Matt Sproat
Musical artist
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Matt Sproat is a Nā Hōkū Hanohano Award-winning Hawaiian musician, singer, producer, and story-teller.[1] He is a guitarist and singer with the Hawaiian music trio, Waipuna.[2][3] He is the great-grandnephew of the legendary musician and story-teller Kindy Sproat, who was a 1988 NEA National Heritage Fellow.[4][5]
1972 (age 53–54)
Matt Sproat | |
|---|---|
| Born | Matthew Kawaiola Sproat 1972 (age 53–54) |
| Genres | Hawaiian |
| Instruments | Vocals, Guitar, Ukulele, Bass |
Early life
Sproat was born on the island of O‘ahu and grew up in the North Shore town of Hau‘ula. He is a 1990 graduate of Kamehameha Schools.
Personal life
Sproat is married to business executive, author, and political commentator Trisha Kehaulani Watson-Sproat.
Career
In 2008, he and fellow musician Kale Hannahs formed the Hawaiian music group, Waipuna.[6] In 2009, they released their first album, Mana‘o Pili. Two years later, their second album, E Ho‘i Mai was released. It would win three Nā Hōkū Hanohano Awards. That same year, David Kamakahi, son of legendary Hawaiian guitarist and musician, Dennis Kamakahi, joined the band.[6] The trio released the extended play ("EP") Nāpili in 2013. This album would win two Nā Hōkū Hanohano Awards, one for Best EP, and a solo award for Kamakahi, for Best Instrumental Composition of the Year ("Nāpili Bay").[7] The group's fourth released, E Mau Ke Aloha, followed in 2014. For their 10-year anniversary, the group recorded and released their fifth collaboration, the self-titled album Waipuna.[8] It would win that year's Nā Hōkū Hanohano Award for "Best Hawaiian Single" for "He Aloha Waiau".[9]
In 2018, Sproat appeared in the Project Kuleana[10] video for the song "Hau‘ula Paka."[11]
Sproat is also a master woodworker, and founded his own indigenous wood craft company The Kealohi Collection.[12]
Discography
- Aloha Festivals Hawaiian Falsetto Contest Winners Vol 5. (2004, Various Artists)
- Mana‘o Pili (2009, Waipuna)
- E Ho‘i Mai (2011, Waipuna)
- Nāpili (2013, Waipuna)
- E Mau Ke Aloha (2014, Waipuna)
- Waipuna (2019, Waipuna)