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Elvin Estela (born March 14, 1977), better known by his stage name Nobody, is an American hip hop producer based in Los Angeles, California. He is a resident DJ at
Low End Theory Low End Theory was a weekly experimental hip hop and electronic music club night that took place every Wednesday from 2006 to 2018 at The Airliner in Lincoln Heights, Los Angeles, California. History "The Low End Theory" is the second studio albu ...
. He has collaborated with
2Mex Alejandro Ocana, better known by his stage name 2Mex, is a rapper from Los Angeles, California. He is a member of The Visionaries and Of Mexican Descent. He has collaborated with underground hip hop artists such as Jel, Omid, Thavius Beck, Facto ...
, Abstract Rude,
Freestyle Fellowship Freestyle Fellowship is an American hip hop group from Los Angeles, California. It consists of Aceyalone, Myka 9, P.E.A.C.E., and Self Jupiter. The group was a prominent part of the Good Life Cafe collective, and are part of the Project Blowed col ...
, Busdriver, and Mystic Chords of Memory. He has also been a member of Blank Blue and
Bomb Zombies Bomb Zombies is an American alternative hip hop duo based in Los Angeles, California. It consists of producer Nobody and rapper Nocando, who were both resident musicians of Low End Theory. History According to Blake Gillespie of ''Impose Magazin ...
. ''Better Propaganda'' placed him at number 73 on the "Top 100 Artists of the Decade" list.


Life and career

Nobody's solo debut album, ''Soulmates'', was released on Ubiquity Records in 2000. The second solo album, ''Pacific Drift: Western Water Music Vol. 1'', was released in 2003. He released the third solo album, '' And Everything Else...'', on Plug Research in 2005. It features guest appearances from
Mia Doi Todd Mia Doi Todd (born June 30, 1975) is an American singer-songwriter. She was described by ''Dusted Magazine'' as "one of those artists that seem to function not just as creators in their own right, but as connecting links between other musicians." ...
, Prefuse 73 and Xololanxinxo, among others. Nobody wrote the article about 1960s psychedelic rock for '' XLR8R'' in 2006. In 2008, Estela released the album, ''Western Water Music Vol. II'', on Ubiquity Records under the Blank Blue moniker, a collaboration with Niki Randa. It is the official follow-up to his 2003 album, ''Pacific Draft: Western Water Music Vol. 1''. The duo's sound has been compared to The Monkees, DJ Shadow, and J Dilla. Live the pair have been assisted by drummer Andres Renteria and bassist Brian Akio Martinez. The fourth solo album, ''One for All Without Hesitation'', was released on Alpha Pup Records in 2010. He returned with ''Vivid Green'', an album featuring Cedric Bixler-Zavala, Nocando and Baths, in 2013. In 2019, he released a studio album, ''All Too Familiar''.


Discography


Studio albums

* ''Soulmates'' (2000) * ''Pacific Drift: Western Water Music Vol. 1'' (2003) * '' And Everything Else...'' (2005) * ''
Tree Colored See ''Tree Colored See'' is a collaborative studio album by Nobody and Mystic Chords of Memory. It was released on Mush Records in 2006. "Broaden a New Sound" was released as a single from the album. Critical reception Jennifer Kelly of ''PopMatters' ...
'' (2006) * ''Western Water Music Volume II'' (2008) * ''One for All Without Hesitation'' (2010) * ''Vivid Green'' (2013) * ''All Too Familiar'' (2019)


Compilation albums

* ''Revisions Revisions: The Remixes 2000-2005'' (2006) * ''Puzzles'' (2015)


EPs

* ''Earthtones EP'' (1999) * ''Porpoise Song EP'' (2004) * ''Dive EP'' (2008) * ''
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'' (2011) * ''Prodigal Son'' (2015) * ''Invisible Threads'' (2016)


Singles

* "Fiend and the Fix" (2000) * "Afternoon Focus" (2000) * "Shades of Orange" (2001) * "Ballorettes" (2002) * "Fancy" (2005) * "Broaden a New Sound" (2005) * "Rex" (2012) * "Our Last Dance" (2013) * "Smash Yr Radio" (2019)


