About

Drew Kainalu (Kye-NAH-loo) Pine has always been musically-inclined, learning the drums at an early age, and expanding his repertoire of instruments throughout his teenage years. In high school, Drew folded burritos at a Taco Del Mar in Tacoma, WA to help pay for audio equipment to set up a home studio in the finished third-story attic of a 1905 Victorian home (his bedroom). There, he honed his audio engineering skills, writing and recording his own music and covers by himself or with friends. 

After high school, Drew moved up to Bellingham to attend Western Washington University, and became roommates with a member of the now-defunct Seattle band New Lungs. The summer after his freshman year, Drew set his studio back up in the attic in Tacoma, and recorded New Lungs' 2012 EP release, Lanterns, which led to them performing at the 2013 Sasquatch! Music Festival at The Gorge in George, WA.

In 2016, Drew launched a 2-hour radio program on Vashon Island's community radio station (Voice of Vashon - 101.9FM KVSH) called The Drew and Mark Show. Every two weeks, Drew and his co-host Mark select a band they like from the Seattle DIY scene to perform live in the KVSH studios. This includes live audio for broadcast, as well as multitrack recordings mixed later and a video shoot. Eventually, this endeavor led to Drew doing live sound occasionally at a DIY venue in Sodo called The Moon, located at Big Building. But that wasn't enough either. Since that time, Kainalu Sound has managed multiple stages at music festivals (BIG BLDG BASH and the Inscape Arts Mash), and worked with Filson for their 2017 July Music Series, which included three shows presented by Audioasis on KEXP, Capitol Hill Block Party, Do206, and Marmoset Music. 

If you're a band in need of high-quality demos, a venue in need of a professional and reliable sound engineering team that can provide their own mobile equipment, a music festival that requires punctuality and efficiency, or a small broadcaster looking to incorporate crystal-clear live performances into your show, Kainalu Sound has you covered.