Shawn Wasabi

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Shawn Wasabi
Birth nameShawn Serrano [1]
Also known asSssshawnnnn [2]
Born (1995-05-26) May 26, 1995 (age 28) [3]
Salinas, California, U.S. [4]
Genres Pop [5]
Occupation(s) Record producer [6]
Instrument(s)Midi Fighter 64 [7]
Years active2013–present
Labels Warner
Website www.shawnwasabi.com

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]

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Biography

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]

Midi Fighter 64

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]

Discography

Studio albums

Singles

Guest appearances

Notes

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  2. ↑ Shawn Wasabi (March 13, 2014). "HEADS UP I finally changed my alias from sssshawnnnn to shawn wasabi". Twitter . Archived from the original on December 6, 2018. Retrieved October 27, 2018.
  3. 1 2 Shawn Wasabi (May 25, 2015). "today is my last day of being a legal minor (i'm turning 21 tmrw)". Twitter . Archived from the original on December 6, 2018. Retrieved October 6, 2018.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 Aric (July 16, 2015). "Exclusive Interview: Shawn Wasabi in video games, button mashing, and samples". The Electronic Current. Retrieved October 6, 2018.
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  7. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Deahl, Dani (July 6, 2017). "How musician Shawn Wasabi helped develop the arcade-inspired Midi Fighter 64". The Verge . Retrieved October 6, 2018.
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  9. 1 2 Lee, Valerie (September 19, 2016). "Blackbird Blackbird and Shawn Wasabi in The Lab LA". Mixmag . Retrieved October 6, 2018.
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  11. ↑ Shin, Nara (April 23, 2015). "Shawn Wasabi: Marble Soda". Cool Hunting. Retrieved October 6, 2018.
  12. ↑ Ang, Arvin (April 16, 2018). "Overseas Filipino Musicians Who Make Your Motherland Proud". Clavel. Retrieved October 6, 2018.
  13. ↑ Jarvey, Natalie (October 1, 2016). "Streamy Winners 2016: Complete List". The Hollywood Reporter . Retrieved October 6, 2018.
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  15. ↑ Meadow, Matthew (February 14, 2017). "Shawn Wasabi Plays His New Track "Spicy Boyfriend" On MIDI Fighter". Your EDM. Retrieved October 6, 2018.
  16. ↑ Reis, Sean (August 5, 2017). "Shawn Wasabi Shows You How to "Otter Pop" with Hollis". EDM Sauce. Retrieved October 6, 2018.
  17. ↑ Cooper, Duncan (December 3, 2017). "The 101 best songs of 2017: 27. Shawn Wasabi f. Hollis, "Otter Pop"". The Fader . Retrieved October 6, 2018.
  18. ↑ Hussein, Wandera (August 24, 2018). "Shawn Wasabi shares "SQUEEZ" music video". The Fader . Retrieved October 6, 2018.
  19. ↑ Michael, Michael Love (August 24, 2018). "Bops Only: 10 Songs You Need To Start Your Weekend Right". Paper . Retrieved October 6, 2018.
  20. ↑ Killian, Alex (May 29, 2020). "Interview: Shawn Wasabi's Vastly Vibrant World on Debut Album 'Mangotale'". Atwood Magazine. Retrieved June 1, 2020.
  21. ↑ "Mangotale by Shawn Wasabi". Apple Music . Apple Inc. Retrieved June 1, 2020.
  22. ↑ "Hotto Dogu - Single by Shawn Wasabi". Apple Music . Apple Inc. Retrieved November 1, 2019.
  23. ↑ "Marble Soda - Single by Shawn Wasabi". Apple Music . Apple Inc. Retrieved November 1, 2019.
  24. ↑ "Burnt Rice (feat. Yung Gemmy) - Single by Shawn Wasabi & YDG". Apple Music . Apple Inc. Retrieved November 1, 2019.
  25. ↑ "Spicy Boyfriend - Single by Shawn Wasabi". Apple Music . Apple Inc. Retrieved November 1, 2019.
  26. ↑ "Otter Pop (feat. Hollis) - Single by Shawn Wasabi & Hollis". Apple Music . Apple Inc. Retrieved November 1, 2019.
  27. ↑ "Squeez® (feat. Raychel Jay) - Single by Shawn Wasabi". Apple Music . Apple Inc. Retrieved November 1, 2019.
  28. ↑ "Mango Love (feat. Satica) - Single by Shawn Wasabi". Apple Music . Apple Inc. Retrieved November 1, 2019.
  29. ↑ "Marble Tea - Single by Shawn Wasabi". Apple Music . Apple Inc. Retrieved November 1, 2019.
  30. ↑ "Snack (feat. Raychel Jay) - Single by Shawn Wasabi". Apple Music . Apple Inc. Retrieved November 1, 2019.
  31. ↑ "Home Run - Single by Shawn Wasabi". Apple Music . Apple Inc. Retrieved March 31, 2020.
  32. ↑ "Animal Crossing - Single by Shawn Wasabi & Sophia Black". Apple Music . Apple Inc. Retrieved March 31, 2020.
  33. ↑ "Lemons - Single by Shawn Wasabi & Kennedi". Apple Music . Apple Inc. Retrieved May 6, 2020.
  34. ↑ "i dip - Single by Shawn Wasabi". Apple Music . Apple Inc. Retrieved March 31, 2021.
  35. ↑ "Trigger Warning - Single by Shawn Wasabi, Wolftyla & MIYACHI". Apple Music . Apple Inc. Retrieved 2024-01-26.
  36. ↑ "Glue (feat. Heize & Shawn Wasabi) - Single by Far East Movement". Apple Music . Apple Inc. Retrieved November 14, 2019.
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