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{{Infobox musical artist
|name = Jason Tom
|image = Jason Tom NYC Williamsburg Bridge.JPG
|image_size = 250
|caption = Tom at the [[Williamsburg Bridge]]
|background = solo_singer
|birth_name = Jason Tom
|alias = Hawaii's Human Beatbox,<ref name="Melliennial Magazine" /><ref name="Star Advertiser Metro" /> 譚志豪, 谭志豪
|birth_date = {{birth date and age|1982|11|21}}
|birth_place = [[Honolulu]], Hawaiʻi, United States
|origin =
|occupation = {{flatlist|
*Musician
*teacher
*dancer
*motivational speaker
*[[slam poet]]
*[[performance poet]]
*[[vocal percussion]]ist
*[[beatboxer]]
}}
|genre = {{flatlist|
*[[Hip hop music|Hip hop]]
*[[dancehall]]
*[[House music|house]]
*[[reggaeton]]
*[[drum and bass]]
*[[dubstep]]
}}
|instrument = Vocals
|years_active = 2004–present
|label =
|associated_acts = [[Michael Winslow]] <br> [[Jake Shimabukuro]] <br> [[Kamuela Kahoano]] <br> [[Pimpbot]] <br> [[Kealoha (poet)|Kealoha]] <br> [[Makana (musician)|Makana]]
|website = {{URL|jasontom.com}}
}}
{{Chinese name|[[Tan (surname)|Tom]]}}{{Chinese|first=t|t=譚志豪|s=谭志豪|j=Taam4 Zi3 Hou4|p=''Tán Zhìháo''}}
'''Jason Tom''' (born November 21, 1982) is an American musician, performance poet, and motivational speaker known for [[beatboxing]] in music, dance, and [[poetry slam]]s. As the founder of the Human Beatbox Academy, he does outreach with performances, workshops and events for people of all ages. Tom has toured China and collaborated with groups such as Hawaii Meth Project and Music With A Message.<ref name="Melliennial Magazine">{{cite web|last1=Hulme|first1=Julia|title=Jason Tom: The Human BeatBox|url=http://millennialmagazine.com/jason-tom-the-human-beatbox/|publisher=Millennial Magazine|accessdate=11 October 2016|date=25 January 2016}}</ref> His Hawaii beatbox class at the Art Smith was included in "Our Favorite Things" in the April 2012 issue of ''[[Hawaii Business Magazine]]''.<ref>{{cite web | last = Farinas | first = Wil | title = Hawaii Business Magazine April 2012 | url = http://www.jasontom.com/entries/press/hawaii-business-magazine-april-2012 | work = JasonTom.com | date = April 10, 2012}}</ref> Tom has opened for [[Michael Winslow]], [[Jabbawockeez]], and [[Quest Crew]].<ref name="Honolulu Weekly">{{cite news | last = Senaga | first = Ryan | title = Our Own Human Beatbox: Jason Tom wants to take his unique sound all the way to the Big Apple | url = http://honoluluweekly.com/entertainment/2010/07/our-own-human-beatbox/ | work = Honolulu Weekly | date = July 14, 2010}}</ref> He also is a part of the newly formed Hawaii Hip-Hop Collective.<ref name="Star Advertiser Metro">{{cite news|last1=O'Connor|first1=Christina|title=Unbeatable|url=http://metrohnl.com/unbeatable|accessdate=11 October 2016|work=Metro HNL|publisher=Star Advertiser|date=23 September 2016}}</ref>
==Biography==
==={{anchor|Early Life, Background, and Education|Primary School|Secondary Education|Music and Entertainment Learning Experience (MELE) Program}}Early life, background, and education===
