Nalle Mishima is Justin Daashuur Hopkins and Ryan York.

Justin and Ryan met in early 2010s Los Angeles, in a scene one step left of the city’s nascent “beat scene”. Theirs was a loose collective of improvisers, producers, and visual artists. They released solo albums on Non Projects and Leaving Records (as Asura, Rarebit, and Ryan York), played many shows together, but never formally collaborated. After a decade out of touch (Justin became a filmmaker, Ryan a scientist), they reunited and began Nalle Mishima.