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Jason Tom

Jason Tom is an American beatboxer and educator known for his vocal percussion mastery and recognition as Hawaii's Human Beatbox.  Born on November 21, 1982, in Honolulu, Hawaii, he is a multi-generational Chinese American who began beatboxing at age four in 1987, inspired by Michael Jackson and local influences including lion dance rhythms.  After overcoming a serious pedestrian accident at age 21, he dedicated himself to the craft, building a career spanning live performances, educational workshops, and motivational speaking.

Tom founded the Human Beatbox Academy and Hawaii Beatbox programs, which include workshops, school tours, summer sessions, and the long-running Hawaii Beatbox Championship to teach young people vocal percussion and promote creativity.  He has delivered multiple TEDx talks on themes such as perseverance and vocal groove, opened for acts including the Jabbawockeez and Blue Scholars, and collaborated with artists like Jake Shimabukuro.  His contributions appear in the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame and Harvard University hip-hop archives, and he starred in the documentary American Beatboxer.  In addition to his performance work, Tom serves as a math coach and integrates messages of resilience, faith, and community into his presentations.  He has earned local honors including Hawaii Scene Choice Awards for best performer and recognition as a pioneer in the beatbox community.

Early Life

Childhood and family background
 

Jason Tom was born on November 21, 1982, in Honolulu, Hawaii. He is a multi-generational Hawaii Chinese American whose early life included a brief relocation with his family to San Francisco in 1983 before they returned to Honolulu in 1985.

He attended Island Paradise Preschool from 1986 to 1987.  Tom began elementary school at Kauluwela Elementary School as a member of the Tiger Cubs in kindergarten from 1987 to 1988, then attended Liholiho Elementary School as a Warrior in first grade from 1988 to 1989, and returned to Kauluwela Elementary School from 1989 to 1994 for grades one through five.

During his childhood, peers called him "Superman" for his bold heart, while his judo teammates nicknamed him "Spider-Man" for his swift moves. A born-again Christian, Tom has cited faith as a central motivating force from his early years.

Introduction to beatboxing
 

Jason Tom began beatboxing in August 1987 at the age of four, ignited by watching the CBS television special Michael Jackson: The Magic Returns.  This exposure to Michael Jackson's performance style sparked his initial interest in vocal percussion, leading him to imitate beats and sounds privately as a young child.  As a multi-generational Hawaii Chinese American born on November 21, 1982, Tom drew early inspiration from these rhythmic elements in popular music.

By 1989, at age six, he started recording his beatboxing experiments on music cassettes, marking the beginning of a dedicated self-taught practice.  He continued honing his skills throughout his middle school years at Kawananakoa Middle School from 1994 to 1997 and high school at McKinley High School from 1997 to 2001, developing his technique through persistent private experimentation during these formative school periods.  This early, solitary phase laid the foundation for his distinctive style as a vocal percussionist.

Education
 

Jason Tom is a graduate of Kapiʻolani Community College, where he earned his degree after overcoming early academic challenges and developing a strong interest in mathematics.  While at the college, he served as a Supplemental Instruction math leader, acting as a peer mentor who assisted students with algebra and other math coursework by preparing and leading study sessions that helped participants achieve higher scores.

As a selected scholar through the Freeman Foundation Study Abroad Scholarship, Tom completed an intensive Mandarin Chinese language program at Beijing Foreign Studies University, earning a 4.0 GPA in the program.

 

Career
 

Emergence as Hawaii's beatboxer

In 2004, at age 21, Jason Tom was struck by an SUV while crossing as a pedestrian, resulting in a serious concussion and trauma that ended his competitive judo pursuits and marked a turning point in his life.  This incident prompted him to redirect his energy toward beatboxing, an activity he had practiced instinctively since age four in 1987, and he began performing live in August 2004.

The following year, in 2005, Tom was named Hawaii Beatbox King, solidifying his emerging status in the local scene.  He competed regularly in the Kapiolani Community College Talent Show, earning Human Beatbox Champion titles in Spring 2006, Fall 2006, Spring 2007, and Fall 2007.  In 2006, he uploaded his debut YouTube video "Beatbox Lobby" and performed in the multi-show Beijing Opera production Journey to the West.

