Tosin Abasi

Quick Facts

Full Name	Tosin Abasi
Occupation	Guitarist
Date Of Birth	Jan 7, 1983(1983-01-07)
Age	41
Birthplace	Washington
Country	United States
Birth City	Washington, D.C.
Horoscope	Capricorn

Tosin Abasi Biography

Tosin Abasi is one of the most popular and richest Guitarist who was born on January 7, 1983 in Washington, Washington, D.C., United States. Born Oluwatosin Ayoyinka Olumide Abasi, he co-founded the instrumental metal band Animals as Leaders.

He has practiced Transcendental Meditation, which at one time was endorsed by John Lennon.

He was the guitarist for the Silver Spring, Maryland-based metal band PSI. He joined Reflux in the early to mid-2000s. During a Reflux show, Prosthetic Records noticed his skill and offered him a record deal as a solo artist. At first, he refused, saying he didn’t feel comfortable with his skill level to write his own record. Afterwards, Abasi enrolled at the Atlanta Institute of Music. After graduating, he contacted Prosthetic Records asking if the offer still held. He then formed his “solo” project, Animals as Leaders, the name loosely being derived from the book Ishmael.

In 2009, he recorded the first Animals as Leaders release with Misha Mansoor (of Periphery), who produced and recorded the album with Tosin, as well as programming the drums. Javier Reyes and Navene Koperweis were enlisted on rhythm guitar and drums, respectively, after the completion of the album, turning the project into a full touring band. He also toured with the band Born of Osiris as a stand-in guitarist for former member Matt Pantelis whilst they were auditioning for a permanent replacement.

He was born and raised in Washington, D.C. to Nigerian immigrants. His brother Abdul, is a fashion designer and has served as one of his influences.

Tosin Abasi Net Worth

Tosin Abasi is one of the richest Guitarist from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Tosin Abasi 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

He attended the Atlanta Institute of Music and signed with Prosthetic Records.

He joined the band Reflux in the early to mid-2000s and then was offered a record deal.

Oluwatosin Ayoyinka Olumide “Tosin” Abasi (born January 7, 1983), is a Nigerian American musician, best known as the founder and lead guitarist of the instrumental progressive metal band Animals as Leaders. Before founding Animals as Leaders, he was the guitarist for the technical metalcore band Reflux. He has recorded and released four albums with Animals as Leaders: a self-titled debut, Weightless, The Joy of Motion and their most recent album, The Madness of Many. A guitar virtuoso, Guitar World ranks Abasi at #97 on their list of 100 Greatest Guitarists of all time.

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On March 19, 2014, the Animals As Leaders’ album The Joy of Motion was made available for streaming, via YouTube. On March 24, 2014, the album was released in Europe, March 25 in North America and on March 28 in Australia and New Zealand by Sumerian Records. The album was met with widely positive reviews. In July 2014, Tosin appeared in the first episode of Guitar Power, a web-series sponsored by D’Addario String and Rolling Stone Magazine.

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Tosin Ranked on the list of most popular Guitarist. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Tosin Abasi celebrates birthday on January 7 of every year.

Tosin Abasi has started his own guitar brand, Abasi Guitars, which opened in 2017, after leaving Ibanez. The guitars that his company produces are similar in shape to the Ibanez Abasi prototype that Tosin unveiled in late 2016. These models can either be ordered as an 8-string or 6-string guitar. Abasi guitars has also unveiled the Pathos guitar pedal, which is a distortion pedal influenced by Abasi’s sound.

Why did Tosin Abasi leave Ibanez?

I dug being on Ibanez because they were always open to pushing the guitar forward, so they let me begin working on my own unique shape, and they agreed to multiscale and had these ergonomic ideas and they were all down for that. “But it took, like, multiple years because an operation of that size, it takes time.

How much does an Abasi guitar cost?

The Larada 8, which is billed as the guitar Abasi plays live and in the studio with Animals as Leaders, is being offered at a base price of $2,399.

How did Tosin Abasi learn guitar?

It was interesting – a friend of mine was taking guitar lessons and I noticed his guitar in the living room, and I asked him to show me a thing or two. “And for some reason, even that small interaction was compelling enough for me to want my own guitar. I was probably around 12 years old when I got my first guitar.

What guitar does Tosin Abasi?

At NAMM 2013, Tosin Abasi’s signature guitar, the Ibanez TAM 100 , was revealed. This guitar is based upon the Ibanez RG2228 model, which he had been using for some years, and contains his signature DiMarzio Ionizer pickups.

Where are Abasi guitars made?

2020 sees the company launching a new production line, made in Japan , along with high end Custom Shop offerings, built in California, USA.