Shigeto is the

stage name A stage name is a pseudonym used by performers and entertainers—such as actors, comedians, singers, and musicians. Such professional aliases are adopted for a wide variety of reasons and they may be similar, or nearly identical, to an individu ...

of Zachary Shigeto Saginaw, an American

electronic music Electronic music is a genre of music that employs electronic musical instruments, digital instruments, or circuitry-based music technology in its creation. It includes both music made using electronic and electromechanical means ( electroac ...

ian originally from

Ann Arbor, Michigan Ann Arbor is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan and the county seat of Washtenaw County, Michigan, Washtenaw County. The 2020 United States census, 2020 census recorded its population to be 123,851. It is the principal city of the Ann Arbor ...

. His music has a diverse sound, influenced by jazz, his fellow

Ghostly A ghost is the soul or spirit of a dead person or animal that is believed to be able to appear to the living. In ghostlore, descriptions of ghosts vary widely from an invisible presence to translucent or barely visible wispy shapes, to rea ...

artists, and other sources. His melodic, beat oriented songs are a unique blend of instrumental hip hop and electronic music. He briefly attended School of Jazz at The New School in New York City but dropped out in 2003.

Discography

Albums * ''Full Circle'' (

Ghostly International Ghostly International is an American independent record label founded in 1999 by Samuel Valenti IV and currently headquartered in Brooklyn, New York City. Chief artists include Matthew Dear, Dabrye (a.k.a. Tadd Mullinix), Com Truise, Tycho, Gol ...

, 2010) * ''Lineage'' (Ghostly International, 2012) * ''

No Better Time Than Now ''No Better Time Than Now'' is the second studio album by glitch hop producer Shigeto. The album was well-received, being ranked number 25 on the 2013 year-end list by ''XLR8R ''XLR8R'' (pronounced "accelerator") is a website that covers music, ...

'' (Ghostly International, 2013) * ''

The New Monday ''The New Monday'' is the third studio album by American electronic musician Shigeto. It was released on October 6, 2017 through Ghostly International Ghostly International is an American independent record label founded in 1999 by Samuel Valen ...

'' (Ghostly International, 2017) EPs *"New Crossings EP" ( Moodgadget Records, 2008) *"What We Held On To EP" (Ghostly International, 2010) *"Semi Circle EP" (Ghostly International, 2010) *"2010" (Self-Released, 2015) (with Devonwho) *"Intermission EP" (Ghostly International, 2015) *"Weighted" (Ghostly International, 2018) *"Versions" (Ghostly International, 2019) Remixes *"Full Circle Remixes" (Ghostly International, 2011) With Dave Douglas *'' High Risk'' (Greenleaf, 2015) *''

Dark Territory Dark territory is a term used in the North American railroad industry to describe a section of running track not controlled by signals. Train movements in dark territory were previously handled by timetable and train order operation, but since t ...

'' (Greenleaf, 2016)

References

American electronic musicians Living people Year of birth missing (living people) {{US-electronic-musician-stub