sen morimoto

ARTIST LINKS

RESPONSIBLE AGENTS

Kelly Deasy - kdeasy@outermostagency.com
Ian White - iwhite@outermostagency.com

BIO

Sen Morimoto is a Japanese American singer / multi-instrumentalist and producer based in Chicago. His mix of jazz and hip-hop production, spoken-word rap and pop sensibilities form a super-genre of modern songwriting and experimental grooves.

Sen has spent years collaborating with all scenes in Chicago from rap (Pivot Gang), Pop (KAINA), Jazz (Resavoir), Indie (Lala Lala), etc… He’s a conduit to all the different scenes and it goes beyond making music. He’s a label head (Sooper Records), an Activist (was on the front page of the Chicago Tribune for it in 2020) and is also a part of the poetry and writing scene.

His 2018 debut LP Cannonball! Was co-released by media giant 88Rising and the Chicago indie label that Sen co-owns, Sooper Records. He subsequently released his self-titled 2020 follow up on Sooper Records. Both albums garnered critical acclaim in the USA, Europe, and Japan, and led Sen out onto the road including several tours of the USA, three tours of Japan, and appearances at Festivals including the Boiler Room Jazz Festival (UK), Summersonic (Tokyo), Boro Festa (Kyoto), Head In The Clouds (USA), Treefort Festival (USA) and PDX Jazz Festival (USA).

PRESS

“Morimoto’s strongest skill is his meticulous production, which makes commonplace instruments like synthesizers or saxophone sound unique to him” – Pitchfork

“Setting the stage for this journey of a new project, Morimoto looks toward the future with his incredibly distinct sound, while keeping a foot in the present with the pressing themes he sings about.” – Consequence