ABOUT PAK

Born and raised on the island of O`ahu, Daniel Pak is a singer, songwriter, and producer making his home in Seattle, Washington. As frontman for Kore Ionz (2008-2017), Pak shared the stage with reggae royalty, including The Wailers, Steel Pulse, and Toots and the Maytals. In 2011, “Love You Better,” his “poignant love letter,” as The International Examiner calls it, rose to #1 on commercial radio in Hawai`i.

Performing as a solo artist since 2018, Pak has shared the stage with Stone Gossard (Pearl Jam) and Sir Mix-a-Lot and is currently working on new music with producer Masa Fukudome. In July 2024, Pak headlined Downtown Sounds in Bellingham with his band, The Lolos, to an audience of over 5,000.

Pak is co-founder and executive director of Totem Star, a nonprofit recording studio started in 2010 that has supported over 7,000 emerging young recording artists in the greater Seattle area through music production, live performance, and mentorship. Partnering with the City of Seattle and the Cultural Space Agency, Pak led Totem Star’s effort to raise $2.2M to build a 2,000 sq ft state-of-the-art recording studio in historic Seattle landmark King Street Station, which opened in November 2023.

Pak has served as Chair of the Seattle Music Commission and as a Governor for the Pacific Northwest Chapter of the Recording Academy. In November 2022 he was inducted into the Asian Hall of Fame alongside Hiro Yamamoto (Soundgarden) and Artist Ambassador Krist Novoselic (Nirvana).

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