Lanikai Artist Spotlights & Performances

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ARTIST SPOTLIGHT

Artist Spotlight - Ruthie Craft

Ruthie shares how she defines her genre as cinematic soul-pop and how the ukulele played a key role in shaping her songwriting from the very beginning. She also dives into the story of how she first discovered Lanikai Ukuleles and why they’ve remained an important part of her creative process.

Artist Spotlight - Ruthie Craft

Ruthie is a singer-songwriter and has performed on giant stages, attained millions of streams, and has her very own EP under her belt.

Artist Spotlight - Elisha Hoffman

Watch as Lanikai artist Elisha Hoffman talks about how he started playing Lanikai. In this video, Elisha takes the ukulele and incorporates it into a track he is producing with an ethereal vibe. He uses the instrument to create interesting textures and sounds, showing its versatility.

Artist Spotlight - Gabby Keen

Lanikai Artist Gabby Keen discusses her band, the Runaway Hamsters, and how she fell in love with the ukulele.

Artist Spotlight - Rebecca Lynn Howard

Crossover country-pop singer, multi-instrumentalist, and two time Grammy Award Winner, Rebecca Lynn Howard grew up in Salyersville, Kentucky. She moved to Nashville while just in her teens, where she began a career as a songwriter and singer. Her compositions have been recorded by artists including Martina McBride, Trisha Yearwood, Point of Grace, Charles Esten and Runaway June, to name a few.

Artist Spotlight - Lola Violet

Lanikai artist Lola Violet talks about how Lanikai ukuleles have influenced her journey as a songwriter and a performer.

Artist Spotlight - Bob Tigert

Lanikai artist Bob Tigert shares his tips on how to write songs on ukulele!

Artist Spotlight - Ping Rose

Lanikai artist Ping Rose talks about why he plays the Acacia Solid Top Guitelele.

Artist Spotlight - Brandon Bagby

Lanikai artist Brandon Bagby talks about his ukulele experience and his favorite features of Lanikai Ukuleles.

Artist Spotlight - Hector Tellez Jr.

Lanikai artist Hector Tellez Jr. talks about his Lanikai Acacia Solid Top Guitelele and performs his song “Horse Skull.”

ARTIST PERFORMANCES

Lola Violet - Performance Spotlight & Product Reaction

Lanikai artist LOLA Violet spent time in the NAMM 2025 Creator Lounge, talking about songwriting, playing Lanikai Ukuleles, and sharing her genuine reactions

Gabby Keen - Performance Spotlight

Lanikai artist Gabby Keen’s Performance of “Merle Did, Johnny Didn’t”.

Lola Violet - Performance Spotlight

One of our newest Lanikai artists, Lola Violet, visited us at our HQ to do a performance of her song “Love Is Gone”.

Lola is using a Lanikai Quilted Maple Blue Concert Ukulele.

Bob Tigert - Performance Spotlight 2

Bob Tigert performing “How Cool is That” on a Red Quilted Maple Tenor Ukulele.

Recorded with sE Electronics Microphones and Presonus Audio Electronics.

Rebecca Lynn Howard - Performance Spotlight

Rebecca Lynn Howard performing her hit song, “Forgive”, with Elisha Hoffman on Lanikai Ukuleles.

Bob Tigert - Performance Spotlight

Bob Tigert performing “Making Sure That Mountain Don’t Move” on a Flame Maple 5 String Tenor ukulele.