Tom Taus is now a bona fide international DJ.
The Viva Artists Agency star recently performed in Ultra Japan, the Japanese edition of the world’s biggest electronic music festival. The event was held in Tokyo in September and featured a stellar line-up of headliners including superstar DJs David Guetta, Skrillex, Alesso, Dash Berlin, and Armin Van Buuren.
It was Tom’s first appearance at a major international music festival in Asia, but the organizers saw him worthy of the main stage on the final day. In fact, he was the first act to take the stage that later on hosted the one-two-three punch of Dash Berlin, Alesso, and closing act David Guetta.
“I still could not believe I played on the same stage as all these artists that are some of the biggest names in electronic music today,” Tom says. The former child star is the first Philippine-born and -raised DJ to perform in ULTRA, the world’s biggest and most successful remaining independent electronic music festival.
The festival originated in Miami Beach, Florida in the U.S. in 1999. Over the past 16 years, literally thousands of the world’s most iconic DJs, producers, and live acts have mesmerized audiences with awe-inspiring sets at ULTRA festivals in many countries around the world including Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Ibiza, Korea, and South Africa.
It was the main organizer of Ultra Japan who personally invited Tom to perform at the festival after he saw one of his local gigs in Manila. Tom was also invited to the Road to ULTRA: Manila, one of the satellite events of the festival, that was held at the MOA Arena a week after the Tokyo event.
Tom got started interested in DJ-ing almost 10 years ago after trying it out at a private party for a friend in Manila. He then pursued it when he went back to the U.S. where he had been based since migrating in 2001 when he was 13 years old. He successfully carved out a name for himself in Hollywood where he was known as DJ TommyT.
Now performing as DJ Tom Taus, he has been touring the Philippines since he returned to the country last year. And after a successful stint at ULTRA JAPAN, he is now tapping into the dance scene in Asia. Thus, it’s only a matter of time until he reaches the other parts of the globe.
Tom Taus takes DJ’ing to new heights by combining his passion for music and live percussion into one explosive performance. Making noise in the Hollywood/Los Angeles club scene, he gained residencies at the top clubs in the city and has performed at some of the most prestigious venues and events in the US West Coast, including the Playboy Mansion and Coachella’s “Music Loves Fashion”. Combining clever transitions, rocking mash ups and high-energy drum infused sets, his sound eventually reached the ears of the city where the top DJ’s in the world perform, Las Vegas. He has also been chosen to perform at events hosted and headlined by some of the world’s biggest names such as Neyo, Lady Gaga, Snoop Dogg, the LA Lakers, LA Clippers, and Manny Pacquiao. He was also chosen personally by Ariana Grande and her team to be the front act for her Honeymoon tour concert in the Philippines.
Returning to the Philippines in 2014, he broke his own record at his solo concert with a crowd of over 10,000 people. While in Los Angeles, he became one of the official DJ’s for PUMA and GUESS clothing and is now a brand ambassador for PUMA PH. Being in Asia for just a short period of time, he was already featured in DJ MAG ASEAN as one of the best in the South East Asia region proudly representing his country. Currently touring the Philippines and Asia, he now hosts his own dance battle show called Move It on TV5. His time is now juggled between performing, touring and working on his upcoming remixes and much anticipated original tracks.
