1. RYAN HIGA
Andrew Garcia auditioned for American Idol's ninth season in Los Angeles. Simon called him “a genuinely, genuinely good singer" after his audition. Andrew beamed, "Simon, he gave me the best compliments. I was like 'What the heck? Simon?' After that, I was just on cloud nine." During the Hollywood round, Andrew also gave a judge-pleasing performance of Paula Abdul's "Straight Up."
More About Andrew Garcia, 'American Idol' Contestant:
When he auditioned in Los Angeles, Andrew spoke about his tough upbringing by parents who used to be involved with gangs. Andrew is now a proud dad who says fatherhood “gives you more of a reason to do what you love and to appreciate everything you have.” Andrew, who started singing at age 18, also loves to break dance in his spare time.
JR Aquino, also known as djkeeno (on Youtube), is from Anchorage Alaska. He has been singing since he was “knee-high.” He writes his own lyrics and melodies. He was on American Idol Season 4, and made it to the top 44.
Born on Oct. 15th, 1985 in Sacramento, CA, D-Trix accredits the date he started bboying at an 8th grade Valentines Dance on February 28th, 1999.
From 2003-2004 he stopped bboying, but he just couldn’t stay away.
Between 2005-2006, he traveled with his world renowned crew Flexible Flav competing and winning competitions in countries such as France, South Korea, Tahiti, Canada and various other places across t
he US. In 2007, he competed in FOX’s So You Think You Can Dance and placed in the top 10. From then on, he began touring the US and Canada, gaining national and international recognition. In 2008, he had the honor of performing in shows such as American Idol Gives back, American Idol Finale, the Ellen Show and SYTYCD Season 4. He also danced for such artists as Donna Summer, Sheila E., Gloria Estefan and many more. During this time, D-Trix also traveled extensively, teaching and making appearances in places such as Nova Scotia, Vancouver, Alaska, Toronto and Australia. D-Trix is glad that his success has allowed him to work with such great choreographers as Doriana Sanchez, Shane Sparks, Mary Murphy, Tyce Dioreo, Wade Robson, Jean Marc Generoux, Melanie and Tony Merideth, Adam Shankman and Mia Michaels.
D-Trix currently represents Flexible Flav, Stepboys Entertainment, and Quest Crew. He hopes that the experience with Quest Crew on Randy Jackson Presents America’s Best Dance Crew will allow Quest Crew to travel together and do what they love best. . . DANCE!
7. Victor King
Victor King is a recent college graduate and member of America’s Best Dance Crew Season 3 champions Quest Crew. He is a renaissance man with a heart of gold. Victor has big dreams after graduating from the University of California Irvine. Although he graduated with a degree in Business Economics, he is currently pursuing his passions for music and dance. Upon the completion of his college education, he participated in a show called America’s Best Dance Crew with his team Quest Crew, and became the season 3 champions. King is also a passionate musician and songwriter with ambitions of changing the world through music.
At age 14 and out of sheer boredom, Ryan gathered his neighborhood friends and made home videos using a VHS camcorder…no editing software, not even a tripod. Although quiet and reserved in nature, the videos showcased the creative and comedic side of him. They made videos of stunts and tricks, their version of the “Blair Witch Project” and even a Napoleon Dynamite remake. He loved to make people laugh!
Ryan was born and raised in Hilo, a small town of 50,000 people, on the Big Island of Hawaii. He was born on June 6, 1990 to parents, Wendell and Luci Higa. Having an older brother, Kyle, kept him competitive academically and athletically. He was your typical kid. From age 5 he played basketball and did judo and loved to watch TV and play video and computer games. In high school, he was a member of the National Honor Society and participated in judo and wrestling, earning local and state titles and received his black belt in Judo.
With nothing else to do after a night of bowling or movies, he organized his school friends to make videos. In 2006 came the discovery of Youtube, a digital camera, tripod and editing software. At first they did a lot of lip synching videos, then skits with a plot. He did a lot of rants…things you think about but are afraid to speak….he said it, yet always trying to be funny and not offensive. He started posting videos on Youtube because it was an easier way to share them with his friends….not knowing they would become so popular.
Since 2007, his MySpace friends has grown from 27,000 to over 178,000. His Youtube channel has over 2 million Subscribers and became #1 Most Subscribed All Time in August 2009. His over 60 videos have more than 341 million views.
Ryan is currently a student at University of Nevada, Las Vegas, majoring in Film and hopes to be successful some day in the entertainment industry as an actor, writer, producer or director
……. or perhaps, fulfill his dream of starring in his own TV series.
……. or perhaps, fulfill his dream of starring in his own TV series.
2. Kevjumba
19-year-old Kevin Wu is the owner of the highly popular Youtube channel “KevJumba.” Wu started posting comedy videos on Youtube during his Junior year in High School when he was inspired by the stand-up performances of his idol, Dave Chapelle. He quickly developed a passion in comedy and creating videos. On July 24, 2008, Wu started a second channel on Youtube called “Jumbafund” that he publishes videos to, and donates the proceeds he earns from advertising to charity. Between both channels, Wu has garnered more than 1,300,000 subscribers and 100,000,000 video views on Youtube. Through Jumbafund, Wu has donated several thousands of dollars to charities such as St. Jude’s Children’s Hospital and the Red Cross to support relief efforts following the earthquake in Haiti.
