▁his ▁music ▁as ▁having ▁been ▁primarily ▁influenced ▁by ▁" 8 0 ' s ▁new ▁wave ▁pop ▁and ▁Philip ▁G lass ▁minimal ism ." ▁ ▁From ▁ 2 0 0 4 ▁to ▁ 2 0 1 3 ▁Sh api ro ▁regularly ▁performed ▁his ▁solo ▁piano ▁compos itions ▁and ▁impro vis ations ▁at ▁a ▁Mc Donald ' s ▁fast - fo od ▁restaurant ▁in ▁dow nt own ▁Manh attan ▁for ▁which ▁he ▁was ▁profile d ▁in ▁The ▁New ▁York ▁Times . ▁He ▁was ▁described ▁as ▁the ▁“ Best ▁P ian ist ▁in ▁a ▁Fast - F ood ▁R estaur ant ” ▁in ▁the ▁Village ▁Vo ice . ▁Performance ▁highlight s ▁include ▁The ▁Kennedy ▁Center ▁in ▁Washington , ▁DC , ▁the ▁Exit ▁Festival ▁in ▁Nov i ▁Sad , ▁Ser bia , ▁T ED , ▁B ard ▁College , ▁Joe ' s ▁Pub , ▁G rac ie ▁M ansion , ▁B arg em us ic ▁and ▁the ▁Word less ▁Music ▁series ▁at ▁Le ▁Po isson ▁Rou ge , ▁New ▁York . ▁ ▁Sh api ro ' s ▁music ▁has ▁been ▁played ▁on ▁the ▁radio ▁world wide ▁and ▁his ▁music ▁has ▁been ▁mentioned ▁in ▁The ▁New ▁York er , ▁ABC ▁News , ▁CNN , ▁Gram oph one ▁and ▁Daily ▁C andy . ▁His ▁most ▁popular ▁piece , ▁the ▁solo ▁piano ▁track ▁M int ▁Green , ▁has ▁been ▁played ▁over ▁eight ▁million ▁times ▁on ▁P and ora ▁Radio . ▁ ▁His ▁synth - pop ▁debut ▁album , ▁In visible ▁Days ▁EP , ▁was ▁chosen ▁as ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁"