Shawn Wasabi

Shawn Wasabi
Also known asWasabi
Born
Shawn Michael Serrano[1][2]

Salinas, California, U.S.[3]
GenresPop[4]
OccupationRecord producer[5]
InstrumentMidi Fighter 64[6]
Years active2013–present
Websitewww.shawnwasabi.com

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]

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

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.

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  41. ^ "Wutda Hell - track". Muso.AI. Retrieved 2026-02-05.
  42. ^ "WASHED (PROD. BY SHAWN WASABI) - track". Muso.AI. Retrieved 2026-02-05.
  43. ^ "Cool Being You - track". Muso.AI. Retrieved 2026-02-05.
  44. ^ "Yamaguchi - track". Muso.AI. Retrieved 2026-02-05.
  45. ^ "Talk About It - track". Muso.AI. Retrieved 2026-02-05.
  46. ^ "Don't Shoot - track". Muso.AI. Retrieved 2026-02-05.
  47. ^ "The Grandpa Rap - track". Muso.AI. Retrieved 2026-02-05.
  48. ^ "The Family Rap - track". Muso.AI. Retrieved 2026-02-05.
  49. ^ "I'd Kill - track". Muso.AI. Retrieved 2026-02-05.
  50. ^ "Call Me Queen - track". Muso.AI. Retrieved 2026-02-05.
  51. ^ "Skin Care Tutorial 2020 - track". Muso.AI. Retrieved 2026-02-05.
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  53. ^ "Mama - track". Muso.AI. Retrieved 2026-02-05.
  54. ^ "Nightmare - track". Muso.AI. Retrieved 2026-02-05.
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  57. ^ "This Song is about Self Love - track". Muso.AI. Retrieved 2026-02-05.
  58. ^ "Shiny Demise - track". Muso.AI. Retrieved 2026-02-05.
  59. ^ "People Can Change - track". Muso.AI. Retrieved 2026-02-05.
  60. ^ "Where's the Fun in Truth - track". Muso.AI. Retrieved 2026-02-05.
  61. ^ "Uncomfortable - track". Muso.AI. Retrieved 2026-02-05.
  62. ^ "Wyoming - track". Muso.AI. Retrieved 2026-02-05.
  63. ^ "LA STARS - track". Muso.AI. Retrieved 2026-02-05.
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  66. ^ "NANi - track". Muso.AI. Retrieved 2026-02-05.
  67. ^ "Datin' Myself - track". Muso.AI. Retrieved 2026-02-05.
  68. ^ "Read The Room - track". Muso.AI. Retrieved 2026-02-05.
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  72. ^ "Replay - track". Muso.AI. Retrieved 2026-02-05.
  73. ^ "Grave - track". Muso.AI. Retrieved 2026-02-05.
  74. ^ "Truman Show - track". Muso.AI. Retrieved 2026-02-05.
  75. ^ "Neverland - track". Muso.AI. Retrieved 2026-02-05.
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