1. Kishi Bashi was a founding member of Jupiter One and, for a few years, was a member of the band of Montreal.
15 Facts About Kishi Bashi
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Kishi Bashi embarked on his career as a solo artist in 2011, releasing his debut album 151a at Joyful Noise Recordings in 2012 to immediate fanfare and critical acclaim.
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Kishi Bashi's mother is from Naha, Okinawa Prefecture, and his father is from Iga, Mie Prefecture.
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Kishi Bashi began dating American philosopher and professor Kimberly Dill in August 2021.
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Kishi Bashi is the singer and founding member of the New York electronic rock outfit, Jupiter One.
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Kishi Bashi supported of Montreal on their spring 2012 tour.
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Kishi Bashi has since been invited to play in major festivals such as SXSW and Austin City Limits and gone on an extensive US tour with supporting acts such as The Last Bison.
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In early 2013, Kishi Bashi held a North American tour across the United States and Canada, continuing in EU and UK in spring 2013.
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In 2014 Kishi Bashi released his own line of coffee through Jittery Joe's called Royal Daark Blend.
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Kishi Bashi's music appears in Banana Split, The Babysitter's Club, God Friended Me, Into The Dark, Atypical, the DC Universe's Titans series, and others.
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Kishi Bashi composed the soundtrack for the Apple TV+ series Stillwater, and wrote the theme song to the television series Shrill.
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Kishi Bashi's live show is a solo performance based on live violin and vocal looping and beat boxing.
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Kishi Bashi has often been compared to Andrew Bird and Owen Pallett.
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On December 7,2017, Dill-Ishibashi started a crowdfunding campaign on Indiegogo for a documentary film titled Omoiyari: A Songfilm by Kishi Bashi, which was acquired by MTV Documentaries and premiered on Paramount+ in 2023.
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Kishi Bashi, working with different producers, gets creative with his music recordings.