Tom's local recognition continued to build in subsequent years. He advanced as a Semi-Finalist in Word of Life Emerge Talent in 2008 and as Grand Finalist in 2009, both as Human Beatbox Champion, and similarly reached Semi-Finalist and Grand Finalist positions in Hawaii’s Got Talent in 2009.  That same year, he performed at Mighty4 Hawaii, further establishing himself as a prominent figure in Hawaii's beatboxing community.  Prior to this period, he had developed an early online presence through a personal website powered by AOL Hometown, initially built in 2000, soft-launched in 2002, and soft-landed in 2003.

Performances and collaborations

Jason Tom has opened for several prominent beatboxers and performers, including Michael Winslow on multiple occasions, as well as Quest Crew, the Jabbawockeez, and Blue Scholars.  He has also jammed and shared stages with artists such as Jake Shimabukuro and Michael Winslow.

His international and national competition appearances include performing at the inaugural American Beatbox Championship, the 6th Boxcon, and Apex in 2010.  He later competed at the 5th American Beatbox Championship in 2014.  In 2015, he served as Hawaii's All-Star representative at the 4th Beatbox Battle World Championship.

Locally, Tom was a multiple Grand Finalist at HawaiiSlam First Thursdays from 2016 to 2019.  He has been a regular performer at the Hawaii Children & Youth Day Main Stage and PG-13 Zone from the 2000s through 2023.  In 2023, he performed at Honolulu Night + Market and Sony Music Industry Night.  He is also recognized locally as Hawaii's Beatbox King.

Educational initiatives and community work

Jason Tom is the founder and program director of Hawaii Beatbox, which he established in 2006 to deliver human beatbox workshops, after-school programs, summer programs, school tours, and classes throughout Hawaii.  These initiatives have continued into the 2020s and have been implemented at various schools and community centers, including after-school programs at Keʻelikolani Middle School and Waikiki Elementary, summer programs at Prisma Dance, and classes at Diverse Art Center and Chinatown Artist Lofts.  Through Hawaii Beatbox, Tom has focused on youth outreach and education by combining beatboxing with skill-building and positive reinforcement.

He also runs the Human Beatbox Academy, where he trains young people in beatboxing while incorporating math coaching to help students develop confidence, discipline, and problem-solving abilities. A Kapiʻolani Community College alumnus, Tom previously served as a Supplemental Instruction math leader and peer mentor at the college, assisting students in overcoming challenges in mathematics before transitioning to broader community-based math coaching.

Tom's community work emphasizes using beatboxing to promote positive messaging and healthy choices through initiatives such as Music With A Message and the Hawaii Meth Project.  These efforts involve school assemblies and outreach activities that spread aloha—values of love and positivity—while addressing topics like perseverance and substance abuse prevention.

In 2018, he presented as a Disrupt speaker at the KS EdTech Conference, sharing insights on innovative educational approaches through beatboxing.

Media appearances

Film

Jason Tom appeared as himself in the 2013 documentary American Beatboxer, directed by Manauvaskar Kublall.  The film chronicles the first American Beatbox Championship held in Brooklyn in 2010, documenting contestants from across the United States and situating beatboxing as a key element of hip-hop culture.  Tom represented Hawaii in the competition, with his beatboxing featured in the opening title sequence and additional segments including b-roll footage and a dedicated appearance from 45:16 to 45:50.

The documentary was screened at film festivals.  It was screened at Harvard University's Hip-Hop Archives and included in their collection, and placed in the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Library.  These archival inclusions reflect the film's contribution to preserving beatboxing's history within broader hip-hop documentation.

No other feature film appearances are documented.

Live presentations and awards

Jason Tom has delivered motivational presentations and performances at TEDx Honolulu conferences, highlighting his human beatboxing skills alongside themes of creativity and resilience.  In 2009, during the "Shift" conference, he presented "Play" and participated in an interview segment titled "Successful People Fail More," conducted by Angela Keen.  In 2011, at the "It's About Time" conference, he performed "Vocal Groove," a showcase fusing beatboxing with musical genres, movement, dance, and improvisation to replicate drum kits, percussion, bass, and other instruments.

His contributions to music earned further recognition when he performed human beatbox elements on a Na Hoku Hanohano Award-nominated album in the Best Hip-Hop/RnB category in 2009.  In 2011, he received the Hawaii Scene Choice Award for Best Performer.

