Biography
Honolulu, Hawaiʻi's all-star Human Beatbox Jason Tom mixes his unique style of old- and new- school beatboxing with hip-hop, house and dubstep genres of music.
It began at the tender age of six when Jason Tom recorded his own 1989 beatboxing and scat singing rendition of Michael Jackson’s "Badder," on audio cassette in downtown Honolulu’s concrete jungle. A complex trauma overcomer, Jason Tom is a fourth-generation American of Hawaiʻi with Chinese ancestry that has not forgotten where he came from and knows where he is going to impact lives.
Ala Moana Centerstage
Jason Tom Uplift Renew Ala Moana Centerstage (Click Image for Video)
"Watched Hawaii's Human Beatbox Jason Tom perform on Saturday along with the Uplift Dancers from First Assembly Of God and I was blown away by Jason's performance. If you've only seen him beatbox on video and not live on stage you wouldn't know how much of a difference it makes in how it sounds live. There's no comparison, the audio on video doesn't even come close to how it really sounds. Auuuuuright!"
— Nathan Izumi
Music With A Message
American Lung Association in Hawaiʻi Music With A Message Tour
Music With A Message "Not-On-Tobacco" Tour
From 2009 to 2015 Jason Tom has performed in front of 10,000 to 20,000 middle- and high school students annually on the Music With A Message "Not-On-Tobacco" Tour with American Lung Association in Hawaiʻi.
Jason Tom is musically influenced by Bobby McFerrin, Michael Winslow, Michael Jackson, MC Jin, Elaine Chao, Naturally 7, and Rahzel of the Roots. He vocally replicates sound as a one man live band to sing musical instruments like the synth bass, kick drum, snare drums, hi-hats, tom-toms, turntables, and didgeridoo, all simultaneously with just his voice. Jason Tom has been dubbed by fans as the Human Skrillex, and Hawaiʻi's King of Beatbox.
Education
After obtaining his President William McKinley High School diploma, Jason Tom, known briefly in the martial arts local competition world of judo as "Spider-Man," left that sport, and his short stint in soccer, shortly following his "wake up" call, a near-life death car accident. He dug deep and went after the pursuit of purpose to build a "bridge to uplift people, to encourage them about perseverance" as a career professional beatboxer while he earned his college degree.
This former Beijing Foreign Studies University Freeman Foundation China scholar and University of Hawaiʻi at Kapiʻolani Community College Phi Theta Kappan alumnus is an entertainer, musician, voice actor, speaker, moonwalker, mathematics coach, and a giant of an idea to pave the way for generations to come.
At Kapiʻolani CC, Jason Tom was a mathematics supplemental instructor and peer mentor in "algebra" while beatboxing around the globe.
Moonwalker
“Jason Tom's rendition of Michael Jackson's 'Billie Jean' is a spectacle of showmanship. From the first drum and snare beats, the song is recognizable, and you wonder how so many sounds could be coming from one person's mouth. Add to this Jason Tom's signature Michael Jackson moves, from the hip thrust to the hand jive.”
— Tracy Chan
Beatbox Accolades, Awards And Honors
Jason Tom KS EdTech DisRupt Conference Opener
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Jason Tom is recipient of the TEDx Presenter Award and Hawaiʻi's Scene Choice "Best Performer" Award, and was featured in the award-winning "American Beatboxer" documentary movie film.
Jason Tom has been voted "Best Honolulu Musician Deserving of a Wider Audience" and was the top 3 musician in the McDonald's of Hawaiʻi sponsored NextNext Music Competition.
Between 2012 and 2019 Jason Tom became a four-time top 12 Hawaiʻi Slam First Thursdays' performance poet with beatboxing. In 2009, he won 1st place in Hawaiʻi's Got Talent, and -2008 won 1st place in the Word of Life Emerge Talent Contest. In 2006 and 2007, he placed in four consecutive Kapiʻolani CC talent competitions. Jason Tom has been nominated as a Hawaiʻi Grammy Award composer and -as one of the world's top 150 professional vocal percussion artists for the Beatbox Battle World Championship.
