Sim Nagai

The name Sim Nagai was adopted, inspired by Japanese illustrator Hiroshi Nagai. Sim sensed a tone in the illustrator's drawings that he sought to replicate musically. "His illustrations evoke feelings of leaving, or being on holiday," Sim explains. "Dreamy late night drives and having no worries." This connected Sim to the exotica genre, which aimed to transport listeners to leisurely, faraway places. "My music is often inspired by places, some which I've visited myself and others I haven't."