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Jayton Okada is the founder of the Guam Musicians Initiative and a computer science major at the University of Guam. He is a huge supporter of the various local art mediums from music to film. He also works as a computer and musical equipment technician. An avid guitarist and fan of music and comic books, you can find him reading or writing songs and poetry in his spare time.

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The Guam Music Festival, Vol. 1

December 5th, 2009 • Related • Filed Under

We The People, Inc to put on Guam Music Festival, Vol. 1

Hagatna, Guam – Friday December 4, 2009. The founders of We The People, Inc, JD Iriarte and Derrick Muna Quinata, announce the very first Guam Music Festival to be held on Saturday December 12, 2009 at the Paseo Baseball stadium. The festival doors will open from noon to 8pm on Saturday, and promises to be the event of the year.  Featuring numerous local band and 50+ vendors from Chamorro Village and 15+ children attractions such as bounces and games from Q’s Rental.

The festival is sponsored by Budweiser the King of Beers, in association with PDN, DOCOMO Pacific, DPR, the Guam National Guard, Sheraton Laguna Guam, AM Insurance and Coast 360.  The festival will feature an unforgettable performance by Reggae Royalty Bob Marley’s son, Ky-Mani Marley, with performances by Hawaii’s finest, Ooklah the Moc, and other local talent. (see attached bios)

We The People will also be holding the largest youth voter registration drive that Guam has ever seen.  Bring your U.S. Passport, birth certificate and a picture id. Those who register to vote will get in for just $25. Tickets are on sale now at 76/Circle K, MWR Guam, Affiliated Lifestyles, Jamaican Grill, Jah Reggae Shop and wanttickets.com. The event will also include food and activities vendors brought to you by, The Chamorro Village, Paradise Limosine The Official Party Bus, The Guam Musicians Initiative, Fence Masters, Q’s Rentals, Guam Election Commission, Guam AutoTraders, Ending All Media, Shimbros Music and A-List EventZ.

Ticket prices are as follows: Pre-Sale $25 & $40 at the Door. Kids under 12 get in free.

We the People, Inc, strives to influence Guam and its peoples by bringing positive change to the island as well as new and innovative ideas. The Guam Music Festival, Vol. 1 will be the first of many things to come.

There Are 5 Responses So Far. »

  1. Comment by Michael Lujan Bevacqua on 7 December 2009:

    Any students of mine this semester can attend for extra credit. All you have to do is take a picture of yourself at the concert and also give me your ticket stub. For those who are worried about their grades or their absences, this is a pretty sweet deal.

  2. Comment by Don Muna on 9 December 2009:

    I’d say! Be absent again only this time get a good grade for it. sweet!

  3. Comment by Jayton Okada on 14 December 2009:

    This event was a fun event. Many people had complaints about it.. “It was too long, how come Ooklah and KyMani didn’t play til after 8:00″ blah..
    What people need to realize is that this was a music FESTIVAL not a regular concert. Festivals last for hours. Yes, because of scheduling and technical difficulties the main attractions didn’t show til around 8:00, this is the first of many events by We The People and the first of festivals like this.

    I also hate this whole “let’s only dance and jive to the main attractions”. About 6 other bands performed through the day… where was the love?
    Bands like Dannaj and Rebel Lion put on great performances.

    This was my first reggae concert in 2 years, and I really enjoyed it. I just wish more people appreciated the local bands and the people who put this show together.

  4. Comment by Don Muna on 14 December 2009:

    Amen!

  5. Comment by Jayton Okada on 14 December 2009:

    Hells yeah.
    I had issues with concert,
    and I spewed them out with a discussion with some peers at UOG by the “smoker’s tree” today,
    However, as much as I hated the sound, the miscommunication between the coordinators and volunteers, not being able to leave the concert (No Ins\No Outs rule) but one day hire volunteers got to leave freely although I sponsored and passed out about 2000 flyers for this event!… the bands that opened got cut off because of time problems… there was no soundcheck the day before… the event didn’t occur on time (ran 3 hours behind due to stacked up lag times)… and the voter registration was outside the event and they enforced the In/Out rule so if you didn’t register before you came in, you couldn’t go back out! They should’ve had the registration booths against the gate so you could register if you didn’t know about the in/out rule.

    There were a lot of mixups, but I still give props to the coordinators, volunteers, the event “soldiers” and “warriors”, the opening bands, all the vendors, Guam Election Commission, and all the sponsors that supported. It was a long day,

    but nothings perfect, nothing is without complication.
    being on the smaller-level of event promotion and execution, i know that all to well.

    while numerous problems existed, it was a fun show that brought people together for good music – that’s what counts most.

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