Alex Semenov, known as Shiru or Shiru8Bit, is a russian developer, composer and coder. As a composer, Shiru composes their tracks using MIDI sequencers, DAWs, and other stuff. while also using chip and sampled music. As of 2021, Shiru has released five albums on Bandcamp. Their track "Space Standart" went quite popular after being used on a Russian bootleg Mario game for the Sega Mega Drive.