At age four, Tom recorded himself on [[audio cassette]] tapes singing Michael Jackson's "[[Bad (Michael Jackson song)|Bad]]."<ref name="Honolulu Weekly" /> He combined [[scat singing]] with an urban beatboxing technique known as an inward K snare drum. Although Tom played a toy piano, a ukulele and the tuba, he used beatboxing and other vocalizing as his primary musical instrument.<ref name="Honolulu Advertiser">{{cite news | last = Chan | first = Tracy | title = He's Got Beat: Jason Tom captivating audiences with human beatbox skills | url = http://the.honoluluadvertiser.com/article/2009/Oct/02/en/hawaii910020317.html | work = [[Honolulu Advertiser]] | date = October 2, 2009}}</ref><ref name="All Things Michael - Jason Tom">{{cite news | last = Jamias | first = Tina | title = Amazing Beatboxer Influenced By Michael Jackson Is Making A Name With His Talent | url = http://vallieegirl67.com/2014/05/10/amazing-beatboxer-influenced-by-michael-jackson-is-making-a-name-with-his-talent/ | work= All Things Michael | date = May 10, 2014}} Retrieved on 2014-11-27</ref><ref name="HNL Flow Jason Tom Video">{{cite news | last = Cristobal | first = Vina | title = Jason Tom, Beatbox Hero – Issue #3 HNL Flow Video Feature | url = http://vimeo.com/108984005 | work = HNL Flow: One For The Books Video Feature | date = October 26, 2014}}</ref> He graduated from [[President William McKinley High School|McKinley High School]] in 2001.<ref name="Hogan">{{cite news|last1=Domdom|first1=Jolica|title=Local beatboxer breaks it down for the Hogan Entrepreneurs|url=http://thesilversword.com/news/2015/04/01/local-beatboxer-breaks-it-down-for-the-hogan-entrepreneurs/|accessdate=5 December 2015|work=Chaminade Silversword|date=1 April 2015}}</ref>
Tom graduated from [[Kapiolani Community College]] as a [[Phi Theta Kappa]] honor student with an associate degree in liberal arts in 2007.<ref name="Hogan" /><ref name="University of Hawaiʻi Alumni">{{cite web|title=Hawai‘i’s Human Beatbox|url=https://uhalumni.org/kapiolani/story/hawaiis-human-beatbox|accessdate=1 November 2018|work=University of Hawaiʻi Foundation Office of Alumni Relations|date=19 October 2018}}</ref> His Voice I professor at KCC, Lina Doo, introduced him to [[Tuvan throat singing]] and he incorporated it into his beatboxing after Doo encouraged him to watch ''[[Genghis Blues]]''.<ref name="All Things Michael - Jason Tom" /> Tom received a [[certificate of completion]] in intensive Chinese in summer 2006 from the Freeman Foundation China Scholarship Study Abroad Program at [[Beijing Foreign Studies University]].<ref name="Hogan" /><ref name="Kapiʻo News">{{cite news|last1=Yamashiro|first1=Lexus|title=KCC Alumnus Inspires Community Through Beatboxing, Motivational Speaking|url=https://www.kapionews.com/index.php/2017/07/19/kcc-alumnus-inspires-community-through-beatboxing-motivational-speaking/|accessdate=1 November 2018|work=Kapiʻo News|date=15 July 2017}}</ref>
His secondary-education musical peers included [[American Idol]]'s [[Jordan Segundo]], Kalei Gamiao, and John Tussey, and he attended the first MELE Songwriters Workshop in 2009. Tom and [[Yelp]] Hawaii manager Emi Hart joined [[Adam Watts (musician)|Adam Watts']] songwriter workshop, and he composed "Listen Carefully ([[American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers]])".<ref name="808 Scene Zine - Jason Tom">{{cite news | last = Island | first = Ellice | title = In The Spotlight: Jason Tom the Human Beatbox | url = http://jasontom.com/entries/press/spotlight-in-the-808-scene-zine | work = The 808 Scene Zine | date = August 2009}} Retrieved on 2014-11-28</ref><ref name="UH News Release">{{cite web | title = Honolulu Community College sponsors its first songwriters workshop | url = http://www.hawaii.edu/news/article.php?aId=2931 | work = University of Hawaii News Release | date = June 18, 2009}} Retrieved on 2014-11-28</ref>
