Lanikai Artist Spotlights & Performances

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ARTIST SPOTLIGHT

Lanikai Artist Spotlight | Chelsea Takami

Artist Spotlight - Chelsea Takami

Chelsea is a soulful, charismatic singer-songwriter from Long Island, New York, who has built a strong presence in the music scene through years of performing, songwriting, and collaborating with fellow artists.

Ruthie Craft Talks Songwriting & Her Lanikai Story | NAMM 2026

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.

Lanikai Artist Spotlight | Ruthie Craft

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.

Lanikai Artist Spotlight | Elisha Hoffman

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.

Lanikai Artist Spotlight | Gabby Keen

Artist Spotlight - Gabby Keen

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

Lanikai Artist Spotlight | Rebecca Lynn Howard

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.

Lanikai Artist Spotlight - Lola Violet

Artist Spotlight - Lola Violet

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

Songwriting on Ukulele with Bob Tigert

Artist Spotlight - Bob Tigert

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

Lanikai Artist Spotlight | Ping Rose

Artist Spotlight - Ping Rose

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

Lanikai Ukulele Artist Spotlight - Hector Tellez Jr

Artist Spotlight - Hector Tellez Jr.

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

Lanikai Ukulele Artist Spotlight - Brandon Bagby

Artist Spotlight - Brandon Bagby

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

ARTIST PERFORMANCES

Lola Violet + This Blue Quilted Maple Ukulele = Magic ✨

Lola Violet - Performance Spotlight

Lanikai artist, Lola Violet, visited us at our HQ to do a performance of her song “Overthinking”.
Inside the NAMM 2025 Creator Lounge with LOLA Violet | Lanikai Ukuleles

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 "Merle Did, Johnny Didn't" | Lanikai Ukuleles

Gabby Keen - Performance Spotlight

Lanikai artist Gabby Keen’s Performance of “Merle Did, Johnny Didn’t”.
Lola Violet - Love Is Gone

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 Quilted Maple Ukulele Performance - "How Cool is That"

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.

Lanikai Artist Rebecca Lynn Howard performing "Forgive"

Rebecca Lynn Howard - Performance Spotlight

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

Bob Tigert Flame Maple 5-String Ukulele Performance - "Making Sure That Mountain Don't Move"

Bob Tigert - Performance Spotlight

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