StarRo
Musical artist
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starRo is the moniker of Grammy nominated[1] R&B producer Shinya Mizoguchi. His debut album Monday was released world wide October 20, 2016 and subsequently rose to the top of the charts in Japan[citation needed]. In 2016 he became the first Grammy nominated producer from Japan[2] rising him to fame in his country of origin. Uproxx later wrote, "starRo may well be one of the first, true SoundCloud producers to be nominated for a Grammy."[3] The LA-based, Japanese-born producer also became the first to host a Beats1 Radio show focused on Tokyo culture.[4] Since then, he produced for a number of Japanese and Korean R&B/Hip Hop stars including the Korean group Common Cold (Mad Clown and Justhis) called "WASH!WASH!"[5] which went to number 3 in Korea and received critical acclaim in Korea.[citation needed]
starRo | |
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| Background information | |
| Born | Shinya Mizoguchi Japan |
| Origin | Los Angeles, California, United States |
| Genres | |
| Occupation | Record producer |
Awards and nominations
| Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Heavy Star Movin' by The Silver Lake Chorus | Grammy Award for Best Remixed Recording, Non-Classical[6] | Nominated |
Discography
Albums
- Monday (2016)
EP
- Komorebi (2011)
- Soulection White Label: 004 (2013)
- Emotion (2015)
Singles
- "Touching the Void" (2013)
- "Waiting" (2014)
- "California" (2014)
- "House Party" (2015)
- "I Will" (2015)
- "Relapse" (2016)
- "Milk" (2016)
- "Yams" (2016)