===2009–2010===
Tom was voted the Best Hawaii Musician Deserving of a Wider Audience by ''[[Honolulu Weekly]]'' in 2009.<ref>{{cite news | last = Staff | first = Honolulu Weekly | title = Best of Honolulu – The Arts | url = http://honoluluweekly.com/story-continued/2009/08/the-arts/ | work = Honolulu Weekly | date = October 12, 2009}}</ref> He represented Hawaii at the sixth international Human Beatbox Convention and the first American Beatbox Championship in [[Brooklyn]].<ref name="Honolulu Weekly" /><ref name="Midweek">{{cite news|last=Moniz |first=Melissa |title=C&K Concert; Packo Mixes It Up |url=http://archives.midweek.com/content/columns/musicmontage_article/ck_concert_packo_mixes_it_up/ |work=Midweek |date=July 21, 2010 }}</ref>
===2011–2012===
Tom headlined the Honolulu [[Twestival]] with Kamuela Kahoano, Willow Chang and Emi Hart. Their combined contribution with the Honolulu Twestival team and attendees raised over $2,000 for the Blood Bank of Hawaii.<ref name="JasonTom.com Blog 3 Back to Back">{{cite web | title = 3 Back to Back and Honolulu Twestival | url = http://jasontom.com/entries/event/3-back-to-back-honolulu-twestival | date = March 23, 2011}} Retrieved on 2012-02-17</ref><ref name="Honolulu Twestival Coverage">{{cite web | title = Honolulu Twestival Coverage | url = http://jasontom.com/entries/event/honolulu-twestival-2011 | date = March 29, 2011}} Retrieved on 2012-02-17</ref> He performed at the Aloha Music For Japan concert at the [[Aloha Tower Marketplace]] Centerstage.<ref name="Aloha Music For Japan Concert">{{cite web | title = Aloha Music For Japan Concert | url = http://jasontom.com/entries/event/aloha-music-for-japan | date = April 29, 2011}} Retrieved on 2012-02-17</ref> Tom founded the Human Beatbox Academy (Hawaii Beatbox School) and co-founded the ArtSmith studio in downtown Honolulu's arts district.<ref name="Interview with Jason Tom (The Human Beatbox Academy) ジェーソン・トム">{{cite web | title = Interview with Jason Tom (The Human Beatbox Academy) ジェーソン・トム | url = http://jasontom.com/entries/videos/interview-with-jason-tom | date = April 7, 2011}} Retrieved on 2012-02-17</ref>
With [[Estria]], he performed at the #WaterWrites Hawaii mural unveiling in Kalihi (near [[Honolulu Community College]]), the Estria Graffiti Battle, Honolulu and HIstory and the fifth annual Estria Invitational Graffiti Battle in San Francisco, [[Oakland]] and [[Berkeley, California]].<ref name="WaterWrites Mural">{{cite web | title = WaterWrites Hawaii Mural | url = http://www.estria.org/waterwrites-honolulu-unveiling/ | date = July 5, 2011}} Retrieved on 2014-07-01</ref><ref name="Estria Graffiti Battle Honolulu">{{cite web | title = Estria Graffiti Battle Honolulu & HIstory | url = http://jasontom.com/entries/event/estria-graffiti-battle-honolulu-and-history | date = September 2, 2011}} Retrieved on 2014-07-01</ref><ref name="Estria Events">{{cite web | title = Estria Events | url = http://jasontom.com/entries/event/estria-events | date = October 4, 2011}} Retrieved on 2014-07-01</ref> Tom was a top-eight performance poet finalist in HawaiiSlam's First Thursdays Grand Slam.<ref name="Honolulu Pulse">{{cite news | last = Quillopo | first = Jermel-Lynn | title = Social Encore: Spoken like a champion | url = http://www.honolulupulse.com/events/social-encore-spoken-like-a-champion | work = Honolulu Pulse | date = April 5, 2012}}</ref>
