This person might not have anything to do with arts or design but… Maybe art is. Ever heard of Nujabes? A guy with lotsa cool hip-hop music in his mind. He is also the person behind the soundtrack for anime Samurai Champloo.
Here’s what they gotta say about him at Last.fm :
“Jun Seba is a Japanese hip-hop music producer who records under the name Nujabes. He is also an owner of “tribe,” a record store in Shibuya, Tokyo, and runs Hyde-Out Productions, an indie record label. He has released two CDs in Japan, Metaphorical Music in 2003 and Modal Soul in 2005.
He has also contributed music to the soundtrack of Samurai Champloo, an anime which blends a setting in feudal Japan with modern anachronisms, especially hip-hop music.
In addition to Japanese artists like Shing02 and Minmi, he has collaborated with underground American hip-hop acts Cyne, Apani B-Fly, Five Deez, Substantial, Fat Jon and with British rapper Funky DL.
His music is known for a strong cool jazz influence, frequently using samples from artists like Miles Davis and Yusef Lateef.
He is also a member of the production duo “Urbanforest”, an experimental collaboration with Nao Tokui (appearing on the Lady Brown 12″).”
For his Discography, check this link, Discogs.
P/S: His real name is Jun Seba. If you reverse each word individually and then join them, you will get Nujabes.
On February 26, 2010, Jun Seba was involved in a traffic accident upon exiting the Shuto Expressway late at night. He died at a hospital in Shibuya Ward after failed efforts to revive him. He was 36 years old. There was a private burial with only family in attendance.