Nosaj Thing | |
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| Birth name | Jason W. Chung |
| Born | January 27, 1985 |
| Origin | Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Genres | Electronic[1] |
| Occupation(s) | Record producer |
| Years active | 2006–present |
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| Website | www |
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]
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]
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]
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]
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]
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]