===2013===
He joined the Say Yes To Purpose tour with Diverse Art and the Academy of Hype and performed on the Music with a Message tour, visiting middle and high schools throughout Hawaii. Tom appeared in the film ''American Beatboxer'', which documented the 2010 International Human Beatbox Convention (Boxcon) and American Beatbox Championship in Brooklyn which were organized by Humanbeatbox.com and the World Beatbox Association (WBA).<ref name="KITV Segment 2">{{cite web|title=Oahu Beatboxer Jason Tom performs |url=https://www.yahoo.com/news/video/oahu-beatboxer-jason-tom-performs-190426878.html |work=[[KITV]]}} Retrieved on 2014-07-01</ref><ref name="KITV Segment 1">{{cite web|title=Local beatboxer shares his sounds |url=https://www.yahoo.com/news/video/local-beatboxer-shares-sounds-185216000.html |work=[[KITV]] |date=October 27, 2013 |}} Retrieved on 2014-07-01</ref>
=={{anchor|Inspirational Speaker and Presenter|TEDx Honolulu Conference: Shift|[Re]Think: Hawaii Speaker Series at HIFF|TEDx Honolulu Conference: It's About Time|Chevron/Honolulu District Elementary Speech Festival}}Speaker==
On November 5, 2009, Tom was a presenter at the first [[TED (conference)#TEDx|TEDx]] Honolulu conference at the Hawaii Convention Center with Neil Blecherman, Jill Buck, [[Henk Rogers]] and [[Kaiser Kuo]]. In an interviewed with former Hawaii TV news reporter Angela, he said: "Successful people fail more".<ref name="TEDxHonolulu 2009">{{cite web | title = TEDx Honolulu "Shift" | url = http://tedxhonolulu.org/tedxhonolulu-2009/ | work = TEDx Honolulu 2009 | date = November 5, 2009}} Retrieved on 2014-12-04</ref> Tom also spoke at the TEDx Honolulu conference on November 1, 2011. ''TEDx Honolulu: It's About Time'' was hosted by Ka'ala Souza at the Honolulu Design Center's Cupolo Theatre.<ref name="TEDxHonolulu 2011">{{cite web | title = TEDx Honolulu "It's About Time" | url = http://tedxhonolulu.org/tedxhonolulu-2011/ | work = TEDx Honolulu 2011 | date = November 1, 2011}} Retrieved on 2014-12-04</ref>
=={{anchor|Fashion and Music|On the Beat|I'm Movin' On|Reception}}Releases==
Tom's T-shirt release party in Honolulu featured a collaboration of beatbox, locking, popping, and b-boying with Skillroy and Andy Tran. The shirt was hand-drawn by Hawaii artist JKS.<ref name="Honolulu Weekly" /><ref name="Midweek" /> He appeared on "I'm Movin' On" on Faioso's 2010 debut album, ''Nobody Owns Me''.<ref name="Island Mele">{{cite news | last = Berger | first = John | title = 'Kaden' sweet and easy: Nobody Owns Me (Faioso) | url = http://archives.starbulletin.com/content/20100402_kaden_sweet_and_easy | work = [[Honolulu Star-Bulletin]] HI Life – Island Mele | date = April 2, 2010}}</ref><ref name="Nā Hōkū">{{cite news|last=Staff |first=Hononolulu Star-Bulletin |title=2010 Nā Hōkū Award nominees |url=http://hilife.starbulletin.com/archives/3591 |work=[[Honolulu Star-Bulletin]] HI Life |date=April 16, 2010 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110716130911/http://hilife.starbulletin.com/archives/3591 |archivedate=July 16, 2011 |df= }}</ref>
== References ==
{{Reflist|2}}
== External links ==
* {{Official website|http://jasontom.com}}
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{{Infobox musical artist
