American record producer and DJ
Musical artist
Jason W. Chung (born January 27, 1985
[2] ), better known as Nosaj Thing , is an American artist, record producer, and DJ based in
Los Angeles ,
California .
[3] He has produced tracks for
Kendrick Lamar ,
[4]
Chance the Rapper ,
[5]
Kid Cudi ,
[6]
Julianna Barwick ,
[6]
[7] and is the founder of Timetable Records.
[8]
Biography
Born in
Los Angeles, California .
[9] He is of
Korean descent .
[10] At the age of 12, he began to make music using computers.
He self-released the debut EP, Views/Octopus , in 2006.
[11] His first studio album,
Drift , was released on
Alpha Pup Records in 2009.
[12] A remix version of the album, titled Drift Remixed , was released in 2010.
[13] In 2012, he released a single, "Eclipse/Blue", which featured vocalist
Kazu Makino .
[14] His second studio album,
Home , was released in 2013.
[15] His third studio album,
Fated , was released in 2015.
[16] In 2016, he released an EP, No Reality .
[17] His fourth studio album, Parallels , was released in 2017.
[18]
Career
Views/Octopus
His earliest performances were at Los Angeles'
DIY avant-garde music venue
The Smell and experimental hip hop club night
Low End Theory where he became part of a community of beat makers including
Samiyam and
Flying Lotus .
[19] He went on to self-release the debut EP, Views/Octopus , in 2006 featuring beats made throughout this early period.
[11]
Drift
His first studio album,
Drift , was released on
Alpha Pup Records in 2009.
[12] A remix version of the album, titled Drift Remixed , was released in 2010.
[13]
Subsequent Releases
Between 2012 and 2017 Thing released a further three full length studio albums, and EP and a Single. In 2013 he founded record label Timetable Records featuring artists such as D Tiberio, Holodec, Gerry Read, Whoarei, 4THSEX and Daito Manabe on the roster.
[8]
[20]
In 2020 Thing announced he had signed to LuckyMe Records, releasing EP No Mind
[21] and single "For The Light" with accompanying music video
[22]
Live
Throughout 2009 and 2010 he toured a live
audiovisual show, featuring large scale video projections of live manipulated graphics, with showcase performances at
Sónar Festival ,
Pop Montreal and
São Paulo Museum of Image and Sound .
[23]
[24]
In 2016 Thing collaborated with Japanese artist
Daito Manabe to create a touring show featuring real-time
augmented reality visuals using multiple
Kinect cameras on stage.
[25] The debut performance at
Coachella Festival was described by Pitchfork Magazine as "runaway winner for best visual production"
[26] and was billed by Sónar Festival as "extremely captivating, technologically advanced, show of inordinate beauty".
[27]
Discography
Studio albums
Remix albums
Drift Remixed (2010)
[13]
EPs
Views/Octopus (2006)
[11]
No Reality (2016)
[17]
No Mind (2020)
[21]
Singles
Productions
References
^ Hudson, Alex (October 8, 2015).
"Nosaj Thing "Cold Stares" (ft. Chance the Rapper) (video)" .
Exclaim! . Retrieved January 7, 2019 .
^ Hoffman, K. Ross.
"Nosaj Thing - Biography" .
AllMusic . Archived from
the original on October 22, 2018. Retrieved October 21, 2018 .
^ Martins, Chris (May 13, 2009).
"Rattling the Underground With Nosaj Thing and Low End Theory" .
LA Weekly . Retrieved October 21, 2018 .
^
a
b Zeichner, Naomi (October 4, 2011).
"Kendrick Lamar, "Cloud 10" (prod. by Nosaj Thing)" .
The Fader . Retrieved October 21, 2018 .
^
a
b Martins, Chris (May 6, 2013).
"Watch Chance the Rapper and Nosaj Thing Craft 'Acid Rap' Standout 'Paranoia' " .
Spin . Retrieved October 22, 2018 .
^
a
b
c
"Nosaj Thing - Credits - AllMusic" . AllMusic . Retrieved January 22, 2021 .
^
"Julianna Barwick returns with new album, Healing Is A Miracle, on Ninja Tune · News ⟋ RA" . Resident Advisor . Retrieved January 22, 2021 .
^
a
b
"Timetable Records feat. Nosaj Thing and 4THSEX in The Lab LA" . Mixmag . Retrieved January 22, 2021 .
^ Weiss, Jeff (February 7, 2013).
"Nosaj Thing Is Back" .
LA Weekly . Retrieved October 22, 2018 .
^ Holslin, Peter (May 12, 2015).
"After Losing His Gear and Beats to Thieves, Nosaj Thing Tries to Move On" .
LA Weekly . Retrieved October 21, 2018 .
^
a
b
c Matos, Michaelangelo (February 17, 2010).
"A Smell of His Own:Nosaj Thing finds his place in the new IDM" .
Baltimore City Paper . Archived from
the original on June 3, 2012. Retrieved July 28, 2010 .
