Ann Arbor producer Shigeto sits down with NPR for a video interview discussing his live set and live drumming, and how it helps him interact with his audiences.
ln the context of Shigeto's debut LP Lineage, 'Huron River Drive' functions as a respite of sorts, a brief stop on the roadside of a very personal into the past. But as this single release proves, it also stands alone as a pleasantly understated piece of electronic beauty.More ›
"Nothing is more fun than remixing stuff that is so different from your own. I had a lot of fun with this one." Zach Saginaw AKA Shigeto
After the release of mini album, 'Lineage' earlier this year, Shigeto presents his Sufjan Stevens remix.More ›
Real name /
Zachary Saginaw
Artists take on pseudonyms for a multitude of reasons, but in Zach Saginaw’s case, those reasons run deeper than most. Zach records under the name Shigeto. It’s his middle name; it’s also his grandfather’s name, a tribute to the Japanese branch of Zach’s family tree. Shigeto also means “to grow bigger”—appropriate, given Zach’s premature birth-weight of less than a pound. Today, Shigeto stands for Zach’s vividly beautiful electronic music. Beat-driven but given to richly textured sound design, rhythmically fractured but melodically sumptuous, Shigeto’s music is a bridge between the past and present, bringing the artist face to face with a creative legacy that spans decades.