|name = Jason Tom
|image = Jason Tom NYC Williamsburg Bridge.JPG
|image_size = 250
|caption = Tom at the [[Williamsburg Bridge]]
|background = solo_singer
|birth_name = Jason Tom
|alias = Hawaii's Human Beatbox,<ref name="Melliennial Magazine" /><ref name="Star Advertiser Metro" /> 譚志豪, 谭志豪
|birth_date = {{birth date and age|1982|11|21}}
|birth_place = [[Honolulu]], Hawaiʻi, United States
|origin =
|occupation = {{flatlist|
*Musician
*teacher
*dancer
*motivational speaker
*[[slam poet]]
*[[performance poet]]
*[[vocal percussion]]ist
*[[beatboxer]]
}}
|genre = {{flatlist|
*[[Hip hop music|Hip hop]]
*[[dancehall]]
*[[House music|house]]
*[[reggaeton]]
*[[drum and bass]]
*[[dubstep]]
}}
|instrument = Vocals
|years_active = 2004–present
|label =
|associated_acts = [[Michael Winslow]] <br> [[Jake Shimabukuro]] <br> [[Kamuela Kahoano]] <br> [[Pimpbot]] <br> [[Kealoha (poet)|Kealoha]] <br> [[Makana (musician)|Makana]]
|website = {{URL|jasontom.com}}
}}
{{Chinese name|[[Tan (surname)|Tom]]}}{{Chinese|first=t|t=譚志豪|s=谭志豪|j=Taam4 Zi3 Hou4|p=''Tán Zhìháo''}}
'''Jason Tom''' (born November 21, 1982) is an American musician, performance poet, and motivational speaker known for [[beatboxing]] in music, dance, and [[poetry slam]]s. As the founder of the Human Beatbox Academy, he does outreach with performances, workshops and events for people of all ages. Tom has toured China and collaborated with groups such as Hawaii Meth Project and Music With A Message.<ref name="Melliennial Magazine">{{cite web|last1=Hulme|first1=Julia|title=Jason Tom: The Human BeatBox|url=http://millennialmagazine.com/jason-tom-the-human-beatbox/|publisher=Millennial Magazine|accessdate=11 October 2016|date=25 January 2016}}</ref> His Hawaii beatbox class at the Art Smith was included in "Our Favorite Things" in the April 2012 issue of ''[[Hawaii Business Magazine]]''.<ref>{{cite web | last = Farinas | first = Wil | title = Hawaii Business Magazine April 2012 | url = http://www.jasontom.com/entries/press/hawaii-business-magazine-april-2012 | work = JasonTom.com | date = April 10, 2012}}</ref> Tom has opened for [[Michael Winslow]], [[Jabbawockeez]], and [[Quest Crew]].<ref name="Honolulu Weekly">{{cite news | last = Senaga | first = Ryan | title = Our Own Human Beatbox: Jason Tom wants to take his unique sound all the way to the Big Apple | url = http://honoluluweekly.com/entertainment/2010/07/our-own-human-beatbox/ | work = Honolulu Weekly | date = July 14, 2010}}</ref> He also is a part of the newly formed Hawaii Hip-Hop Collective.<ref name="Star Advertiser Metro">{{cite news|last1=O'Connor|first1=Christina|title=Unbeatable|url=http://metrohnl.com/unbeatable|accessdate=11 October 2016|work=Metro HNL|publisher=Star Advertiser|date=23 September 2016}}</ref>
==Biography==
==={{anchor|Early Life, Background, and Education|Primary School|Secondary Education|Music and Entertainment Learning Experience (MELE) Program}}Early life, background, and education===
