Sebastian Zhang (b. 2003) is a composer-percussionist and asalato/kashaka player unapologetically embracing the electric nostalgia of a younger generation, creating music that ranges from glittering chiptune riffs to math-rock grooves to clattering echoes of electronic distortion.

Highlights include performances by organizations including Sandbox Percussion, the Living Earth Show, the the University of Texas at Austin, the University of Michigan, Matchstick Percussion, and the San Francisco Conservatory of Music, with performances at events such as the Percussive Arts Society International Convention (PASIC), the Stellenbosch International Chamber Music Festival (SICMF), the Round Top Festival Institute, the International Double Reed Society Conference (IDRS), the National Conference on Percussion Pedagogy (NCPP), and the Great Plains International Marimba Competition (GPIMC). Several of his works appear on state repertoire lists such as the Texas UIL Prescribed Music List (PML) and the Missouri MSHSAA PML.

An avid player of the asalato, Sebastian advanced to the top 4 in the 2025 ASALATRIBE World Asalato Online Battle, and attained top 8 in competition at the 2024 ASALATO NIGHT Freestyle Battle in Kyoto, Japan. Live performance experience includes his band woodwork, as one of the only gigging asalatists in North America.

Sebastian holds a BM in Music Studies from the University of Texas at Austin, studying under Ivan Trevino, Omar Thomas, Yevgeniy Sharlat, and Thomas Burritt. Independent studies include asalato performance under PANMAN. Sebastian is currently pursuing an MM in Music Composition at the Yale School of Music.