Tom has also appeared as an opening act for Michael Winslow in live presentations.

No television appearances are documented.

Originally published on: https://grokipedia.com/page/Jason_Tom

Mahalo for reading my Grokipedia profile! What’s your favorite part or any beatbox questions?

What are some hurdles in life you currently face, have faced? What are some of your fears or fears you've had? Drop them in the comments, I want to hear from you. For me, some of my biggest fears were writing, public speaking and stage fright. Can you relate?

As an entertainer and in so many ways, I am a late bloomer. My fear of public speaking and being on stage was one of the hardest fears for me to shake. Stage fright. Today, I am a Human Beatbox adventurer in the music, entertainment, and performing arts industry. And I love it. But what was it like for me to go through my hurdles and journey from being overwhelmed and frozen by fear of being on stage and public speaking to loving it today?

I know I did not love it in the beginning. I feared it. I hated being on stage. I feared speaking in front of an audience. I hated the spotlight. How did that all change? I was determined to break through my fears, anxieties, and to get comfortable with the uncomfortable. To grow in confidence in what was not comfortable for me.

I am a fourth- and third- generation Chinese American. Born, raised, and based in Honolulu, Hawaiʻi, USA. My early years were also in East Bay California. My adult years in Beijing, New York, San Francisco, and Honolulu.

My first experience of stage fright was during my academic journey. I failed the first grade at Liholiho Elementary. Who does that, right? Well, I did. That season, I did not know my ABC's, and I did not know how to spell, read or write. I also experienced stage fright and failed the first grade at Sun Yat-sen Chinese School, not once, not twice, but multiple times. I dropped out of Chinese School after multiple failures. My years at Chinese School were my earliest of stage frights speaking Cantonese into a microphone, on a podium, on stage, and in front of the whole school in a gymnasium. Stage fright, anxiety and fear of public speaking took me a long time to shake.

From the 1980s through 1990s, I taped myself doing podcasts of me talking, reading books, and beatboxing on an audio cassette for fun. 

I thought I'd be Stan Lee. During the late 1980s to the early 2000s, my years at Kauluwela Elementary, Kawananakoa Middle, and McKinley High School, I self-published home made comic books. That was the start of my publishing and story telling through illustration and words. I also wrote scripts for my comic books at Kauluwela Elementary for fun. I did this so I could practice my drawing, writing, spelling, and story telling.
 

At Kawananakoa Middle School, I froze in cold sweat when I read from paper or did a speech presentation in front of class.

1999 was the year I got my first computer. It was also my first year experience with the Internet. I got into web publishing and I built my first website. 

Prior to 1999, I typed out my school paper reports with a typewriter. I had met Charlie and Lucy Wedemeyer, and they signed my copy of "Charlie's Victory" with reference to Philippians chapter 4 verse 19. It was that encounter with them that I knew I wanted to be a public speaker and author.
 

I then shattered an Asian American stereotype of not being on an honor roll. In high school, I hustled by doing summer school, correspondence, and sports to keep my grades up.
 

My athletic journey, I was a two-year letterman in soccer and judo at McKinley High School. I was nominated as "Mr. Aloha" at my senior prom, and I was recipient of McKinley Tigers' Soccer "Mr. Hustle" Award. 
 

Post high school, I won gold medals at judo tournaments hosted by San Jose State University, and City College of San Francisco.

My final judo win was a Third Place Trophy at the Salt Lake District Park Judo Tournament. The end of that same month, I collided with an SUV as a pedestrian at a crosswalk near Shobukan Judo Club, Pizza Hut, and Liliha Bakery. Walgreens wasn’t around there then. I was knocked unconscious. Driver rendered help. She called first responders and prayed over me.

By God's grace, no broken bones, but a serious concussion and trauma. God's hand of protection over my life, that driver who rendered help, and my judo kicked in that night. The next morning, a family member took me to see the Passion of the Christ. Following the movie, I noticed I got startled by parked and incoming cars at the movie theatre parking lot. That was the turning point of my life.

I took care of unfinished business. 

I shattered doubt and failure. I went back to college, pursued my beatboxing career, and I judo flipped my college transcript from a 1.0 to a 4.0 grade point average. My first live performance? I experienced stage fright. It was that one fear I could not break.

