Elima - SF Bay Area Band

Elima is a five piece band with a female lead singer, and have been described as a contemporary island band, and we play a wide range of music from top 40s to local island favorites, contemporary, and old school. We appeal to a varied age range and cultural backgrounds.

Elima can provide their own professional, state-of-the-art sound system and light system. We require at least one hour load-in and setup time, and at least one-hour load-out time.

Sherrell-Lee, Lead Vocalist: A born and raised California native of Hawaiian, Chamorro, and Asian decent. She has been performing Hawaiian music for over 14yrs and also performs in Musical Theatre as well as various solo projects throughout the Bay Area. Sherrell-Lee is greatly influenced by her grandfather Edwin Mang Sook Lee, who as a child and during her visits to Hawaii, would play ukulele and sing at all family events. Her other musical inspirations are Bette Midler, Etta James, and Ronnie Spector of the Ronettes.

Kevin Lam, Rhythm/Lead Guitar: City boy born and raised in Oahu, HI. Thanks to a close cousin, he learned a few Ka'au Crater Boys tunes on ukulele and since then, has enjoyed music as a hobby for a little over 22 years with the guitar being his instrument of choice. After spending most of his music career rocking venues such as: the living room, bedroom, garage, and backyard, he had opportunities to play in a few Hawaiian bands covering a wide range of music genres allowing him to continue to grow as a musician. Music preferences and favorite artist change on a weekly basis... currently streaming the "Skrillex" station on Pandora.

Waddy Dacay, Rhythm/Lead Guitar and Vocals: Born on Kauai, Hawaii, and has played guitar for 40+ years. His favorite music genres are Blues, Rock, Jazz, and Reggae. Born and raised on a Sugar Plantation in a town called Puhi where he heads back every year to jam with the Braddahs on Kauai.

Vince Arroyo, Cajon/Percussion: Marching to the beat of his own drums, Vince found his rock when as a child he fell in love with the intricate sounds he heard upon hitting empty glasses, cups, walls, tables, tub water, his friend's heads, you name it!, with hairbrushes, silverware and his toys. He especially liked using his batman mobile-car as a drum stick, it gave him a sense of belonging in a world... Vince is a percussionist who enjoys making loud sounds with his hands and his super duper cajon in a Hawaiian band. He is passionate about design and is immersed in the world of technology.

Rory O'Neill, Bass: Rory has been playing bass for more than 30 years. His influences include Geddy Lee, Steve Harris, Bootsy Collins, Les Claypool, and Stanley Clarke. He loves playing the role of the musical foundation of a group - “There’s something very special about being able to speak the language of music with your bandmates and then being able to share that with others.” Rory also plays bass for another Hawaiian band, and a Bluegrass band.

Elima can provide their own professional, state-of-the-art sound system and light system. We require at least one hour load-in and setup time, and at least one-hour load-out time.