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ABOUT LANDON MCNAMARA: Landon McNamara can feel it. Big things are coming. The singer-songwriter and guitarist from Hawaii’s North Shore is on the cusp of a major swell- familiar waters for this accomplished surfer- but this wave is one of song and soul.McNamara’s newest drop, the laid back yet deeply spiritual “If You Only Knew,” renews the artist with strains of acoustic reggae and Hawaiian soul, underpinning a thoughtful recitation on the value of life, and ultimately, the power of love. “The only promised thing to us all is death. And at the end of our life, when you're taking that last breath, would you be satisfied with how you spent your time?” asks McNamara. “I wanna motivate people to realize life isn’t about money, or shiny things, or social status. It’s about experiences; creating beautiful memories; family; friends; finding out who you truly are and living that existence to the fullest. Above all, it’s about love.”
“Well its inevitable that one day we all gotta go drift away, but if you had to die tomorrow what would you do today, would you take that last breath, would you feel content with how that time was spent?” - Landon McNamara “If You Only Knew”
As the scion of one of the Islands’ esteemed surfing families, McNamara’s earliest experiences came baptized by the power of the ocean. Yet, music, from a young age, proved as magnetic as the heavy current of the Pacific; home video of McNamara as a toddler captures him grooving to a Ziggy Marley performance in Turtle Bay.
Music was meditative; a release. It felt good for the socially anxious musician reared on the reggae poetry of Bob Marley and the psychedelic majesty of Jimi Hendrix. He collaborated with local reggae group, The Late Ones, filming an impromptu take of his original, “Jam With You,” and posted the fledgling video on YouTube.
“To write, I just have to be passionate- in any direction- or have something hit me in my heart,” he explains. “Which, for me, is everyday life.” In addition to the new single “If You Only Knew,” Landon has also completed an adventurous EP with highly regarded up n’ coming California artist /producer, singer, and songwriter, DENM. Recorded on the North Shore of Oahu, the collection is a result of McNamara and Slum Beach Denny mixing it up and having too much fun at Landon’s home studio, all while under the influence of the many gifts of nature from Hawaii’s royal landscape. The experiment yielded 5 new gems, including the next up n coming summer drop, “Wild Trip”, a heady biographical account of the duo’s exploits on the island!
“Early on I got a little taste of the trajectory I was on,” McNamara says. “Now, my biggest fear is not living up to my potential. I’m driven to live up to it and doing the work to get it to where I know it can go.”
Now, you know. Big things are coming.
ABOUT LAYTON MEACHAM: Born and raised in South Carolina, Layton Meacham is a multi-instrumentalist and singer with years of experience in the American reggae scene. He has collaborated with and performed in bands such as Joe Samba, The Destinators, Sensamotion, Shwayze, and more, showcasing his versatile talent. Drawing influences from roots reggae, soul, R&B, and beyond, Layton creates a sound that is both warm and organic. Currently working on his debut album alongside other projects, he is bringing a fresh, uplifting vibration to the world that is impossible not to feel.
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