Biography

Kanoa is a multimedia composer with a Master of Fine Arts in Music Composition for the Screen from Columbia College Chicago, raised on the Island of O'ahu. He has written scores for dozens of indie short and feature-length films. " Along Came Wanda" won best original score at the London Independent Film Awards in 2021, "The Plea" won best original score at the Red Movie Awards in 2022, and "Concerto For Abigail" was nominated for best score at the San Francisco International Film Awards in 2024. Kanoa has been fortunate to assist multiple composers throughout his career, working as the music coordinator on the CBS TV show "MacGyver" and writing music arrangements on season 7 of "Hawaii Five-0".

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