Oluwatosin Ayoyinka Olumide Abasi, is an American musician, best known as the founder and lead guitarist of the instrumental progressive metal band Animals as Leaders. He has recorded and released five albums with Animals as Leaders: a self-titled debut, Weightless, The Joy of Motion, The Madness of Many, and their most recent album, Parrhesia.
Tosin Abasi performing at the Euroblast Festival in Cologne, 2016
Dante Frisiello with an Abasi guitar (2023)
Abasi playing a Strandberg* Headless 8-string
Animals as Leaders is an American instrumental progressive metal band from Los Angeles, California. Since 2012, the band has consisted of Tosin Abasi, Javier Reyes, and Matt Garstka (drums), having originated in 2007 as a solo project by Abasi. They are a prominent band within the djent scene. Prosthetic Records released the band's eponymous debut album in 2009. They have since released the albums Weightless (2011), The Joy of Motion (2014), The Madness of Many (2016), and Parrhesia (2022).
Animals as Leaders in 2014 L–R: Matt Garstka, Javier Reyes, Tosin Abasi
Javier Reyes playing guitar
Tosin Abasi in 2011