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Jason Tom Loves You 

I, Jason Tom, love you! What? Yes! In the world of showbiz, I've met a few superstars and divas that will show a lack of appreciation to you and your support. No matter how small or big of a beatbox star I am or am not, I want you to know I will always appreciate you! I will also continue to spend quality time to not forget to write you when I can with an update no matter how small or big of a beatbox star I was, am, and will become. Talent can take anybody far in life. It is character that can keep anybody there and take them even further in life. Come and join Prisma Dance and I (Jason Tom), Ala Moana Centerstage Showcase, Friday, May 3rd @ 7:00PM — 7:45PM.

Jason Tom judge showcase at Brown Bags to Stardom Grand Final, Hawaii Convention Center Liliu Theater!

I want to thank Hawaiʻi's human beatbox pioneers Radical Rob, Gizmo, Re-Run, and Joevon "J.B" Brown for paving the way for a Hawaiʻi beatboxer like me. And I will continue to pave the way for a local beatboxer, a beatboxer you know and people like you. I am not a stranger to the world of competition and it was an honor when Johnny Kai invited me to judge this year's Brown Bags to Stardom Grand Final. Congratulations to all Brown Bags to Stardom Grand Finalists, contestants, families, and friends! What remarkable talent! WOW!!!

As a beatboxer, I accomplished some of these accolades...

  • HawaiiSlam's First Thursdays Top 12 Grand Slam Finalist (2019)
  • University of Hawaiʻi Foundation - Freeman Foundation Scholarship Feature (2019)
  • Specialty beatbox artist for the Creation production by Prisma Dance (2018)
  • Featured in Uplift And Renew at Ala Moana Centerstage (2018)
  • University of Hawaiʻi News Feature (2018)
  • Headlined the 25th Hawai‘i Children And Youth Day at the Hawai‘i State Capitol Rotunda Main Stage (2018)
  • Opened for 10th KS EdTech DisRupt Conference (2018)
  • Opened for Uplift at Ala Moana Centerstage (2017)
  • Specialty beatbox artist for the Creation production by Prisma Dance (2016)
  • McDonald's of Hawaiʻi NextNext Top 3 Musician (2016)
  • HawaiiSlam's First Thursdays Top 12 Grand Slam Finalist (2016)
  • Nominated as a Top 150 Vocal Percussion Artist for the men's solo contest at the Beatbox Battle World Championship (2015)
  • HawaiiSlam's First Thursdays Top 12 Grand Slam Finalist (2015)
  • Headlined Art After Dark at Honolulu Museum of Art (2014)
  • Beatbox Battle TV Feature (2014)
  • KITV News Feature Oahu Beatboxer Jason Tom performs Interview with Jill Kuramoto (2013)
  • KITV News Feature Local beatboxer shares his sounds Interview with Jill Kuramoto (2013)
  • Headlined the 20th Hawai‘i Children And Youth Day at the Hawai‘i State Capitol Rotunda Main Stage (2013)
  • Honolulu Night Market: Artrageous + Interview with Olena Heu (2013)
  • RAW artists Feature (2012)
  • HawaiiSlam's First Thursdays Top 9 Grand Slam Finalist (2012)
  • Recipient of the TEDx Honolulu "It's About Time" Presenter Award (2011)
  • Recipient of the Hawaiʻi Scene Choice "Best Performer" Award (2011)
  • Opened for Apex (2011)
  • Opened for Apex (2010)
  • Opened for Mighty4 Honolulu (2010)
  • Featured musician on Faioso's 2010 Nā Hōkū Hanohano Award nominated album (2010)
  • Interview with Angela Keen at TEDx Honolulu "Shift" Conference (2009)
  • Featured entertainer at TEDx Honolulu "Shift" Conference (2009)
  • Pipeline's Got Talent (dubbed Hawaiʻi's Got Talent) Top 4 Grand Finalist (2009)
  • Pipeline's Got Talent (dubbed Hawaiʻi's Got Talent) 1st Place Winner (2009)
  • Voted as the Best of Honolulu Weekly's Local Musician Deserving of a Wider Audience (2009)
  • Word of Life Emerge Talent Show 1st Place Runner Up Grand Finalist (2009)
  • Word of Life Emerge Talent Show 1st Place Winner (2008)
  • Kapiʻolani Community College Talent Show Top 4 Finalist (Fall 2007)
  • Kapiʻolani Community College Talent Show Top 4 Finalist (Spring 2007)
  • Kapiʻolani Community College Talent Show Top 5 Finalist (Fall 2006)
  • Kapiʻolani Community College Talent Show Top 3 Finalist (Spring 2006)


Photo Credit: Germaine Barsatan

Jason Tom Brown Bags to Stardom Judge Biography narrated by Johnny Kai!