Jeff Yang of the San Francisco Chronicle describes Wu as perhaps the most interesting elite Youtube personality, going from obscurity to Youtube’s most subscribed comedian in a few months. According to Yang, Wu’s videos are not strictly comedy, consisting mostly of “stuff that Kevin finds interesting, weird or irritating.” Yang describes Wu’s videos as “mesmerizing”, although he has difficulty pinpointing why. Yang ultimately feels it is due to Wu’s self-confidence.
Wu’s videos have received replies from Jessica Alba and Baron Davis. He has received sponsorships from JCPenney and T-Mobile (among others), and starred in an online series for HBO. In October of 2009, Wu served as a spokesperson for the “B Here Tour”, a college music & comedy tour intended to help create awareness against Hepatitis B.
3. Chester See
Chester See was born and raised in Fairfield California. He attended UCLA and received a Bachelors Degree in Theater Arts with an emphasis in Acting. In 2006 Chester became the face of Disney Channels “Disney 365″and Hosted the show for over 3 years. He’s appeared in several Ad campaigns, National commercials, indie Films and most recently played a recurring guest spot on Nickelodeon’s “The Fresh Beat Band”
Chester has been playing the piano since the age of 6 and writing songs since the age of 10. He’s currently sold over 50,000 songs on itunes and has had his songs played all over the world. His most successful song titled “God Damn You’re Beautiful” has been played around world and has a combined total of over 5 million views on the web. The songs has been Most recently used on a reality show in Norway, a late night show in Australia and radio time on mix 101.1.
Chester released in his concept Ep titled “NIKI” on itunes in September of 2010 and plans to release his first official EP through Universal Distribution in the upcoming months.
4. Andrew Garcia
Andrew Garcia auditioned for American Idol's ninth season in Los Angeles. Simon called him “a genuinely, genuinely good singer" after his audition. Andrew beamed, "Simon, he gave me the best compliments. I was like 'What the heck? Simon?' After that, I was just on cloud nine." During the Hollywood round, Andrew also gave a judge-pleasing performance of Paula Abdul's "Straight Up."More About Andrew Garcia, 'American Idol' Contestant:
When he auditioned in Los Angeles, Andrew spoke about his tough upbringing by parents who used to be involved with gangs. Andrew is now a proud dad who says fatherhood “gives you more of a reason to do what you love and to appreciate everything you have.” Andrew, who started singing at age 18, also loves to break dance in his spare time.
5. JRAquino
JR Aquino, also known as djkeeno (on Youtube), is from Anchorage Alaska. He has been singing since he was “knee-high.” He writes his own lyrics and melodies. He was on American Idol Season 4, and made it to the top 44. 6. d-trix / Dominic Sandoval
Born on Oct. 15th, 1985 in Sacramento, CA, D-Trix accredits the date he started bboying at an 8th grade Valentines Dance on February 28th, 1999.From 2003-2004 he stopped bboying, but he just couldn’t stay away.
Between 2005-2006, he traveled with his world renowned crew Flexible Flav competing and winning competitions in countries such as France, South Korea, Tahiti, Canada and various other places across t
he US. In 2007, he competed in FOX’s So You Think You Can Dance and placed in the top 10. From then on, he began touring the US and Canada, gaining national and international recognition. In 2008, he had the honor of performing in shows such as American Idol Gives back, American Idol Finale, the Ellen Show and SYTYCD Season 4. He also danced for such artists as Donna Summer, Sheila E., Gloria Estefan and many more. During this time, D-Trix also traveled extensively, teaching and making appearances in places such as Nova Scotia, Vancouver, Alaska, Toronto and Australia. D-Trix is glad that his success has allowed him to work with such great choreographers as Doriana Sanchez, Shane Sparks, Mary Murphy, Tyce Dioreo, Wade Robson, Jean Marc Generoux, Melanie and Tony Merideth, Adam Shankman and Mia Michaels.
D-Trix currently represents Flexible Flav, Stepboys Entertainment, and Quest Crew. He hopes that the experience with Quest Crew on Randy Jackson Presents America’s Best Dance Crew will allow Quest Crew to travel together and do what they love best. . . DANCE!
7. Victor King
Victor King is a recent college graduate and member of America’s Best Dance Crew Season 3 champions Quest Crew. He is a renaissance man with a heart of gold. Victor has big dreams after graduating from the University of California Irvine. Although he graduated with a degree in Business Economics, he is currently pursuing his passions for music and dance. Upon the completion of his college education, he participated in a show called America’s Best Dance Crew with his team Quest Crew, and became the season 3 champions. King is also a passionate musician and songwriter with ambitions of changing the world through music.
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