MidWeek East - Oct 13, 2021

INSPIRED MUSIC
Kaimukī musician Nick Gertsson’s new EP, Beyond Fear is Beauty, is out now. SEE PAGE 5
NEW ART FOR PARK
Solomon Enos’ new mural goes up at Pu‘u O Kaimukī Mini Park. SEE PAGE 6
Kaimukī Musician FReleases New EP
BY MARIA KANAI
or folks like Nick Gertsson, the pan- demic lockdown last year proved to be surprisingly productive. A Swed-
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TAKING A DIVE
Justin Gamure of Makiki gets ready to spear some menpachi just off of Wailupe Beach Park. ANTHONY CONSILLIO PHOTO
ish-born rock’ n’ roll guitarist and teacher, Gertsson made use of his newly found time by hiking and meditating. The Kaimukī resident found a meditative music station on Pandora and added his own flair by improvising and playing together with the songs on his electric guitar. He ended up recording about 20 songs and posted them on social media.
“People liked it!” he says.
Encouraged by the feedback, he started writing his own music during the lockdown. He’s excited to release his first instru- mental single Give It Time from his solo EP Beyond Fear is Beauty. It’s an epic four-minute song that showcases Gerts- son’s skills on the electric guitar. Each note transfers seamlessly to the next into soaring harmonious melodies and there’s a distinct
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cinematic quality to it.
“Give It Time is the first song I wrote while
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