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Similar Artists:

UNKLE, Gorillaz, Tommy Guerrero, Cornelius

Influenced By:

DJ Shadow, Beastie Boys, Massive Attack, The Sex Pistols, Grandmaster Flash

Formal Connection With:

Teriyaki Boyz
  • Active: 2000s
  • Genres: Electronica
  • Instrument: Producer, Vocals, Synthesizer
  • Representative Albums: "Ape Sounds," "Shadow Of The Ape Sounds: Director's Cut," "Nigo Presents: Return of the Ape Sounds"

Biography

The trendy Japanese artist Nigo began his career drumming but used his later success as a clothing designer to catapult his music career forward, resulting in a prestigious opportunity to record for James Lavelle's Mo' Wax label. In addition to being the drummer for the Japanese punk band Toyko Sex Pistols, Nigo worked with fashion shoots where he would both DJ and occasionally style the shoots. During this same period, Nigo contributed to a trendsetting Japanese magazine called Last Orgy 2 that enabled him to further make a name for himself within the exclusive world of fashion. Soon, he began his own clothing line, Bathing Ape, and began to throw parties in celebration of his fashions that would draw a collective of Japanese artists such as Cornelius along with others from around the world, namely Lavelle (an advocate of Bathing Ape clothing). Inspired by Nigo's approach to fashion and his overall aesthetic, Lavelle became close acquaintances with the Japanese artist, presenting him with the opportunity to make a record for Mo' Wax. The resulting album, Ape Sounds, closely resembles Lavelle's own project as U.N.K.L.E., both overseen by an artist collaborating with a large stable of other talented artists. Ape Sounds drew heavily from hip-hop and punk for its general aesthetic, with a high-tech production style to help bring an overall motif to the many assembled takes on the two somewhat opposing genres, along with hints of modern sound collage in the style of DJ Shadow. ~ Jason Birchmeier, All Music Guide
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Nigo
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Background information
Birth name Tomoaki Nagao
Also known as Nigo
Born December 23, 1970 (1970-12-23) (age 38)
Origin Maebashi, Japan
Occupations DJ, record producer, entrepreneur
Years active 1995–present
Labels Bape
Associated acts Pharrell Williams, Teriyaki Boyz
Website [1]

Nigo (ニゴー Nigō?, born Tomoaki Nagao (長尾 智明) on December 23, 1970[1]) is a Japanese music producer, DJ and the creator of the urban clothing line A Bathing Ape, otherwise known as Bape.

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Fashion background

Nigo's venture into fashion started in a small store selling a few Bape t-shirts and camouflage print hoodies, which became very popular among the teen demographic. Nigo then released the Bapesta, a sneaker which, according to Jonathon Ross, became the "epitome of collectable footwear."[2] The Bapesta logo on the side of the shoe looks like the Nike swoosh but with a lightning zap and a star instead. The clothing line is considered by many to be difficult to acquire, considering the fact that the only stores in the United States are in New York and Los Angeles. Along with Pharrell Williams, Nigo is also responsible for helping produce the Billionaire Boys Club and Ice Cream Footwear brands.

Musical and entertainment background

Nigo has currently been associated with popular rap and hip hop artists such as Kanye West and Pharrell Williams. He is the DJ of the popular Japanese hip hop group Teriyaki Boyz and is also owner of BAPE sounds record label. He currently has a show he created himself for MTV Japan called Nigoldeneye.[3]

Miscellaneous

  • Nigo speaks little or no English, and uses a translator, whenever he does interviews.
  • Nigo won the 2005 Style Award as part of the MTV Asia Awards.
  • Nigo has a cameo apperance in the takashi Murakami short film "Akihabara Majokko Princess" shown at the "Pop Life" exibition at TATE Modern in London.

See also

References

  1. ^ http://www.buybapehoodies.com/Nigo.html
  2. ^ http://www.nigobape.com/video/interview-jonathan-ross.html
  3. ^ http://hypebeast.com/tags/nigoldeneye/

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