Ginger Root

Ginger Root is an American indie soul music project from Huntington Beach, California, led by singer-songwriter and instrumentalist Cameron Lew (b. November 26, 1995). He has described the project's musical sound as “aggressive elevator soul,” also citing inspiration as coming from groups such as Vulfpeck, Toro y Moi, White Denim, Yellow Magic Orchestra, and Feist.

In the studio, Ginger Root consists solely of Lew. On tour, Ginger Root currently also includes Lew's high school friends Matt Carney (drums) and Dylan Hovis (bass).

Lew credited Showa-era Japanese culture, including city pop artists Yellow Magic Orchestra, Taeko Onuki, and Tatsuro Yamashita, as a primary influence and sense of belonging as an Asian American. The music of Ginger Root was released under Acrophase Records, with the exception of the newest album, Shinbangumi, which was released under Ghostly International.