Shawn Wasabi
Filipino-American musician
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Shawn Michael Serrano[1] (born May 26, 1994),[7] professionally known as Shawn Wasabi, is an American artist, composer, and record producer from Salinas, California.[3] He is credited as a co-inventor of the Midi Fighter 64, a custom musical software controller.[6] Shawn has accumulated hundreds of millions of views on his original Youtube works.[8] He resides in Los Angeles.[9]
Shawn Wasabi | |
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| Also known as | Wasabi |
| Born | Salinas, California, U.S.[3] |
| Genres | Pop[4] |
| Occupation | Record producer[5] |
| Instrument | Midi Fighter 64[6] |
| Years active | 2013–present |
| Website | www |
Biography
Shawn Wasabi was born in Salinas, California.[3] He was born to Filipino parents, with his father from Manila, and his mother 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.[10] Since then, he has uploaded his live mashups, which have all garnered millions of views on YouTube.[10]
In 2015, he released "Marble Soda", using a Midi Fighter 64.[11] It contains samples from 153 different tracks and sounds.[12] The video for the song reached 1 million views on YouTube within 48 hours of being uploaded.[13]
In 2016, he was nominated for the Breakthrough Artist award at the 6th Streamy Awards.[14][15]
In 2017, he released "Spicy Boyfriend".[16] In that year, he also released "Otter Pop", which featured guest vocalist Hollis.[17] The Fader placed it at number 27 on the "101 Best Songs of 2017" list.[18]
In 2018, he released "Squeez", which featured guest vocalist Raychel Jay.[19] The song was included on Paper's "10 Songs You Need to Start Your Weekend Right" list,[20] as well as The Fader's "20 Best New Pop Songs Right Now" list.[4]
His debut studio album, Mangotale, was released in 2020.[21]
Shawn Wasabi also produces music for other artists. His production credits include songs with Cynthia Erivo, eaJ, JIHYO (of TWICE), Kid Cudi, The Rose, Rose Gray, Royal & the Serpent, Saweetie, and many more. He achieved his first top 40 production with KATSEYE's "Internet Girl" debuting at #29 on the Billboard Top 100.[22]
Midi Fighter 64
One of Shawn Wasabi's equipment is the DJ TechTools Midi Fighter 64, a custom 64-button MIDI controller.[6] 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.[6] Initially, the Midi Fighter only came in 16-button variations.[6] A prototype of a 64-button version was designed and 3D printed for him to use by DJ TechTools product designer Michael Mitchell.[6] In 2016, his original Midi Fighter 64 prototype, along with his computer and hard drive, was stolen in a car burglary.[6] This eventually led to the mass production of the Midi Fighter 64 in 2017.[6]
Discography
Studio albums
- Mangotale (2020)[23]
Singles
- "Hotto Dogu" (2014)[24]
- "Marble Soda" (2015)[25]
- "Burnt Rice" (2015) (with YDG, featuring Yung Gemmy)[26]
- "Spicy Boyfriend" (2017)[27]
- "Otter Pop" (2017) (featuring Hollis)[28]
- "Squeez" (2018) (featuring Raychel Jay)[29]
- "Mango Love" (2018) (featuring Satica)[30]
- "Marble Tea" (2019) (featuring uncredited vocals from Raychel Jay)[31]
- "Snack" (2019) (featuring Raychel Jay)[32]
- "Home Run" (2020) (featuring Raychel Jay)[33]
- "Animal Crossing" (2020) (featuring Sophia Black)[34]
- "Lemons" (2020) (featuring Kennedi)[35]
- "I Dip" (2021) (featuring uncredited vocals from Chloe George)[36]
- "Trigger Warning" (2023) (featuring Wolftyla and MIYACHI)[37]
Producer Credits
- "Clear (Shawn Wasabi Remix)" (2016) - Pusher, MOTHICA[38]
- "How You Feeling?" (2017) - Superfruit[39]
- "Big Bag" (2018) - Wes Period[40]
- "Wutda Hell" (2018) - Wes Period[41]
- "WASHED" (2018) - Dumbfounded[42]
- "Cool Being You" (2018) - Neptune[43]
- "Yamaguchi" (2019) - Terror Jr[44]
- "Talk About It" (2019) - Plasty[45]
- "Don't Shoot" (2019) - Shea Diamond[46]
- "The Grandpa Rap" (2019) - Kyle Exum[47]
- "The Family Rap" (2019) - Kyle Exum[48]
- "I'd Kill" (2019) - Chloe Tang[49]
- "Call Me Queen" (2019) - Citizen Queen[50]
- "Skin Care Tutorial 2020" (2020) - tobi lou[51]
- "Final Fantasy" (2020) - ALMA[52]
- "Mama" (2020) - ALMA[53]
- "Nightmare" (2020) - ALMA[54]
- "So Lucky" (2020) - Shea Diamond[55]
- "Strawberry Lemonade" (2021) - Neptune[56]
- "This Song Is About Self Love" (2021) - DANakaDAN[57]
- "Shiny Demise" (2022) - Neptune[58]
- "People Can Change" (2022) - YDE[59]
- "Where's the Fun in Truth" (2022) - YDE[60]
- "Uncomfortable" (2022) - YDE[61]
- "Wyoming" (2022) - Neptune[62]
- "LA Stars" (2023) - eaJ[63]
- "Wishing On You" (2023) - JIHYO[64]
- "Nauseous" (2023) - The Rose[65]
- "Moonlit Sonata" (2023) - DANDAN
- "NaNi" (2024) - Saweetie[66]
- "Datin' Myself" (2024) - UNIS[67]
- "Read the Room" (2024) - Elijah Blake, Kareen Lomax[68]
- "Psycho and Beautiful" (2024) - CLASS:y[69]
- "Wasteland (from the series "Arcane League of Legends)" (2024) - Arcane, Royal & the Serpent[70]
- "Everything Changes (But I Won't)" (2024) - Rose Gray[71]
- "Replay" (2024) - Cynthia Erivo[72]
- "Grave" (2025) - Kid Cudi[73]
- "Truman Show" (2025) - Kid Cudi[74]
- "Neverland" (2025) - Kid Cudi[75]
- "Picnic In Paris" (2025) - Kid Cudi[76]
- "Submarine" (2025) - Kid Cudi[77]
- "Mr. Miracle" (2025) - Kid Cudi[78]
- "Internet Girl" (2026) - KATSEYE[79]
Guest Appearances
- Far East Movement - "Glue" (2019) (featuring Heize and Shawn Wasabi)[80]
Notes
- Mangotale is stylized in all caps.
- "Squeez" is stylized with a registered trademark symbol after the title.
- "Marble Tea," "Home Run," "Animal Crossing," and "Lemons" are stylized in all caps.
- "Snack" is stylized in all caps, and the title was later changed to "The Snack That Smiles Back" on streaming platforms (stylized in lowercase).
- "I Dip" is stylized in lowercase.