I overcame my academic hurdles when I completed my Freeman Foundation scholarship program at Beijing Foreign Studies University. At the University of Hawaiʻi at Kapiʻolani Community College, I got inducted into the Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society, was on the student Dean's List, and earned my general degree. Then I took some music business and audio engineering courses through the partnership of Belmont University's Mike Curb College of Entertainment and Music Business, and Honolulu Community College.
 

Within those years, I confronted my stage fright by hitting up open mics throughout the state of Hawaiʻi, took voice and music classes taught by professor Lina Doo. I took private voice lessons from Cat Wong of Cat Wong Studios.

I pursued my beatboxing career, overcame stage fright, worked as a Supplemental Math Instructor, college peer-mentor in mathematics, math tutor, and math note taker. In recent years, I got back into helping math students while beatboxing throughout the state of Hawaiʻi prior to Covid-19. 

Beatboxing wise, I've done performances in cities of the Hawaiian island of Oʻahu, Kauaʻi, and Hilo of Hawaiʻi Island, China, Los Angeles, San Francisco, New York, and Australia. I've also been proposed for appearances in Lānaʻi Island, Kona of Hawaiʻi Island, Maui, Israel, India, Philippines, Costa Rica, Peru, Columbia, Canada, Nevada, Texas, Boston, Taiwan, Japan, Germany, and China.

Today, I am fluent in English, Mandarin, and Cantonese. For Mandarin, I converse in Pǔtōnghuà, and for fun Běijīnghuà of Guóyǔ. For Cantonese, I converse in Hēunggóng wá and Jūngsāan wá of Gwóngdūng wá. I was fluent in my reading and writing in Chinese characters at one point, but still strong in my writing. Reading is rusty. 

Currently, I am working on the rough draft of my book. I also have goals to get more involved in music, entertainment, performing arts, public speaking, voice over work, productions, commercial work, film, and publishing. 

For my references of influence and inspiration... 
Song and dance in film: Fred Astaire, Gene Kelly, Michael Jackson 

Voice over work: Fred Newman, Bobby McFerrin, Michael Winslow, Rahzel, Jim & Pat Banks, Cindy Trimm, John Eckhart 

Music: MC Jin, Bobby McFerrin, Michael Jackson, Rahzel, John Tussey, Cheryl Salem, Two Steps From Hell, Jake Shimabukuro 

Books from: Stan Lee, Charlie & Lucy Wedemeyer, Jim & Pat Banks, Harry & Cheryl Salem, Art Sepulveda, Wally Matanza, Casey Treat, Tim Storey, Nick Vujicic, Laura Numeroff, Felicia Bond, Dale Keown, Peter David

Public speakers: Charlie & Lucy Wedemeyer, Art & Kuna Sepulveda, Wally & Patti Matanza, Branson & Nicole Silva, Chauncey & Donalee Pang, Terry & Vicky Wong, Malcolm & Deneen Quartero, Shawn & Desaree Kurihara, Devin & Cindy Lau, Marques & Nicole Farmer, Allan Silva, John Bevere, Jentezen Franklin, Tim Storey, Nick Vujicic, Marc Mero 

More sources of inspiration: you, my blog readers, my family and friends, my Word of Life ohana, my former teachers, Asian Hustle Network, Bruce Lee, Jackie Chan, Jet Li, Nicole Lam, Kelly Cooper, Adolph Samuels, Clinton Sunada, Emilio Agustine, Dan Augustine, Gayle Oura, Leigh Dooley, Mark Alexander, Lina Doo, Cat Wong, Elaine Chao, BloomingGales, Joe Marquez, Akiane Kramarik, Paulskeee, Jimmy Pedro, Taylor Tanaka, Duke & Kiki King, Angela Keen, Traci Toguchi, Lyanne Brooks, Kavet the Catalyst, Devon Marlink, Olivia Thai, Fat Boys, Doug E. Fresh, Far East Movement, Kari Jobe, Kim Walker-Smith, Big Daddy Weave, Chris Tomlin, Michael Jordan, Brandi Chastain, Kiana Tom, Floyd Mayweather Jr., Todd McFarlane, Tony Hawk, Kutmaster Spaz, East 3, Beak, Tom Thum, Afra, and this ever evolving list.

