Aloha,

My name is Steven Kou, and I’m a lovers rock artist from the west side of O’ahu (I moved between Waipahu and Kapolei.) I was born in Manila and moved to Hawai’i when I was 10.

After graduating high school in 2022, I went University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa for study electrical engineering. After choke hours of oppression with engineering homework and haole professors, I started making music as an escape from the world of academics.

In 2023, I released my first couple singles. The song that propelled me to take music more seriously was the song Tell Me, which had buzz on social media.

In April 2024, I released my project titled Ala Wai State of Mind EP.

I don’t really have a goal with my music, I just want to represent a new generation of musicians from Hawai’i. I really just do this for fun, and because music is my best creative output.

I hope you like the stuff I make.

Marami pong salamat,