Sean Miyashiro
CEO of American music company 88rising
Sean Miyashiro (born May 28, 1981 in San Jose, California) is an American record producer, founder and CEO of an Asian-American music company 88rising.
Early life
Miyashiro, who is of Japanese and Korean descent, was raised in San Jose, California. His eclectic taste in music was largely influenced by his parents. Miyashiro’s father was an avid soul and Beach Boys fan who nurtured his son’s music discovery via after school trips to stores like the historic Tower Records on Los Angeles’ Sunset Strip.
Miyashiro attended San Jose State University, where he began organizing shows and promoting parties for campus fraternities and student groups. By age 20, he was managing three nightclubs and throwing underground raves.
Career
In 2013, Miyashiro helped to launch Thump, Vice’s onetime electronic-music site, where he worked with a range of notable artists and forged deeper roots into the music industry. At Thump, Miyashiro developed his vision for 88rising: a multi-faceted media entity dedicated to celebrating the Asian artists he loved and centering them in mainstream culture. At its core, Miyashiro aimed to replicate what he created with Vice but geared toward Asian culture.
In 2015, Miyashiro launched American music company 88rising, initially known as CXSHXNLY (pronounced "cash only"), from the roof of a Bronx parking garage.
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