Shawn Wasabi | |
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Birth name | Shawn Serrano [1] |
Also known as | Sssshawnnnn [2] |
Born | [3] Salinas, California, U.S. [4] | May 26, 1994
Genres | Pop [5] |
Occupation(s) | Record producer [6] |
Instrument(s) | Midi Fighter 64 [7] |
Years active | 2013–present |
Labels | Warner |
Website |
www |
Shawn Serrano [1] (born May 26, 1994), [3] professionally known as Shawn Wasabi, is an American record producer from Salinas, California. [4] He is credited as a co-inventor of the Midi Fighter 64, a custom musical software controller. [7] He resides in Los Angeles. [8]
Shawn Wasabi was born in Salinas, California. [4] He was born to Filipino parents, with his father from Manila, and his mother from Cebu. [4] At a young age, he learned piano. [4]
In 2013, Shawn Wasabi started producing music after his friend left the Midi Fighter 3D at his house. [9] Since then, he has uploaded his live mashups, which have all garnered millions of views on YouTube. [9]
In 2015, he released "Marble Soda", using a Midi Fighter 64. [10] It contains samples from 153 different tracks and sounds. [11] The video for the song reached 1 million views on YouTube within 48 hours of being uploaded. [12]
In 2016, he was nominated for the Breakthrough Artist award at the 6th Streamy Awards. [13] [14]
In 2017, he released "Spicy Boyfriend". [15] In that year, he also released "Otter Pop", which featured guest vocalist Hollis. [16] The Fader placed it at number 27 on the "101 Best Songs of 2017" list. [17]
In 2018, he released "Squeez", which featured guest vocalist Raychel Jay. [18] The song was included on Paper's "10 Songs You Need to Start Your Weekend Right" list, [19] as well as The Fader's "20 Best New Pop Songs Right Now" list. [5]
His debut studio album, Mangotale, was released in 2020. [20]
One of Shawn Wasabi's equipment is the DJ TechTools Midi Fighter 64, a custom 64-button MIDI controller. [7] The Midi Fighter line of controllers is notable for using Japanese Sanwa arcade buttons rather than the rubber pads traditionally used on MPC-style MIDI controllers. [7] Initially, the Midi Fighter only came in 16-button variations. [7] A prototype of a 64-button version was designed and 3D printed for him to use by DJ TechTools product designer Michael Mitchell. [7] In 2016, his original Midi Fighter 64 prototype, along with his computer and hard drive, was stolen in a car burglary. [7] This eventually led to the mass production of the Midi Fighter 64 in 2017. [7]
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Shawn Wasabi | |
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Birth name | Shawn Serrano [1] |
Also known as | Sssshawnnnn [2] |
Born | [3] Salinas, California, U.S. [4] | May 26, 1994
Genres | Pop [5] |
Occupation(s) | Record producer [6] |
Instrument(s) | Midi Fighter 64 [7] |
Years active | 2013–present |
Labels | Warner |
Website |
www |
Shawn Serrano [1] (born May 26, 1994), [3] professionally known as Shawn Wasabi, is an American record producer from Salinas, California. [4] He is credited as a co-inventor of the Midi Fighter 64, a custom musical software controller. [7] He resides in Los Angeles. [8]
Shawn Wasabi was born in Salinas, California. [4] He was born to Filipino parents, with his father from Manila, and his mother from Cebu. [4] At a young age, he learned piano. [4]
In 2013, Shawn Wasabi started producing music after his friend left the Midi Fighter 3D at his house. [9] Since then, he has uploaded his live mashups, which have all garnered millions of views on YouTube. [9]
In 2015, he released "Marble Soda", using a Midi Fighter 64. [10] It contains samples from 153 different tracks and sounds. [11] The video for the song reached 1 million views on YouTube within 48 hours of being uploaded. [12]
In 2016, he was nominated for the Breakthrough Artist award at the 6th Streamy Awards. [13] [14]
In 2017, he released "Spicy Boyfriend". [15] In that year, he also released "Otter Pop", which featured guest vocalist Hollis. [16] The Fader placed it at number 27 on the "101 Best Songs of 2017" list. [17]
In 2018, he released "Squeez", which featured guest vocalist Raychel Jay. [18] The song was included on Paper's "10 Songs You Need to Start Your Weekend Right" list, [19] as well as The Fader's "20 Best New Pop Songs Right Now" list. [5]
His debut studio album, Mangotale, was released in 2020. [20]
One of Shawn Wasabi's equipment is the DJ TechTools Midi Fighter 64, a custom 64-button MIDI controller. [7] The Midi Fighter line of controllers is notable for using Japanese Sanwa arcade buttons rather than the rubber pads traditionally used on MPC-style MIDI controllers. [7] Initially, the Midi Fighter only came in 16-button variations. [7] A prototype of a 64-button version was designed and 3D printed for him to use by DJ TechTools product designer Michael Mitchell. [7] In 2016, his original Midi Fighter 64 prototype, along with his computer and hard drive, was stolen in a car burglary. [7] This eventually led to the mass production of the Midi Fighter 64 in 2017. [7]
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