Professional surfer and reggae-rock artist Makua Rothman sat down with The Pier at Reggae on the Mountain to discuss his long-awaited new album, the direction of the new music, his epic webseries MAKUALOHA, and what it was like to go viral when TMZ covered his record-setting 100-Foot Wave.

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Makua Rothman was born on the North Shore of Oahu, Hawaii and started surfing at the age of two years old. At the age of 18, Rothman surfed a 66-foot wave, the largest wave, known at the time, to be surfed world-wide. Later, Rothman went on to win the 2002 Billabong XXL Big Wave Challenge Award in a historic big-wave session, became the 2007 World Cup Surfing champion, and the 2015 World Surf League Big Wave Championship. He is an accomplished musician who is finishing up his sophomore release, the follow-up to his critically acclaimed album Sound Wave.

Rothman’s music embraces island vibes and combines it with the romantic rock feel that stems from his island lifestyle. Rothman’s local roots are heard in songs that have the Jamaican-style rhythms popular in Hawaii. Makua Rothman released his debut album “Sound Wave” and the album immediately shot to #1 on the iTunes World Chart.

Interview by James Wright and Roxanne Chevalier

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