Living in Hawaii her whole life, surfing is second nature to 15 year old Payton Keats. She's been in the ocean since before she could talk. When her father makes the tough decision to move from Honolulu, to Huntington Beach, California, Payton is devastated. Leaving all of her friends and her old life behind, surfing is the only thing Payton has left. Until she wakes up in the hospital, after a surf accident. She meets Alana Drake, her first friend in Cali, who introduces her to Wesley Stromberg, the boy who pulled her from the water during her accident. He surfs, skates, and he's in a band, Emblem3. Everything about him makes him simply irresistible to her. However, Wesley is not the relationship type of guy, and everyone knows it. But when he meets Payton, he seems to know exactly what he wants. Her. Not in the hit it and quit it usual way. For the first time, he wants the real thing. Follow these two on a messed up, but amazing journey involving X Factor, fame, drama and more.
Kearra Briggs is new to Huntington Beach. She just moved here due to a transfer through the music agency she works for. She has become well known as one of the top and most recommended music Artist Liaisons in the business. She is a younger AL and seems to know what the younger generation is looking for, making her clients achieve stardom extremely quickly. What will Kearra do when she is asked to get a new up and coming band to sign with the company when she has feelings for one of the members. Will she go against the company rules or will she be able to keep this completely business?