Tahiti Rey-Linton
Director of Performing & Culinary Arts
Music, Movement, Marketing, & Nourishment.
Photo: Camp Denman
Tahiti is a multidisciplinary artist and an integrated member of the Denman Island community, with a career built across music, culinary arts, content creation, and brand design. Raised in Hawai‘i, she trained in dance and musical theatre from a young age, built a professional music career as a singer-songwriter and recording artist, trained and worked as a chef, and founded two content-creation and social media companies, 808Viral and HashtagHawaii. She later put down roots on Denman Island, where she is a founding member of the Inner Island Dance Collective and a former Chef at the Denman Island Community School.
At Camp Denman, Tahiti leads Performing & Culinary Arts programming, teaching across all four of her disciplines — music and movement, hands-on culinary experiences, content creation, and branding with AI tools. She believes creativity, nourishment, and human connection are deeply intertwined, and brings that spirit into every space she leads.
Awards, Training & Experience
Education
- University of Hawai‘i – MānoaMajor focus in Music & Theater (2004)
- University of Hawai‘i – HonoluluA.A.S., Fashion Technology (2004)
- University of Hawai‘i – HonoluluCulinary Arts, various courses and classes
- 24-VII Danceforce – Hawai‘iDance company training in jazz, ballet, hip-hop, lyrical, and contemporary technique.
Certifications
- Rouxbe Culinary SchoolProfessional Plant-Based Certification (2018)
- ServSafe Food HandlerCertification (2021)
- Food Handlers Level 1Canada (2023)
- Responsible Adult CourseYMCA (2024)
Proficient In
Awards & Recognition
- Nā Hōkū Hanohano NominationContemporary Album of the Year, for Acoustic Beauty (2009)
- Hawai‘i Music Award WinnerPop Album of the Year, for Acoustic Beauty (2009)
- Contemporary Original Album, Speak to MeReleased 2020, produced by Rick Holbrook (Madonna, David Foster, Peter Cetera)
Experience
- Director of Performing & Culinary ArtsCamp Denman · Current
- Director, SHINE: A Musical MedleyTheatre Denman · 2025
- Founding Member, Inner Island Dance CollectiveDenman Island, BC · Est. 2024
- 808Viral & HashtagHawaiiContent Creation, Sketch Comedy, & Social Media Management · 2016–2019
- Lead Vocalist, International Musicians League2017–2024
- Singer-Songwriter & Recording ArtistSince 2008
- Head Chef, Si Mami CateringHonolulu · 2017–2023
- Head Chef, WorkPlay Hawai‘iHonolulu · 2021–2022
- Volunteer MusicianShriners Children's Hospital & Make ‘Um Smile, Honolulu · 2013–2023
- Castle Performing Arts School – Hawai‘iFocus in Musical Theater, 1995–1999
Tahiti's Course Catalog
Four departments, one practice.
Music
Department of Music
- MUS 101Songwriting WorkshopWrite and finish one original song — melody, lyrics, and structure — from scratch.
- MUS 102Storytelling Through SongUsing your own story as the backbone of a song or a set, not just a topic to write around.
- MUS 103Finding Your VoiceDeveloping a sound and a creative identity that's actually yours — vocally and artistically.
- MUS 104Music Video CreationWriting, shooting, and editing a video for your own track.
- MUS 105Track Production BasicsRecording and producing a simple track with accessible, home-studio tools.
- MUS 106Guitar 101The basics: chords, strumming patterns, and your first few songs. No experience required.
- MUS 107Guitar 102Building on the basics — fingerpicking, barre chords, and playing along to songs you love.
Culinary
Department of Culinary Arts
- CUL 101Breaking Bread — A Culinary PodcastA live, podcast-style episode: Tahiti and a camper make something bread-based — sourdough, pasta, tortillas — while talking through the camper's story. Filmed for YouTube.
- CUL 102Food Styling & PhotographyStyling, lighting, and shooting your own cooking — building a body of food photography that could become a cookbook, a zine, or a recipe page.
Content
Department of Content
- CNT 101Passion to ContentTurning what you already make — art, music, food, craft — into content that tells your story, taught from Tahiti's own practice building an audience on YouTube and Instagram.
- CNT 102Phone Photography & Video BasicsFraming, light, and sound — with just a phone.
- CNT 103Storytelling for SocialStructuring a short video like a story: hook, turn, payoff.
- CNT 104Content for SaleTurning your ideas and your art into content built to actually sell your work, not just get views.
- CNT 105Your Story in MotionWorking with campers who already dance to film, edit, and share a short movement piece that tells their own story.
Branding
Department of Branding
- BRD 101Build Your WebsiteA simple, good-looking website built with AI website tools — no code required.
- BRD 102Logo & Brand KitA logo and a small brand kit — colors, type, tone — built with AI design tools and a trained eye for what actually looks good.
- BRD 103Social Media PresenceA consistent, professional profile across Instagram and other platforms.
- BRD 104Graphics with AIPosts, promotional graphics, and other brand materials, made with AI image tools.
Listen
Speak to Me (Deluxe Edition)
Tahiti's original recordings, streaming on Spotify, Apple Music, and beyond.
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Work with Tahiti
Create something with Tahiti.
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