TEDx Conference
Jason Tom At TEDx Conference (Click Image for Video)
“I don’t think I can think of a better example of stretching the limits of potential than what Jason Tom can do with his voice. The sounds that he creates from his body are seriously incredible. Beyond that, what he has done with his talent is truly inspiring. His performance at the TEDx Conference was one of the ones that inspired me to start this blog.”
— Jennifer Takahashi
Jason Tom Amphitheater
Jason Tom Amphitheater
“Since the Great Lawn on Kapiʻolani Community College’s campus is really just an obstacle you face on the way to class or the library (seldom do I see students cut across the grass), KCC should recreate this space and construct an amphitheater. The sloping lawn is perfectly suited for this construction. The stage could be at the base of the ʻŌhiʻa Cafeteria with rows of seats or benches extending up to the Kokio building. Once it’s complete, the Jason Tom Amphitheater (named after famed musician and KCC alumnus Jason Tom) would attract music groups wide and far. KCC would suddenly rival the Waikīkī Shell and Blaisdell Center for musical performances. Tickets for students would always be free unless a bidding war were to erupt when Bruno Mars schedules his next concert at KCC.”
Jason Tom's to be released "Breathe" music video was filmed on location in Sydney, Australia.
A Jason Tom Amphitheater has been proposed by Kapiʻo News on their Christmas Dream List for KCC to be built on the campus in honor of him as one of their famed alumnus. Since then Kapiʻo News featured Jason Tom in an alumnus write up. His TEDx Talk video "Vocal Groove" recently got featured at a TED-Education Club Student Talks event. Jason Tom is preparing for Hawaiʻi Slam First Thursdays' Grand Slam Final 2019, shows in China this 2019, and Prisma Dance's "Creation" Production in 2020.
Who is Jason Tom? #JasonTom
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Team Lally Radio Show
The Art Of Beatboxing With Hawaii's Human Beatbox
https://www.teamlally.com/blog/the-art-of-beatboxing-with-hawaiis-human-beatbox9.html
University of Hawai‘i News
Kapiʻolani CC alum stays on beat spreading message of perseverance
https://www.hawaii.edu/news/2018/12/13/kapiolani-cc-human-beatbox/
University of Hawai‘i Alumni Relations Production
Hawai‘i’s Human Beatbox
https://uhalumni.org/kapiolani/story/hawaiis-human-beatbox
Kapiʻo News
KCC Alumnus Inspires Community Through Beatboxing, Motivational Speaking by Lexus Yamashiro
https://www.kapionews.com/index.php/2017/07/19/kcc-alumnus-inspires-community-through-beatboxing-motivational-speaking/
Hawaii Informer: Local Hawaii News and Unites States Updates
Kapiʻolani CC alum stays on beat spreading message of perseverance
https://hawaiinformer.com/113567/kapiʻolani-cc-alum-stays-on-beat-spreading-message-of-perseverance
University of Hawai‘i Foundation
Kapiʻolani Community College Scholarship Mahalo Dinner
https://www.uhfoundation.org/news/photos/kapiolani-community-college-scholarship-mahalo-dinner-0
Kamehameha Schools
KS EdTech Conference empowers educators to navigate the challenges and opportunities of technology
https://www.ksbe.edu/imua/article/ks-edtech-conference-empowers-educators-to-navigate-the-challenges-and-oppo/
Metro HNL
Unbeatable by Christina O'Connor
http://www.metrohnl.com/unbeatable/
Millennial Magazine
Jason Tom: The Human BeatBox by Julia Hulme
https://millennialmagazine.com/2016/01/25/jason-tom-the-human-beatbox/
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Jason Tom Press Clippings....
