Shawn Wasabi

Shawn Wasabi
Birth name Shawn Serrano[1]
Born (1994-05-26) May 26, 1994[2]
Salinas, California, United States[3]
Genres Pop[4]
Occupation(s) Record producer[5]
Instruments Midi Fighter 64[6]
Years active 2013–present
Website www.shawnwasabi.com

Shawn Serrano[1] (born May 26, 1994[2]), professionally known as Shawn Wasabi, is an American record producer from Salinas, California.[3] He is credited as a co-inventor of the Midi Fighter 64.[6] He resides in Los Angeles.[7]

Biography

Shawn Wasabi was born in Salinas, California.[3] His father is from Manila, and his mother is from Cebu.[3] At a young age, he learned piano.[3]

In 2013, Shawn Wasabi started producing music after his friend left the Midi Fighter 3D at his house.[8] Since then, he has uploaded his live mashups such as "Pizza Rolls", "Mac n' Cheese", and "Burnt Rice", which have all garnered millions of views on YouTube.[8]

In 2015, he released "Marble Soda", using a Midi Fighter 64.[9] It contained samples from 153 different tracks and sounds.[10] The video for the song reached 1 million views on YouTube within 48 hours being uploaded.[11]

In 2016, he was nominated for the Breakthrough Artist award at the 6th Streamy Awards.[12][13]

In 2017, he released "Spicy Boyfriend".[14] In that year, he also released "Otter Pop", which featured guest vocalist Hollis.[15] The Fader placed it at number 27 on the "101 Best Songs of 2017" list.[16]

In 2018, he released "Squeez", which featured guest vocalist Raychel Jay.[17] The song was included on Paper's "10 Songs You Need to Start Your Weekend Right" list,[18] as well as The Fader's "20 Best New Pop Songs Right Now" list.[4]

Discography

Singles

  • "Hotto Dogu" (2014)
  • "Burnt Rice" (2015)
  • "Marble Soda" (2015)
  • "I Lost All My Eggs" (2016)
  • "Otter Pop" (2017) (featuring Hollis)
  • "Spicy Boyfriend" (2017)
  • "Squeez" (2018) (featuring Raychel Jay)

References

  1. 1 2 Joyce, Colin (February 15, 2017). "Shawn Wasabi's Sweet New Single Might Help You Believe in Love Again". Thump. Retrieved October 6, 2018.
  2. 1 2 Shawn Wasabi (May 25, 2015). "today is my last day of being a legal minor (i'm turning 21 tmrw)". Twitter. Retrieved October 6, 2018.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 Aric (July 16, 2015). "Exclusive Interview: Shawn Wasabi on video games, button mashing, and samples". The Electronic Currrent. Retrieved October 6, 2018.
  4. 1 2 Tanzer, Myles (September 13, 2018). "The 20 best new pop songs right now". The Fader. Retrieved October 6, 2018.
  5. ↑ Cieslik, Anna (July 30, 2017). "The Most Mesmerizing Videos on the Internet Are Coming From Shawn Wasabi". Dailybreak. Retrieved October 6, 2018.
  6. 1 2 Deahl, Dani (July 6, 2017). "How musician Shawn Wasabi helped develop the arcade-inspired Midi Fighter 64". The Verge. Retrieved October 6, 2018.
  7. ↑ Carnes, Aaron (July 26, 2016). "Preview: Shawn Wasabi to Play the Catalyst". Good Times. Retrieved October 6, 2018.
  8. 1 2 Lee, Valerie (September 19, 2016). "Blackbird Blackbird and Shawn Wasabi in The Lab LA". Mixmag. Retrieved October 6, 2018.
  9. ↑ Cooper, Duncan (May 6, 2015). "This Genius Sampled 153 Songs Into A Rapid-Fire, Hyper-Pop Fever Dream". The Fader. Retrieved October 6, 2018.
  10. ↑ Shin, Nara (April 23, 2015). "Shawn Wasabi: Marble Soda". Cool Hunting. Retrieved October 6, 2018.
  11. ↑ Ang, Arvin (April 16, 2018). "Overseas Filipino Musicians Who Make Your Motherland Proud". Clavel. Retrieved October 6, 2018.
  12. ↑ Jarvey, Natalie (October 1, 2016). "Streamy Winners 2016: Complete List". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved October 6, 2018.
  13. ↑ Spangler, Todd (October 4, 2016). "Streamy Awards 2016: Full Winners List". Variety. Retrieved October 6, 2018.
  14. ↑ Meadow, Matthew (February 14, 2017). "Shawn Wasabi Plays His New Track "Spicy Boyfriend" On MIDI Fighter". Your EDM. Retrieved October 6, 2018.
  15. ↑ Reis, Sean (August 5, 2017). "Shawn Wasabi Shows You How to "Otter Pop" with Hollis". EDM Sauce. Retrieved October 6, 2018.
  16. ↑ Cooper, Duncan (December 3, 2017). "The 101 best songs of 2017: 27. Shawn Wasabi f. Hollis, "Otter Pop"". The Fader. Retrieved October 6, 2018.
  17. ↑ Hussein, Wandera (August 24, 2018). "Shawn Wasabi shares "SQUEEZ" music video". The Fader. Retrieved October 6, 2018.
  18. ↑ Michael, Michael Love (August 24, 2018). "Bops Only: 10 Songs You Need To Start Your Weekend Right". Paper. Retrieved October 6, 2018.
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