Productions

* Of Mexican Descent - "Money Is Meaningless" from ''Exitos Y Mas Exitos'' (1998) * Phil Ranelin - "Vibes from the Tribe" from ''Remixes'' (2001) *
2Mex Alejandro Ocana, better known by his stage name 2Mex, is a rapper from Los Angeles, California. He is a member of The Visionaries and Of Mexican Descent. He has collaborated with underground hip hop artists such as Jel, Omid, Thavius Beck, Facto ...
- "Ghost Writer", "M Is for Memo", and "I Didn't Mean to Touch Your Hand" from ''B-Boys in Occupied Mexico'' (2001) * Dntel - "Anywhere Anyone (Nobody Remix)" (2001) *
Freestyle Fellowship Freestyle Fellowship is an American hip hop group from Los Angeles, California. It consists of Aceyalone, Myka 9, P.E.A.C.E., and Self Jupiter. The group was a prominent part of the Good Life Cafe collective, and are part of the Project Blowed col ...
- "Shockadoom" from ''
Shockadoom ''Shockadoom'' is a 2002 EP by American hip hop group Freestyle Fellowship. Production After releasing ''Innercity Griots'' in 1993, Freestyle Fellowship went on hiatus due to the incarceration of Self Jupiter. In 1998, the group reunited and reco ...
'' (2002) * Adventure Time - "Whetting Whistles (Nobody's Tumbling Through Time Remix)" from ''Glass Bottom Boats'' (2004) *
Her Space Holiday Her Space Holiday is the recording moniker of indietronic and indie rock artist Marc Bianchi. History Marc Bianchi began as a musician in the California hardcore scene. He was a part of Indian Summer and Mohinder before assuming the moniker "He ...
- "From South Carolina (Nobody Remix)" from ''The Young Machines Remixed'' (2004) * Busdriver - "Unemployed Black Astronaut (Nobody Remix)" from ''
Fear of a Black Tangent ''Fear of a Black Tangent'' is a studio album by American rapper Busdriver. It was originally released on Mush Records in 2005. In Europe, it was released on Big Dada. Critical reception At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average score out o ...
'' (2005) * The Free Design - "Girls Alone (Nobody Muzak Mix)" from ''The Now Sound Redesigned'' (2005) *
Ellay Khule Project Blowed is an open-mic workshop, its affiliated underground hip hop crew and record label based in Los Angeles, California at 3333 Leimert. This hip hop function started in 1994 and features many music groups, emcees, dancers, music pro ...
- "Sounds Like...", "B-Girl Queendom", "The Turning Point", and "Dandylions" from ''Califormula'' (2005) * Prefuse 73 - "La Correcion Exchange" from '' Surrounded by Silence'' (2005) *
Mia Doi Todd Mia Doi Todd (born June 30, 1975) is an American singer-songwriter. She was described by ''Dusted Magazine'' as "one of those artists that seem to function not just as creators in their own right, but as connecting links between other musicians." ...
- "What If We Do? (Nobody Remix)" from ''La Ninja: Amor and Other Dreams of Manzanita'' (2006) * Busdriver - "Casting Agents and Cowgirls", "Less Yes's, More No's", and "The Troglodyte Wins" from ''
RoadKillOvercoat ''RoadKillOvercoat'' is a studio album by American rapper Busdriver. It was released on Epitaph Records in 2007. Critical reception At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average score out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album rec ...
'' (2007) * Isaiah Toothtaker - "Paid Dues" from ''Murs 3:16 Presents'' (2008) * School of Seven Bells - "Trance Figure (Nobody Remix)" (2009) * Busdriver - "Handfuls of Sky", "Quebec and Back", and "Manchuria" from ''
Jhelli Beam ''Jhelli Beam'' is a studio album by American rapper Busdriver. It was released on Anti- in 2009. Critical reception At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average score out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an avera ...
'' (2009) * Nocando - "Hurry Up and Wait" and "21" from ''
Jimmy the Lock ''Jimmy the Lock'' is the debut solo studio album by American rapper Nocando. It was released by Alpha Pup Records on January 26, 2010. It includes productions from Nosaj Thing, Nobody (producer), Nobody, Thavius Beck, Free the Robots, and Daedelus ...
'' (2010) * Omar Rodríguez-López - ''
Tychozorente ''Tychozorente'' is the sixteenth studio album by Omar Rodríguez-López. The digital version was released on September 14, 2010, and the CD was released by Rodriguez Lopez Productions in Europe on November 18, 2010. This record is Omar's first c ...
'' (2010) * Beans - "Death Sweater" from ''
End It All ''End It All'' is a 2011 studio album by American rapper Beans, released on Anticon. Produced by Four Tet and Tobacco, among others, it features a guest appearance from Tunde Adebimpe. Critical reception At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted av ...
'' (2011) * Nocando - "Westside Rentals" from ''Zero Hour'' (2012) *
Free the Robots Free the Robots (born Chris Alfaro) is an underground hip hop producer from Los Angeles, California. Style Free the Robots pulls together jazz, dubstep, psychedelic music, electronic music and hip hop. History Free the Robots started as a side ...
- "Ophic (DJ Nobody Remix)" (2012) *
The Postal Service The Postal Service are an American indie pop supergroup from Seattle, Washington, consisting of singer Ben Gibbard, producer Jimmy Tamborello, and Jenny Lewis on background vocals. The band released their only album, '' Give Up'', in 2003 on S ...
- "Be Still My Heart (Nobody Remix)" from '' Give Up (10th Anniversary Deluxe Edition)'' (2013) * Nocando - "You Know" and "Last but Not Least" from ''Tits & Explosions'' (2013) * Anderson Paak - "Milk n' Honey" from ''Venice'' (2014) *
Open Mike Eagle Michael W. Eagle II (born November 14, 1980), better known by his stage name Open Mike Eagle, is an American hip hop artist and comedian. Originally from Chicago, Illinois, he is now based in Los Angeles, California, where he is a member of the h ...
- "(How Could Anybody) Feel at Home" from ''
Brick Body Kids Still Daydream ''Brick Body Kids Still Daydream'' is the fourth studio album by Open Mike Eagle. It was released via Mello Music Group on September 15, 2017. It includes guest appearances from Sammus and Has-Lo. It is a concept album about the Robert Taylor Home ...
'' (2017) * Open Mike Eagle - "Every Little Thing" from ''What Happens When I Try to Relax'' (2018) *
Anomie Belle Anomie Belle (an·o·me bel) is an American multi-instrumentalist, vocalist, songwriter, producer, and '' artivist'' from Seattle. Originally a classically-trained violinist and songwriter, Belle began writing and recording music as a child. Bell ...
- "The Good Life (Nobody Remix)" from ''Flux'' (2018)


References


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