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|Namename = Plankton Man

|Imgimage = pmanPlankton Man.jpg

|Img_captcaption = Live performance

|Backgroundbackground = non_vocal_instrumentalist

|Birth_namebirth_name = Ignacio Chavez

|Aliasalias = Nino Astronauta<br>[[Kobol]]<br>

|Originorigin = {{flagicon|Mexico}}

|Instrumentinstrument = [[Sampler (musical instrument)|samplerSampler]], [[jlMIDI Copper Midi Controller]],[[computercontroller]]

|Genregenre = [[Electronic music|Electronic]]<br/>[[Breakbeat]]<br/>, [[Acidbreakbeat]]<br/>

|Occupationoccupation = Musician

|Labellabel = [[StaticDiscos]]

|Associated_actsassociated_acts = Los Samplers, Alvaro Ruiz, Senor Coconut, Kobol, Nortec

|URLwebsite = [[http://www.planktonman.com {{URL|www.planktonman.com]]}}

'''Plankton Man''' (born '''Ignacio Chavez''', Nashio for short) is a [[Mexico|Mexican]] musician and former founding member of the [[Nortec Collective]]. His music is inspired by traditional Mexican music such as the brass [[Banda music|banda]] and the [[accordion]] accents of norteño music, as well as [[jazz]] and [[electronic music]] elements.

Planktonman began his career in the early 1990s in his native [[Ensenada, Baja California|Ensenada]], [[Baja California]] as a guitarist for the now defunct electro-rock group [[Sonios]]. The band became well known throughout northwestern Mexico and southern [[California]]'s [[Latin music (genre)|Latin music]] scene. He then began solo work in electronic [[breakbeat]] music.

Nashio is also half of the new duo [[Kobol (music)|Kobol]], alongside Argel Medina (Arhkota), the drummer of Niño Astronauta. Their sound is a mixture of organic [[glitch music]] and digital jazz played live with [[drum pad]]s and a [[laptop]].

==Discography of Artist==

*[http://www.planktonman.com/ {{Official Page]website}}

[[Category:MexicanMusicians musiciansfrom Baja California]]

[[Category:People from Ensenada, Baja California]]