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Yay! Text, Don't Call made the @RealSimple 2017 #HolidayGiftGuide! Need a stocking stuffer for your favorite #introvert (or #extrovert!)? http://ow.ly/9mfG30gCOGx

Exactly!!! #ThatIsSoMe #TextDontCall #IsItOnlyMonday (at Chicago, Illinois)

Text, Don't Call made the 2017 December issue of Real Simple magazine! Need a stocking stuffer for your favorite introvert (or extrovert!)? Text, Don't Call is the perfect fit! http://ow.ly/GAQ730gIFGx

Today’s status (large gathering yesterday). Oh, and my book is coming out, like, TOMORROW!!!

Text, Don't Call hits bookstore shelves in 15 days! That means there's only 14 more days to enter the Goodreads giveaway. Enter by clicking right here.

You can now take a peek inside my book Text, Don't Call by clicking right here. And to my readers in the U.S. (I'm so sorry it's not international), don't forget to enter the Goodreads giveaway here. 26 days left!

My editor gave me a peek at the final full cover for my book coming out on August 15, 2017. Just three months away!

Don't call me, text me! Vocal rest today, this is a very important part of a vocalist's life. There is often a misconception that vocalists have an on and off switch and a level that you can turn all the way up to 11 at any time of any day. Nope, that would be an electric instrument. This is real flesh and blood, the world's very first instrument, vocal chords. Malama your voice and it will sustain you. This is why I drink room temperature water and at our gigs when people ask me "why don't you drink at your gigs when the rest of your band drinks?", I say, the rest of the band isn't singing soul music, rock music, and ballads for the next 2-3 hours. This is also why you will see a LOT of lead vocalists skip out on after parties if they have gigs the next day even though the rest of the band gets to party, pre-gaming, and getting turnt up. I've even cut back on my polynesian "cheee-huuu's" throughout the years. There was even a point of 1 1/2 years where I completely lost my voice, I could barely even speak, it was sobering and terrrifying, and I thank the lord everyday for giving it back to me after I had abused it. Respect. Your. Gift.🤘🏽 #vocalist #musicadvice #textdontcall #vocalrest #respectyourgift #mahalokeakua #professionalsinger #blessed https://www.instagram.com/p/BnZ9WGgn06V/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=gmjxeihvcwff