Shao Dow
Musician / Artist
UK
Biography:
Shao Dow is an independent rapper, manga author and occasional ninja.
After studying Shaolin Kung Fu with the monks whilst living in China, Shao Dow utilised the tenacity and determination he learnt from his martial arts training to independently forge his music career.
It's little wonder Shao scooped the AIM Award for Hardest Working Artist - he has self-released three albums, created a headphones brand and published a manga book series through his own company, DiY Gang Entertainment.
The London-born artist also appeared on ITV's Ninja Warrior UK and was invited into Parliament to speak on behalf of grassroots music venues across the country.
Known to rap in both English and Japanese, Shao is hard to define as just a regular artist. He constantly blurs the lines between anime (Japanese-style animation), martial arts and his own music and has worked with icons such as Sean Schemmel (the voice actor for Goku - Dragon Ball Z) and featured on the first single from Tech N9ne's latest album.
Alongside his regular releases, Shao Dow is also working on the soundtrack for an online animated series with Mashed and Channel 4 - the first episode achieved more than 1 million views on YouTube within two weeks. His music was also used as part of the soundtrack in the 'All or Nothing: Arsenal' documentary about Arsenal FC by Amazon Prime Video.
Anime Convention Guest Appearances
-
2024
- Sheffield Anime & Gaming Con 2024 - September 14-15, 2024 in Sheffield, UK
- London Anime & Gaming Con 2024 - August 31 - September 1, 2024 in London, UK
- Bristol Anime & Gaming Con 2024 - August 24-25, 2024 in Bristol, UK
- Birmingham Anime & Gaming Con 2024 - August 17-18, 2024 in Birmingham, UK
- Glasgow Anime & Gaming Con 2024 - July 6-7, 2024 in Glasgow, UK
- Norwich Anime & Gaming Con 2024 - June 29-30, 2024 in Norwich, UK
- Iberanime 2024 - May 11-12, 2024 in Lisbon, Portugal
- Cardiff Anime & Gaming Con 2024 - April 13-14, 2024 in Cardiff, UK
- Manchester Anime & Gaming Con 2024 - April 6-7, 2024 in Manchester, UK
- London Anime & Gaming Con 2024 - February 16-18, 2024 in London, UK
- Birmingham Anime & Gaming Con 2024 - February 10-11, 2024 in Birmingham, UK 2023
- Anime NYC 2023 - November 17-19, 2023 in New York, NY
- Brighton Anime & Gaming Con 2023 - November 4-5, 2023 in Brighton, UK
13 confirmed guest appearances
View Shao Dow on FanCons.com for 2 additional guest appearances