Mochipet

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Mochipet
Birth nameDavid Wang
BornJanuary 12, 1980
Taiwan
Origin Daly City, California
Genres Alternative hip hop, electronic
Occupation(s) Producer
Years active2002-present
LabelsDaly City Records, BPitch Control, Death$ucker, Peace Off, Violent Turd, Automation Records
Website mochipet.bandcamp.com

David Wang, better known by his stage name Mochipet, is a Taiwanese American record producer. [1] His recordings have been released on multiple record labels such as Death$ucker, Peace Off, and Violent Turd. [2] He is also the owner of Daly City Records. [3]

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Career

Mochipet released the album, Combat, in 2004. [4] It was followed by Uzumaki. [5] In 2008, he released Microphonepet, an album consisting of tracks he has recorded with underground rappers for five years. [6] Alan Ranta of Tiny Mix Tapes gave the album a favorable review, describing it as "one of the strongest hip-hop albums of 2008". [7] KEXP-FM chose "Sharp Drest", a song off of the album, as their Song of the Day on June 23, 2008. [8]

Discography

Albums

EPs

Singles

Remixes

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References

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