“It's not every guy who gets mistaken for a boombox. But Jason Tom, one of Hawaiʻi's most visible beatboxers, is a walking, talking instrument; an energetic combination of drums, snare, vocals and synthesizer, all replicated using his voice.”
— Tracy Chan, Honolulu Advertiser TGIF Metromix Cover Story: Jason Tom’s Got Beat!
Jason Tom
Born November 21, 1982 in Honolulu.
1st Birthday Party celebrated in Honolulu, 1983.
Moved to San Francisco, 1983.
2nd & 3rd birthdays celebrated in Northern California, 1984 and 1985.
Moved back to Honolulu, 1985.
Island Paradise: 1986 to 1987
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Bad, Fat, And Badder: 1987 to 1988
Kauluwela Tiger Cub: 1987 to 1988 (K)
Michael Jackson: The Magic Returns, the world premiere of the “Bad” video, 1987.
Michael Jackson gave “Weird Al” Yankovic the blessing to release “Fat,” Weire Al’s parody to Michael Jackson “Bad.”
Liholiho Warrior: 1988 to 1989 (1st Part 1 of 2)
Michael Jackson Moonwalker movie featuring “Badder,” January 1989.
Jason Tom’s sister audio engineered his first recording of him beatboxing, scat singing and singing an a cappella of Michael Jackson “Bad,” on music cassette, around December 1988 and January 1989.
World History: The World Wide Web was invented by Sir Tim Berners-Lee, March 1989.
