
Today we have Elijah Nang over to talk about his journey as an artist, the Gaijin series and the work behind Gaijin 3000 - a label release we’re working together on.
We’re also covering the importance of story-telling for artists and the influence of Japanese culture in his art and music.
"there's no I in team" / Elijah Nang
Links
» Elijah Nang (@elijahnang)
» Gaijin 3000 album (link)
» Gaijin 3000 vinyl/merch (link)
» Wenyi Geng (@wenyigeng)
» Trina Hines (@hinestheartist)
» Stereofox (@wearestereofox)
» host (@himynameisivo)
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Show notes
[4:35] Storytelling in and outside of music
[6:22] Japanese culture and influence
[9:00] The Gaijin concept
[11:20] First steps in producing beats
[12:42] Advise to younger self
[14:37] Gaijin I and the journey into lofi beats
[16:05] Planning Gaijin 3000 - art, visuals, merch, vinyl and the digital release
[22:00] A new sound - exploring synthwave and retrowave music
[29:02] Working with a label as an independent artist
[34:42] Taking a break of social media