Here's an update from my last entry and more, the TEDx Honolulu 2011 "It's About Time" conference have officially rescheduled and relocated. It is now on 11.1.11 (Tuesday, November 1st, 2011) at the Cupola Theater, 2nd floor of the Honolulu Design Center. Be sure to apply to attend for a possible invitation, limited to 100 guests for a live experience of "ideas worth spreading." Also sponsors interested apply here.
Here is a shout out to Shay, she got A-Profiled by AArisings' Nelson Wong! Incredible! Check her interview out and subscribe to her YouTube.
http://www.aarising.com/content.php?129-YouTube-s-Starlet-Shay-A-Profiled
Anyway, I am thrilled to hit the stage at these upcoming events...
The 5th Annual Estria Invitational Graffiti Battle and HIstory - Honolulu
at the Honolulu Academy of Arts, Linekona Center
presented by the Estria Foundation and 808 Urban
Saturday, September 3rd, 2011, 12:00PM-7:00PM
Estria Foundation, 808 Urban & Honolulu Academy of Arts present
----The Estria Invitational Graffiti Battle & HIstory----
A
Free Urban Arts & Culture Festival for all ages, HIstory celebrates
the Past, Present, and Future of Hawaii's Hip-Hop movement as a vehicle
to empower our communities, while inspiring our youth.
Hawaii's
top Graffiti artists will compete to go to the nation's largest battle
in the 5th Annual Estria Invitational Graffiti Battle.
Also, a BLACKBOOK BATTLE for all-ages - come early to sign up!
FREE
INDOOR & OUTDOOR WORKSHOPS ALL DAY in aerosol art, graphic design,
screen-printing, beatboxing, breakdance, spoken word, live painting,
t-shirt stenciling, Hawaiian storytelling, urban gardening, food
sovereignty + more.
DJ's and Performances featuring: LIGHTSLEEPERS, YOUTH SPEAKS HAWAII, JASON TOM, SEPH1, MAMAWISDOM, and more TBA...
***JUST ADDED: From Oakland, CA - TURFIN247, DJ AGANA
=Live Painting by Angry Woebot. The Pinky Show.=
Honolulu Academy of Art Center @ Linekona
1111 Victoria St. corner of Victoria and Beretania St.
Saturday Sept 3, 2011
12-7pm
Full info http://estriabattle.com/?portfolio=honolulu-2011
-CONTINUE TO LOOK HERE FOR WORKSHOP SCHEDULE UPDATES
Prior to that will be the First Friday Party at the ArtSmith, September 2nd, 6PM, come on down!
LIVE performances by Cherry Blossom Cabaret, Jason Tom and the Human Beatbox Academy, Dancers Unlimited. Featured art by Grim, latest designs from Freelance Clothing, cinema and photography exhibit by Curators of Hip Hop, emcee and b-boy cypher.
Comedy Dojo X - the Return of David Lee
September 7th, 2011, 8PM at Hawaiian Brian's.
Featuring Fernando Pacheco, Jason Tom, David Lee, Paul Kane, and more!
18th Annual Children and Youth Day
October 2nd, 2011 at the Honolulu Hale
10:00AM-3:00PM
Featuring performances by Youth Speaks Hawaii, Nix Performing Arts Center, DJ Chunky, Jason Tom, The Colby Benson Band and more.
Hawaiis Supreme 1 on 1 B-Boy Battle, Hawaii Skillz
Saturday, October 22nd, 2011
5:00PM-10:00PM at Fresh Cafe
Hosted by Kim Jong Will and Clifton Abuan
Powered by New Images Productions, Lightsleepers, Freelance Clothing, Chaddocx, BBoyCity, Jason Tom
TEDx Honolulu 2011
November 1st, 2011 at Cupola Theater, 2nd floor of Honolulu Design Center
9:00AM-11:11PM
Confirmed Speakers:
Sig and Kuhao Zane
Kealoha Wong (Poet)
Michael Wall
Jason Tom (Human Beatbox)
Jake Shimabukuro (Ukulele Virtuoso)
Daniel & Sean
Dr. Richard Pyle (Fish Nerd)
New Hope's iPad Band (Digital Musicians)
Elyse Petersen (Collaborator)
Ho Leung Ng
Mark Mauricio (Magician - Comedian)
Jason Mateo
Roald Marth (Entrepreneur)
Amy Burvall & Herb Mahelona (Crazy History Teachers)
Matthew Lynch
Dr. Michael Liu (Astronomer)
High School Senior Project (Public School Excellence)
Edgy Lee (Filmmaker)
Lani Leary
Robert Hong
Brian Goldstein (Technology Executive)
Susan Cox
Vivian Chau
Signing out,
Hawaii hip hop culture have pioneers in the art of writing (aerosol art), deejaying, b-boying/b-girling (break dancing), and emceeing. And Hawaii also had beatboxers in the early 1980's influenced by beatboxers Darren Robinson also known as Buffy (R.I.P) of the Fat Boys, Doug E. Fresh (who later influenced the Dougie dance), Biz Markie, the Godfather of Noyze Rahzel and the Human Orchestra Kenny Muhammad. There were Hawaii beatboxers who would perform at Hawaii hip hop jams and events, but the presence of Hawaii beatboxers remained unknown to most on the Hawaiian islands.
In 2004, beatboxer Jason Tom came into the performance scene, influenced by Bay Area California's Asian American beatboxer Elaine Chao after he caught her 2003 television appearance on the Showtime At the Apollo, and then he felt inspired with a vision of perpetuating the art, the fifth element of hip-hop and culture of beatboxing throughout the Hawaiian islands. He started with Oahu and helped to put Hawaii on the map with beatboxing on Kauai, Inner Mongolia, China, Beijing, Shanghai, Zhongshan, Guangdong, San Francisco, Oakland, Los Angeles, Brooklyn, Manhattan, Nyack, and New York City, etc.
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