2015 marked 25 years for me as a professional musician. I started back in 1990 when my father asked me to be featured on one of his recordings. Since then I’ve done eleven solo albums, twelve duet albums, contributions on more than 40 recordings, a songbook in Korea, and two instructional books with friend and Grammy Award Winner Daniel Ho. Through the 25 years I’ve learned a lot about the music industry, made many friends, and traveled to countries I wouldn't have been able to if it weren’t for this instrument we call the ‘ukulele. My father Ohta-San, Eddie Kamae, Lyle Ritz, Jesse Kalima, Don Baduria, John Lukela, Peter Moon, Byron Yasui, Benny Chong, Gordon Mark, IZ, and Moe Keale paved the way for all of us ʻukulele players of today. With my 12th solo recording, “My ʻUkulele World”, hopefully I can continue down the same path as the ʻukulele musicians before me and create new paths for the younger generations after me. Aloha Herb, Jr.