At age four, Tom recorded himself on [[audio cassette]] tapes singing Michael Jackson's "[[Bad (Michael Jackson song)|Bad]]."<ref name="Honolulu Weekly" /> He combined [[scat singing]] with an urban beatboxing technique known as an inward K snare drum. Although Tom played a toy piano, a ukulele and the tuba, he used beatboxing and other vocalizing as his primary musical instrument.<ref name="Honolulu Advertiser">{{cite news | last = Chan | first = Tracy | title = He's Got Beat: Jason Tom captivating audiences with human beatbox skills | url = http://the.honoluluadvertiser.com/article/2009/Oct/02/en/hawaii910020317.html | work = [[Honolulu Advertiser]] | date = October 2, 2009}}</ref><ref name="All Things Michael - Jason Tom">{{cite news | last = Jamias | first = Tina | title = Amazing Beatboxer Influenced By Michael Jackson Is Making A Name With His Talent | url = http://vallieegirl67.com/2014/05/10/amazing-beatboxer-influenced-by-michael-jackson-is-making-a-name-with-his-talent/ | work= All Things Michael | date = May 10, 2014}} Retrieved on 2014-11-27</ref><ref name="HNL Flow Jason Tom Video">{{cite news | last = Cristobal | first = Vina | title = Jason Tom, Beatbox Hero – Issue #3 HNL Flow Video Feature | url = http://vimeo.com/108984005 | work = HNL Flow: One For The Books Video Feature | date = October 26, 2014}}</ref> He graduated from [[President William McKinley High School|McKinley High School]] in 2001.<ref name="Hogan">{{cite news|last1=Domdom|first1=Jolica|title=Local beatboxer breaks it down for the Hogan Entrepreneurs|url=http://thesilversword.com/news/2015/04/01/local-beatboxer-breaks-it-down-for-the-hogan-entrepreneurs/|accessdate=5 December 2015|work=Chaminade Silversword|date=1 April 2015}}</ref>
Tom graduated from [[Kapiolani Community College]] as a [[Phi Theta Kappa]] honor student with an associate degree in liberal arts in 2007.<ref name="Hogan" /><ref name="University of Hawaiʻi Alumni">{{cite web|title=Hawai‘i’s Human Beatbox|url=https://uhalumni.org/kapiolani/story/hawaiis-human-beatbox|accessdate=1 November 2018|work=University of Hawaiʻi Foundation Office of Alumni Relations|date=19 October 2018}}</ref> His Voice I professor at KCC, Lina Doo, introduced him to [[Tuvan throat singing]] and he incorporated it into his beatboxing after Doo encouraged him to watch ''[[Genghis Blues]]''.<ref name="All Things Michael - Jason Tom" /> Tom received a [[certificate of completion]] in intensive Chinese in summer 2006 from the Freeman Foundation China Scholarship Study Abroad Program at [[Beijing Foreign Studies University]].<ref name="Hogan" /><ref name="Kapiʻo News">{{cite news|last1=Yamashiro|first1=Lexus|title=KCC Alumnus Inspires Community Through Beatboxing, Motivational Speaking|url=https://www.kapionews.com/index.php/2017/07/19/kcc-alumnus-inspires-community-through-beatboxing-motivational-speaking/|accessdate=1 November 2018|work=Kapiʻo News|date=15 July 2017}}</ref>
His secondary-education musical peers included [[American Idol]]'s [[Jordan Segundo]], Kalei Gamiao, and John Tussey, and he attended the first MELE Songwriters Workshop in 2009. Tom and [[Yelp]] Hawaii manager Emi Hart joined [[Adam Watts (musician)|Adam Watts']] songwriter workshop, and he composed "Listen Carefully ([[American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers]])".<ref name="808 Scene Zine - Jason Tom">{{cite news | last = Island | first = Ellice | title = In The Spotlight: Jason Tom the Human Beatbox | url = http://jasontom.com/entries/press/spotlight-in-the-808-scene-zine | work = The 808 Scene Zine | date = August 2009}} Retrieved on 2014-11-28</ref><ref name="UH News Release">{{cite web | title = Honolulu Community College sponsors its first songwriters workshop | url = http://www.hawaii.edu/news/article.php?aId=2931 | work = University of Hawaii News Release | date = June 18, 2009}} Retrieved on 2014-11-28</ref>
