After building up a community under the AZU name, Michael has recently been inspired with a name change to honor his Japanese heritage leading to the name of HASHON. This originates from the Japanese words Hon [本] meaning origin and Hashi [橋] meaning bridge which placed together means going back to your roots. Based in the Bay Area, Hashon is focused on reconnecting to one’s origins through a combination of sonic textures, atmospheric sounds, and soothing vocals.

Being a 5th-generation Japanese-American, reconnecting and exploring his Japanese roots has been something he’s been longing to do. With this new project, Michael plans to go back to his roots and draw on his culture to be represented in a new, forward-thinking way which you can hear in his upcoming releases for 2022.

wander on.