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