===2009–2010===
Tom was voted the Best Hawaii Musician Deserving of a Wider Audience by ''[[Honolulu Weekly]]'' in 2009.<ref>{{cite news | last = Staff | first = Honolulu Weekly | title = Best of Honolulu – The Arts | url = http://honoluluweekly.com/story-continued/2009/08/the-arts/ | work = Honolulu Weekly | date = October 12, 2009}}</ref> He represented Hawaii at the sixth international Human Beatbox Convention and the first American Beatbox Championship in [[Brooklyn]].<ref name="Honolulu Weekly" /><ref name="Midweek">{{cite news|last=Moniz |first=Melissa |title=C&K Concert; Packo Mixes It Up |url=http://archives.midweek.com/content/columns/musicmontage_article/ck_concert_packo_mixes_it_up/ |work=Midweek |date=July 21, 2010 }}</ref>
===2011–2012===
Tom headlined the Honolulu [[Twestival]] with Kamuela Kahoano, Willow Chang and Emi Hart. Their combined contribution with the Honolulu Twestival team and attendees raised over $2,000 for the Blood Bank of Hawaii.<ref name="JasonTom.com Blog 3 Back to Back">{{cite web | title = 3 Back to Back and Honolulu Twestival | url = http://jasontom.com/entries/event/3-back-to-back-honolulu-twestival | date = March 23, 2011}} Retrieved on 2012-02-17</ref><ref name="Honolulu Twestival Coverage">{{cite web | title = Honolulu Twestival Coverage | url = http://jasontom.com/entries/event/honolulu-twestival-2011 | date = March 29, 2011}} Retrieved on 2012-02-17</ref> He performed at the Aloha Music For Japan concert at the [[Aloha Tower Marketplace]] Centerstage.<ref name="Aloha Music For Japan Concert">{{cite web | title = Aloha Music For Japan Concert | url = http://jasontom.com/entries/event/aloha-music-for-japan | date = April 29, 2011}} Retrieved on 2012-02-17</ref> Tom founded the Human Beatbox Academy (Hawaii Beatbox School) and co-founded the ArtSmith studio in downtown Honolulu's arts district.<ref name="Interview with Jason Tom (The Human Beatbox Academy) ジェーソン・トム">{{cite web | title = Interview with Jason Tom (The Human Beatbox Academy) ジェーソン・トム | url = http://jasontom.com/entries/videos/interview-with-jason-tom | date = April 7, 2011}} Retrieved on 2012-02-17</ref>
With [[Estria]], he performed at the #WaterWrites Hawaii mural unveiling in Kalihi (near [[Honolulu Community College]]), the Estria Graffiti Battle, Honolulu and HIstory and the fifth annual Estria Invitational Graffiti Battle in San Francisco, [[Oakland]] and [[Berkeley, California]].<ref name="WaterWrites Mural">{{cite web | title = WaterWrites Hawaii Mural | url = http://www.estria.org/waterwrites-honolulu-unveiling/ | date = July 5, 2011}} Retrieved on 2014-07-01</ref><ref name="Estria Graffiti Battle Honolulu">{{cite web | title = Estria Graffiti Battle Honolulu & HIstory | url = http://jasontom.com/entries/event/estria-graffiti-battle-honolulu-and-history | date = September 2, 2011}} Retrieved on 2014-07-01</ref><ref name="Estria Events">{{cite web | title = Estria Events | url = http://jasontom.com/entries/event/estria-events | date = October 4, 2011}} Retrieved on 2014-07-01</ref> Tom was a top-eight performance poet finalist in HawaiiSlam's First Thursdays Grand Slam.<ref name="Honolulu Pulse">{{cite news | last = Quillopo | first = Jermel-Lynn | title = Social Encore: Spoken like a champion | url = http://www.honolulupulse.com/events/social-encore-spoken-like-a-champion | work = Honolulu Pulse | date = April 5, 2012}}</ref>