University of Hawaiʻi Foundation "The Freeman Foundation Scholarship - Jason Tom"
University of Hawaiʻi Alumni "Hawai‘i’s Human Beatbox"
University of Hawaiʻi News "Kapiʻolani CC alum stays on beat spreading message of perseverance"
University of Hawaiʻi Alumni "Hawai‘i’s Human Beatbox"
Team Lally Radio Show "The Art Of Beatboxing With Hawaii's Human Beatbox"
Kapi‘o News "KCC Alumnus Inspires Community Through Beatboxing, Motivational Speaking"
Kapi‘o News "KCC Alumnus Inspires Community Through Beatboxing, Motivational Speaking"
Metro HNL Cover "Human Beatbox Jason Tom"
Metro HNL "Jason Tom Unbeatable"
Millennial Magazine "Jason Tom: The Human BeatBox"
Hawaiʻi's Human Beatbox
Hogan News "Students Speak to Jason Tom"
The Chaminade Silversword "Local beatboxer breaks it down for the Hogan Entrepreneurs"
HMSA Island Scene Magazine "Finding the Flow: Beatboxer Jason Tom's victory over asthma"
FAME Magazine Jason Tom
FAME Magazine Jason Tom
FAME Magazine Jason Tom
Honolulu Star-Advertiser "Rhythm And Moves: For Chinatown’s Jason Tom, beatboxing is a whole-body workout"
Chinatown Newspaper "Beatboxing in Chinatown: Jason Tom"
Honolulu Weekly "Our Own Human Beatbox: Jason Tom wants to take his unique sound all the way to the Big Apple"
Metromix "Could Jason Tom be Hawai'i's first beatbox star?"
Metromix "Could Jason Tom be Hawai'i's first beatbox star?"
Metromix "Could Jason Tom be Hawai'i's first beatbox star?"
The Pinion: Student Voice of McKinley High School "Beat boxing toward fame: Honoring a McKinley alum"
Midweek Music Montage "C&K Concert; Packo Mixes It Up"
Honolulu Advertiser
The 808 Scene Zine "In The Spotlight: Jason Tom the Human Beatbox"
The 808 Scene Zine"And the Beat Goes On..."
The Kapiʻo (the Kapiʻolani Community College Newsweekly) "Feel the Beat"
All Things Michael "Amazing Beatboxer Influenced By Michael Jackson Is Making A Name With His Talent"
GoForMinds.com Feature (Freelance Brand) "Jason Tom on Beatbox Battle TV!"
Beatbox Battle TV Feature "Jason Tom from Hawaii - Freestyle - Beatbox Battle TV"
Chaminade Hosts Poetry Slam
Honolulu Pulse "Social Encore: Spoken like a champion"
Examiner "Beats from the voice box"
Examiner "Jason Tom is Hawaiʻi's Human Beatbox"
Girl Fest Zine "Our Conscious Brothers: An Interview with Jason Tom The 'Human Beatbox'"
JASON TOM HAS BEEN FEATURED ON....
Millennial Magazine
TEDx Talks Conference
YouTube
Yahoo!
Team Lally Radio Show
Bandzoogle
KITV4 ABC Island News
HI*Sessions Acoustic Live
Beatbox Battle Television
University of Hawaiʻi News
Hawaii News Now - KGMB / KFVE / KHNL
Kamehameha Schools EdTech DisRupt Conference
'Ōlelo Community Media
Kapiʻo News the Kapiʻolani Community College Board of Student Publication
University of Hawaiʻi Foundation
Go For Minds Freelance Brand
University of Hawaiʻi Alumni
Hawaii Children And Youth Day
Spocom
RAW artists
MidWeek
Word of Life Hawaii
ThinkTech Hawaii
Honolulu Star-Advertiser
Metro HNL
Venue Tradeshow
Hawaii Book And Music Festival
Inspire Church Waikele
Frolic Hawaii
Street Grindz
Art And Flea Do What You Love Series
AsianAve
Azn Raps Dot Com
FAME Magazine
Honolulu Night Market
Honolulu Weekly
The Honolulu Advertiser
Metromix
Honolulu Star-Bulletin
Honolulu Pulse