I want to close with this: what are some hurdles in life you currently face, have faced? What are some of your fears or fears you've had? Drop them in the comments, I want to hear from you.

Unbeatable*

CHRISTINA O'CONNOR

*Originally published on the Star Advertiser TGIF Metro HNL: https://metrohnl.com/unbeatable/

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You at 6 without cheating!

Liholiho Warrior: At age 6, I performed my first music cassette recording of me beatboxing! This is a photo of me at this age holding an orange “Les Murakami” baseball bat on the Liholiho Warrior baseball field in a Kelly Green “Bear” picture frame!

Within this school year, my teacher popped in the Moonwalker VHS 📼 and played it in class to watch! By that time, Moonwalker had already become my favorite movie musical that I first watched at my grandparents!

Remember Asian Avenue? Today marks the 20th anniversary of when I was their Member of the Week! Time flies! Featured on my AA page was my “beatboxing!”

Pictures here were taken 2 years after being AA’s MOTW, as I beatboxed at the KCC Talent Show as a 4x finalist, also my graduating semester! Good times!

Michael Jackson x Jason Tom beatboxing “Who Is It”
 

93.9 The Beat: Hawaii’s Number One Beatboxer Jason Tom on the Sam and Ryan Show hosted by Sam the Man and Hawaiian Ryan!

BY LEXUS YAMASHIRO | KAPI‘O NEWS STAFF WRITER

When 18-year-old KCC undergraduate Jason Tom had to complete his final project for a career-related elective course during the Spring 2002 semester, he applied his artistic skills into creating a comic book that would illustrate where he would be in 10 years. Whether it was the dream of becoming a mathematics professor to pursuing beatboxing, playing professional soccer or even doing professional judo, the now 34-year-old is content with what he’s become and shares his passion for beatboxing with members of the community and beyond.

Growing up, Tom was illiterate in school having spoken Chinese at home, resulting in failure in the first grade while attending Liholiho Elementary School. Since then, and until he graduated from President William McKinley High School in 2001, Tom was academically challenged and found it difficult to keep his grades. However, this did not let this stop him from attending college.

“After I got my high school diploma, that in itself was a feat … [so] college … that was the goal because I didn’t know what I wanted to do with my life,” Tom said.

Tom enrolled at KCC for the Fall 2001 semester but faced probation due to a low GPA. When he continued his academic studies into the following semester, Spring 2002, Tom then faced academic suspension. Distraught by his continued challenge with school, Tom chose to take a two-year break and moved to California to do judo. During his hiatus, Tom earned bronze, silver, and gold medals, which he tied into his academics.

By changing his mindset, Tom believed that if he applied how he achieved his medals in judo by striving for the best, he would be able to achieve high grades in college. Consequently, Tom returned to KCC for the Fall 2004 semester, in which he achieved his first 4.0 GPA. Ecstatic, he was determined to pursue his Liberal Arts degree and took advantage of the resources and opportunities that KCC had to offer.

Although he was not positive that he would pursue a career in mathematics, Tom found himself taking up the opportunity to become a Supplemental Instruction (SI) Leader for the Holomua Center, now known as the First-Year Experience (FYE) Office or Kahikoluamea Center in ʻIliahi. Working alongside mathematics professor Dennis Perusse, Tom held math tutoring sessions for students while under the supervision of LaVaché Scanlan.

Tom, who recognized his talent in beatboxing at the age of 4, was seeking classes at KCC that would benefit him in improving his beginner beatboxing skills. He stumbled upon Voice Class I and II, which he took under the instruction of Professor Lina Doo during the Spring and Fall of 2005.

Through this class, he was introduced to the documentary Genghis Blues, which informed him of Mongolian throat singing. Intrigued by the dynamics in which throat singing carried, Tom implemented it into his own style of music resulting in his ability to mimic sounds of a didgeridoo.

As he improved in school with beatboxing in mind, he took up the chance to connect with his Chinese roots by applying for the Freeman Foundation Study Abroad Scholarship program in Fall 2005. Tom, who felt that he was going through an identity crisis after forgetting how to write his name in Chinese, believed that traveling to China would help him to revisit what he learned at Sui Wah School in Chinatown when he was younger.