===2013===
He joined the Say Yes To Purpose tour with Diverse Art and the Academy of Hype and performed on the Music with a Message tour, visiting middle and high schools throughout Hawaii. Tom appeared in the film ''American Beatboxer'', which documented the 2010 International Human Beatbox Convention (Boxcon) and American Beatbox Championship in Brooklyn which were organized by Humanbeatbox.com and the World Beatbox Association (WBA).<ref name="KITV Segment 2">{{cite web|title=Oahu Beatboxer Jason Tom performs |url=https://www.yahoo.com/news/video/oahu-beatboxer-jason-tom-performs-190426878.html |work=[[KITV]]}} Retrieved on 2014-07-01</ref><ref name="KITV Segment 1">{{cite web|title=Local beatboxer shares his sounds |url=https://www.yahoo.com/news/video/local-beatboxer-shares-sounds-185216000.html |work=[[KITV]] |date=October 27, 2013 |}} Retrieved on 2014-07-01</ref>
=={{anchor|Inspirational Speaker and Presenter|TEDx Honolulu Conference: Shift|[Re]Think: Hawaii Speaker Series at HIFF|TEDx Honolulu Conference: It's About Time|Chevron/Honolulu District Elementary Speech Festival}}Speaker==
On November 5, 2009, Tom was a presenter at the first [[TED (conference)#TEDx|TEDx]] Honolulu conference at the Hawaii Convention Center with Neil Blecherman, Jill Buck, [[Henk Rogers]] and [[Kaiser Kuo]]. In an interviewed with former Hawaii TV news reporter Angela, he said: "Successful people fail more".<ref name="TEDxHonolulu 2009">{{cite web | title = TEDx Honolulu "Shift" | url = http://tedxhonolulu.org/tedxhonolulu-2009/ | work = TEDx Honolulu 2009 | date = November 5, 2009}} Retrieved on 2014-12-04</ref> Tom also spoke at the TEDx Honolulu conference on November 1, 2011. ''TEDx Honolulu: It's About Time'' was hosted by Ka'ala Souza at the Honolulu Design Center's Cupolo Theatre.<ref name="TEDxHonolulu 2011">{{cite web | title = TEDx Honolulu "It's About Time" | url = http://tedxhonolulu.org/tedxhonolulu-2011/ | work = TEDx Honolulu 2011 | date = November 1, 2011}} Retrieved on 2014-12-04</ref>
=={{anchor|Fashion and Music|On the Beat|I'm Movin' On|Reception}}Releases==
Tom's T-shirt release party in Honolulu featured a collaboration of beatbox, locking, popping, and b-boying with Skillroy and Andy Tran. The shirt was hand-drawn by Hawaii artist JKS.<ref name="Honolulu Weekly" /><ref name="Midweek" /> He appeared on "I'm Movin' On" on Faioso's 2010 debut album, ''Nobody Owns Me''.<ref name="Island Mele">{{cite news | last = Berger | first = John | title = 'Kaden' sweet and easy: Nobody Owns Me (Faioso) | url = http://archives.starbulletin.com/content/20100402_kaden_sweet_and_easy | work = [[Honolulu Star-Bulletin]] HI Life – Island Mele | date = April 2, 2010}}</ref><ref name="Nā Hōkū">{{cite news|last=Staff |first=Hononolulu Star-Bulletin |title=2010 Nā Hōkū Award nominees |url=http://hilife.starbulletin.com/archives/3591 |work=[[Honolulu Star-Bulletin]] HI Life |date=April 16, 2010 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110716130911/http://hilife.starbulletin.com/archives/3591 |archivedate=July 16, 2011 |df= }}</ref>
== References ==
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== External links ==
* {{Official website|http://jasontom.com}}
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