experimental Hip-Hop and Electronic Duo formed in 2012 and based out of Key Largo, Florida. The group consists of Vocalist/Rappers Jacob Trujillo and Tyler Borstorff

Formation and Party EP
Trujillo and Borstorff met in 2011 while Borstorff was part of a band known as Collipso Columbine and Trujillo's previous band Your Fatal Desire had just gone on indefinite hiatus. The two began writing during the fall of 2012 experimenting with hip-hop and electronic sound and their debut "Party" EP was released on Feb 3, 2013 with physical and digital special editions.

Borstorff's Departure and Testing the Waters of Sanity
In August of 2013 Borstorff left the group to explore other opportunities, leaving Trujillo as the sole member of the group. Trujillo began writing and recording new material in the spring, leaving behind the rap vocals of their previous EP for a more EDM sound. Working closely with producer Aaron Frank, Kamenahamena embraced the new sound and "Testing the Waters of Sanity" was released in December of 2013.

Sonic Psychosis and Hiatus
Immediately after the release of "Testing the Waters of Sanity" Trujillo and Frank began writing more new material for what would become Kamenahamena's second album "Sonic Psychosis" The entire writing and recording process only took about 4 months while mixing and mastering took another month. The group collaborated with bassist Micheal Boal on two of the tracks on the album. "Sonic Psychosis" was released in August 2014. In September 2014 Trujillo relocated to Erie, Pennsylvania, leading the group into an indefinte hiatus

End of Hiatus, Borstorff's Return, and Sunset Melodies
In October of 2014, Trujillo relocated to Key Largo, FL and met back up with Borstorff who returned to the group in November of 2014. The two began writing and recording new material for their third album "Sunset Melodies" which is planned to be released by May 2015.

Current Members

 * Jacob Trujillo - Vocals, Instruments, Programming
 * Tyler Borstorff - Vocals, Instruments

Past Members

 * Aaron Frank - Instruments