Q1. What is your name?

A. Jason Hunt otherwise known as the. vocalist of the Kracker Japz.

Q2. Where are you originally from?

A. Brampton, Ontario, Canada

Q3. How long have you been in Japan?

A. 3 years (in Nara)

Q4. What are you into at the moment?

A. For the past 2 years, i have been sweating and bleeding the music with my band, We are an original 4 piece funk/ rock/hiphop band with a shot of tequila. Check us out on myspace (myspace.com/krackerjapzjapan) and find us on facebook.
I recently moved to a bachelor pad in Tsuruhashi (Korean Town) so on my lonely days and nights im all about eating good food and listening to good music. At the moment, im loving chijimi with The Chili Peppers and bibinbap with The Bloc Party.

Q5. What do you do in Japan?

A. Other than performing with the KJ'z, i work at the Nara YMCA.

Q6. How did you manage to be a musician in Japan?

A. I used to be a member of a hiphop trio in Canada since I was about 16 but my true love had always been for rock music. Fortunatley in Japan, I was able to meet some very talented musicians, all of which used to work or study at the same english school in Yamato Takeda, Nara. Firstly, I hooked up with a beat boxer named Greg from Italy and we performed our act at various cafes around Nara. Eventually we hooked up with a couple students of ours which happened to be guitarists and from that day forward we were known as the Kracker Japz.

Q7. Is it a big challenge for you to perform/have a gig in Japan? Tell me about it.

A. In regards to performing, Japanese people are great for showing support to anyone who gives 110 percent into a passion. We are thankful to the people we have met along the way who have showed support and never stopped.
Performing at gigs is a blast but one of my biggest challenges is following the gig when the cute, genki, Music Japan TV reporter shoves a microphone is my face and asks 20 questions in Japanese with my only response being a "so desu ne". The challenge is trying to keep my face from going redder than a thai red curry.

Q8. What was your most unforgettable experience as a musician in Japan?

A. Performing "Shakes" ("Beach, Beach wa doco desuka") at the first Whynot Charity Seaside Live at ATC Nanko and watching a crowd of random people storm the stage with their hands in the air.

Q9. What are your goals for future?

A. Rock out, crowd surf at one of our shows, perform at Fujirock, get signed and be featured on an episode of MTV Cribs

Q10. What is your favorite Japanese words?

A. "Nandeyanen", "Yopparai", and when asked the question do you like Japanese food i like to say "Bimyo"

Q11. Message to WhyNot!? users!

A. Let`s start a petition for the WHYNOTJAPAN!? TOPLESS PARTY!! at Murphy`s Irish Pub