After spending five months in a dorm at the Hawaiʻi Tokai International College and studying for three months at the Beijing Foreign Studies University in Beijing, China, Tom received a certificate in Intensive Chinese in 2006. By the time he graduated from KCC in Spring 2008, he was honored to have made it onto the Dean’s List and inducted into Phi Theta Kappa.

Amazed at what he was able to accomplish, Tom wanted to take what he learned and experienced and share it with the community. At 28 years-old with just seven years of experience in professional beatboxing since 2004, Tom established the Hawaiʻi Human Beatbox Academy where he teaches youth and young adults how to beatbox and more.

Beyond his workshops, Tom also gives motivational speeches at various schools and conferences around the island, something he first began doing in 2009. Through his speeches, Tom focuses heavily on having faith in life, which is what he opened his mind to after being prayed over and becoming a born-again Christian.

Reflecting back, Tom said that he is grateful to the faculty and staff of KCC who helped shape him into the person that he is in his career today. From seeing his counselor, Kristie Souza Malterre, almost everyday for academic advising to getting involved on campus by voicing his opinion on having an amphitheater outside of ʻIliahi, Tom said that he considered KCC his “stomping grounds” where he basically “lived on campus” for its accessibility.

“It feels kind of good that I contributed a lot to this campus, [from] tutoring math to coming up with the design for [ʻIliahi],” Tom said. “I feel like this campus, from just personal experience, the accessibility I would say is one of the top of the line.”

Improving from a below average student to a 3.5 GPA and above, Tom encourages the youth and young adults that he interacts with to dream big and set goals on a daily basis. Although he did not have a beatboxing role model to look up to, Tom believed that it was the people around him who helped him to achieve and pursue his beatboxing career.

“Use this time to explore; find yourself. What is your purpose and what are your goals?” Tom said. “Speak with your counselors and get to know your teachers too … they’re accessible.”

Originally published at: https://kapionews.com/index.php/2017/07/19/kcc-alumnus-inspires-community-through-beatboxing-motivational-speaking/

Friday, June 10th was National Beatbox Day in the United States. I want to wish you a Happy Belated National Beatbox Day from the Aloha State.

Earlier in the week, I had a blast beatboxing on National Best Friends Day in the Honolulu Blue and Silver. I am thankful to my Best Friend Forever Jesus for Hawaii Baptist Academy Eagles and First Baptist Richardson on having me jam for them this summer.

National Best Friends Day photos by Craig Chang:

I am grateful to God for Bobby McFerrin, Michael Winslow, Michael Jackson, Doug E. Fresh, Fat Boys, Biz Markie, the Roots, Rahzel, Radical Rob Onokea, Gizmo, Re-Run, Joevon Brown, Naturally 7, Afra, Leejay Abucayan, Butterscotch, Elaine Chao, and Killa Kela for paving the way for me in beatboxing, the fifth element of hip hop, to open doors and windows for the next generation.

I am a fan of the Detroit Lions and sports outerwear by Starter, G-iii, Ty Mopkins, and Carl Banks.
 

Jason Tom wearing the NFL Detroit Lions Faux Leather Varsity Jacket by G-iii. As featured on HSN.

In 2012, New York Giants Ring of Honor linebacker and Flint, Michigan’s own Carl Banks of G-iii launched the NFL licensed release of the Detroit Lions 25th Anniversary “Beverly Hills Edition” Axel Foley Varsity Jacket.

I grew up watching Eddie Murphy as Axel Foley.

G-iii Sports Apparel designer Super D redesigned the iconic Detroit Lions varsity jacket first made famous in popular culture by actor and comedian Eddie Murphy as “Axel Foley” in the 1987 movie film, Beverly Hills Cop II.
 

Pro Football Hall of Fame and all-time Detroit Lions running back great Barry Sanders wearing the NFL Detroit Lions 25th Anniversary “Beverly Hills Edition” Axel Foley Varsity Jacket by G-iii. 
 

NFL all-time running back great Barry Sanders with the in the Detroit Lions deep Honolulu Blue, Motor City Silver, and White of a “White Lion!”

Detroit Lions quarterback Jared Goff, at Allen Park, wearing the NFL Detroit Lions 25th Anniversary “Beverly Hills Edition” Axel Foley Varsity Jacket by G-iii. Photos by Jeff Nguyen.

