Steven “Surasshu” Velema is a Dutch musician and producer specialising in chiptune music. He often collaborates with his wife, Aivi Tran. He is most well known for his work on the animated TV series, “Steven Universe”.
Velema releases music under the name Surasshu. Surasshu is depicted as a robot. This is referenced in their Soundcloud and Bandcamp bios where he is described as “a machine boy” and in their Facebook about where they are described as a “girl/robot composing duo” and the Personal Interest section in answered in character:
surasshu likes birdwatching and has an extensive database of music stored in the CPU of his brain. Ask him, “Do you know (name of band)?” and he will most likely respond, “I love them!”
The Black Box album and tie-in graphic novel tell the story of Aivi meeting Surasshu and creating music together.
One of Aivi’s Tumblr posts suggests that a real life reason for his persona is shyness.
The most popular song by Steven “Surasshu” Velema's is The Penis (Eek!)
Steven “Surasshu” Velema's first song The Penis (Eek!) released on Fri Apr 10 2009.