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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. Over the past 20 years, he has been showcasing his talents and taking it to the next level with his cutting edge mixing skills and showmanship. 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 the past 20 years with his unique music blends and emcee showmanship. He has and continues to spend his time to visit different schools and communities to educate students about career opportunities, peer pressure and the growing problems of drug use. Spaz has and continues to work with numerous organizations including The American Lung Association, Collation for a Drug Free Hawaii, D.A.R.E. Program, Juvenile Diabetes Association, American Heart Association, American Cancer Society, Solid Rock Ministries Oahu, Hawaii Food Bank and HMSA to help make a difference in our community. 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 and trends in Hawaii all tied together with comedy and a positive message. The show can be seen in Hawaii on Wednesday night at 10:00 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 and on screen actor. Spaz's production credit's 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 hit TV Show LOST, major commercials for Bank of America and hosting 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 world wide through IPTV. Spaz is also the founder and publisher for Hawaii's premier fashion magazine "DISfunkshion". Currently Spaz is the President for the DIS-N-DAT Media Group (a multi-media production company) as well as the Music and Marketing Director at CW's Night Club on Lewers in Waikiki were you can find him nightly doing what he loves the most...mixing music and making people have a good time.
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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 20 years. As a child, Spaz himself was afflicted with dyslexia, a neurologically based disorder that interferes with the acquisition and processing of language. |