Former Detroit Lions and future Pro Football Hall of Fame running back Adrian Peterson, at Allen Park, wearing the NFL Detroit Lions 25th Anniversary “Beverly Hills Edition” Axel Foley Varsity Jacket by G-iii. Photos by Detroit Lions.
 

Honolulu native Jason Tom (yours truly) wearing the NFL Detroit Lions 25th Anniversary “Beverly Hills Edition” Axel Foley Varsity Jacket by G-iii.
 

Detroit’s Big Sean wearing the NFL Detroit Lions 25th Anniversary “Beverly Hills Edition” Axel Foley Varsity Jacket by G-iii.
 

Big Sean live at the Detroit Lions vs Chicago Bears Thanksgiving Game Halftime Show. Photo by Jeff Nguyen.

In 2017, Detroit fashion designer Ty Mopkins teamed up with G-iii and Carl Banks to officially release the NFL licensed Detroit Lions 30th Anniversary “Beverly Hills Edition” Starter Satin Full-Snap Varsity Jacket. 

2018 NFL Draft, former Detroit Lions wide receiver Nate Burleson wearing the NFL licensed Detroit Lions 30th Anniversary “Beverly Hills Edition” Starter Satin Full-Snap Varsity Jacket by G-iii.
 

“They say that Dallas is the home of America’s Team.
If that is the case.
Detroit is the home of America’s Heartbeat.
This pick right here is dedicated to the men and women of Michigan.
I’m talking about the…
no days off,
lunch pail packing,
hard hat wearing,
blue collar hands that built this country.
Michigan, Detroit, I salute you!”
— Nate Burleson, 2018 NFL Draft 

In 2021, actor Tom Hardy as “Eddie Brock” in Marvel’s Venom: Let There be Carnage movie film wore an alternate Detroit Lions “Beverly Hills Edition” Varsity Jacket.

Detroit Lions rookie wide receiver Amon-Ra St. Brown as Spider-Man.
 

Former judo champion Jason Tom and Venom’s best friend forever Spider-Man (Tobey McGuire) at Blockbuster.

Spider-Man was Jason Tom’s judo fighter alias.

Jason Tom’s Human Beatbox Adventures!

Prior to that, Detroit Lions head coach Dan Campbell made the reference that Michael Brockers is capable of wielding the hammer of the Mighty Thor. Could both be teasing for a Detroit Lions “Beverly Hills Edition” 35th Anniversary Axel Foley “Color Rush” Varsity Jacket this 2022 that will play to the Detroit Lions “Color Rush” Motor City silver uniforms?

The Detroit Lions “Motor City silver” color rush uniforms are aesthetically my favorite color rush uniform in the league. I love how their “White Lion” jersey numbers pop and how it’s accented with their “Honolulu Blue” outline with the “Motor City silver” from top to bottom.

And will it play to the Detroit “White Lions” alternate uniforms? Their Majestic “White Lion” alternate uniforms was a new Detroit Lions uniform reveal earlier in this season.
 

Majestic White Lion.

I am anticipating that Detroit Lions could be cooking up potential uniform updates. Could we one day see a comeback and a reimagined modern take of the “original” Detroit Lions “Honolulu Blue” football helmets that they wore during their “NFL World Championship” seasons brought back to the present to usher in the modern era of the Detroit Lions as future Super Bowl Champions in the NFL? Would be epic!
 

As a Detroit Lions and sports outerwear fan, I would like to one day see a Detroit Lions NFL World Champions Jacket brought out with the current Detroit Lions logo featuring all of their NFL World Championships of 1935, 1952, 1953, and 1957.

Yes, Lions have a 2-13-1 record this season. This week is the Detroit Lions’ final game of this NFL regular season and it will be against their divisional rival Green Bay Packers.

I see a bright future ahead for the Detroit Lions, and I truly believe that their best is still yet to come.

Detroit Lions “Bubbles” logo by Michael Irwin: 2017 to present.

 

Detroit Lions “Bubbles” Logo: 2009 to 2016.

Detroit Lions “Bubbles” Logo: 2003 to 2008, black outline.

Detroit Lions “Bubbles” Logo: 1961 to 1969 (no trim). 1970 to 2002 white trim.

Detroit Lions Retro Logo: 1961 to 1969.

