Elias “Gabriel” Gonzales, holds a Bachelor of Music in Education degree from Southern Methodist University. He has over 25 years of professional musical experience as a performer, recording musician and composer/arranger. Elias now concentrates on his teaching activities as a choral/ukulele director on Kaua`i. As a performing musician, Elias has been a keyboardist, saxophonist, accordionist and vocalist with multiple Latin/Tejano groups such as La Fiebre, Grupo Sueño and Stampede and is currently working with local bands on island. He is a two-time Tejano Music Award winner.