B.E.T. - biography

Hawaii is diverse in cultures and ethnicities, but at the same time incorporates all of them into the melting pot it is today. Like Hawaii, Big Every Time has many different musical facets that are combined to make a different and unique sound. BET’s flavor covers unique styles from Reggae, Hip-hop, Rhythm and Blues, to Funk. Add a heavily influenced Polynesian and island mood to this mix, and the sum of these different musical facets would equal Big Every Time.

BET’s members, Timothy Kaimiola Troxell and Joe Louis Daniels Jr., first started in 1993, providing back up for other well-established local talent. The two sang with Butch Helemano, Diane and Da Boys, Braddah Walter, League of Nations, and Tropical Wine. BET soon began to share the stages with other names like The Heartical Crew (THC), Natural Vibrations, Ka‘au Crater Boys, Kapena, and Fiji.

BET also opened for national and international groups such as, Yellowman, EeK A Mouse, Lighter Shade of Brown, Mikey Dread, The Born Jamericans, Half Pint. The Marleys, Steel Pulse, and Big Mountain.

Mike Galmiche, the executive producer of their second album, titled, Hear We Come, has also been spinning records at Don Ho’s on the weekends, and has been attending various functions around the island with his Turn-table wizardry. Galmiche even offers his talents on one of BET’s songs, Pineapple Crown. Craig Sherrad of Los Angeles, CA, also a producer for BET, has done music for top acts such as Snoop Doggy Dog and Dr. Dre. Sherrad is currently working with Mad Lion and Xibit, just to name a few.