Aside from laying down the cuts on the turntables, rocking the mic at concerts, spinning at the club and hosting a TV Show, Kutmaster Spaz, spends countless hours, committing himself to touching the lives of youth, of students, of strangers and even to family and friends with his positive message.
Through humor, adversity and strength, Spaz himself has overcome many obstacles in his life that he shares with those he encounters. This message, along with a positive, alcohol-free, drug-free and tobacco-free lifestyle is what he has promoted over the past 25 years.
As a child, Spaz himself was afflicted with dyslexia, a neurologically based disorder that interferes with the acquisition and processing of language.
Through humor, adversity and strength, Spaz himself has overcome many obstacles in his life that he shares with those he encounters. This message, along with a positive, alcohol-free, drug-free and tobacco-free lifestyle is what he has promoted over the past 25 years.
As a child, Spaz himself was afflicted with dyslexia, a neurologically based disorder that interferes with the acquisition and processing of language.
Varying in degrees of severity, dyslexia is manifested by difficulties in receptive and expressive language, including phonological processing, in reading, writing, spelling and handwriting. Along with being dyslexic, Spaz struggled with having “Attention Deficit Hyper Active Disorder (A.D.H.D.).Yet, Spaz did not let this hinder him at a young age. Instead, he took things in stride
and overcame this difficulty by turning towards his love for music. It was in his youth that he began to hone his skills as a re-mixer/DJ and MC. And the rest, as they say, is history.
Kutmaster Spaz is now a nationally recognized re-mixer/DJ by the music industry. His cutting edge mixing skills, showmanship and keen sense of music programming has lead to many opportunities including a position as a Club Chart Reporter for Billboard Magazine. A title only given to 150 top DJ’s in the U.S.
He was the first mixer in Hawaii to receive an award labeled "Mixer of the Week" by Hitmakers magazine, a national industry magazine, for his work promoting new urban and dance music to Hawaii.
Spaz has also graced the covers of such magazines as "MidWeek," "Honolulu Weekly", G-MAG, Pau Hana Weekly and "Elan` - Hawaii Style Mag". He has also appeared in national and international magazines including the Source, Street Beat, Industry Insider, Adrenalin (UK) and Low Rider making Spaz one of the most well known DJ entertainers in Hawaii today.
Spaz is one of Hawaii's premier re-mix disc jockeys who has been practicing his craft for the past 25 years. He has been pleasing crowds at clubs around the state for years and continues to delight crowds in the thousands with his unique music blends and emcee showmanship.
He spends countless hours in visiting different schools and communities to educate students about career opportunities, peer pressure, living healthy and the growing problems of drug use.
Spaz has and continues to work with numerous organizations including The American Lung Association, Hawaii Drug Free Schools, D.A.R.E. Program, American Diabetes Association, American Heart Association, American Cancer Society, Hawaii Food Bank and HMSA to help make a difference in our community. Spaz also serves as President for The Ke Ola Hou Non-profit board which services Youth Programs on the East Side and North Shore of Oahu. Spaz is also the Vice President Board member for Diverse Art, a facility geared to expose youth to alternative positive activities in the urban arts. He is also a proud Lion with the Kamehameha Lions Club of Hawaii and is currently the 2012-1013 chairman for the Aloha State Games.
and overcame this difficulty by turning towards his love for music. It was in his youth that he began to hone his skills as a re-mixer/DJ and MC. And the rest, as they say, is history.
Kutmaster Spaz is now a nationally recognized re-mixer/DJ by the music industry. His cutting edge mixing skills, showmanship and keen sense of music programming has lead to many opportunities including a position as a Club Chart Reporter for Billboard Magazine. A title only given to 150 top DJ’s in the U.S.
He was the first mixer in Hawaii to receive an award labeled "Mixer of the Week" by Hitmakers magazine, a national industry magazine, for his work promoting new urban and dance music to Hawaii.
Spaz has also graced the covers of such magazines as "MidWeek," "Honolulu Weekly", G-MAG, Pau Hana Weekly and "Elan` - Hawaii Style Mag". He has also appeared in national and international magazines including the Source, Street Beat, Industry Insider, Adrenalin (UK) and Low Rider making Spaz one of the most well known DJ entertainers in Hawaii today.
Spaz is one of Hawaii's premier re-mix disc jockeys who has been practicing his craft for the past 25 years. He has been pleasing crowds at clubs around the state for years and continues to delight crowds in the thousands with his unique music blends and emcee showmanship.
He spends countless hours in visiting different schools and communities to educate students about career opportunities, peer pressure, living healthy and the growing problems of drug use.
Spaz has and continues to work with numerous organizations including The American Lung Association, Hawaii Drug Free Schools, D.A.R.E. Program, American Diabetes Association, American Heart Association, American Cancer Society, Hawaii Food Bank and HMSA to help make a difference in our community. Spaz also serves as President for The Ke Ola Hou Non-profit board which services Youth Programs on the East Side and North Shore of Oahu. Spaz is also the Vice President Board member for Diverse Art, a facility geared to expose youth to alternative positive activities in the urban arts. He is also a proud Lion with the Kamehameha Lions Club of Hawaii and is currently the 2012-1013 chairman for the Aloha State Games.
In 2003 Spaz signed with Time Warner to be the Executive Producer and Host for a the hit T.V. Show on OC16 called DIS-N-DAT. DIS-N-DAT is about music, entertainment, people, places, food and trends in Hawaii all tied together with comedy and a positive message. The show can be seen in Hawaii on Thursday night at 9:30 pm on Oceanic Time Warner Cable’s OC16 Kutmaster Spaz has made the transition from being "just a DJ" to a multi-media producer, production manger, promotions director, voice talent, on screen actor and businessman. Spaz's production credits include work on numerous music videos including Jasmine Trias, I.A. and other local Hip Hop R&B artist. Spaz's on camera credit includes a character role (Diego) on ABC’s former hit TV Show LOST, major commercials for Bank of America, Castle Medical Center and host of DIS-N-DAT T.V. Spaz’s innovative and creative marketing skills has lead to the success of American Lung Association’s "Lunch Mix” program 1998, Xtreme Radio #1 status in 1999, in 2000 the Worlds first DJ School for Turntablist, Sassy #1 teen magazine status in 2002, “React For Him” Hip Hop Album of the year (2003) and the creation of DIS-N-DAT TV, which is now one of the longest running shows on OC16 and is syndicated on the world wide web through www.OC16.tv. On the Weekends you can find Spaz doing what he loves the most…mixing music and making people have a good time.
AWARDS & ACHIEVEMENTS
Spaz was responsible for setting a World record for 48 hours of non-stop mobile mixing while raising almost two tons of canned food items for the Hawaii Food Bank in April of 2001. As part of the 48-hour tour, Spaz raised 5,160 pounds of food for the Hawaii Food Bank a feat accomplished by one man's vision of helping to lessen the hunger for Hawaii's people. In the past Spaz has also worked diligently on behalf of the American Lung Association of Hawaii as a spokesperson with the Music with a Message Tours providing teens with a positive, tobacco-free message, he was also the key spokesperson for HMSA’s “Go Live Healthy Program” geared to young adults. Spaz is also the founder and creator of the Lunch Mix Program. A program set to motivate teens to make the “right choices”. He has also worked to educate youth on teen dating violence by partnering with the Domestic Violence Clearing House through the partnership of a mother-daughter luncheon and a men's march in October 2001.
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