Detroit Lions Vintage Logo; NFL Running Back with “Honolulu Blue” Football Helmet and a roaring Lion: 1952 to 1960.

Detroit Lions will win many more games and championships to come. Go Lions!

Originally published by The Roar Motor City Sports Talk, Beasley Media Detroit

My recent Facebook Page post about how “I will ROAR OUT for our Detroit Lions” took on a life of its own and it organically picked up momentum that caught wind of Detroit Lions and NFL fans across the nation. Then Justin Valentine of The Roar Motor City Sports Talk Show interviewed me and I’ve since been dubbed the “Most Optimistic Detroit Lions Fan.” Yes, I still support and love the Honolulu Blue and Silver even though we’re 0-8 thus far this NFL season. You can watch the full interview on my blog cast here.

We all know the struggle of being a Lions fan, but for some, it isn’t as much of a struggle. During a winless season, we had to search out to Honolulu, Hawaii to find the most optimistic Detroit Lions fan. His name is Jason Tom and for him, nothing can take that passion away.

Check out the full interview below:

Here is the post that grabbed the eyes of Lions fans and rivals from across the country:

Drop me a comment on my blog. I would greatly appreciate it. I am looking forward in hearing from you, blog readers, Detroit Lions fans, NFL fans, football fans, and sports fans. And even if you aren’t a sports fan.. this was a fun interview that I wanted to share with you. GO LIONS! Let’s ROAR OUT

I want to thank my supporters, music fans and voters that helped me to win 1st Place in Round 1 of 4 preliminary rounds. If I win the preliminary rounds.. I will advance onto quarter-finals. If I win quarter-finals, I will advance to semi-finals, and if I win that, I will advance to the finals of the Opening Act Competition of incredible bands and musicians. I also want to thank supporters of the American Foundation of Suicide Prevention.

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Now in Round 2... 18 contestants were eliminated out of 33 contestants. Top 15 advance!

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The competition has been fierce to say the least.
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Let's keep the support and votes coming for Round 2.

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6 days of Round 2 to go. Let's do this one!

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National Beatbox Day and Father's Day this month is special... 

Jason Tom the Human Beatbox in Creation Production Season Three. Photo credit: Albert Moreno

As a man of faith, I am so grateful to have reprised my Human Beatbox artist role in the third installment of the God-centered Creation production that features ballet, dance, acrobatics, contemporary, jazz, human beatbox, and music presented by Prisma Dance and directed by Nicole Lam. Creation was inspired by Genesis chapter 1; and Romans chapter 1 verse number 20.

Jason Tom the Human Beatbox in Creation Production Season Three. Photo credit: Albert Moreno

I uploaded this beatbox video last night in celebration of a successful Creation third season. I dedicate this one in memory of my father and in honor of fathers on this Father's Day month. I love you and I miss you Dad!
 

This third season, I beatboxed with an amazing Creation cast and crew this past Pentecost weekend three weekends ago and this past Memorial Day and Trinity Sunday weekend two weekends ago. I already miss Creation as I type. It's a joy to have been a part of this season's wonderful Creation production cast and crew. I love Prisma Dance's choreography and Nicole Lam's direction in Creation. It's a splendor to be a part of Creation. I appreciate Nicole Lam and the Prisma Dance family.

Creation Production Season Two cast and crew.

In the past two Creations, I rocked varsity jackets with a snapback as headwear, but this season, I rocked a varsity jacket and headwear that featured the "Honolulu Blue Lion" of the Detroit Lions as my human beatbox artistic way to symbolize "Jesus the Lion of Judah." My nickname for this Creation season three was "Mr. Blueberry Man." Love it!

Jason Tom the Human Beatbox in Creation Production Season One. Photo Credit: Albert Moreno

Last year, I was proposed to be in Israel and then back in the United States for a lead human beatbox artist role for another production. I honored my word on reprising my human beatbox artist role for Creation production's third season. No further word on the other production that would've begun in Israel as they were recently impacted by circumstances, but my intercessory prayers go out to Israel.

Right at this moment, I pray for the restoration of peace for the Israeli, Jewish and Arab people as there are ongoing challenges.

I pray for God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Spirit's hedge of protection for Israeli, Jewish and Arab people.

I stand with Israel,