The Ultimate High School Music Talent Contest

Dream It - Live It - Share It

 

Rumble in Paradise...

Watch the future international music stars from Hawaii compete against each other for their big break on OC16 - Brown Bags To Stardom 2008!

 


Brown Bags to Stardom 2008 from Honolulu Star-Bulletin on Vimeo

 

Introducing the Winners of Brown Bags To Stardom 2008!

 

Male Vocalist
1st Place - Kekoa Kane (James B. Castle HS)
2nd Place - Kalani Koa (Kamehameha School)
3rd Place - K3n (W. R. Farrington HS)
 
Female Vocalist
1st Place - Tiffany Ganotisi (W. R. Farrington HS)
2nd Place - Evelyn Obamos (James Campbell HS)
3rd Place - Genevieve Wollenbecker (Punahou HS)
 
Best Group
1st Place - Simply Solid (Hana HS)
2nd Place - Da Ara Gurlz (Waianae HS)
3rd Place - Neva 2 Young (Honoka`a HS)
 
Original Song
1st Place - Tiffany Ganotisi (W. R. Farrington HS)
2nd Place - Kekoa Kane (James B. Castle HS)
3rd Place - Simply Solid (Hana HS)
 
Best Performance
1st Place - Ryde or Die (Kapolei HS)
2nd Place - Kekoa Kane (James B. Castle HS)
3rd Place - Da Ara Gurlz (Waianae HS)

The following were the winners from the online, Mobi text message, OC16 interactive voting:
 
Best Video
1st Place - Ryde or Die (Kapolei HS)
2nd Place - Evelyn Obamos (James Campbell HS)
3rd Place - Genevieve Wollenbecker (Punahou HS)
4th Place - SPR (Waianae HS)
5th Place - Makaha Sons of Kapolei (Kapolei HS)
 
Best Pop Video
1st Place - Neva 2 Young (Honoka`a HS)
2nd Place - Tiffany Ganotisi (W. R. Farrington HS)
3rd Place - Kaimana Morris (Kamehameha School)
4th Place - Ryde or Die (Kapolei HS)
5th Place - Simply Solid (Hana HS)

The following winners based on audience enthusiasm:
 
School Pride
1st Place - Hana HS
2nd Place - Farrington HS
3rd Place - Waianae HS
Honorable Mention - Kahuku HS
 

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Welcome to Brown Bags To Stardom (BBTS), the best and largest music talent contest for high school students in Hawaii!  Individual performers and bands from over 40 high schools (public and private) are invited to create a music video and submit it to BBTS. 

 

Here's how it works:

 

1.  High school students submit 2-minute videos of original songs to Brown Bags To Stardom.

 

2.  Several new videos are aired on television every week (starting on Sunday) on OC16.

 

3.  You can vote for your favorite videos in several ways:

  • CELLPHONE:  Sponsored by Mobi PCS, use a cell phone by entering the number on the video screen during the television broadcast, followed by the number of your favorite video.
  • OC16 INTERACTIVE REMOTE:  Use the OC Interactive Remote to vote.
  • ONLINE:  Click on the "Vote Now" link above to view videos for the week and vote for your favorite video.

Watch Brown Bags To Stardom on OC16!

Day Time (Hawaii Time Zone)
Sunday 5:30am and 7:30pm
Monday 1:30am
Tuesday 12:30pm
Wednesday 2:30pm
Thursday 5:00pm
Friday 3:30pm
Saturday 9:00am and 11:30pm