LOS ANGELES, November 12, 2024 — At Asia Society Southern California's 15th U.S.-Asia Entertainment Summit and Game Changer Awards, Grammy-winning and six-time Latin Grammy-winning producer Tainy accepts the Asia Entertainment Game Changer Award with an introduction by Grammy-nominated producer TOMOKO IDA. IDA reflects on the opportunity given to her to collaborate with Tainy on DATA, his 2023 debut album inspired by Japanese anime. Tainy recollects how anime has been a source of inspiration since youth, and lists My Neighbor Totoro, Dragon Ball, and Ghost in Shell as major influences. (16 min., 47 sec.)