^
a
b
c Greene, Jayson (July 8, 2009).
"Nosaj Thing: Drift" .
Pitchfork . Retrieved October 21, 2018 .
^
a
b
c Ryce, Andrew (November 3, 2010).
"Nosaj Thing – Drift Remixed" .
Resident Advisor . Retrieved October 21, 2018 .
^
a
b Fitzmaurice, Larry (September 20, 2012).
"Nosaj Thing: "Eclipse/Blue" (ft. Kazu Makino)" .
Pitchfork . Retrieved October 21, 2018 .
^
a
b Fallon, Patric (September 20, 2012).
"Nosaj Thing Announces Long-Awaited Second LP, Streams First Single" .
XLR8R . Retrieved October 21, 2018 .
^
a
b Kokiousis, Chris (March 4, 2015).
"Nosaj Thing Details New LP; Hear a Track Now" .
XLR8R . Retrieved October 21, 2018 .
^
a
b Monroe, Jazz (March 30, 2016).
"Nosaj Thing Announces New EP NO REALITY, Shares "N R 2": Listen" .
Pitchfork . Retrieved October 21, 2018 .
^
a
b Ryce, Andrew (June 15, 2017).
"Nosaj Thing announces fourth album, Parallels" .
Resident Advisor . Retrieved October 21, 2018 .
^
"Nosaj Thing" . loop.ableton.com . 2017. Retrieved January 22, 2021 . Low End Theory club
^
"Timetable Records on Bleep" . Bleep . Retrieved January 22, 2021 .
^
a
b
"Nosaj Thing Releases New EP 'No Thing' - Magnetic Magazine" . www.magneticmag.com . Retrieved October 22, 2020 .
^
a
b
"Nosaj Thing releases new single on LuckyMe" . theransomnote.com . Retrieved January 22, 2021 .
^ August Brown (December 11, 2009).
"Nosaj Thing brings new visual show to L.A. Be sitting down for this" . latimesblogs.latimes.com . Retrieved January 22, 2021 . Pop Montreal
^ Terence Teh (October 18, 2010).
"Nosaj Thing Launches his AV Spectacular" . Dazed . Retrieved January 22, 2021 . Museum of Image and Sound in Brasil
^ Davis Huynh (June 14, 2016).
"The Evolution of Sound and Visual With Nosaj Thing & Daito Manabe" . HYPEBEAST . Retrieved January 22, 2021 . Kinect
^ Paul A. Thompson (April 18, 2016).
"Coachella 2016: Winners and Losers | Pitchfork" . pitchfork.com . Retrieved January 22, 2021 . runaway winner for best visual production
^
"Nosaj Thing + Daito Manabe - Sónar Barlcelona 2017" . Sónar Barcelona . Retrieved January 22, 2021 . extremely captivating, technologically advanced, show of inordinate beauty
^ Rachel Reynolds (April 12, 2010).
"LA Collection Exclusives: Rainbow Arabia & Nosaj Thing" . KCRW . Retrieved January 22, 2021 .
^ Patrick Lyons (March 4, 2015).
"Indie-Cud: A Timeline Of Kid Cudi's Indie Collabs & Samples" . HotNewHipHop . Retrieved January 22, 2021 .
^
"Kid Cudi - A Kid Named Cudi" . Discogs . Retrieved January 22, 2021 .
^ Thompson, Paul (May 13, 2015).
"The Life of a Nosaj Thing: "It's Like a One-Hour High, Then 23 Hours of Discomfort" " .
Noisey . Retrieved October 22, 2018 .
^ Weiss, Jeff (January 28, 2010).
"Locked and Loaded: Nocando" .
LA Weekly . Retrieved October 22, 2018 .
^ Young, Alex (July 16, 2011).
"Busdriver, Nocando project Flash Bang Grenada announces debut" .
Consequence of Sound . Retrieved October 22, 2018 .
^ Krystal Rodriguez (November 20, 2019).
"KUČKA shares shimmering new single, 'Real' " . Fact Magazine . Retrieved January 22, 2021 .
^ Nyshka Chandran (December 9, 2020).
"Park Hye Jin and Nosaj Thing join forces on new single, Clouds · News ⟋ RA" . Resident Advisor . Retrieved January 22, 2021 .
^
"Credits / Man on the Moon III: The Chosen / Kid Cudi" .
Tidal . Retrieved December 13, 2020 .
^ Minsker, Evan (December 11, 2020).
"Kid Cudi Releases New Album Man on the Moon III: Listen and Read the Full Credits" .
Pitchfork . Retrieved December 11, 2020 .
^ Luciano Belete (February 11, 2020).
"Jamie Isaac & Nosaj Thing - 3 [Stream] — The Pit London" . The Pit London . Retrieved January 22, 2021 .
^ brian coney (July 17, 2020).
"The Quietus | Reviews | Julianna Barwick" . The Quietus . Retrieved January 22, 2021 .
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