 

04/29/2019

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Jason Tom beatbox rocked Spring Street Jam Waikiki Block Party 

Jason Tom beatbox rocked it for 30,000 to 50,000 and shared the stage with remarkable talent at the Spring Street Jam on the Brown Bags Waikiki Block Party Stage! In 2017 and 2018, Jason Tom's beatbox students won the Brown Bags to Stardom Grand Finals in the variety act category. This 2019, Brown Bags has invited Jason Tom to be one of the guest judges for Saturday, April 27th's Brown Bags to Stardom Statewide Final at the Hawaii Convention Center Liliu Theater! Please forward to anybody who may be interested...

Saturday, April 27 @ 9:00AM — 12:30PM
Brown Bags to Stardom Elementary School Division Statewide Final
at Hawaii Convention Center Liliu Theater

Saturday, April 27 @ 2:00PM — 5:00PM
Brown Bags to Stardom Middle School Division Statewide Final
at Hawaii Convention Center Liliu Theater

Saturday, April 27 @ 6:30PM — 9:30PM
Brown Bags to Stardom High School Division Statewide Final
at Hawaii Convention Center Liliu Theater


04/22/2019

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Jason Tom at HawaiiSlam's First Thursdays 16th Anniversary Grand Slam Finals 

Jason Tom is HawaiiSlam's First Thursdays 16th Anniversary Grand Slam Finalist at Hawaiian Brian's Crossroads Concert Hall. Show hosted by Hawai`i Poet Laureate Kealoha with DJ Toki of Sisters in Sound and live painter Alicia Soder. 

Video Credit: Sáshily Kling

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04/07/2019

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HawaiiSlam’s Grand Slam FINALS And 16th Anniversary! 

The best First Thursdays show of the year is almost here!! We've got the 2019 Grand Slam FINALS and HawaiiSlam’s 16th Anniversary on April 4th. 

Come witness the 12 best poets from the 2018-2019 season fighting for their metaphoric lives in an all out, three-round elimination match for $2000 and a spot on the 2019 HawaiiSlam team. Competing poets are Anesu Makufa, Noa Helelā, Izzi Emz, Lani Fisher, Jesse Lipman, Brianna Johnston, Jason Tom, Liam Skilling, Z, Destiny Sharion, Asia Lavarello, and Sterling Higa. The show will be hosted by Kealoha (Hawai`i Poet Laureate) with DJ Toki (Sisters in Sound) and Alicia Soder (live paint). 

Tickets are $10 presale and $15 at the door, so get yours now for this annual fundraiser and anniversary show!! You can get tickets for the Grand Slam FINALS as follows: 

IN PERSON: 
- Hawaiian Brian's (1680 Kapiolani Boulevard), phone: (808) 946-1343. Tickets are sold at the bar in the main pool room. There is a 15-minute free grace period for parking in the Hawaiian Brian’s parking structure 

ONLINE: 
- Internet purchase at www.HawaiiSlam.com or click here on this paypal link. Note that internet orders will be held for you at the door. If you're buying tickets for people other than yourself, you can email us at info@HawaiiSlam.com at least one day before the show to specify who to hold the tickets under (you can specify various names -- useful if your group plans to arrive at different times). If you are having difficulties with purchasing via paypal, give us a call at (808) 387-9664 and we'll help you out. Please note that internet purchases will not be available on the day of the show! 
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First Thursdays (April 4th -- Grand Slam FINALS) 
LOCATION: Hawaiian Brian's (Crossroads concert hall) 
1680 Kapi`olani Boulevard (2nd Floor above 24 Hour Fitness) 
Doors at 7:30pm, Show at 8:30pm 
$15 Fundraiser to Send the Team to the National Poetry Slam 
All Ages 
Phone: (808) 387-9664 
Email: info@HawaiiSlam.com 
Website: www.HawaiiSlam.com 

Validated parking for Hawaiian Brian’s is $2 for 4 hours and $2 per additional hour. There is plenty of street parking in the area as well (note, if you street park or walk/bike/bus, enter through the 24 Hour Fitness lobby on Kapi`olani and walk up the stairs). 

First Thursdays is the largest registered poetry slam in the world (400+ in attendance)!! HawaiiSlam has official 501(c)(3) non-profit status through Poetry Slam Inc. Please forward to anybody who may be interested...

03/29/2019

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“Imagine standing on a stage in front of hundreds or thousands of fans. Cameras of every type are focused on you as bright stage lights blind you. Now imagine that you are also wheezing and coughing and short of breath. Such is the case with today's entertainers living with asthma, including Honolulu's Jason Tom.

Tom is a nationally known beatboxer and fashion designer who has asthma. His musical profession presents unique difficulties for someone with airflow issues. Like many vocalists, his only instrument is his mouth. A beatboxer is solely responsible for vocally producing all of the musical sounds (beat, melody, etc.) in a song, so they typically perform solo. They do not have the luxury of taking mid-song breaks to catch their breath. This literally puts Tom's life on the line at every performance.”

— Fernando Pacheco, HMSA's Island Scene Magazine Feature

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